David Laurila’s Sunday note column is up with a nice story about Scott Radinsky learning to love analytics.

Radinsky gave examples of that salesmanship — we’ll share specifics in the coming week — including convincing Blake Parker to up his breaking ball usage, and getting Justin Anderson to better utilize his fastball. In each case, the data provided by Anaheim’s analytics department was delivered to Radinsky in “an awesome” manner. Just as importantly, it didn’t arrive heavy-handed.

“They cut through all the crap and got right to the meat and potatoes of what we needed,” explained Radinsky. “And I’d like to think we were smart about how we utilized it. Anyone who has been part of a baseball team for six months knows there’s more to it than just giving a guy information. You need to understand when it’s the right time to get in there, and when it’s time to back off. That’s a feel thing, and the front office had that feel. They weren’t down our throats every time a guy was struggling. They were always consistent with the communication, and the messages were pretty similar.”

There’s lots more great stories from the Peter Gammons of the internet.