SABR Analytics Conference

2014 SABR Analytics Conference Schedule

The third annual SABR Analytics Conference was held March 13-15, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona.

Here is the full schedule for the 2014 SABR Analytics Conference:

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014
Hyatt Regency Phoenix

• 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.: Registration open at Hyatt Regency Phoenix.
• 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Diamond Dollars Case Competition
  Presentations of the Diamond Dollars Case Competition. Introduction at 8:30 a.m. by SABR President Vince Gennaro in the Phoenix Ballroom. Click here to learn more about the winning presentations.
  
• 1:45-2:00 p.m.: Opening Remarks: Vince Gennaro/Marc Appleman
  SABR President Vince Gennaro and Executive Director Marc Appleman welcome attendees to the 2014 SABR Analytics Conference.
  
• 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Panel: Medical Analysis and Injury Prevention
  Speakers: Dr. Stan Conte, Vice President of Medical Services, Los Angeles Dodgers; Dr. Glenn Fleisig, Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute; Chris Marinak, Vice President, League Economics and Strategy, MLB. Moderator Buster Olney, Senior Writer, ESPN.com.
• 3:00-3:15 p.m.: SABR Analytics Conference Research Award presentation: Historical Analysis/Commentary
  Max Marchi won the 2014 SABR Analytics Conference Research Award for Historical Analysis/Commentary.
  
• 3:15-4:00 p.m.: RP1—Vince Gennaro, “An In Depth Study of Team Chemistry: A Progress Report”
• 3:15-4:00 p.m.: RP2—Postponed
• 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Panel: Which Numbers Athletes Love, Which Numbers Athletes Hate
  Speakers: Aaron Boone, Analyst, ESPN; Eduardo Perez, Analyst, ESPN; Manny Acta, Analyst, ESPN; Kirk Goldsberry, Staff Writer, Grantland.com. Moderator: John Walsh, Executive VP/Executive Editor, ESPN.
  
• 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Diamond Dollars Case Competition
  Final presentation of the Diamond Dollars Case Competition. 
• 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Panel: Analytics from the Players’ View
  Speakers: Brandon McCarthy, Arizona Diamondbacks; Brian Bannister, former major league pitcher. Moderator: Jon Sciambi, Announcer, ESPN.
  
• 7:30-10:00 p.m.: Welcome/Networking Reception with Baseball Industry Network
  The welcome reception is an opportunity for conference attendees to meet some of our panelists, speakers, writers and others working throughout the baseball industry. Cash bar. Click here for more details. 
  

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014
Hyatt Regency Phoenix

• 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Registration open at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix.
• 8:30-9:45 a.m.: Panel: Decision-Making in the Front Office
  Speakers: Jack Zduriencik, Executive VP/General Manager, Seattle Mariners; Bill Geivett, Senior VP/Assistant General Manager, Colorado Rockies; Bobby Evans, Vice President and Assistant General Manager, San Francisco Giants. Moderator: Ken Rosenthal, MLB Network/FoxSports.com.
  
• 10:00-10:45 a.m.: One on One: Mark Attanasio
  Speaker: Mark Attanasio, Chairman and Principal Owner, Milwaukee Brewers. Moderator: Ken Rosenthal, MLB Network/FoxSports.com.
• 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: RP3—Graham Goldbeck, “An Introduction to In-Game Biomechanics Data”
• 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: RP4—Kevin Tenenbaum and Dave Allen, “Scouting Bayes: A Bayesian Forecast with Scouting Priors”
• 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
  Analytics Conference registration includes lunch.
• 1:45-2:45 p.m.: Panel: Inside the SABR Defensive Index
  Speakers: Vince Gennaro, President, SABR; Sean Forman, President, Sports Reference LLC; Ben Jedlovec, Baseball Info Solutions; Kurt Hunzeker, Senior Director of Brand Marketing, Rawlings. Moderator: Jon Sciambi, Announcer, ESPN.
• 2:45-3:00 p.m.: SABR Analytics Conference Research Award presentation: Contemporary Commentary
  Jonah Keri won the 2014 SABR Analytics Conference Research Award for Contemporary Commentary.
• 3:00-3:45 p.m.: RP5—Ben Jedlovec, “The Anatomy of a Stolen Base”
• 3:00-3:45 p.m.: RP6—Jeff Zimmerman, “Using PITCHf/x data to help determine pitcher injury risk”
• 4:00-5:00 p.m.: Panel: Clubhouse Confidential
  Speakers: Dave Cameron, Managing Editor, FanGraphs; Vince Gennaro, President, SABR; Ben Lindbergh, Editor-in-Chief, Baseball Prospectus; Rob Neyer, Senior Baseball Editor, FoxSports.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2014
Hyatt Regency Phoenix

• 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Registration open at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix.
  
• 8:00-8:30 a.m.: Baseball-Reference.com Q&A
  Baseball-Reference.com founder Sean Forman will be on hand to answer questions and provide tips on getting the most out of his website and its research tools.
• 8:30-9:45 a.m.: Panel: How Fans Consume Baseball in the Digital Age
  A discussion of how baseball is viewed through the eyes of today’s young fans. Speakers: Hunter Gilbertson, NYU; Jake Sotir, Elon University; Lewie Pollis, Brown University; Olivia Wyatt, Tufts University. Moderator: Vince Gennaro, SABR.
• 10:00-11:00 a.m.: Panel: The International Baseball Landscape
  Speakers: Leonte Landino, ESPN Deportes; Tyrone Brooks, Pittsburgh Pirates; Josh Rawitch, Arizona Diamondbacks. Moderator: Rob Neyer, Senior Baseball Editor, FoxSports.com.
• 11:00-11:45 a.m.: RP7— Bill Petti, “Quantifying and Understanding the Consistency of Pitchers”
• 11:00-11:45 a.m.: RP8—Lewie Pollis, “If You Build It: Rethinking the Market for Front Office Personnel” 
• 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: SABR Analytics Conference Research Award presentation: Contemporary Analysis
  James Santelli won the 2014 SABR Analytics Conference Research Award for Contemporary Analysis.
• 12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunch
  Analytics Conference registration includes lunch.
• 1:15-2:15 p.m.: Panel: Prospect Analysis and Evaluation
  Speakers: Jim Callis, Senior Writer, MLB.com; Jonathan Mayo, Senior Writer, MLB.com; Bernie Pleskoff, Columnist, MLB.com, Rotowire. Moderator: Barry M. Bloom, MLB.com.
• 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Panel: Telling Stories in the Age of Sabermetrics
  Speakers: Howard Megdal, Contributing Writer, Sports on Earth; Emma Span, Senior Editor, Sports on Earth; Mike Tanier, Staff Writer, Sports on Earth. Moderator: Steve Madden, GM, Sports on Earth.
• 3:30-4:15 p.m.: Bloomberg Sports—Next Generation of Analytics
  Speakers: Daniel Cohen, Bloomberg Sports; Kyle Evans, Special Assistant to President & G.M./Director, Video & Advance Scouting, Chicago Cubs.
• 4:15-4:30 p.m.: Conference wrap-up

 For more coverage of the 2014 SABR Analytics Conference, visit SABR.org/analytics/2014.