Tampa Bay Roush-Lopez Chapter meeting recap – 7/12/2025
Tampa Bay Roush-Lopez Chapter Meeting Notes
July 12, 2025, via Zoom at 3:00 PM EST
Attendees: Mark Drucker, Chair; Bobby Salerno, Treasurer; Ken Clawson, Secretary; Steve Nadel; Ed Denta; Levi Fender; Barry Halpern.
Mark opened the meeting promptly at 3:00 PM. He thanked all those attending.
Mark turned the meeting over to Levi Fender. Levi highlighted the SABR Analytics Conference which he attended virtually. He covered the Dr. Glenn Fleisig presentation, the Milwaukee Brewers panel discussion, research presentations such as on outfield routes and the Pitch Situation Calculator. Levi expressed much satisfaction with the program. He had intended to attend in person, but the situation forced him to participate virtually. Questions were asked about the cost as well as audience participation on other presentation items.
Levi then discussed SABR’s Analytics Certification courses, he has completed all three. In Level 1 he spoke about the introduction of basic terminology and evaluating players. He showed his research on what Vladimir Guerrero’s next contract should be as his capstone project for the course.
For Level 2, Levi discussed Hawkeye to measure player movements.
Finally, for Level 3, he showed his research project on his adjustments to OPS in making predictions for future performance as the player ages. His final project was to do a comparison of two players. There was much discussion on factors affecting comparisons through time.
Mark discussed setting up a trip to Miami in March of 2026 for some World Baseball Classic games.
Mark adjourned the meeting at 5:40 pm.
— Ken Clawson