Podcasts Business Investing Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry [REPLAY] Michael Schwimer Moneyball as an Investment Strategy (Capital Allocators, EP.72)

[REPLAY] Michael Schwimer Moneyball as an Investment Strategy (Capital Allocators, EP.72)

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 9 a.m.

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Michael Schwimer is the CEO of Big League Advance, a company that makes investments in Minor League baseball players in exchange for an agreed-upon percentage of their future earnings.\\xa0 Before founding BLA, Michael was a professional baseball player, working his way through the minors and reaching the majors as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.\\xa0 A shoulder injury left him pondering what to do next, which led to the creation of BLA.\\xa0

Our conversation discusses Michael\\u2019s career as a player, the difficult life of Minor Leaguers, and his mission to improve their fortunes.\\xa0 We discuss his passion for statistics, application of Sabremetrics, and development of a team of All-Stars in the game of sports analytics.\\xa0 We close with a look into the future of BLA and Michael\\u2019s prediction for this year\\u2019s World Series Champion.\\xa0 Whether his bet proves right or wrong, Michael\\u2019s rationale exemplifies second order thinking through the lens of data analytics that is never far from his mind.

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