About this episode
Kauffman Corner welcomes Daniel Mack, the Vice President and Assistant General Manager for Research and Development with the Kansas City Royals to the Pod this week. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) pull back the curtain on the man behind the Royals analytics department. - What’s his background? - What goes into his job? - How much has analytics changed over the years? - Are the Royals focused enough on OBP? - Where have the Royals made the biggest strides? - How KC uses analytics in the Draft? Free Agency? - Where are baseball analytics going?