Scott Hatteberg

Which is better--the old school method of scouting and going after big names or the revolutionary method of using statistics? Ultimately, the answer is to utilize both, but that's out of the purview of the movie. Rather, Moneyball triumphs the use of statistics. Critics of statistical analysis in baseball claimed that this dehumanized the game.

With Moneyball coming to theaters in less than two weeks and plenty of national press to go around, I thought I'd take the local spin and look at some of the characters from the original book (some of which are not in the film) with Cincinnati and Reds franchise ties.

Chris Pratt plays Oakland A's first-baseman Scott Hatteberg, in the upcoming screen adaptation of Moneyball, alongside Brad Pitt.We chat to him about learning to bat left-handed, being discovered while working as a waiter and Star Wars.

The Florida Marlins use their second pick (72nd overall) to scoop up Washington State LHP Adam Conley on Day 2 of the 2011 MLB Draft.