I'm not sure if this belongs in its own thread, but I was reading Dave Cameron's Fangraphs chat today and he made this comment:
12:16
gump: What’s the current view of Boston’s analytics group? I know when Dombrowski took over several people left for Arizona, and then more left this offseason. Are they still regarded as a good group?
12:16
Dave Cameron: They’ve been behind the curve for a while now.
12:25
gump: Curious as to what you meant by Boston being behind the curve: do you mean the team’s analysis isn’t as advanced as in the past, or that they aren’t being listened to as much as in the past. If it’s the second, care to guess how many playoff apps with no series wins Dombrowski makes before being let go?
12:26
Dave Cameron: Their analytics department has been one of the smallest, most underfunded in baseball for years, even before Dombrowski got there.
12:26
Dave Cameron: When everyone else was staffing up, hiring developers, and modernizing their infrastructure, the Red Sox stayed put and got passed by.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dave-cameron-fangraphs-chat-101117/
While our current kids are pretty cool, this makes me worry about the longer term future. Does Cameron know what he's talking about here?
12:16
gump: What’s the current view of Boston’s analytics group? I know when Dombrowski took over several people left for Arizona, and then more left this offseason. Are they still regarded as a good group?
12:16
Dave Cameron: They’ve been behind the curve for a while now.
12:25
gump: Curious as to what you meant by Boston being behind the curve: do you mean the team’s analysis isn’t as advanced as in the past, or that they aren’t being listened to as much as in the past. If it’s the second, care to guess how many playoff apps with no series wins Dombrowski makes before being let go?
12:26
Dave Cameron: Their analytics department has been one of the smallest, most underfunded in baseball for years, even before Dombrowski got there.
12:26
Dave Cameron: When everyone else was staffing up, hiring developers, and modernizing their infrastructure, the Red Sox stayed put and got passed by.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dave-cameron-fangraphs-chat-101117/
While our current kids are pretty cool, this makes me worry about the longer term future. Does Cameron know what he's talking about here?