I was pretty surprised Streich went that high. The A's must really like what they see...As was well documented in moneyball, the Athletics typically value players that have proven themselves thru statistics rather than going off the potential that a scout sees....But Seth definitely falls under the latter category.
Not even close to the Moneyball philosophy.
Seth fits right into the Moneyball philosophy because he is a 2nd round talent that fell to the 6th round due to injury. Moneyball is about finding inefficiencies in markets and players that other teams have looked over for whatever reasons yet still have valuable talent; it's not just about stats. He has the stuff to be an elite reliever and the A's got him for cheap.