Please note, this posting contains two positions.

The Chicago Cubs Baseball Operations and Player Development Departments are seeking to potentially fill positions in the pre-identified areas below. The timeline to fill each position may vary and will be prioritized based on qualified candidate credentials. Candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and possess excellent communication skills with a strong attention to detail are encouraged to apply.

Position: Baseball Operations Fellow

Location: Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Work with other members of Major League Operations during the 2022 season, providing daily support to various Baseball Operations functions.
• Perform research and analysis in support of Major League Operations including salary arbitration, contracts, roster transactions and management, budget analysis and rules compliance.
• Work alongside the amateur and pro scouting departments in advance of the Rule 4 Draft, trade deadline and other key transaction periods.
• Carry out pre-game and in-game duties as assigned by the Advanced Scouting and Research and Development departments.

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Position: Analyst

Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Regular Full-Time
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Position Summary:
The Arizona Diamondbacks are seeking an Analyst with a focus on Professional Player Personnel to join their Baseball Operations department. This position will work closely with Director and Executive levels of the front office on player evaluation both internally and externally in regards to potential trade and free agent targets. A model candidate will be able to leverage their analytical skills, a strong sense of creativity and their knowledge and passion for the game of baseball to provide innovative ideas throughout the Player Personnel decision making process. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: 2022 MLB Diversity Fellowship

About the Fellowship Program
Baseball is a game that is played globally, featuring players whose backgrounds differ tremendously. Collectively, they compose a population as diverse as any other group of athletes in professional sport.

Success on the field is not measured by one individual’s talent, but rather how a team of individuals with different skills comes together to achieve a common goal. Each and every day, teams seek the best talent in order to stay ahead of the curve in the ultra-competitive landscape of the Major Leagues.

Major League Baseball understands that we must apply that same approach to our front offices in order to secure the game’s next generation of leadership. With that in mind, Major League Baseball is pleased to announce the 2022 Diversity Fellowship Program. Read the rest of this entry »

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Position Title: Biomechanics Analyst, Baseball Research & Development

All applicants are encouraged to apply online through the Guardians website for consideration. Please click here to apply directly.

Primary Purpose
The Cleveland Guardians are seeking a biomechanics analyst to join the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The position will use the team’s proprietary in-game motion capture data to build tools and resources to acquire and develop players. The ideal candidate will possess a foundation in statistics and/or data science, experience working with biomechanics data, and a thorough understanding of pitching and/or hitting movement patterns. Strong applicants will demonstrate curiosity, creativity, and a drive to learn new concepts. We are open to a remote role for the right candidate, but relocation to Cleveland, OH is preferred. We can also be flexible on start dates. Read the rest of this entry »

The bill for using Max Scherzer to close out Game 5 of the Division Series against the Giants has come due. On Saturday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that he would again use Corey Knebel as the opener in Game 1 of the Championship Series against the Braves, presumably to give Scherzer — who threw 13 pitches in closing out the Giants, earned his first career save, and indicated his intent to “party hard” in celebration afterwards — an extra day of rest before his NLCS start, a move that bumps Walker Buehler and Julio Urías back one game as well.

Prior to Game 5, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the possibility of using Scherzer, “He’s ready for whatever we need. Obviously the most important thing is to win tonight. But we still have to think about when and if we fire that bullet there is a cost, and we have to weigh other options as far as guys we already have in particular roles who have thrived.”

With Knebel and Brusdar Graterol each pitching scoreless (but hardly adventure-free) innings ahead of Urías on Thursday, the Giants emptied their bench early in order to gain the platoon advantage, but were left with righty Wilmer Flores — who was 0-for-17 with eight strikeouts in his career against Scherzer to that point — batting with two outs in the ninth. He struck out, aided by first base umpire Gabe Morales‘ dubious strike three call on a checked swing. Knebel will again open, and Roberts has indicated that Tony Gonsolin, who has not pitched since September 30, will figure prominently in a bulk role.

From the standpoint of our ZiPS Postseason Game-By-Game Odds, the overall cost is negligible thanks to the quality of the Dodgers’ pitching. The swing in the odds of the individual games appears somewhat steep in spots as the Dodgers reshuffle their rotation, with the Braves’ decision to pitch Ian Anderson in Games 2 and 6 (if necessary) and Charlie Morton in Games 3 and 7 (if necessary) nudging the needle as well:

Max Fried’s Game 1 assignment and the Braves’ use of some kind of bullpen configuration for Game 4 were thus the only constants for either side. Still, it all comes out in the wash, moving the overall series odds by less than 1%:

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

The Milwaukee Brewers are looking to add talented people to their Baseball Research and Development department. The R&D team is involved in every aspect of the organization, including acquisition, player development and scouting and works closely with those departments to build processes and tools for decision making.

The Brewers are looking for people who ask important questions and have the ability to start to answer them. They primarily use R and SQL, with some Python mixed in, but they’ll help you learn their tools if you’re more comfortable with a different set. Having existing knowledge of baseball and sabermetrics is helpful, but not required.

R&D team members generally work 40 to 45 hour weeks, although many choose to stay and attend home games during the season. There can be some weekend support and there are certain times of year (draft, trade deadline) where there may be additional needs. Some travel to spring training or minor league affiliates may be required for full-time positions. All positions will start in Milwaukee, but may have the potential for remote down the road. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Intern – International Scouting

Summary:
The Intern – International Scouting will assist the Milwaukee Brewers player acquisition in the foreign amateur and professional spaces in an office-based role. This position will include both talent evaluation of players and support of the day-to-day functions of the International Scouting department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned:

• Learn about and support evaluative methods and efforts within the International Scouting department
• Assist decision-making systems and processes
• Support operational, compliance, and administrative tasks to ensure high-functioning departmental workflow
• Manage video library as compiled by the International Scouting staff
• Fulfill any additional needs of Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Operations as requested

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Position: Senior Researcher, Baseball Research & Development

Job Summary:
The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club is seeking a highly motivated and creative Senior Researcher to develop models and methodologies for use in decision-making by members of baseball operations. The ideal applicant will possess knowledge of data-driven techniques for use in leveraging baseball data to provide a competitive edge and innovative solutions to the Kansas City Royals.

Reports to the Assistant General Manager, Research and Development

Accountabilities:

• Leverage statistical learning techniques to improve player evaluation and forecasting
• Develop novel research ideas and work with other members of baseball operations to cultivate curiosity regarding baseball data
• Implement project management best practices and mentor other analysts throughout the research and modeling phases of projects
• Evaluate existing infrastructure for continual improvements and codebase maintenance
• Communicate R&D products to non-technical stakeholders and utilize their feedback to improve and iterate on tools

Qualifications:
Required

• Graduate degree or two years’ work experience in statistics, computer science, machine learning, mathematics or a related field
• Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours during the baseball season is a must
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
• Ability to recognize and maintain confidentiality of work materials and issues as appropriate
• Knowledge and understanding of baseball and/or baseball data
• Proficiency with some of the following tools and/or software:
• Python, R, or similar
• SQL

Preferred

• Comfort with machine learning frameworks such as Tensorflow or PyTorch
• Experience modeling and visualizing large sets of time series data
• Knowledge of Bayesian frameworks such as Stan or Tensorflow Probability
• Proficiency in Django, HTML, JavaScript, CSS and other web development frameworks

To Apply:
To apply, please use this link.

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Position: Baseball Research Analyst

Position Overview:
Sports Info Solutions (SIS) is looking for candidates to fill a full-time position in their R&D Department. The Baseball Research Analyst will work remotely and contribute as a member of their R&D team, supporting various research initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Perform modeling and research using SIS’s internal baseball database as well as other notable data sets (Statcast, etc).
• Write articles and research pieces to be featured in SIS Research and Analysis, The Bill James Handbook, and Stat of the Week, among other sports outlets.
• Design and develop dashboards and various analytical tools to directly support front office and field personnel.
• Prepare cutting-edge research for presentation in a professional setting, including sales presentations and conferences.
• Collaborate with colleagues to help illuminate the value of SIS’s analytical products to prospective clients.
• Other duties as assigned

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Position: Data Visualization Engineer, Statcast

Major League Baseball is seeking an experienced Full-Time Data Visualization Engineer (Statcast) to work within the baseball content team to manage, update, and improve BaseballSavant.com, MLB’s public-facing repository for all Statcast data.

BaseballSavant is relied upon by internal members of the Major League Baseball content family, nearly every external baseball writer and broadcaster working today, and Major League team employees, making it one of the foremost hubs of baseball innovation. (Its originator, and the previous occupant of this position, was recently hired by a Major League team.)

In this role, you will be tasked not only with maintaining the existing Baseball Savant site, but with ideating and creating new ways to visualize advanced baseball data in a way that’s visually appealing and accessible to baseball data consumers both advanced and inexperienced. Your work will be among the most visible the company has, going from idea to execution to content platforms limited only by how quickly it can be turned around. The only limitations will be your own creativity. Read the rest of this entry »