SABR Virtual Analytics Conference Schedule

The SABR Virtual Analytics Conference, presented by Major League Baseball and Rawlings, will be held March 17-20, 2022. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.

Here is the full schedule for the 2022 SABR Virtual Analytics Conference. Click on a link below to watch highlights from each session.

Click here to find details on all Student Programming at the bottom of this page.

Note: All times listed are in the Eastern time zone.

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Thursday, March 17
(6:30-9:00 p.m. EDT)
Presented by Baseball-Reference.com

• 6:30-7:00 p.m.: Welcome + The Year in Analytics
  Brian Kenny, MLB Network, and Sarah Langs, MLB.com, will give a talk on recent trends in baseball analytics. Introduction by SABR CEO Scott Bush.
• 7:00-7:30 p.m.: RP1—Alan Nathan, “How Do Drag and Spin Affect the Flight of a Baseball?”
• 7:30-8:00 p.m.: RP2—Hillary Plummer, “Hip Abductor Strength Asymmetry: Relationship to Upper Extremity Injury in Professional Baseball Players”
• 8:00-9:00 p.m.: Current Baseball Technology and Future Trends
  Panelists: Seth Daniels, Rapsodo; Jacob Howenstein, BlastMotion; Keenan Long, LongBall Labs; moderator: Eno Sarris, The Athletic.

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Friday, March 18
(6:30-9:00 p.m. EDT)
Presented by Rapsodo

• 6:30-7:00 p.m.: RP3—Rob Mains, “The Third-Time-Through-The-Order Penalty Is Worse Than You Thought”
• 7:00-8:00 p.m.: The Technical Side of Being an Analyst
  Panelists: Karim Kassam, Zelus Analytics; Maggie O’Hara, Detroit Tigers; Nick Wan, Cincinnati Reds; moderator: Dan Aucoin, Driveline Baseball
• 8:00-8:30 p.m.: RP4—Sarah Thompson, “Stops and Sends: 3B Coach Data and Analytics”
• 8:30-9:00 p.m.: RP5—Ryan L. Crotin, Jonathan Swolik, Gene Brewer, and Glenn Fleisig, “Biomechanical Predictors of Pitch Efficiency in Professional and Collegiate Pitchers”

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Saturday, March 19
(12:00-7:00 p.m. EDT)
Presented by University of the Pacific’s Eberhardt School of Business

• 12:00-1:00 p.m.: What is Biomechanics and How is it Used in Baseball?
  Panelists: Georgia Giblin, Detroit Tigers; Bryson Nakamura, Stanford University; Ethan Stewart, Cincinnati Reds; moderator: Megan Stewart, Milwaukee Brewers
• 1:00-1:30 p.m.: RP6—Glenn Fleisig, “Emerging Technologies in Biomechanics are Changing Baseball”
• 1:30-2:00 p.m.: RP7—Kristen Nicholson, “Machine Learning and Statistical Prediction of Fastball Velocity with Biomechanical Predictors”
• 2:00-2:30 p.m.: RP8—Jason Themanson, “Neuroscience at the Plate: Neural Activity during Computerized Task is Related with In-Game Hitting Performance”
• 2:30-2:45 p.m.: SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards presentation
  SABR CEO Scott Bush will recognize the winners of the 2022 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards.
• 2:45-3:30 p.m.: Break

Presented by SMT

• 3:30-4:00 p.m.: RP9—David Hyland, “Rounding Second – A Probabilistic Investigation of the MLB Modified Extra innings Rule”
• 4:00-5:00 p.m.: MLB FieldVision Demo and Deep Dive
  Panelists: Joel Feinberg, Clay Nunnally, Sid Sethupathi, moderator: Ben Jedlovec, Major League Baseball
• 5:00-5:30 p.m.: RP10—Jeremy Losak, Andrew Weinbach, and Rodney Paul, “Behavioral Biases in Daily Fantasy Baseball: The Case of the Hot Hand”
• 5:30-6:00 p.m.: RP11—Julia Wapner, David Dalpiaz, and Daniel Eck, “SEAM Methodology for Context-Rich Player Matchup Evaluations in Baseball”
• 6:00-6:30 p.m.: RP12—Xander Schwartz, “Improving Batter-Pitcher At-Bat Modeling Using K-Means Clustering and Mixture Models”
• 6:30-7:00 p.m.: Diamond Dollars Case Competition
  Encore presentation from the winning team of the Diamond Dollars Case Competition.

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Sunday, March 20
(1:00-4:45 p.m. EDT)
Presented by BlastMotion

• 1:00-1:30 p.m.: RP13—David Schmerfeld, “Measuring the 6%: Using Generalized Linear Mixed Models to Compare DRS, UZR, FRAA, and Statcast Team Season”
• 1:30-2:00 p.m.: RP14—Scott A. Brave, Andrew Butters, and Kevin Roberts, “Rebuilding Competitive Balance in MLB: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective”
• 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Sport Science and Player Health
  Panelists: Ryan L. Crotin, ArmCare.com; Kristen Nicholson, Wake Forest University; Jason Themanson, Illinois Wesleyan University; moderator: Will Carroll, Under the Knife
• 3:00-3:30 p.m.: Break
• 3:30-4:00 p.m.: RP15—Joshua Mould and David Anderson, “Quantifying Hitter Plate Discipline in Major League Baseball”
• 4:00-4:30 p.m.: RP16—Sean Sullivan, “Exit Velocity Over Expected: An Evaluation of MLB Batted Ball Data”
• 4:30-4:45 p.m.: Conference Wrap-Up
  SABR CEO Scott Bush will deliver closing remarks.

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