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Originally Posted by Lintyfresh
Actually... the A's favor ability and the Yankees would favor tools.
If an ability player is Moneyball... then you most likely have that comparison backward.
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From my understanding, ability = what they are doing now while tools = the opinion of what they will do down the road.
I may be wrong, but you hear it all the time in sports, Joe Blow has the tools to become great.
Doesn't mean he will for whatever reason.