Once viewed as a wunderkind from the beginning of baseball’s data revolution—he was the loose basis of Jonah Hill’s character in the “Moneyball” movie—DePodesta abandoned the sport nearly a decade ago.

 

It’s the Worst Job in Baseball—and the Smartest GMs All Secretly Want It

When the Colorado Rockies hired Moneyball wunderkind Paul DePodesta to resurrect their franchise, he took on what is viewed as the sport’s ultimate sadistic challenge

By 

Jared Diamond

Nov. 12, 2025 7:00 am ET