How I got this job 1. Unhealthy Competency All-Star Baseball Statistics and Mathematics Human Decision Making Inefficiencies 2. Unhealthy Persistence Cover letters, phone calls, brochures, etc 1.5 days a week for 1.5 years 3. Good Fortune Open-minded owner as my proposal came in 4. Unusual Freedom Location, compensation
How We Use The Numbers 1. As a “tool” for scouts to identify “talent” 2. Decision Making “driver” Draft decisions Minor league promotions, releases Foreign signings Minor league free agents Scout evaluations Illustrate, educate, calibrate 3. At the major league level… Comparatively very little. Defensive positioning, share our projections
53 K, 50 H in 56 IP,.227 oppo bavg (did walk 20) 31 K, 9 BB in 30 IP as a closer, 8 saves. 1.8 go/ao ratio.282,.346 obp, 13 sb, CF, 22 game hit streak, full season A 13 hr, Appalachian HR leader. Would have been RBI leader (2/3rds PA).339 Appalachian league batting title. Secondbaseman..300,.478 slg, 8 hr, All-star
Sig Mejdal Sr. Quantitative Analyst, St. Louis Cardinals