Summary[]
Ben and Sam banter about Matt Albers’ double and a Stompers success, then discuss the privacy/performance implications of new tracking technology employed by big league teams.
Topics[]
- Wearable technology and other tracking devices
- Power imbalance between players and team leadership
- Players' right to privacy
- How would tracked data be used?
- Would teams spend more or less on players with tracked data?
Banter[]
- Matt Albers hit a double and scored a run. According to Statcast he reached 17 MPH while running the bases.
- The Sonoma Stompers brought their closer in to pitch during the fifth inning of a recent game.
- Ben and Sam are glad that some of their strategies, both in-game and for player selection, have been retained by the Stompers.
- Ben, on Matt Albers, "He was not out to lunch when necks were handed out".
Notes[]
- In Episode 788 Ben and Sam discussed wearable technology and biometric testing in the NBA. The topic also came up when interviewing Cole Figueroa in Episode 843.
- After their experience with the Stompers, Ben and Sam think players would be more receptive to wearable technology than they would have previously thought.
- Sam is quick to note that there is a power imbalance between players and management and that many players would accept wearable technology even if they are opposed to it. He and Ben wonder how much authority teams have to impose this technology.
Links[]
- Effectively Wild Episode 896: Beware of Wearables?
- Albers doubles in the 13th video
- New Technologies Are Forcing Baseball To Balance Big Data With "Big Brother" by Rian Watt