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Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 6 of 11

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Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for six of this year’s free agents — in this case, another group of position players with options or opt outs in their current contracts. Read the rest of this entry »


Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 5 of 11

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Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for seven of this year’s free agents — in this case, a group of position players with options or opt outs in their current contracts. Read the rest of this entry »


Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 4 of 11

Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for six of this year’s free agents — in this case, another group of outfielders. Read the rest of this entry »


Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 3 of 11

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Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for six of this year’s free agents — in this case, a group of outfielders. Read the rest of this entry »


Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 2 of 11

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Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for nine of this year’s free agents — in this case, a group of catchers and shortstops. Read the rest of this entry »


Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 1 of 11

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Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for eight of this year’s free agents — in this case, a group of infielders, some of whom occasionally see time in the outfield. Read the rest of this entry »


Job Posting: Detroit Tigers – Product Manager, UI/UX Engineer

Additional Detroit Tigers job openings (Multiple Analyst Positions) are available here.

Product Manager

Location: Detroit, MI
Department: Baseball Operations

Job Summary:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a Product Manager, Baseball Operations. This role will be responsible for owning the product roadmap for internal baseball systems. This position will report to the Director, Software Engineering, Baseball Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver products and features that drive baseball decisions
  • Work with baseball stakeholders to understand and document user needs
  • Work with software engineering team to implement software solutions
  • Prioritize the roadmap for proprietary software systems
  • Maximize product value

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • 3+ years of software product experience (Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar title)
  • Track record of delivering product value
  • Ability to turn user stories into actionable technical requirements
  • Ability to coordinate between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organization and planning skills
  • Ability to take initiative and make decisions
  • Understanding of the complete software development lifecycle
  • Passion for baseball and robust understanding of current baseball research

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • General familiarity with data, databases, data analytics, data science, and data modeling – SQL experience preferred
  • Background in software development, understanding of technical design considerations and tradeoffs
  • Experience creating feature mock-ups or wireframes
  • Familiarity with issue tracking systems and workflows
  • Experience with software testing or quality assurance
  • Experience with technical project management and agile methodologies
  • Experience in sports or supporting sports personnel – softball or baseball preferred

Working Conditions:

  • Office environment
  • Evening, weekend, and holiday hours required

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.


UI/UX Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI
Department: Baseball Operations

Job Summary:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a UI/UX Engineer, Baseball Operations. This role will be responsible for optimizing the user experience for internal baseball applications. This position will report to the Director, Software Engineering, Baseball Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Implement consistent, easy-to-use interfaces for internal software systems
  • Maximize user productivity using modern web design concepts
  • Design web applications that work well for various users, in various scenarios, on various devices
  • Conduct user behavior research and create usability metrics to help inform product decisions
  • Communicate complex data concepts with intuitive, aesthetic designs

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • 2+ years of UI/UX experience on interactive web applications
  • Demonstrated ability to implement web front ends in HTML/CSS/JavaScript
  • Understanding of user interface design principles with ability to implement those principles in real-world applications
  • Experience with responsive web design for multiple form factors and layouts, including mobile devices
  • Creative problem-solving ability in an agile team environment
  • Ability to own user experience, make decisions, and write clear documentation for both technical and non-technical users
  • Ability to collect usability metrics and use data to drive decision-making
  • Ability to balance design considerations for a wide range of users with different needs, workflows, and configurations
  • Passion for baseball and robust understanding of current baseball research

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular
  • Familiarity with data and statistics, especially visualization libraries such as D3
  • Experience working on a cross-functional software development team using standard tools for source control, issue tracking, documentation, etc.
  • Experience with databases and data concepts, especially SQL
  • Ability to create reusable components or libraries and maintain style guidelines
  • Familiarity with design tools for rapid prototyping
  • Familiarity with public baseball websites, terminology, statistics, and visualizations
  • Experience in sports and/or working with sports data, especially softball or baseball

Working Conditions:

  • Office environment
  • Evening, weekend, and holiday hours required

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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Job Posting: Utah Jazz Software Engineer

Utah Jazz Software Engineer

Job Category: Basketball Operations
Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84115, USA
Status: Full-Time

Job Summary:
The Utah Jazz are seeking a Software Engineer to support our basketball operations staff. In this role, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of data products that facilitate operations and support decision-making across all Jazz basketball functions. These systems and tools will influence key decisions regarding roster construction (draft, free agency, trades), game strategy, skill development, and player wellness.

This role provides exposure to critical components of our data products, from data engineering to UX/UI design & application development. There is opportunity to be involved across the spectrum or within a specific focus, depending on your skills and preference.

*All full-time and part-employees of the Utah Jazz are required to be fully vaccinated. Mandatory vaccinations support our commitment to making our workplace and public facilities as safe and welcoming as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals who are not able to get the vaccine due to qualifying medical or religious reasons or would conflict with a sincerely held personal belief. *

Duties & Responsibilities:

Data Engineering Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize ETL data pipelines for internal and external data sources
  • Maintain and support production infrastructure for data system
  • Ensure data integrity through resilient processes and audits
  • Design and build data APIs for research and reporting
  • Collaborate with basketball staff to deliver data-enhanced workflows and solutions

UX/UI Design & Application Development Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain web applications to enhance research and decision-making
  • Maintain and support production infrastructure for web applications
  • Collaborate with basketball staff to deliver data-enhanced workflows and solutions

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or demonstrated experience
  • Experience with version control, collaborative development, and CI/CD principles
  • Experience with SQL databases and general purpose programming languages (Python, Java) OR front-end JavaScript web frameworks (React, Svelte)
  • Experience in data pipeline design and maintenance OR full stack web development
  • Strong project management skills to work independently and coordinate multiple tasks
  • Demonstrated ability to embrace dynamic and diverse workloads
  • Capable of working extended hours such as overtime, nights, and weekends as necessitated by the basketball schedule

Preferred Skills
The skills listed below will help an individual perform the job, however they are not required.

  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud)
  • Familiarity with workflow management systems (Airflow, Prefect)
  • Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Familiarity with video and unstructured data
  • Familiarity with data visualizations (D3.js)
  • Familiarity with advanced quantitative concepts and data resources in sports

Competencies:

  • Tech savvy – Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
  • Strategic mindset – Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
  • Organizational savvy – Maneuvers comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
  • Communicates effectively – Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
  • Demonstrates self-awareness – Uses a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.

Physical Demands:

  • This person must be able to communicate and express themselves both written and verbally.
  • This person must be able to observe, inspect, estimate and assess.
  • This person must be able to sit, stand, bend, walk, and climb stairs for long periods of time.
  • This person must be able to lift 20 lbs.

The Smith Entertainment Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and SEG reserves the right to do so at any time. Employees shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the Utah Jazz.


Job Posting: New York Yankees – Multiple Openings

Data Quality Engineer

Location: Bronx, NY
Department: Baseball Operations
Reports To: Director, Baseball Systems

Description:
Built upon our storied legacy, the New York Yankees look to attract the best possible talent not just on the field but in the front office as well. It is our shared responsibility to maintain the first-class reputation associated with the franchise in all aspects of our business.

The New York Yankees organization is accepting applications for a Data Quality Engineer as part of their Baseball Systems department. Applicant should have experience working in QA/Testing roles, experience in writing SQL database queries, and a strong knowledge of baseball with knowledge of baseball-related datasets and metrics.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Investigate and resolve data-related support tickets
  • Work with various data providers to resolve issues with their feeds
  • Monitor daily data ETL operations
  • Identify data build problems and work to resolve
  • Review and create automated data quality checks as needed
  • Work with Database Engineers to resolve complex SQL and database issues
  • Manage tickets and open data issues, update staff as issues are resolved

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Strong SQL skills, understanding of how to write complex queries and how database structures work; 3+ years of experience developing in SQL (preferably T-SQL)
  • An understanding of typical baseball data structures, basic and advanced baseball metrics, and knowledge of current baseball research areas
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills – must be able to breakdown a complex task and put together an execution strategy with little guidance

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of the employee. The New York Yankees are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

The New York Yankees require a Covid-19 vaccination and booster as a condition of employment, subject to exception under applicable law.

**Full-time remote available under the right circumstances.

Job Questions:

  1. Describe your experience writing in T-SQL
  2. Have you ever worked with baseball data sets before? If so, please describe which ones and how you used them
  3. Describe some techniques you’ve used for performing data loading operations

  4. Why do you think you are uniquely qualified for this position?

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.


Associate, Baseball Operations

Location: Bronx, NY
Department: Baseball Operations
Reports To: Assistant Director, Baseball Operations
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Description:
Built upon our storied legacy, the New York Yankees look to attract the best possible talent not just on the field but in the front office as well. It is our shared responsibility to maintain the first-class reputation associated with the franchise in all aspects of our business.

The Associate, Baseball Operations position is a rigorous 12-month program geared to prepare entry level candidates for a career in baseball.

Expected Program Dates: January 2023 – January 2024 (will also consider candidates available after completion of spring semester)

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate players, including identifying and providing assessments of trade and free agent acquisition targets
  • Coordinate and prepare advance scouting materials for the major league team
  • Assist the Baseball Operations, Pro Scouting, and Quantitative Analysis staffs with daily tasks and ad hoc projects
  • Analyze video and tag data for collection in internal systems
  • Research comparable contracts to help determine market value of various players

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office
  • General understanding of baseball
  • Flexible work schedule (including some nights and weekends)

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of the employee. The New York Yankees are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

The New York Yankees require a Covid-19 vaccination and booster as a condition of employment, subject to exception under applicable law.

Job Questions:

  1. What is the earliest date that you are available to start the Associate program?
  2. Are you available to work 40+ hours per week, including during some nights and weekends?
  3. What are your favorite statistics for evaluating baseball players?
  4. What are your favorite baseball-related websites, books, or podcasts?
  5. Who do you think are the five best starting pitchers in MLB right now? (Ignore contract status, age, etc.)
  6. Would you prefer to have Hitter A or Hitter B on your team next year?
    Hitter A: .310 AVG / .330 OBP / .420 SLG
    Hitter B: .265 AVG / .385 OBP / .410 SLG

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.


Associate, Quantitative Analysis

Location: Bronx, NY
Department: Quantitative Analysis
Reports To: Director, Quantitative Analysis
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Description:
Built upon our storied legacy, the New York Yankees look to attract the best possible talent not just on the field but in the front office as well. It is our shared responsibility to maintain the first-class reputation associated with the franchise in all aspects of our business.

This position is a rigorous program lasting 12 months in duration, geared to prepare entry level candidates for a career within the Baseball Operations industry.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Assist in research and analysis of various baseball topics
  • Design, test and implement predictive models using advanced statistical techniques
  • Prepare, manage, and visualize large-scale data sets
  • Develop processes for monitoring and ensuring data quality across multiple data sources
  • Responsibilities may also include data collection and entry, running database queries and administrative tasks

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field required
  • Experience building predictive models, preferably in R or Python
  • Understanding of fundamental concepts in statistics and probability
  • Computer programming experience
  • Experience using SQL
  • Familiarity with current baseball research

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of the employee. The New York Yankees are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

The New York Yankees require a Covid-19 vaccination and booster as a condition of employment, subject to exception under applicable law.

Please note that a Cover Letter is not required when applying for this position.

Job Questions:

  1. When are you available to start?
  2. What classes have you completed in math, statistics, probability, and/or computer science?
  3. Briefly describe any previous experience building statistical models.
  4. Which programming languages are you proficient in and what is your preferred language? If applicable to the language, please describe any libraries/packages you use.
  5. Briefly describe any previous experience using SQL, if any.
  6. While previous baseball/softball experience is not a requirement, please list any previous baseball/softball experience. This can include playing experience, research experience, coaching experience, writing experience, and more.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.


Summer Associate, Quantitative Analysis

Location: Bronx, NY
Department: Quantitative Analysis
Reports To: Director, Quantitative Analysis
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Description:
Built upon our storied legacy, the New York Yankees look to attract the best possible talent not just on the field but in the front office as well. It is our shared responsibility to maintain the first-class reputation associated with the franchise in all aspects of our business.

This is a summer position geared to introduce current students to Quantitative Analysis within Baseball Operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Assist in research and analysis of various baseball topics
  • Design, test and implement predictive models using advanced statistical techniques
  • Responsibilities may also include data collection and entry, running database queries and administrative tasks

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field
  • Computer programming experience, preferably with experience in a statistical computing language such as R, Matlab, or Python
  • Experience using SQL a plus
  • Familiarity with current baseball research

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of the employee. The New York Yankees are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

The New York Yankees require a Covid-19 vaccination and booster as a condition of employment, subject to exception under applicable law.

Please note that a Cover Letter is not required when applying for this position.

Job Questions:

  1. When are you available to start?
  2. What classes have you completed in math, statistics, probability, and/or computer science?
  3. Briefly describe any previous experience building statistical models.
  4. Which programming languages are you proficient in and what is your preferred language? If applicable to the language, please describe any libraries/packages you use.
  5. Briefly describe any previous experience using SQL, if any.
  6. While previous baseball/softball experience is not a requirement, please list any previous baseball/softball experience. This can include playing experience, research experience, coaching experience, writing experience, and more.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the New York Yankees.


Elvis Lives

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Elvis Andrus didn’t come to Chicago as a marquee attraction. He wasn’t a trade deadline acquisition; rather, the A’s released him on August 17, and the White Sox signed him two days later. At the time, it felt notable for a completely unrelated reason: Andrus had an option with the A’s that was close to vesting, one that would pay him $15 million next year. The White Sox, meanwhile, had serious depth issues; with Tim Anderson and Leury Garcia both on the IL, they were short on middle infielders, and Andrus was the only way to add someone from outside the organization.

It was, in hindsight, a stroke of serendipity. The White Sox were desperately in need of freely available competence. If their spate of injuries had happened three weeks earlier, they would have had any number of options on the trade market. Given the timing, though, it was Andrus or nothing. If he’d merely played as well as he did in Oakland, he’d have been an excellent stopgap. Instead, he’s been the sixth-best offensive player in baseball. Read the rest of this entry »