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For those of you interested in working in baseball, I made a list of my favorite resources that helped me join an #MLB front office, which I still use to this day.
Time for a thread!
Time for a thread!
The Book: Playing The Percentages In Baseball
We baseball nerds just call this "The Book." Co-authored by @tangotiger, who is a must-follow for the latest baseball research. https://www.amazon.com/Book-Playing-Percentages-Baseball/dp/1494260174
We baseball nerds just call this "The Book." Co-authored by @tangotiger, who is a must-follow for the latest baseball research. https://www.amazon.com/Book-Playing-Percentages-Baseball/dp/1494260174
The MVP Machine: How Baseballâs New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
With the help of modern technology, weâre now living through the age of âMoneyball 2.0â â player development. https://www.amazon.com/MVP-Machine-Baseballs-Nonconformists-Players/dp/1541698940
With the help of modern technology, weâre now living through the age of âMoneyball 2.0â â player development. https://www.amazon.com/MVP-Machine-Baseballs-Nonconformists-Players/dp/1541698940
Baseball Savant ( @SavantTips)
The go-to site for Statcast data and visualizations. Features slick leaderboards of advanced stats, like xwOBA and OAA. http://baseballsavant.com
The go-to site for Statcast data and visualizations. Features slick leaderboards of advanced stats, like xwOBA and OAA. http://baseballsavant.com
Fangraphs ( @fangraphs)
The latest stats, research, and articles. I got a paid membership because itâs been invaluable to me. If you enjoy it, you should support them during these tough times as well!
http://fangraphs.com
The latest stats, research, and articles. I got a paid membership because itâs been invaluable to me. If you enjoy it, you should support them during these tough times as well!
http://fangraphs.com
Driveline Baseball Blog ( @DrivelineBB)
Founded by @drivelinebases, these guys are industry leaders in player performance and sports science, with a lot of their staff now working for MLB teams. https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/blog
Founded by @drivelinebases, these guys are industry leaders in player performance and sports science, with a lot of their staff now working for MLB teams. https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/blog
pybaseball and baseballr
Awesome open-source packages for pulling baseball stats and data analysis.
http://billpetti.github.io/baseballr
https://github.com/jldbc/pybaseball
Awesome open-source packages for pulling baseball stats and data analysis.
http://billpetti.github.io/baseballr
https://github.com/jldbc/pybaseball
There are more cool resources to check out in my blog post. My list isnât exhaustive though, so please hit me up if you have any other ones to share 
https://lambertchu.com/2020/08/03/my-top-resources-for-breaking-into-baseball
https://lambertchu.com/2020/08/03/my-top-resources-for-breaking-into-baseball
Finally, this is part of a long stream of my thoughts about working in baseball - and how hard it is for minorities, women, and other outsiders to break in. Hopefully, some of you will find this list to be helpful and tip the odds in your favor 
