1. In a general sense, what kinds of decisions are made in baseball? Would you characterize these decisions as structured or unstructured problems? Explain. What type(s) of decision-making condition would you consider this to be? Explain.
2. Is it appropriate for baseball managers to use only quantitative, objective criteria in evaluating their players? What do you think? Why?
3. Do some research on Sabermetrics. What is it? What does it have to do with decision making?
4. Describe how baseball front office executives and college coaches could use each of the following to make better decisions: (a) rationality, (b) bounded rationality, (c) intuition, and (d) evidence-based management.
5. Can there be too much information in managing the business of baseball? Discuss.