Category: Baseball
Exciting Opportunity: Cincinnati Reds Seek Trainees for Baseball Operations and Analytics Roles
Direct Links (Please see full job postings below): Baseball Operations Trainee Baseball Analytics Trainee Baseball Operations Trainee Department: Baseball Operations Reports To: Coordinator, Baseball Operations and Coordinator, Baseball Operations and Player Development Job Purpose: Provide support to all members of the Baseball Operations Department in a wide range of both administrative and baseball-related tasks and…
Padres Top Dodgers in High-Decibel Game 3
Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series between the Dodgers and Padres was a showcase of intense emotion and constant screaming. The San Diego fans and players provided a raucous atmosphere as the drama unfolded on the field with the series tied at one game apiece. The Padres carried momentum from…
New York Mets Seeking Associate Analyst: Job Opportunity
Associate Analyst, Player Development Analytics Location: Citi Field – Queens, New York Job Description:The Associate Analyst, Player Development Analytics is responsible for helping to drive development plans for one or multiple minor league affiliates. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES Perform thorough research analysis on Mets players to help Player Development build and maintain individual Player Plans Communicate analysis…
Riley Greene Demonstrates Versatility on the Field
Riley Greene has never seen the ball like this before. You never know how someone will react to their first postseason experience – players have been known to press or freeze up – but Greene has done no such thing. He’s chasing pitches outside the strike zone about as frequently as he did in the…
Oakland Athletics Seeking Sports Science Analyst and Minor League Video Assistant
Sport Science Analyst Department: Baseball Operations Reporting to: Sr. Director, Sports Medicine and Performance Job Classification: Full-time, Exempt Location (City, State): Mesa, AZ About the A’s: The A’s are a baseball team founded in 1901. They have a rich history, having won nine World Series championships and 15 American League pennants. The A’s are known…
Analyzing Impactful Plays in Effectively Wild Episode 2228
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various topics in the latest episode of their podcast, including home run predictions, top closers blowing leads, the competitive postseason, recent game highlights, broadcasters mentioning momentum, replay controversies, and Padres-Dodgers rivalry. They also touch on green screens in baseball broadcasts, fun-fact qualifiers, the Reds and the Selig Rule, and…
Phillies Fall Victim to Sean Manaea’s Dominant Performance
Mets Dominate Phillies in Game 3 of NLDS Sean Manaea was remarkable in Game 3 of the NLDS, leading the Mets to a 7-2 victory over the Phillies. While Mets fans celebrate the strong performance, Phillies fans are left disappointed as their team faces elimination. Entering Game 3, all Division Series were tied 1-1, setting…
Maikel Garcia’s BABIP Performance Earns High Praise
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Kansas City Royals have a great starting rotation, a bullpen that’s come together nicely over the past few weeks, and a lot of team speed. The offense? Eh, it’s not great. Let’s not underestimate the impact of Bobby Witt Jr., who was the best normal-sized player in the American League this…
Jay Jaffe from FanGraphs discusses baseball – October 8, 2024
Brooklyn-based Jay Jaffe is a senior writer for FanGraphs, the author of The Cooperstown Casebook (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) and the creator of the JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score) metric for Hall of Fame analysis. He founded the Futility Infielder website (2001), was a columnist for Baseball Prospectus (2005-2012) and a contributing writer for Sports Illustrated…
Breaking down the mechanics of a home run: Kerry Carpenter takes on Emmanuel Clase
Every pitcher begins an at-bat with a plan in mind. Sometimes, they execute the plan perfectly. Other times, things don’t go as expected. This was the case when Emmanuel Clase faced Kerry Carpenter in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the Tigers-Guardians ALDS. On the sixth pitch of the plate appearance, Carpenter hit a…