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Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

A Boy Named Seo Jan 26 2021 05:35 PM

... and we have a new Director of Baseball Analytics! https://twitter.com/BensOscarMath/status/1354194217115938817?s=20

MFS62 Jan 26 2021 05:38 PM Re: Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

(As they used to say in my old neighborhood) So, what does he know? Which analytics? In-game situational? Performance scouting? Draft analysis stuff? Any or all of them? Something else? And; If he has all those other interests, can he really focus on baseball? And; Why is he leaving them to come here? Has anyone checked those tweets? Later

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2021 06:13 PM Re: Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

What? People with jobs can't have hobbies?

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 26 2021 06:51 PM Re: Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

I thought this news was already out there.

Edgy MD Jan 26 2021 07:54 PM Re: Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

The Oscars thing is the same discipline, using advanced mathematics to shave away uncertainty. He went up against Nate Silver twice in predicting the Oscars and came out on top both times.

nymr83 Jan 26 2021 08:49 PM Re: Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

I thought this was going to be a Justin Turner signing thread. damn.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 26 2021 11:22 PM Re: Mets poach Dodgers Has-Ben

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I thought this news was already out there. Yeah turns out it's week-old news. “Breaking” to me, apparently.