SABR Analytics Conference Schedule

The SABR Analytics Conference will be held March 14-16, 2025, at the Beus Center for Law and Society, 111 E. Taylor St., on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

Here is the full schedule for the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference. Click here to find details on all virtual Student Programming at the bottom of this page.

Note: All general sessions will be held in the Beus Center Great Hall, except where indicated below. Times listed are local times in Arizona (Mountain Standard Time).

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Friday, March 14

• 8:45-9:00 a.m.: Introduction to Diamond Dollars Case Competition
  Vince Gennaro will introduce the 2025 Diamond Dollars Case Competition in the Beus Center Great Hall, with presentations to follow.
• 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Diamond Dollars Case Competition
  Presentations of the Diamond Dollars Case Competition in Beus Center classrooms.
• 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Registration Open
  (Beus Center Plaza)
  You can pick up your SABR Analytics Conference registration packet in the Beus Center Plaza.
• 12:00-12:45 p.m.: Lunch
  (Beus Center Plaza)
  Analytics Conference registration includes lunch, which will be served in the Beus Center Plaza.

Session 1: Presented by KinaTrax

• 1:00-1:05 p.m.: Conference Welcome
  SABR CEO Scott Bush welcomes attendees in the Beus Center Great Hall.
• 1:05-1:20 p.m.: Analytics Now
  Brian Kenny, MLB Network.
• 1:20-2:20 p.m.: How MLB Teams Utilize Biomechanics Big Data
  Panel presented by the American Baseball Biomechanics Society. Panelists: Arnel Aguinaldo, Point Loma Nazarene University; Michael Sonne, Chicago Cubs; Megan Stewart, Milwaukee Brewers; Will Vandenberg, Los Angeles Dodgers. Moderator: Glenn Fleisig, Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute.
• 2:25-2:55 p.m.: RP1: Evaluating MLB Hitters’ Two-Strike Swings Using Statcast Bat-Tracking Metrics
  Jason Willwerscheid
• 2:55-3:25 p.m.: RP2: Process +: Quality-Adjusted Hitter Metrics at the Per-Pitch Level
  Kyle Bland
  
• 3:30-3:45 p.m.: Conference Partner Opportunities
  Adam Darowski, Baseball-Reference.com; William Thorp, Simi Reality Motion Systems.
• 3:45-4:45 p.m.: Evolution of Baseball Analysts Panel
  Panelists: Kyle Boddy, Driveline Baseball; Alex Caravan, Penn Interactive; Vivienne Pelletier, Arizona State University. Moderator: Will Carroll, Under the Knife.
• 4:45-7:00 p.m.: Networking Reception with Baseball Industry Network, presented by Baseball-Reference.com
  (The Pub at Thunderbird)
  The networking reception is an opportunity for conference attendees to meet some of our panelists, speakers, writers and others working throughout the baseball industry. Light hors d’oeuvres served with a cash bar. Located next door in The Pub at Thunderbird, 401 N. 1st Street, 5th floor.

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Saturday, March 15

• 8:15-8:45 a.m.: Networking Coffee Talk, presented by Simi
  (Beus Center Mezzanine, 2nd floor)
  Grab a cup of coffee while we discuss career paths and network. Networking coffee talks are for industry executives and students looking to get into the game and will include industry job postings. Located in the Beus Center Mezzanine on the 2nd floor.

Session 2: Presented by Rapsodo

• 9:00-10:00 a.m.: MLB Statcast Updates
  Panelists: Jason Bernard, Graham Goldbeck, Kevin Hanson, Do-Hyoung Park, Mike Petriello, Major League Baseball.
• 10:00-10:15 a.m.: Student RP1: Route Acumen: Grading Routes on a Curve
  Ian Chang, SMT
• 10:15-10:30 a.m.: Student RP2: Using Eliteness Early: Influence of the Opener on Run Prevention
  Lyev Pitram
  
• 10:35-10:50 a.m.: Student RP3: Evaluating Outfielder Route Efficiency and Route Paths by Level
  Brett Cerenzio
  
• 10:50-11:05 a.m.: Student RP4: Relationship Between Impulse and Velocity in Baseball Pitching
  Cameron Jensen
  
• 11:05-11:20 a.m.: Student RP5: Pitcher Dynamics xPLained: Creating a Model that Determines When to Pull a Starting Pitcher
  Atul Venkatesh, Ishan Kinikar, Levon Sarian
• 11:25-11:55 a.m.: Diamond Dollars Case Competition
  Encore presentation from the winning team of the Diamond Dollars Case Competition.
• 12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunch
  (Beus Center Plaza)
  Analytics Conference registration includes lunch, which will be served in the Beus Center Plaza.

Session 3: Presented by SMT

• 1:05-1:35 p.m.: Poster Presentations
  Presented by Cleat Street Capital.
• 1:40-1:55 p.m.: SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards presentation
  SABR CEO Scott Bush will recognize the winners of the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards.
• 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Keynote Talk: The Tommy John Surgery Epidemic: Why So Many Injuries and What Can Be Done to Stop Them?
  Glenn Fleisig, American Sports Medicine Institute.
• 3:00-3:30 p.m.: RP3: The Interaction of Command and Biomechanics for Pitchers
  Conner Pelletier, Jack Lambert, Anthony Becerra, Sam Ehrlich
  
• 3:30-4:00 p.m.: RP4: Linking Neural Activity to Hitting Expertise: A Live-Pitch Analysis to Mental Processes in Baseball Players
  Jason R. Themanson
  
• 4:10-5:10 p.m.: Balance of Analytics and Culture Panel
  Panelists: Burke Badenhop, Arizona Diamondbacks; Michael Girsch, St. Louis Cardinals; Max Glick, Arizona Diamondbacks. Moderator: Brian Kenny, MLB Network.

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Sunday, March 16

• 8:15-8:45 a.m.: Networking Coffee Talk, presented by Simi
  (Beus Center Mezzanine, 2nd floor)
  Grab a cup of coffee while we discuss career paths and network. Networking coffee talks are for industry executives and students looking to get into the game and will include industry job postings. Located in the Beus Center Mezzanine on the 2nd floor.

Session 4: Presented by Sports Info Solutions

• 9:00-9:30 a.m.: RP5: Baseball Cinematography: Using Open Source CV Algorithms to Track and Quantify Pitcher Mechanics
  Nathan Backman
  
• 9:30-10:00 a.m.: RP6: Predicting On-Field Baseball Performance with Reaction Time Testing
  Ross Hoehn
• 10:00-11:00 a.m.: Milwaukee Brewers Front Office 360 Panel
  Panelists: Eric Babitz, Andrew Fox, Phil Hauser, Everett Johnson, Maggie Noffke, Daniel Oh, Megan Stewart, Dan Turkenkopf, Milwaukee Brewers.
• 11:15-11:45 a.m.: RP7: MLB Ownership, Atlanta Braves, Inc., and Financial Analysis
  Rob Mains
  
• 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: RP8: A Data-Driven Approach to Analyzing Pitch Decay: A New Way of Breaking Down Pitchers
  David Bailit, Owen Lefkowicz, William Haray, Jared Markowitz, Andrew Possi
• 12:15-12:30 p.m.: Conference Wrap-Up
  SABR Chief Executive Officer Scott Bush.

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