Does size matter?
According to Baseball America, it does, at least when it comes to the size of a team’s Scouting and Analytics departments, and is a reason that Tampa Bay and Milwaukee are successful. Both teams have among the biggest scouting and analytics departments in baseball, and have leveraged this advantage to find and develop players more adeptly.
So what about the White Sox?
According to Baseball America, with 19 employees, the Sox have 19 people in their Analytics Department, 6th lowest in baseball. The league average is 28.5. The Sox Scouting Department has 45 people, 4th lowest in baseball, versus the league average of 68.
The Phillies (51) have the largest Analytics Department, followed by the Brewers, Yankees, Dodgers, Jays and Rays. The Yankees (109) have the largest Scouting Department, followed by the Dodgers, Phillies, Diamondbacks and Rays.
Of course, these numbers are merely a snapshot in time, and don’t speak to how aggressively the Sox are building out these areas after years of neglect, certainly when it comes to analytics. Nor do they address quality of output, processes, efficiency and so much more. Still, baseball is an uneven playing field, and while the Sox can’t compete with big market teams on salaries, the Rays and Brewers suggest that the Sox can go toe to toe with the big boys in scouting and analytics.
@FutureSox
According to Baseball America, it does, at least when it comes to the size of a team’s Scouting and Analytics departments, and is a reason that Tampa Bay and Milwaukee are successful. Both teams have among the biggest scouting and analytics departments in baseball, and have leveraged this advantage to find and develop players more adeptly.
So what about the White Sox?
According to Baseball America, with 19 employees, the Sox have 19 people in their Analytics Department, 6th lowest in baseball. The league average is 28.5. The Sox Scouting Department has 45 people, 4th lowest in baseball, versus the league average of 68.
The Phillies (51) have the largest Analytics Department, followed by the Brewers, Yankees, Dodgers, Jays and Rays. The Yankees (109) have the largest Scouting Department, followed by the Dodgers, Phillies, Diamondbacks and Rays.
Of course, these numbers are merely a snapshot in time, and don’t speak to how aggressively the Sox are building out these areas after years of neglect, certainly when it comes to analytics. Nor do they address quality of output, processes, efficiency and so much more. Still, baseball is an uneven playing field, and while the Sox can’t compete with big market teams on salaries, the Rays and Brewers suggest that the Sox can go toe to toe with the big boys in scouting and analytics.
@FutureSox
