Expected Value
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe Expected Value podcast takes you inside the sports analytics world, by talking with people who work for teams, media and other organizations. Conversations focus on what they do, how they do it, and how they got there. Baseball, football, soccer, basketball and more sports will be covered. Please subscribe and enjoy!
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Tim Gibbons - TruMedia Baseball Professional Services Lead
April 11, 2024 19:08 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBTim Gibbons is TruMedia’s baseball professional services lead, dealing with players, agencies and facliities. He previously worked as a minor-league hitting coach in the Orioles system. In this episode, Tim talks about… - His career path to becoming a hitting coach - What a minor-league hitting coach does - Data available to minor-league teams - How a minor-league team’s approach is influenced by the parent club - Communicating data to players - Mixing data with coaching of mechanics ...
Allison Loucks - ESPN Director, Business Development & Innovation
March 27, 2024 20:22 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBAllison Loucks is the Director of Business Development and Innovation at ESPN, where she oversees ESPN’s Analytics group. Her team has created ESPN metrics including their Total QBR, Basketball Power Index and pass rush win rate. In this conversation, Allison talks about… - What she does as a director of the analytics group and what a typical day looks like - How ESPN creates proprietary metrics - Challenges of using complex metrics in simple ways - How sports betting has affected her te...
Matt Chang - NFL Big Data Bowl winner
March 13, 2024 02:53 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBMatt Chang and his team won the 2024 NFL Big Data Bowl, an analytics competition with a $25,000 first prize. In this episode, Matt will discuss… - His team’s submission, entitled Uncovering Missed Tackle Opportunities - What the Big Data Bowl is and how he and his team became interested - The data and question provided by the NFL - Attacking that question through trial and error - Creating a metric and its components - Making the outputs easy to understand - Ideal next steps with thei...
Ben Zauzmer - Oscarmetrics
February 28, 2024 02:32 - 60.3 MBBen Zauzmer is an assistant general manager with the New York Mets, and he’s better known publicly for his book Oscarmetrics and his Twitter account @BensOscarMath, where he uses data to project winners of the Academy Awards. With this year’s Oscars ceremony coming on March 10, Ben joins Expected Value to talk about… - How he got into the Oscars predictions business - Creating an Oscars model from scratch - The variables that go into his calculations - Projecting nominees vs projecting w...
Bobby Bandelow - Coordinator of Advance Scouting, Texas Rangers
February 14, 2024 01:43 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBBobby Bandelow is the coordinator of advance scouting for the world champion Texas Rangers. During his decade-long career, he’s worked with the Astros, the then-Indians and the Rangers, in roles ranging from video intern to major-league analyst. In this conversation, Bobby talks about… - Winning the 2023 World Series - What an advance scout does for an MLB team - How he presents data to Bruce Bochy and the Rangers staff - Adapting to MLB rule changes - Dealing with small sample sizes -...
Wes Johnson - Head Baseball Coach, University of Georgia
July 12, 2023 12:35 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBWes Johnson was named Head Baseball Coach for the University of Georgia on June 5th. Prior to taking the job in Athens, Wes served as the Pitching Coach for LSU, where he won a national championship earlier this year. He also has MLB experience, having served as the Pitching Coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2019-2022. His previous stops at Mississippi State and Arkansas add on to his SEC experience, in addition to his past as a high school baseball coach, among other stops. In this convers...
Brandon Ally - Co-Founder, S2 Cognition
June 28, 2023 16:20 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBBrandon Ally is the Co-Founder of S2 Cognition, a performance evaluation company that is revolutionizing the way professional teams asses prospective players. He is also S2 Cognition’s Chief Business Development Officer and Director of Football. His educational background stands up again the brightest minds in sports. He has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Tennessee, a PhD in Neuropsychology from Southern Miss, and worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University & Bos...
Alison Lukan - On-Air Analyst & Writer, Seattle Kraken
June 14, 2023 17:37 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBAlison Lukan is an On-Air Analyst & Writer for the Seattle Kraken. In her role, she provides analysis for the Seattle Kraken’s local broadcasts on Root Sports Northwest, with her team winning a Regional Sports Emmy for their coverage this season. She holds a degree in Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond and has previously worked as a consultant in Washington D.C. and has a background in journalism, where she is one of the faces of the hockey analytics revolution. She has also ...
John Taormina - Director of Football Strategy, TruMedia
June 08, 2023 19:29 - 55 minutes - 75.5 MBJohn Taormina is TruMedia’s Director of Football Strategy, overseeing TruMedia’s football related business. Prior to joining us at TruMedia, John spent time with the Atlanta Falcons. He started as a Football Analyst before becoming Manager of Football Analytics. His final role with the Falcons was Director of Football Data & Analytics. He holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism from Penn State, along with a Master of Science in Analytics from Villanova. In this conversation, John talks about… Hi...
Amelia Probst - Data Scientist & Writer, Pro Football Focus
May 10, 2023 19:06 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBAmelia Probst is a Data Scientist & Writer for Pro Football Focus (PFF). Despite being just 22 years old, the Cornell graduate has already worked in football, baseball, and lacrosse, including internships with the New York Mets and the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). In this conversation, Amelia talks about… How she became interested in sports analytics. How she applies what she learned at Cornell to working in sports analytics. Her time with Cornell’s Sports Analytics club. Interning wit...
Paul Hembekides - Content Producer, ESPN
May 03, 2023 19:10 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBPaul Hembekides, aka Hembo, is a Content Producer for ESPN and got his start in the Stats & Information department, working with Expected Value host Paul Carr in the ESPN research room. Currently, Hembo works on Get Up and #Greeny, Mike Greenberg’s daily ESPN Radio show. He also partnered with Greenberg to co-author “Got Your Number”, a New York Times Bestseller that explores sports history through the lens of who “owns” each number in sports. In this conversation, Hembo talks about… The or...
Cory Jez - Founder, Tour IQ Golf Analytics
April 26, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBCory Jez is the Founder of Tour IQ, a golf analytics platform dedicated to providing PGA Tour players an the resources they need for the first time in golf history. He also has a unique resume, having worked for FanDuel, the Utah Jazz, Austin FC, and an an on-air analyst for the Portland Trailblazers. In this conversation, Cory talks about… His time as an Analytics Manager with FanDuel. His role as Director of Basketball Analytics with the Utah Jazz. His time with Austin FC as the Directo...
Tegan Ashby - Philadelphia Phillies, Assistant Director, Software Engineering
April 12, 2023 20:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBTegan Ashby is the Assistant Director of Software Engineering for the Philadelphia Phillies. Before that, she worked in the NBA as a Senior Developer of Basketball Systems for the Brooklyn Nets, and as a Developer of Research & Development for the Philadelphia 76ers.. She holds a BA in Linguistics from Penn, and took classes at Cal Berkeley’s Ancient Neat Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Graduate Studies program. In this conversation, Tegan talks about… What a so...
Carlos Muñoz - Former Houston Astros & Team USA Bullpen Catcher & Coach
April 05, 2023 17:15 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBCarlos Muñoz is a former bullpen catcher who spent nine years with the Houston Astros (2009-2017) and, most recently, served as a bullpen catcher and coach for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. He has also spent time as a scout and instructor throughout his career. In this conversation, Carlos talks about… His Team USA & World Baseball Classic experience. His path from Venezuela to where he is today. What a bullpen catcher does. Framing metrics and what goes into a being a good fra...
Hassan Inayatali - 2023 Big Data Bowl Champion
March 13, 2023 17:31 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBHassan Inayatali is a rising senior at the University of Toronto and part of the 2023 Big Data Bowl winning team, along with his partners Aaron White and Daniel Hocevar. Their project, “Between the Lines: How Do We Measure Pressure?” bested over 300 submissions to win the competition. In this conversation, Hassan talks about… What data they had access to. How they attacked their topic, where the data took them, and what idea had in mind. What to say when pitching a coach on their model. ...
Matt Doyle - Senior Writer & Analyst, MLSsoccer.com
February 22, 2023 20:08 - 53 minutes - 73 MBMatt Doyle is a Senior Writer for MLSsoccer.com and has been covering the league for over a decade. His ‘Armchair Analyst’ column is considered required reading for MLS fans around the globe. He also appears on ‘Extratime’, an MLSsoccer.com podcast that covers the league in depth twice a week. In this conversation, Matt talks about… The 2023 MLS season MLS’s new Apple TV deal and what his role will look like How he got into soccer & soccer writing How he uses data in his writing and anal...
Rodrik David - Founder, Right Step Advising
February 15, 2023 17:55 - 59 minutes - 76.2 MBRodrick David is the founder of Right Step Advising, a company dedicated to helping agents, athletes and schools figure out the next right step for them and their football careers. Before that, he was a scout for the Atlanta Falcons. In this conversation, Rodrik talks about… His reaction to Super Bowl LVII & how he watched the game through a scout’s lens His career path from college to being an NFL scout How data is used in the college scouting process What information teams gather at ev...
Kalyn Kahler - Senior NFL Writer, The Athletic
February 08, 2023 17:40 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBKalyn Kahler is a senior NFL writer for The Athletic, covering the league from a national perspective. She has a traditional journalism background and also likes to use numbers in her stories. She is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and has previously worked for Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, and Defector Media. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Colorado Springs Gazette, among other publications...
Joe Hultzen - MLB Team Lead, TruMedia
February 01, 2023 21:11 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBJoe Hultzen recently joined TruMedia as our MLB Team Lead. His decade-long experience in MLB allows him to provide clients with the services they need to maximize TruMedia’s product. He has held roles in the Baseball Operations, Advance Video Scouting, and Player Valuation departments. In this conversation, Joe talks about… The best thing about working for a MLB team The challenges of working for a MLB team The biggest surprise about working for a MLB team How the use of data evolved ove...
Cristian Perez - Former Advance Scouting Coach, Cincinnati Reds
November 02, 2022 19:45 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBThis week, we’re doing things a bit differently on Expected Value. Producer Sergio De La Espriella has taken over Expected Value and conducted an interview in Spanish, as a way of expanding accessibility to data and analytics information to the Spanish-speaking public. Our Spanish-speaking guest is Cristian Perez. Cristian is coming off a four year stint with the Cincinnati Reds where he served as an Assistant Bullpen & Advances Scouting Coach. He also played college baseball at Duke Unive...
Lauren Poe - Sports Analytics Developer, ESPN
August 31, 2022 15:56 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBLauren Poe is part of ESPN’s sports analytics team, which is responsible for metrics like Total QBR, Power Indices for Basketball, Football, and Soccer, and Strength of Record for college football. She has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma, spent time as a math teacher, and got her ESPN in the Stats and Analysis department. In this conversation, Lauren talks about… Her career path from math teacher to ESPN Her early years in the ESPN Stats & Analysis group The challe...
Julio Costa - Data Scientist, Fulham Football Club
August 25, 2022 16:16 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBThis week, we’re doing things a bit differently on Expected Value. Producer Sergio De La Espriella has taken over Expected Value and conducted an interview in Spanish, as a way of expanding accessibility to data and analytics information to the Spanish-speaking public. Our first Spanish-speaking guest is Julio Costa, data scientist for Fulham F.C. in the Premier League. Julio has an unorthodox background that includes studying in the United States, running his own analytics blog, and a his...
Sarah Rudd - Vice President, Blue Crow Sports Group
July 20, 2022 17:05 - 37 minutes - 51 MBSarah Rudd is one of the early pioneers of modern soccer analytics, being heavily involved in the evolution of soccer analytics over the last 10-15 years. Rudd recently joined Blue Crow Sports Group after spending time with Arsenal in the Premier League. Sarah is half of the “First Family” of soccer analytics, being married to Ravi Ramineni, another top soccer analytics mind who previously worked as the Director of Analytics for the Seattle Sounders. Ravi was on Expected Value a couple of ye...
Chris Cleary - Ole Miss Baseball Volunteer Assistant Coach
July 06, 2022 17:51 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBChris Cleary is fresh off winning a national championship in his 4th season with the Ole Miss program, the 2nd national championship in Ole Miss athletics history. The Rebels were 7-14 in conference play at one point and turned their season around en route to a national championship. Chris joined the Rebels in August of 2018 as the Coordinator of Operations before being promoted to his current role in July of 2020. In this conversation, Chris talks about… The College World Series experience...
Robin Lund - Pitching Coach, University of Iowa
June 22, 2022 15:38 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBRobin Lund just wrapped up his fourth season with the Iowa Hawkeyes and his third season as the pitching coach. Iowa pitchers finished the season top-five in the country in ERA, K%, and opponents batting average, among other stats. Before he joined the Iowa staff, Robin spent over 15 years as an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology as UNI. In this conversation, Robin talks about… His journey to becoming the Iowa Hawkeyes pitching coach His work as a kinesiology professor an...
Seth Partnow - Director of Basketball, StatsBomb
June 07, 2022 16:17 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBSeth Partnow was formerly the Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks, and he now writes for The Athletic and is the Director of Basketball for the data company StatsBomb. Last November he released a book titled: The Midrange Theory, Basketball’s Evolution in the Age of Analytics. In this conversation, Seth talks about… His book The Midrange Theory, Basketball’s Evolution in the Age of Analytics The first two games of the 2022 NBA Finals How he watches games and looks at d...
Fernando Palomo - ESPN Play-by-Play Commentator
May 24, 2022 17:54 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBFernando Palomo has worked at ESPN since 2000 as an anchor and soccer play-by-play commentator, both in English and Spanish. Fernando has covered multiple major soccer events including World Cups, Euros, and the UEFA Champions League. He has been one of the more receptive soccer people to using data and advanced stats on TV and frequently uses analytics in his broadcasts. In this conversation, Fernando talks about… The upcoming Liverpool-Real Madrid Champions League final What he looks for...
Robyn Ritchie - 2022 NFL Big Data Bowl Champion
May 11, 2022 14:19 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBRobyn Ritchie, a PhD student at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, is part of the team that won the NFL’s Big Data Bowl this year. This was the fourth annual Big Data Bowl, put on by Mike Lopez and the league’s analytics staff, and the topic this year was special teams, with each team given a set of tracking data and asked to come up with analysis and strategies based on that data. Robyn and her teammates (Brendan Kumagai, Ryker Moreau, Elijah Cavan) bested over 200 contestants with their...
Mike Tannenbaum - Founder, The 33rd Team
February 03, 2022 20:20 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBMike Tannenbaum started working in the NFL as an intern with the Saints back in 1994, and he worked his way up with the Browns, Saints and Jets, becoming the Jets general manager in 2006, then the Dolphins executive vice president of football operations in 2015. Mike is now the founder of The 33rd Team, a football think tank and media platform. In this conversation, Mike talks about… The AFC and NFC Championship games How Mike watches football games from a general manager’s perspective Wh...
Chip Hale - Arizona Baseball Head Coach
January 19, 2022 20:06 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MBChip Hale won a national title as a player with Arizona back in 1986, played seven years in the major leagues, then spent 15 years as a major-league coach and manger. He won a World Series as the Nationals bench coach in 2019, and then took over the Arizona baseball program last summer. In this conversation, Chip talks about… * The evolution of data availability over the course of his playing and coaching career * What information college teams have access to * What c...
Jill Reiner & Ella Summer - NFL Big Data Bowl winners
May 12, 2021 04:37 - 43 minutes - 79.2 MBJill Reiner and Ella Summer won the college division of this year’s NFL Big Data Bowl, which asked participants to “evaluate defensive performance on passing plays.” In these conversations, Jill and Ella will talk about…. - What they’re studying in school - How they got interested in the Big Data Bowl and decided to join the competition - Their approaches and methodologies in evaluating pass defense performance - What surprised them as they dove into the data - What next steps they’d idea...
Robbie Robinson - Mets Complex Manager & Catching Instructor
April 28, 2021 13:02 - 31 minutes - 57.6 MBRobbie Robinson is a Complex Manager and Catching Instructor for the New York Mets. In this conversation, Robbie talks about… - His baseball career path - What he does for the Mets in his current role - The evolution of available data over the past decade - Using data to both know yourself and know others - Keys to communicating data and the importance of relationships - What data helps in evaluating the catching process - Catcher framing data and applying that to catching technique - Advic...
Alex Vigderman - Lead Research Analyst, Sports Info Solutions
April 07, 2021 12:58 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MBAlex Vigderman is a Lead Research Analyst at Sports Info Solutions, and he talks about… - What Sports Info Solutions does - What he does as Lead Research Analyst - Compiling the SIS Football Rookie Handbook and takeaways from its statistical analysis - Analyzing strengths and weaknesses of Florida QB Kyle Trask - The draft prospect that numbers suggest is undervalued - Sports Info Solutions’ Total Points model, which measures individual contribution in football - Creating metrics without ...
John Tobias - Sports Statistics Professor & TV Statistician
March 25, 2021 13:40 - 41 minutes - 75.3 MBJohn Tobias is a professor of sports statistics and analytics at UNC-Charlotte, and he also works as a TV statistician for a variety of sports. In this conversation, John talks about… - His unconventional path to working in both TV and the academic world - What a statistician does during a broadcast - How to choose what stats are given to talent - Challenges to live TV - How advanced stats factor into TV - Communicating stats concisely in broadcasts - Components that go into teaching sport...
Mike Petriello - MLB.com
December 02, 2020 03:42 - 40 minutes - 75.1 MBMike Petriello is a writer and analyst for MLB.com, host of the Ballpark Dimensions podcast, and analyst on ESPN’s Statcast broadcasts. In this conversation, Mike talks about… - The Rays pulling Blake Snell in the sixth inning of Game 6, and the fallout of that move - How he decides what to write about - His process for diving into the data - His articles on Cody Bellinger’s fielding prowess and the different arm angles of the Rays pitching staff - How to communicate complex ideas in wri...
Justin Ray - 15th Club
November 11, 2020 03:11 - 54 minutes - 99.7 MBJustin Ray is the Head of Content for 15th Club, and he was previously a Senior Researcher at The Golf Channel and ESPN. Among the topics covered… - How 15th Club works with golfers and media - How golf data has evolved over the past 20 years - What Strokes Gained is and how it can be used - How players use data on and off the course - Bryson DeChambeau’s unique approach to the game - What’s next in golf analytics and how they trickle down to recreational golfers - How to get started in go...
Alok Pattani - Google Cloud
October 15, 2020 13:41 - 53 minutes - 98.3 MBAlok Pattani is a Data Science Developer Advocate for Google Cloud, which partners with sports organizations including Major League Baseball and the NCAA. He is also a consultant for the Dallas Cowboys, and he was previously a founding member of ESPN’s sports analytics department. In this conversation, Alok will talk about… - What Google Cloud is and what he does for them - How Google works with MLB and the NCAA - BigQuery and how he uses it - How the volume of sports data has changed in...
Keith Goldner - VP of Data Science, FanDuel
September 30, 2020 15:28 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MBKeith Goldner is the Vice President of Data Science at FanDuel, where he oversees the company’s sports modeling and innovation. He’s also the Chief Analyst for numberFire, the sports projection company he helped start straight out of college about a decade ago. In this episode, Keith talks about… - What he does for FanDuel and numberFire - Working with NBA teams, both now and a decade ago - The most important thing in communicating data - How to break into the sports analytics field - Wh...
Brian Burke - ESPN Senior Analytics Specialist
September 16, 2020 12:46 - 57 minutes - 105 MBBrian Burke has been at the forefront of football analytics over over a decade, since creating AdvancedNFLStats.com in the mid-2000s. He’s now a Senior Analytics Specialist at ESPN, where he and the analytics team recently unveiled new metrics for Run Block Win Rate and Run Stop Win Rate. In this episode, Brian will discuss… - Previous metrics he’s developed at ESPN - The process of building the models for Run Block Win Rate and Run Stop Win Rate - Challenges he and the team faced in cr...
Dean Oliver - Assistant Coach for Analytics, Washington Wizards
August 26, 2020 12:48 - 46 minutes - 84.2 MBCurrently an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards, Dean Oliver is one of the godfathers of basketball analytics. In 2003, he wrote Basketball on Paper, one of the first and best books published in the field. Since then, he’s worked for four NBA teams plus ESPN and TruMedia. In this episode, he talks about… * What he learned in his first season on the bench with the Wizards * His role during a game * Importance of using video with data * How NBA analytics have ch...
Namita Nandakumar - Senior Quantitative Analyst, Seattle Kraken
August 12, 2020 12:52 - 53 minutes - 98 MBNamita Nandakumar is a senior quantitative analyst for the expansion Seattle Kraken, which begin NHL play in the 2021-22 season. Namita came to Seattle from the Philadelphia Eagles, and she’ll talk about… - The excitement around the Seattle Kraken franchise - Building a hockey team and an analytics team from scratch - The state of hockey data in the NHL and beyond - What she’s looking forward to about player tracking data - Differences in working in football and hockey analytics - Differen...
Tyler Heaps - Director of Sporting Analytics, U.S. Soccer
July 15, 2020 04:27 - 40 minutes - 74.9 MBTyler Heaps is U.S. Soccer’s director of sporting analytics, and in this episode he’ll talk about… - Working with national teams from the senior level through the youth ranks - How they’re handling work during the pandemic - Thoughts on what Gregg Berhalter said in the previous episode - Factoring league quality into analysis - Dealing with small sample sizes - Keys to working and communicating with a wide swath of coaches and players - How he watches a game - What’s interesting about play...
Gregg Berhalter - U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach
July 01, 2020 13:17 - 33 minutes - 62.3 MBGregg Berhalter has been the head coach of the United States men’s national soccer team since December 2018, following a playing career that spanned 18 years and four countries (Netherlands, England, Germany, U.S.). He thenmanaged Swedish club Hammarby and the Columbus Crew before taking the USMNT job. In this conversation, Berhalter discusses… - How data crept into his prep process as a player and coach - How he and his staff use analytics to monitor the player pool - Using data in game...
Corrie van Zyl - Cricket South Africa
June 17, 2020 03:36 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBCorrie van Zyl is a Cricket South Africa consultant who previously served as CSA’s general manager and the head coach of the South Africa national team, and he played for South Africa in the early 1990s. He talks about… - How cricket data has evolved and what tracking data is now available - How teams use data in player selection, match prep, batting orders, in-game decisions - Analytics tools like ProVision and Hawkeye - Strategic differences between test cricket and T20 cricket - How th...
Ben Mackriell - Stats Perform
June 03, 2020 02:37 - 59 minutes - 110 MBBen Mackriell is the Head of Team Performance Product Strategy at Stats Perform, which owns the data-tracking company Opta. In our conversation, Ben discusses… - What teams are doing with data while leagues are shut down - How he got into sports analytics - His first club job with Everton - Working at Everton, Fulham, Reading, Norwich City & Burnley - The best advice he received as an analyst - Keys to communicating data at clubs - How he works with clubs in his Stats Perform role - AI, co...
Steve Fenn - Data Visualization Architect
May 27, 2020 13:17 - 47 minutes - 87.4 MBSteve Fenn is a data visualization architect who specializes in Tableau. In our conversation, he’ll talk about… - Importance and usefulness of data visualization - What Tableau is, how it’s used to create data viz, and why it’s popular - Principles of good data viz - Common mistakes he sees - Good visualizations he’s created and mistakes he’s made - His Tableau Development Academy Show links - Steve’s Tableau Development Academy - Follow Steve on Twitter: @StatHunting - Steve on LinkedIn -...
Cynthia Frelund - Data Scientist, NFL Network
April 22, 2020 22:12 - 42 minutes - 78.5 MBCynthia Frelund is a data scientist for the NFL Network, where she brings analytical insight to all aspects of the network’s coverage, including this week’s NFL Draft. In this episode, Cynthia talks about… - Her analytics-based mock draft and how it differs from traditional mocks and big boards - What prospect jumps out to her from a data perspective - How she uses predictive analytics during the NFL season - Dealing with the inevitability of predictions being wrong - Communicating data a...
Eric Thibault - Associate Head Coach, Washington Mystics
April 08, 2020 13:25 - 29 minutes - 54.5 MBEric Thibault is the associate head coach of the reigning WNBA champion Washington Mystics. He’s been with the Mystics since 2013, and he has his hands in most every aspect of coaching the team. In this conversation, he talks about… - What he does as an associate head coach - Using data in advance scouting, player development, draft prep and more - How available data has changed in the past decade - Communicating with players and reinforcing positively - Getting married a week after the W...
Jonathan Tosches - Manager of Advance Scouting, Washington Nationals
April 01, 2020 13:10 - 44 minutes - 81.7 MBThe second guest in Expected Value’s Champions series is Jonathan Tosches, Manager of Advance Scouting for the reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals. In this episode, we talk about… - What MLB advance scouts do - Data he uses and what he produces - Communicating and building relationships with players and coaches - Working in the replay room during games - How he saved the Nationals season - His career path to the Nationals - Stories from winning the World Series Show links ...
Ravi Ramineni - Director of Soccer Analytics, Seattle Sounders
March 25, 2020 13:51 - 54 minutes - 100 MBTo kick off our Champions series on Expected Value, our first guest is Ravi Ramineni, director of soccer analytics for the reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders. Ravi talks about… - His role, which covers on-field strategy, player recruitment & salary cap - What he does on a matchday - How his job has evolved in seven years with Seattle - Descriptive, predictive & prescriptive analytics - His career path from India to an MLS club - Being married to a data analyst for another soccer cl...