White Sox Metrics FO Members

[Boopa1219]

I was reading the article about the revamped player development staff on WhiteSox.com and I went to the front office page to see if they updated it and I noticed a couple new positions and names regarding their analytics department.

 

It was to my understanding that Dan Fabian, senior director of baseball operations, was in charge of the org's analytic efforts but if you scroll down you see Matt Koenig, as director of baseball analytics and Dan Striittmatter as coordinator of baseball information.

 

Does anyone with some insight know what the team is doing in regards to metrics? These are definitely new positions in the org (at least publicly) and it's nice to see the Sox take a step forward in that area. I mean just look at the state of the org since Hahn took over as GM, the INTL department is back and going strong, the team is drafting well and developing players better and now it's starting to move further into analytics.

 

(Sorry if this makes no sense, I literally worked all day)

[Boopa1219]

I think Koenig is a new addition to the front office and his position may even be a new one. Strittmatter has been with the club for like a half a decade or so and he's more video and information collecting than anything having to do with metrics but with the promotion and ND connection with Fabian, it wouldn't surprise me if he moved over to analytics.

 

I am sure you know that Dan Fabian created the portal for the White Sox analytics but they will not talk about their metrics. Hahn claims it's proprietary material and they can't divulge any information towards it. I think SSS interview Fabian a few years back and that's probably the only information on the White Sox use of analytics and even that is just basic stuff you can assume yourself.

 

Yeah I know about the portal and the interview. It's funny that you said that the team will not talk about their metrics because in that exact interview Fabian says that the team would rather have people think that they're a backwards thinking organization. I am just curious to know what they're doing with that department in regards to hires and restructuring if some has taken place.

 

I am pretty positive that Keonig is in a newly created position because that has never been listed before on the website.

Edited November 17, 2016 by Joshua Strong

[Boopa1219]

For people calling out for new blood the org. has brought in quite a bit of it in the past few seasons.