It’s not as significant as the Week One update, but we have about another dozen or so players that have moved around since we last updated THE BOARD. Here are some quick notes covering the most notable movers in the 2019 list, with trend arrows for all of these names and more available on THE BOARD:

• Texas Tech 3B Josh Jung and Vanderbilt RF J.J. Bleday both have some buzz in the industry as being in the mix to be the third-best college bat behind Oregon State C Adley Rutschman and Cal 1B Andrew Vaughn (both recent risers themselves); Jung and Bleday have moved up to reflect this. Bleday is off to a quick start and looks more athletic than he has in the past, while Jung is a hit-first type who could improve considerably with more loft in his swing in pro ball, but compares favorably to some recent top-10 overall college bats. Others college bats in that mix are UNLV SS Bryson Stott, North Carolina LF Michael Busch, and the big riser in the last update, Missouri RF Kameron Misner.
• North Carolina State SS Will Wilson is also a rising player, as a potential 5 hit, 5 power middle infielder who likely ends up at second base. Some scouts see plus makeup and versatility with a chance that he may end up catching in pro ball and being an Austin Barnes or Will Smith type who can play every position on the field. Wilson’s polish, performance, and fit in today’s game could push him into the top 15 picks.
• Clemson SS Logan Davidson and UNC-Wilmington SS Greg Jones each face questions about their hit tool, but Jones stays slightly ahead of Davidson because his upside is still much higher. On the flip side, Arizona State LF Hunter Bishop has 7 raw power and 6 speed and is hitting much better this year, so he’s rising until further notice.
• Duke LHP Graeme Stinson looked like the clear top pitcher in the class when the college season was set to start, with scouts having confidence that his mid-90s fastball and 70 slider could transition to starting full-time. He’s performed well, but the velocity has kept creeping down — he was into the 80s this weekend — to the point where scouts are openly questioning if there’s an arm problem or if Stinson simply can’t start and needs to be seen as a reliever going forward. Even a worst-case scenario still has him in the top 30 picks or so, but his stock has dipped a good bit.

There was further movement lower in the rankings, and some light changes in the 2020 and 2021 classes. A few fun notes on those future classes — for instance, fourth-ranked 2020 prospect Georgia RHP Cole Wilcox was 95-99 mph this weekend after a tough college debut, Florida State 2021 RF Robby Martin has really impressed scouts early, and 2020 Mississippi State RHP J.T. Ginn is showing more starter traits than he did in high school — have been folded into the rankings, as well.

Our long ex-National’s nightmare is over. According to a flurry of reports, Bryce Harper has agreed to a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies, who apparently withstood late challenges from the Giants and Dodgers in landing the 26-year-old former overall number one pick. Thirteen years, as in through the 2031 season! That means Harper will still be in Philly when Gritty is bar mitzvah’d.

In the end, Harper and agent Scott Boras toppled Giancaro Stanton’s 13-year, $325 million extension (signed in November 2014) for the claim of the largest contract in baseball history. With an average annual value of “only” $25.38 million, the deal merely ranks 14th all-time, and third this winter behind Nolan Arenado‘s just-completed eight-year, $260 million extension ($32.5 million AAV) and Manny Machado’s 10-year, $300 million free agent deal. Philly-wise, it edges the $25 million per year of Ryan Howard and Jake Arrieta as far as the franchise record is concerned. It’s worth noting that the lower AAV over the longer time frame would allow the team some additional flexibility if, for example, a certain Millville, New Jersey native were to test free agency following the 2020 season (h/t Joe Sheehan). Via Cot’s Contracts, the team’s payroll for Competitive Balance Tax purposes is just shy of $188 million, leaving open the possibility that they could still sign Dallas Keuchel or Craig Kimbrel and still wind up under the $206 million threshold.

As far as bells and whistles go, Harper’s deal has a full no-trade clause, but it does not include any opt outs or deferred money; it’s been described as “front loaded.” As we recently learned — reportedly included roughly $100 million in deferred money, the 10-year, $300 million offer that the Nationals made reportedly included roughly $100 million in deferred money, lowering its present day value considerably. Our own Craig Edwards presented one such scenario:

To provide some context, a 10yr/$300 M deal that paid $20 M/year for 10 years and $10 M/year for 10 years after that would have the same present value as a straight 10-year deal for $244 million. Just one example but the potential financial hit is huge. https://t.co/brJVq7TAVG

— Craig Edwards (@craigjedwards) February 21, 2019

As far as the Phillies’ lineup goes, Harper would likely replace Nick Williams, who moved from right field to left to accommodate the team’s earlier signing of Andrew McCutchen and, eyeballing our depth charts, boost their projected win total from 83 to 87.

Edwards will have a detailed analysis shortly, and we’ll have more to say about the deal from a variety of angles as well.

If you’ve perused FanGraphs’ player pages this morning, you may have noticed that the 2019 ZiPS Projections have now officially been added into the database, with players all projected based on their most recent organization as of late Sunday, February 24th.

ZiPS projections are also now included in this season’s Projected Standings, mixed in along with the Steamer projections. So if you find yourself with a particular urge to praise or curse your favorite team’s projected record today, that might be why.

Coming up, at a date still to be determined, will be the 2020 and 2021 projections from ZiPS. While ZiPS has spit out multi-year projections since about 2006, I’ve generally greedily hoarded those projections for my own nefarious uses, but even Ebeneszym Scrooge can occasionally see the light. I will not be buying a Christmas goose for Tiny Tim Collins, however.

The WAR listed for players on the ZiPS 2019 projections page has also been moved over to the FanGraphs WAR, in order to be consistent across the website, allowing you to compare apples to apples instead of apples to battleships (apples and oranges aren’t really that different, after all).

A few things stick out to me when looking at the projection set as a whole:

• The Yankees have overtaken the Red Sox for the most projected wins in baseball with 98, up from 96. Boston, meanwhile, drops a win, going from 96 to 95. That’s not a lot, but it is enough to push their projected win total behind that of the Astros, who now have the second highest projected win total with 96. The Marlins now have the (dis)honor of baseball’s worst projected record with a paltry 62 wins, slipping behind the Orioles.
• The Brewers got their expected ZiPS bump, as they did last year, with ZiPS simply being more of a believer in the adequacy of their starting pitching than most. Stirring ZiPS into the stew is enough to get the Brewers above .500 and into third place in the NL Central, above the Pirates and Reds.
• Even after all the other teams have gone live, ZiPS still holds a special place in its hard drive for Cleveland’s rotation. Especially notable is Shane Bieber, who ZiPS projects as 13th in WAR among pitchers, meaning the computer loves Bieber more than you or I have ever loved anything. And that’s still only good for fourth best in the rotation! One can perhaps understand why the Indians were open to trading Corey Kluber.
• Most pitchers would be very happy with a 3.9 WAR projection, but I believe this is the first time Clayton Kershaw’s has dropped below that in ZiPS since his rookie season.
• ZiPS sees third base as the most talented position on the field right now, with the five players projected at five WAR or greater and a whopping 11 players projected to hit the four WAR margin. That’s out of only 13 and 34 total position players respectively.

So enjoy the projections and remember: even if Carson Cistulli is no longer with us here at FanGraphs, he can still be at fault for all the projections that are wrong.

Is there something you’d like to see in ZiPS on FanGraphs? Let us know!

Position: Marquee Analytics Cape Cod Baseball League Video Scouting Internships

Location: Cape Cod, Mass.

Description:
Marquee Analytics provides outsourced video scouting services to major league baseball organizations and is seeking qualified candidates to work as Video Scouting Interns for the 2019 Cape Cod Baseball League season. Interns will track rosters, capture live video footage from every game of the CCBL season, and upload those games using specialized software. The internships run from June 8, 2019 to August 14, 2019 and will include compensation.

Responsibilities:

• Manage video and computer equipment for data capture.
• Score and chart live games using specialized software.
• Track and update rosters and player information.
• Verify data accuracy and video quality.
• Provide daily updates to staff and content partners.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of baseball rules and scorekeeping.
• Proficiency with computers (Windows, Mac).
• Experience with video equipment including cameras, sd cards, and basic cabling is preferred.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Must have access to reliable transportation and housing on Cape Cod.

To Apply:
To apply, please send an email with the subject “2019 CCBL Internship,” your resume, and a cover letter to joe@marqueeanalytics.com.

We’ve updated our 2019 MLB Draft rankings in a big way, moving a couple dozen players after two weeks of games, expanding to list 200 players total, and adding trend arrows. We also made some slight tweaks to the 2020 and 2021 rankings. Here’s a quick rundown of what we saw and heard over the last few weeks to prompt us to move some players into the top half of the first round on the 2019 list:

1. Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State
After Eric watched him go off again this weekend, we’ve upgraded him to a 60 FV and would have him right behind Keibert Ruiz at 16 on the Top 100. He’s creating more distance between himself and the field for the top pick.

2. C.J. Abrams, SS, Blessed Trinity HS (GA)
The next couple players behind Rutschman are still pretty tightly packed, but Abrams looks stronger (55 present raw power) and is still a 70 runner, though scouts are still split on his best long-term positional fit. He appears to be solidly in every club’s top five, and is now the industry consensus for the Royals at pick number two.

9. Kameron Misner, RF, Missouri
We had Misner in a “wait and see” bucket after he skipped the summer, and the early returns are very positive. Scouts who generally hadn’t seen him other than in scrimmage looks in the fall are dropping 70 raw power grades on him, and think he’ll work his way into the conversation for the best college bat behind Rutschman, with some clubs in the top 10 rumored to have him on their shortlist already, including the White Sox at three.

12. Shea Langliers, C, Baylor
Langliers broke his hamate bone and will miss a few weeks. He likely won’t show much game power before the draft, so he may slide even lower than this after the prospects rising behind him have a chance to string together a month of performance at their new levels.

14. George Kirby, RHP, Elon
Kirby dealt in his first outing, delivering on the first round rumors we heard entering the spring. The stuff is above to plus and there are starter traits present.

15. Matthew Allan, RHP, Seminole HS (FL)
We noted last week in print and on the podcast that Allan was up to 97 and flashed a plus curveball in his season debut.

Other Movers

Jackson Rutledge and Alek Manoah both look more starter-ish and have maintained their plus stuff. Graeme Stinson’s velo was down in his starting debut and scouts are concerned. Logan Davidson’s hit tool has always been a question and it still is. Michael Toglia was too passive in Kiley’s look this weekend and his righty swing leaves a lot to be desired. J.J. Bleday looks more athletic than some expected. Hunter Barco has a higher slot and firmer stuff. Seth Johnson was up to 98 mph in his season debut and many think he can start. Carter Stewart had a really rough start after a couple that were fine. J.J. Goss has had better velocity and consistency than teammate Matthew Thompson.

Hunter Bishop, Brett Baty and Rece Hinds have all hit more than expected and all have huge power; one likely ends up in the first round. Hunter Gaddis is generating buzz early, showing both above average stuff and feel. Brandon Williamson and Drey Jamison were mentioned last week in Eric’s Arizona looks as deserving of the Top 100; Grant Gambrell was the top new arm he saw this week. Tyler Dyson and Ryan Zeferjahn have both come out of the gate slowly; Dyson is joined in that regard by teammates Austin Langworthy and Wil Dalton. JuCo righty Orlando Ribalta has been up to 97 and shown starter traits, gaining steam with scouts despite not pitching last season.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Baseball Systems Developer, Research & Development

Department: Baseball Operations
Supervisor: Senior Architect, Research and Development
Classification: Full-time (Exempt)

The Houston Astros are seeking a Baseball Systems Developer for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Baseball Systems Developer will work closely with the Senior Architect of R&D as part of a cross-functional agile team to build infrastructure and design systems that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball Operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team on designing, testing, implementing, and maintaining scalable software for Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team on improving efficiency and scalability of current Baseball Operations software

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is preferred
• Proficient in at least two of the following:
• C# and ASP.NET or ASP.NET Core
• HTML/JavaScript (TypeScript preferred)/CSS
• A front-end framework like React, Angular, or Vue
• Experience with Microsoft Azure/Amazon Web Services/Google Cloud platform is preferred
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment is preferred
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Plotly and D3 is preferred
• Experience with formal software (unit/integration/ testing and data-driven development preferred
• Experience with agile software development processes preferred
• Familiarity with Python and R Shiny Apps preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

To Apply:
To apply, please visit TeamWorkOnline and complete the application.

Baseball Systems Data Modeler, Research & Development

Department: Baseball Operations
Supervisor: Senior Architect, Research and Development
Classification: Full-time (Exempt)

The Houston Astros are seeking a Baseball Systems Data Modeler for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Baseball Systems Data Modeler will work closely with the Senior Architect of R&D as part of a cross-functional agile team to build infrastructure and design systems that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball Operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain ETL jobs for incoming data feeds
• Ensure data integrity within the database and data processes
• Design, implement, and maintain data mapping procedures
• Apply statistical methods for handling and testing missing data problems

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is preferred
• Experience with SQL Server and T-SQL, including SQL Server Reporting Service and SQL Server Integration Services
• Experience with designing and developing data marts
• Experience with data governance
• Understanding of baseball data (e.g., TrackMan, Statcast) is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Azure/Amazon Web Services/Google Cloud platform is preferred
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment is preferred
• Experience with agile software development processes preferred
• Experience with software testing and data-driven development preferred
• Familiarity with Python and R is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

To Apply:
To apply, please visit TeamWorkOnline and complete the application.

Machine Learning Engineer, Research & Development

Department: Baseball Operations
Supervisor: Director, Research and Development
Classification: Full-time (Exempt)

The Houston Astros are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for the team’s Baseball Research and Development group. The Machine Learning Engineer will work closely with the Senior Architect and Director of R&D as part of a cross-functional agile team to deploy statistical, machine learning, and deep learning models at scale and to ensure that they are reliable and repeatable.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team on developing machine learning systems from prototyping to production
• Support investigation of new software packages/vendors, APIs, and algorithms to deliver quality analytics and machine learning at scale
• Develop infrastructure and tools to productionize new algorithms in a repeatable manner

Education and/or Experience:

• Advanced degree in statistics, engineering, applied math, physics, quantitative social sciences, computer science, operations research or similar field or professional experience preferred
• Fluency in R, including experience with the tidyverse and modern R development practices
• Fluency in Python with preference for Python 3 experience
• Experience with software testing and data-driven development strongly preferred
• Experience with large data sets and distributed computing strongly preferred
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow, CNTK, Caffe, etc.) preferred
• Ability to write SQL queries is preferred
• Experience with agile software processes preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

To Apply:
To apply, please visit TeamWorkOnline and complete the application.

For all positions:

Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level is usually moderate but can be loud within the stadium environment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Travel
Rare travel maybe expected in this role.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Astros are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the Houston Astros.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Position: Coordinator, Medical Administration

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator, Medical Administration in its League Economics & Operations Department. The position is full-time, and is based in New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist with all administrative duties around compliance with the league-wide Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system standards.
• Monitor completeness of entries and provide feedback to Clubs to ensure that all appropriate documentation is entered in the EMR.
• Serve as key point-of-contact for Club baseball operations and medical personnel on EMR compliance and other player medical and injury topics.
• Help to set strategy for EMR development with Club athletic trainers, physicians and other Commissioner’s Office employees.
• Work with joint MLB-MLBPA epidemiologists and research groups to complete league-wide injury research projects.
• Other projects as assigned by Sr. Coordinator, Medical Administration.

Desired Skills:

• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong quantitative background including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with, and interest in, Major League Baseball, particularly in baseball medical and injury topics.

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance, preferably including a focus in scientific or other quantitative coursework
• 1-2 years professional experience preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

Position: Coordinator, Amateur Administration

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator, Amateur Administration in its League Economics & Operations Department. The position is full-time, and is based in New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as key point of contact for the MLB Draft Prospect Link (“Prospect Link”) with amateur players, parents, coaches, and MLB Clubs.
• Assist with Commissioner’s Office Pre-Draft Programs (e.g., Top 50 MRI Program, Top 300 Prospects Program, video, medical information).
• Assist with development of Prospect Link and other IT systems for collecting information related to Club domestic amateur scouting operations.
• Identify and work with technology vendors who provide data and video platforms for Club scouting operations.
• Complete analysis of domestic amateur and Rule 4 Draft topics for Commissioner’s Office and Clubs.
• Other projects as assigned by Sr. Director, League Economics.

Desired Skills:

• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong quantitative background including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with, and interest in, Major League Baseball, particularly in Rule 4 draft, scouting and amateur baseball.

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance
• 1-2 years professional experience preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

Position: Coordinator, League Economics Department

Location: New York, NY

Major League Baseball is looking to hire a Coordinator in its League Economics department. The position is full-time, and is based in New York City.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete valuation analysis of player contracts and other analysis related to baseball labor markets
• Monitor trends in Club and Player strategy to assist in setting on-field policy and rule changes
• Oversee all duties related to Uniform Employee Contracts and the Employee Permissions process
• Serve as business customer to Commissioner’s Office baseball IT systems, ensuring data accuracy across baseball applications, managing vendors and assisting to set departmental IT strategy
• Provide analytical support to Clubs in negotiations and hearings with salary arbitration-eligible players
• Other projects as assigned by Senior Director, League Economics & Strategy

Desired Skills:

• Very strong quantitative background including experience working with large data sets and leading complex analysis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience with SQL—or other relational database platforms—and statistical modeling software (R, STATA, Python, etc.)
• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a fast-paced business environment
• Familiarity with, and interest in, Major League Baseball player rules and transactions

Experience:

• Undergraduate degree with strong academic performance, preferably including significant quantitative coursework
• 1-2 years professional experience preferred
• Experience in consulting, investment banking, information technology, or other professional services preferred

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the LinkedIn application.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by Major League Baseball.

A year ago, Wade Miley went to camp with the Brewers as a 31-year-old minor-league free agent. He was coming off a disastrous season that saw him finish with a 128 ERA- with the Orioles. In truth, Miley wasn’t quite that bad — he also finished with an xFIP- of 106. But even 106 is unspectacular, and going into the season, expectations were modest. It wasn’t even guaranteed Miley would ever find a spot.

He wound up making 16 starts in a Brewers uniform, plus four more (technically) in the playoffs. In one sense, the Brewers got what they might’ve expected. Once again, Miley finished with an xFIP- of 106. But then, his ERA- settled at a ridiculous 63. In other words, while his xFIP- stayed exactly the same, he cut his ERA- in half. Miley finished with a better park-adjusted ERA than Corey Kluber. He finished with a better park-adjusted ERA than Gerrit Cole. He finished with a better park-adjusted ERA than Clayton Kershaw. The best and worst thing about baseball is that it doesn’t always have to make sense. Through one lens, Miley pitched as the ace of his team.

And now he’s going to take his pitching to Houston. Miley has signed with the Astros for a year and $4.5 million, with another $0.5 million in incentives. The Astros are likely to lose Dallas Keuchel. In Miley, they’re hoping to find an approximation.

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Position: Associate Quantitative Analyst

Department: Baseball Research & Development
Status: Part-Time
Reports to: Director, Quantitative Analysis
Deadline: March 1, 2019

Description:
The Los Angeles Dodgers are seeking an Associate Quantitative Analyst for the team’s Research & Development group within Baseball Operations. This position will run for 12 weeks during the 2019 MLB season.

Job Functions:

• Develop statistical/machine learning models to support player evaluation, development, and strategic decision-making
• Perform ad hoc data analysis to answer urgent questions from the front office and other groups within Baseball Operations
• Prepare reports and presentations to track progress and disseminate model/analysis results
• Collaborate with other members of the Analytics team and organizational relationship-building

Basic Requirements/Qualifications:

• Pursuing a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field
• Knowledge of recent advances within the public baseball research community
• Experience building and validating mathematical, statistical, and/or machine learning models, preferably in Python or R
• Some computer programming experience
• Familiarity with SQL
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment

When applying for this position, please include answers to following questions in your cover letter, using 500 words or fewer:

• What dates are you available for this internship?
• Based on published baseball research and blogs, what areas are worth performing further research on, and would it be beneficial to a team/players, etc. Why?
• What experience do you have building mathematical and/or statistical models?

Additionally, if you are enrolled in a university degree program, please include with your application, a complete list of the technical courses that you have taken or in which you are currently enrolled, along with course numbers and grades.

To Apply:
To apply, please visit this site and complete the application.

The Dodgers are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Please note, this posting contains three positions.

Position: Baseball Operations Analyst

Reports To: Director of Baseball Analytics
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-Time/Exempt
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Position Summary:
The San Francisco Giants are seeking an Analyst to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and provide research and analysis to support the front office and player development staff. This position will also work closely with the application development team to design and develop statistical models and tools using advanced data sources within new and existing applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical people, and both passion and intellectual curiosity for the game of baseball.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide statistical analysis and quantitative research to support Baseball Operations staff
• Communicate analysis to Baseball Operations staff effectively
• Research, design, and test predictive and statistical models using data and technology to support all aspects of Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with application development team to design and integrate analytic tools into existing baseball information system
• Maintain understanding of new public baseball research and emerging statistical tools, as well as all potential vendor data/technology options

Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computational field, such as statistics, engineering, computer science, or applied math
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases (Microsoft SQL preferred)
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Experience with additional programming languages (e.g. R, Python) is strongly preferred
• Understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning techniques
• Ability to communicate effectively to all members of Baseball Operations
• Passion for baseball, intellectual curiosity, and understanding of sabermetric concepts
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel as dictated by the baseball calendar
• Must be willing to travel extensively

To Apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume here. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019.

Position: Data Scientist

Reports To: Director of Baseball Analytics
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-Time/Exempt

Position Summary:
The San Francisco Giants are seeking a Data Scientist to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and develop advanced predictive models to support front office and in-game decision making. This position will also work closely with the application development team to integrate these decision-support tools into new and existing applications. The ideal candidate will possess advanced data modeling skills, the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical people, and both passion and intellectual curiosity for the game of baseball.

Position Responsibilities:

• Research, design, and test predictive and statistical models using data and technology to support all aspects of Baseball Operations
• Collaborate with application development team to design and integrate decision-support systems and tools into baseball information system
• Share technical expertise with junior members of department
• Maintain understanding of new public baseball research and emerging statistical tools, as well as all potential vendor data/technology options
• Communicate findings to Baseball Operations staff effectively
• Stay abreast of ongoing technical and baseball research

Knowledge and Skills:

• Graduate degree in computational field, such as computer science, statistics, engineering, or applied math
• Four years of work experience in mathematical, statistical, and predictive modeling
• Understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning techniques
• Expertise in programming languages (e.g. R, Python)
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases
• Ability to communicate effectively to all members of the Baseball Operations staff
• Passion for baseball, intellectual curiosity, and understanding of sabermetric concepts

To Apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume here. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019.

Position: Sports Science Analyst

Reports To: Director of Baseball Analytics
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-Time/Exempt

Position Summary:
The San Francisco Giants are seeking a Sports Science Analyst to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and provide research and analysis to support the medical, training, and player development staffs. This position will also work closely with the application development team to design and develop statistical models and tools using advanced data sources within new and existing applications. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation with advanced training in performance science disciplines, strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate effectively to non-technical people, and both passion and intellectual curiosity for the game of baseball.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with medical and training staffs to integrate performance tracking information into sports science, injury prevention and training programs
• Collect and manage sports science data sources across the Giants organization
• Provide analysis and reporting on sports science data to optimize player performance and minimize injury risk
• Explore new sports science technologies and maintain knowledge of public research to provide innovative value to the organization
• Conduct quantitative research to support ad-hoc requests from Medical staff to improve decision-making process
• Work with application development and analytics teams to integrate data sources into internal information systems

Knowledge and Skills:

• Work experience and/or degree in analytical field, such as statistics, computer science, applied math, or engineering
• Foundational knowledge in performance science disciplines, including biomechanics, sports medicine, exercise physiology, and/or athletic training
• Experience working with large data sets
• Interest and comfort working with new performance tracking technology
• Familiarity with programming languages and concepts is a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively to all members of the Baseball Operations and Medical staffs

To Apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume here. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019.

The Giants are an equal employment opportunity employer and consider applicants for all positions regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition or disability, genetic condition, marital status, domestic partnership status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status and any other protected class under federal, state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, they will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The content in this posting was created and provided solely by the San Francisco Giants.