SABR Analytics Conference
March 10-12, 2023
ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus
Beus Center for Law and Society
111 E. Taylor St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
The 12th annual SABR Analytics Conference was held in person from March 10-12, 2023, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Click here to watch video replays from our featured panels and research presentations.
The Analytics Conference schedule consisted of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development sessions led by experienced sports professionals, and industry networking opportunities — all available for any aspiring front office executive or baseball fan to attend.
Students had opportunities for skill acquisition and development, including sessions on how to work with baseball-related data sets as well as databasing and SQL. Student registrations also included a complimentary one-year SABR membership ($25 value) and a complimentary Rapsodo certification course ($395 value).
The Diamond Dollars Case Competition was held at the Beus Center for Law and Society on the morning of Friday, March 10. Four- to five-person student teams are asked to evaluate a baseball operations case problem. The student team presents their analysis and recommendations to a panel of judges that includes MLB front office executives.
For more highlights and clips from the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference, click on a link below:
- Watch highlights from 2023 Rules Changes Panel with Dallas Braden, Bobby Scales, Kyle Glaser, and Rob Mains (video)
- Watch highlights from Players We Love For 2023 Panel with Hannah Keyser, Ben Clemens, and Vince Gennaro (video)
- Watch highlights from Baseball Savant’s Newest Developments Panel with Mike Petriello, Jason Bernard, and Dana Bennett (video)
- Watch highlights from New Statcast Data Panel with Clay Nunnally and Graham Goldbeck (video)
- Watch highlights from the Projection Systems Panel with Meg Rowley, Nicholas Kapur, Jake Schuster, and Ari Kaplan (video)
- Watch highlights from Biomechanics Panel with Colin Cahill, Roger Caplinger, and Ethan Stewart (video)
- Watch highlights from the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Panel with Allison R. Levin, Brian Hall, David Loving, and Stuart Neilson (video)
- Watch replays of 2023 SABR Analytics Conference research presentations (video)
- Andy Andres honored with 2023 SABR Analytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ben Clemens, Michael Baumann, Mike Petriello, Russell Carleton win 2023 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition winners: Washington University in St. Louis, Arizona State University, Rice University, The Branson School
- Check out photo galleries from each day at the SABR Analytics Conference
- Click here to download the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference digital program (PDF)
- Matthew Ritchie: SABR event-goers ‘beyond grateful’ for MLB diversity efforts (MLB.com)
- Rob Mains: Rule Changes: Expert Opinions (Baseball Prospectus)
- Sarah Thompson: Comparing Outfield Defense In The Minors & MLB (Sports Info Solutions)
- BaseballCloud announces revolutionary seam-shifted wake pitching analysis model (PRnewswire)
Featured Speakers
Here are the featured speakers at the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference:
- Dallas Braden, former major-league pitcher and Oakland A’s television analyst
- Kyle Glaser, who covers Major League Baseball and top prospects for Baseball America
- Rob Mains, writer for Baseball Prospectus
- Bobby Scales, Vice President, Baseball at Sports Info Solutions and former major-leaguer
Players We Love For 2023 panel
- Ben Clemens, writer for FanGraphs
- Hannah Keyser, writer for Yahoo! Sports
- Vince Gennaro, former SABR Board President
- Ari Kaplan, MLB front office executive for more than three decades
- Nicholas Kapur, Senior Data Scientist, Zelus Analytics
- Jake Schuster, founder and CEO at Gemini Sports Analytics
- Meg Rowley, Managing Editor, FanGraphs
The Future Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Baseball
- Brian Hall, founder, Tidal Quantitative Research
- Allison R. Levin, Webster University professor and co-chair of SABR’s AI/Machine Learning Research Committee
- David Loving, Machine Learning Engineer, Sage
- Stuart Neilson, data scientist working on risk models in the banking industry
Integration of Biomechanics in Baseball Operations
- Colin Cahill, Vice President of Player Performance and Wellness, San Francisco Giants
- Roger Caplinger, former Vice President, Medical Operations, Health & Safety, Milwaukee Brewers
- Ethan Stewart, Lead Sport Scientist and Biomechanist, Oakland A’s
Baseball Savant’s Newest Developments
- Jason Bernard, Manager, Baseball Research & Development, Major League Baseball
- Mike Petriello, Stats Analyst, Major League Baseball
- Dana Bennett, Data Visualization Engineer, Statcast, Major League Baseball
New Statcast Data: Weather and High-Frame-Rate Bat and Biomechanics Tracking
- Clay Nunnally, Baseball Scientist, Major League Baseball
- Graham Goldbeck, Product Manager, Baseball Data Platform, Major League Baseball