Former Colorado Rockies GM, MLB Network Analyst Dan O’Dowd Talks Moneyball, Executive Career and Christian Faith

Former Colorado Rockies' general manger and current MLB Network analyst Dan O'Dowd visits the Jack Vita Show to reflect on his career working in baseball, break down the latest Major League Baseball news, and share about his strong Christian faith.

 

Dan joins Jack to reflect on his time working with the Rockies and Indians, sharing stories from his experience working in MLB front offices. Dan talks about what it was like working for the Indians at the time that the 1989 film Major League was released. As a real life friend of Oakland Athletics' executive president Billy Beane's, he also shares his thoughts on another baseball movie: Moneyball. Just how true is Moneyball to reality?

 

Dan also tackles some of the latest MLB news with Jack. What are Dan's thoughts on Major League Baseball shrinking the size of September active rosters from 40 to 28 players in recent years? If the Major League Baseball Players Association does represent minor league players moving forward, what does that mean? What could it entail for the future of minor league baseball?

 

Dan puts several of today's teams and farm systems under the microscope and shares which teams he would buy stock in moving into 2023. Dan and Jack discuss the Cubs' rebuild. Should the team be active this winter in free agency, or wait a little longer for more of the organization's young talent to reach the Major League level? Which teams are doing it right, and which teams are doing it wrong?

 

Later, Dan shares the story behind his incredible Christian faith. How did he come to know Jesus, and why is his faith so important to him? (1:03:20 - END)

 

Check out Dan's booming tech company WIN Reality, which simulates a virtual reality experience for baseball and softballs hitters, in order to improve their swings.