By Jay Laramore, analytic training consultant, SAS
Baseball fans in withdrawal since the end of the World Series last October are gearing up for their next fix. The boys of summer will soon begin trudging across the freshly cut, emerald green fields and donning their mitts and gloves for another year’s spring training. This is a ritual I know well from my college baseball career.
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As today’s players practice their fastballs, fielding and hitting, managers and front-office executives will increasingly embark on another rite of spring to help secure their teams’ advantage on and off the field – they’ll be using analytics.