The New Era of Off the Field Player Development

In the early part of the 21st century, teams with the most analytic information like the Oakland Athletics had such a unique and distinct advantage over their opponents that Brad Pitt ended up playing A’s mastermind Billy Beane in the movie adaptation of Moneyball. But two decades later, every team has robust analytics departments filled with Ivy League quants poring over data points to extract every single advantage they can… Read More »The New Era of Off the Field Player Development

The Value of Analytics in Baseball Today

As Major League Baseball begins its 2020 postseason, you won’t find any of the 16 playoff teams without an analytics success story. It’s how in July 2018, the New York Yankees took a chance and traded two middle relief pitchers to the St. Louis Cardinals for the regular season home run leader Luke Voit. Despite hitting .246 with a .305 on-base percentage in 62 games in 2017, disastrous numbers in… Read More »The Value of Analytics in Baseball Today

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The Mad Scientist has a Major Breakthrough: Are Bryson DeChambeau’s theories becoming golf’s new gospel?

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He signs his name left-handed and backwards. He occasionally streams on the gaming site Twitch under the username “thebadone23.” And as of Sunday, he is only the third man in history to win the NCAA Division 1 title, US Amateur Championship, and the US Open after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Bryson DeChambeau, a collegiate physics major, always sought out the science behind the science behind the golf swing. Prior… Read More »The Mad Scientist has a Major Breakthrough: Are Bryson DeChambeau’s theories becoming golf’s new gospel?

Remembering the Mamba and Rethinking his Metrics

14,481. That’s how many shots Kobe Bryant missed in his career. For many critics, this lone statistic is a looming shadow on the legacy of a man who left basketball as the last great isolation player. But to Kirk Goldsberry that number is nothing more than a misunderstood metric. In 2012, Goldsberry published an article in Grantland titled the Kobe Assist. I know, an oxymoron right? But to summarize Goldsberry’s… Read More »Remembering the Mamba and Rethinking his Metrics

The Fan Experience Episode 8

Tune in tonight for episode 8 as we cover some additional news from college football and some big NBA bubble changes. We will also continue our NFL preview and tonight we will set our sights on the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the rest of the AFC West.Joining us on the show tonight is Max Montrey, the founder of SportsTrace. SportsTrace provides athletes information about their most important asset – their bodies – using video automation that delivers actionable recommendations for performance improvement. We are excited to hear more about SportsTrace and how Max’s passion for sports started.

Does Scott Boras have an argument against Moneyball?

878 Million. That is the amount of contract money that Scott Boras negotiated at this year’s Winter Meetings. The annual affair, held this year in Las Vegas, produced a number of megalithic deals all tied to the same illustrious super-agent. But why did this week in Sin City offer such a noteworthy haul for the three Scott Boras studs that were signed?  Let’s look at the players involved:  Stephen Strasburg  In case you live under a rock, Stephen… Read More »Does Scott Boras have an argument against Moneyball?