2025 Schedule
Registration and Name Badges
8:30-12:00 on Saturday
Registration and Name Badging for Saberseminar 2025 will open on Saturday Morning at 8:30AM in the event space. Please understand that registration can be chaotic as it is both our first and most active volunteer activity. To alleviate congestion at the registration table, there is no requirement to receive your name badge prior to the first round of Saturday talks, please feel free to see us at any time on Saturday morning.
Saturday
[1] 9:00-9:10 | Connie Lee
A Message from the Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation
[2] 9:10-9:20 | Dan Brooks, Rob Arthur, and Katie Krall
Conference Open
[3] 9:20-9:35 | Alan Nathan
What's The Deal With Torpedo Bats? A Physics-Based Approach
[4] 9:35-9:55 | Keenan Long (Founder, LongBall Labs)
From the forest to the batter's box: How variability in wood bat production robs hitters of performance
[5] 9:55-10:15 | Kai Lon Fok
Player and Skeletal Tracking in Professional Sports
[6] 10:15-10:25 | Owen St. Onge and Jameson Bodenburg (Syracuse University)
Using Bat Speed and Swing Length to Evaluate Situational Hitting
[7] 10:25-10:35 | Brett Cerenzio (Syracuse University)
Pitch Selection: Utilizing Statcast Inflight Pitch Metrics to Redefine How We Evaluate Swing Decisions
[8] 10:35-10:45 | Break
[9] 10:45-11:30 | Josh Kalk, Minnesota Twins VP of Baseball Operations and Strategy
[10] 11:30-11:40 | Justin Choi (Washington University in St. Louis)
A Method for Determining Optimal Pitch Targets
[11] 11:40-11:50 | Nathaniel Ascher (Rice University) and Sean McGarry (Rice University)
Causal Stuff+: A New Tool for Player Development and Pitch Design
[12] 11:50-12:00 | Matthew Grimm (University of Washington)
Damaging Effort, Team Needs, and Career Concerns: A Model of Contract Choice in Major League Baseball
[13] 12:00-13:00 | Lunch
[14] 13:00-13:10 | Jessica Fackler (Syracuse University)
Pulling for Power: An Analytical Exploration of the Value of Directionally Hitting
[15] 13:10-13:25 | Stephen Sutton-Brown (Baseball Prospectus)
Leveraging Swing Decisions to Measure Batter's Decision Making and Visual Acuity
[16] 13:25-13:40 | Ben Resnic (Syracuse University)
Quantifying Deception by Measuring a Pitcher's Ability to Force a Batter into Bad Swing Decisions
[17] 13:40-14:00 | Abhi Kesbhat, Ken Arneson, Doug Sinton, Bryce Patterson and Ryan Stanten (Weather Applied Metrics)
Beyond Park Factors: Quantifying Weather Impact for HR Metrics and Wind-Driven Chaos
[18] 14:00-14:20 | Break
[19] 14:20-14:50 | Genta Ikawa (Chiba Lotte Marines; Team Strategy & Research and Development Chief Analyst)
How sabermetrics is applied holistically in NPB
[20] 14:50-15:05 | Chris Imbrogno and Brian Mills (University of Texas at Austin)
The Evolution of Technological Centralization and Player Evaluation in Major League Baseball
[21] 15:05-15:30 | Joshua Smith, Joe Hultzen, Logan Parker
Building Better Game Plans: Simplified Data-Driven Preparation for NCAA Baseball
[22] 15:30-15:50 | Dan Blewett
How Team Culture Can Make or Break a Ballclub or Scouting Department
[23] 15:50-16:10 | Alex Vigderman and Joe Rosales (Sports Info Solutions)
Who's Responsible for a Called Strike? Insights from a decade of Strike Zone Runs Saved
[24] 16:10-17:00 | Curt Hogg (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), Lance Brozdowski (Marquee Sports Network), Meg Rowley (Fangraphs) and Eno Sarris (The Athletic)
Saberseminar Media Panel
[25] 17:30ish-late | Saberseminar Meetup (21+)
Maria's Community Bar Back Patio (960 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60608)
Sunday
[26] 9:00-9:15 | James Young (Syracuse University)
Using Machine Learning to Build and Optimize Pitcher Arsenals
[27] 9:15-9:30 | Brandon Krouppa
Applying Snapshot Hazard Models to Predict Game Outcomes
[28] 9:30-9:50 | Conner Pelletier and Sam Ehrlich (Driveline Baseball)
Batter Cluster Inertia
[29] 9:50-10:00 | Jacob Silverman, Dylan Tovitz, and Ethan Schulman (Vanderbilt University)
This is Baseball’s Most Misunderstood Pitch (And It’s Dominant)
[30] 10:00-10:10 | Gabe Appelbaum
Whiff Factor - Pitch Level Park Effects in MLB and MiLB
[31] 10:10-10:20 | Zachary Levitan (Falk College at Syracuse University)
Command+: A Model to Accurately Measure Pitch Accuracy
[32] 10:20-10:40 | Jack Lambert and Marek Ramilo (Driveline Baseball)
Projecting Pitch Design
[33] 10:40-10:50 | Break
[34] 10:50-11:15 | Joe Wilson, Chicago White Sox Performance Science Analyst
[35] 11:15-11:30 | Quin Yuter (Northwestern University)
Predictability Score: A Deep Learning Metric for MLB Pitch Sequence Modeling
[36] 11:30-11:45 | Anthony Mui (University of California, Los Angeles)
Considering Tunnelling Via Pitch-Specific Context
[37] 11:45-12:00 | Eno Sarris and Matt Dennewitz (Pitching Plus)
Imputing Arm Angle from More Readily Available Pitch Tracking Metrics
[38] 12:00-12:10 | Amy Jo Albinak
A Message from the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
[39] 12:10-13:00 | Lunch
[40] 13:00-13:30 | Tyler White; Invictus Performance Therapy
Improving Pitching Development and Rehabilitation with
Blood Flow Restriction and Throwing.
[41] 13:30-13:40 | Ian Kleppinger (Rice University)
Using Statcast Jump Metrics to Evaluate Outfield Defense
[42] 13:40-13:55 | Kyle Lobner (Shepherd Express)
Center Fielders and the Effects of In-Game Fatigue
[43] 13:55-14:05 | Break
[44] 14:05-14:25 | Andrew McLean
Delivering Sports Analytics at Scale
[45] 14:25-14:40 | Maddie Landis
How To Turn a Reliever Into a Starting Pitcher: Inside Baseball’s Newest Pitching Trend
[46] 14:40-14:55 | Charles Steinhardt and Zach Borowiak (University of Missouri)
Hitter and Catcher Adaptation in Major League Baseball
[47] 14:55-15:05 | Will Rogers (University of North Carolina - Asheville)
Mayday Baseball Projections: What April Can Tell You About October
[48] 15:05-15:15 | Kenton Shuck (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Situational Baseball: Catch Pop-up in foul territory?
[49] 15:15-15:25 | Sebastian Kirkpatrick and Gregory J. Matthews (Loyola University Chicago)
What Happened to the Workhorse: Bayesian Analysis of Inning Shares
[50] 15:25-15:40 | Jack Olszewski (Miami Hurricanes Baseball), Zachary Ripic (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) and Brandon Schoenwether (University of Miami)
Biomechanical Analysis of Arm Slots in Elite College Pitchers
[51] 15:40-15:55 | Mike Walsh
tBG (total Bases Generated): A New Stat with Related Batting, Base Running, and Pitching Stats
[52] 15:55-16:15 | Daniel J Eck, Adrian Burgos Jr, Shen Yan, and Christopher Kinson (University of Illinois)
Full House Modeling: A Balance of Baseball History and Statistical Methodology
[53] 16:15-16:25 | Chap Cunningham and Zack Aisen
Analyzing Batter/Pitcher Matchups Using Euclidean Similarity and Clustering