Originally Posted by Mecca:
Can the Royals hire some forward thinking people like this? Instead we're into hiring people that hate analytics, great.
The Astros are far and away the best at this, but we've talked about this before. The Royals were the first team to put Trackman at all their affiliates. They were the first team to win a World Series with a Baseball Prospectus alum in their analytics department. It's pretty clear there were analytically driven reasons they built a team that was elite at contact hitting and defense. They certainly use analytics more than they let on.
It's really smart what the Astros are doing though. Instead of finding players who do a certain thing well, they're not afraid to take someone who isn't doing well and determine what will make them perform better. It seems so obvious but you need people who are smart enough to do it correctly. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
The Astros are far and away the best at this, but we've talked about this before. The Royals were the first team to put Trackman at all their affiliates. They were the first team to win a World Series with a Baseball Prospectus alum in their analytics department. It's pretty clear there were analytically driven reasons they built a team that was elite at contact hitting and defense. They certainly use analytics more than they let on.
It's really smart what the Astros are doing though. Instead of finding players who do a certain thing well, they're not afraid to take someone who isn't doing well and determine what will make them perform better. It seems so obvious but you need people who are smart enough to do it correctly.
I understand that but it took me back some of the stuff I read about how Cal Eldred hates analytics and then Mike Matheny.... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
I understand that but it took me back some of the stuff I read about how Cal Eldred hates analytics and then Mike Matheny....
Cal Eldred needs to go (I’ve been saying that for some time now)
Matheny needs to never come.
But Moore isn’t going to hire a first-time manager again. It’s going to be someone who has done the job before and been successful in some way at it.
They’re making quite a bit of use of Rapsodo and other technology in the minors to help develop pitches (though they aren’t forcing it on players).
There was a great piece in the Athletic about this - talking about the 18 draft class of pitchers and how they’re using tech to improve their pitching mechanics and pitch design.
They aren’t forcing it on pitchers who don’t want it (Singer, for example), but it’s there for those who will (Bubic, Heasley). [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Cal Eldred needs to go (I’ve been saying that for some time now)
Matheny needs to never come.
But Moore isn’t going to hire a first-time manager again. It’s going to be someone who has done the job before and been successful in some way at it.
They’re making quite a bit of use of Rapsodo and other technology in the minors to help develop pitches (though they aren’t forcing it on players).
There was a great piece in the Athletic about this - talking about the 18 draft class of pitchers and how they’re using tech to improve their pitching mechanics and pitch design.
They aren’t forcing it on pitchers who don’t want it (Singer, for example), but it’s there for those who will (Bubic, Heasley).
Honest question do you think a player that doesn't want to use any analytics like Singer who you mentioned would be a player a team like Houston would remove from their board? It seems to be a very serious organizational philosophy that everyone uses it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Honest question do you think a player that doesn't want to use any analytics like Singer who you mentioned would be a player a team like Houston would remove from their board? It seems to be a very serious organizational philosophy that everyone uses it.
I suspect some organizations would weigh that like Moore would weigh someone being a vocal atheist. [Reply]
I'd like to think Matheny could change ...the Royals better hope so if he's hired.
@Joelsherman1: Vance Wilson interviewed yesterday and today for #Royals managerial opening. Mike Matheny remains the strong favoirite, but new ownership wants a full interview process not a coronation, so KC is continuing to talk to candidates.
@Joelsherman1: The #Mets contacted Mike Matheny at the outset of their managerial search and he indicated to NYM that he wanted to concentate on the #Royals job. Matheny was hired last Nov as special advisor to player development in KC with trajectory to be Ned Yost’s successor. [Reply]
Originally Posted by arrowheadnation:
Figured I'd show you guys this. I picked it up last week. Game used and autographed....with a blood stain on the right shin guard.
How many times have you put the gear on since you got it? [Reply]
