Effectively Wild Episode 1601: Always in Motion is the Future

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about which team with a new opening at the top of its baseball operations department would be the most attractive to baseball executives: the Reds, the Phillies, or the Angels. Then (15:07) they bring on James Buffi, the biomechanics expert, former Driveline Baseball biomechanics consultant and Dodgers senior analyst, and current CEO of motion analysis company Reboot Motion, to discuss the path he took from public research to working for a team, the biomechanical arms race, how progressive teams are using motion-tracking tech to improve players, how the Dodgers develop pitchers, how predictable and preventable injuries are, how the pandemic-shortened season and the postseason schedule affect pitchers, whether deception can be quantified, and how to avoid snake oil salesmen. Audio intro: Neil Young, "Motion Pictures" Audio interstitial: Pavement, "Motion Suggests Itself" Audio outro: Rex White, "Who’s Hiring?" Link to Dick Williams story Link to Matt Klentak story Link to Phillies hiring process story Link to Angels hiring process story Link to James Buffi’s LinkedIn page Link to Reboot Motion website Link to Driveline story on biomechanics and motion capture Link to story on baseball’s biomechanical revolution Link to excerpt from The Arm about Buffi Link to story about Buffi leaving the Dodgers Link to Driveline study on Dodgers player development Link to story about KinaTrax Link to Hawk-Eye introduction Link to FanGraphs playoff coverage  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source