The Oakland Athletics have signed into a partnership with the Rakuten Eagles of Japan’s Pacific League in time for the 2009 season. The A’s and Eagles will pool resources for baseball operations and management, including the sharing of information regarding player development and data analysis. The two teams will also exchange baseball operations staffs, including coaches, conditioning specialists and trainers.
Oakland general manager Billy Beane said the partnership marks “an exciting new opportunity for the Oakland Athletics. Without question, both organizations will benefit from this agreement.” Eagles owner Toru Shimada replied in kind, saying “The Athletics are very famous for using their own measurement to evaluate players and create a winning organization. Our goal is very similar.”
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