Acquisition Specialist
Job Title: Acquisition Specialist
Department: Baseball Operations
Status: Full-time, Remote
The Acquisition Specialist will play an important role in enhancing the Scouting process through live and video evaluations, leveraging data to refine valuation methods, and supporting leadership in decision-making efforts. The role demands expertise in player analysis, proficiency with analytical tools, and a sound grasp of valuation frameworks. This person will consult with key contributors across multiple departments, collaborating with Scouting leadership, Analytics, and Systems teams, to drive continuous improvements in information, evaluations, valuations, and decision-making processes, ultimately enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Amateur or Pro Scouting operation.
The Acquisition Specialist is a remote role. We have openings on both the Amateur Domestic Scouting and Pro Scouting teams. Candidates will have a chance to state their preference but are not guaranteed placement on their preferred team.
The Amateur Domestic Scouting department is primarily responsible for improving organizational talent through the Rule IV Draft and UDFA signing process. The Amateur Domestic Scouting department strives to be best in class at identifying, evaluating, and valuing amateur baseball talent through a relentless commitment to our process and our people. This includes, but is not limited to creating well-rounded scouting practices, building relationships, leveraging R&D for process support, developing strong staff education frameworks, and establishing sound decision-making processes.
The Pro Scouting department is responsible for evaluation, information synthesis, valuation analysis, and decision-making recommendations for player acquisitions across all professional leagues, including: Major & Minor Leagues, Independent Leagues, and Professional Winter Leagues. The department collaborates across baseball ops domains to leverage organizational knowledge and help drive decisions of professional players across all acquisitions avenues.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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- Participate in the implementation and improvement of processes across several areas of the acquisition operation, focusing on advancements in workflow, evaluative methods, decision-making support, and staff development.
- Utilize analytical tools to identify and prioritize prospects that require further analysis to ensure high-confidence and completeness of information, evaluations, and valuations.
- Leverage analytical tools and models to provide QC/QA feedback and identify areas for further research and development.
- Make informed recommendations on valuation approaches and apply valuation outputs to decision-making processes.
- Partner with Systems and Analytics teams to develop, refine, and optimize scouting tools.
- Evaluate a high volume of players using video analysis and select live-look targets, integrating all available data for comprehensive evaluation.
COMPETENCIES:
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- Ability to interact deeply with predictive modeling groups and analytical outputs to integrate and apply to decision-making processes.
- Command of valuation frameworks and principles, and the ability to collaborate inter-departmentally to iterate and improve applied valuation methodologies.
- Experience with and aptitude for player analysis and evaluation (subjective and objective) and a knowledge of baseball markets across acquisition spaces, transactional/operational areas, and other domains
- Ability to apply evaluation and valuation expertise in the respective planning and decision-making processes.
- A strong understanding of and ability to relate to the demands, challenges, and needs of both field and office staff
- Command of end-to-end processes that power decisions and ability to contribute to improvements; ability to design effective and efficient processes within the Amateur Domestic Scouting or Pro Scouting department and inter-departmentally, and to act as a strong resource for leadership in the planning and execution of departmental priorities.
- Ability to connect with and respect people from different backgrounds and cultures, including players, families, coaches, agents, trainers, and others.
In addition to the above requirements, all roles within Baseball Operations are expected to effectively demonstrate our universal competencies related to problem solving, teamwork, clarity of communication, and time management, along with embodying our culture of honesty, humility, relentlessness, and commitment to DEIB.
Manager, Amateur Scouting
Job Title: Manager, Amateur Scouting
Department: Baseball Operations
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Full-time, On-Site
The Amateur Domestic Scouting department is primarily responsible for improving organizational talent through the Rule IV Draft and UDFA signing process. The Amateur Domestic Scouting department strives to be best in class at identifying, evaluating, and valuing amateur baseball talent through a relentless commitment to our process and our people. This includes, but is not limited to creating well-rounded scouting practices, building relationships, leveraging R&D for process support, developing strong staff education frameworks, and establishing sound decision-making processes.
This is an office-based role that operates in close collaboration with department leadership to drive process improvement while providing support across all areas of the Amateur Scouting operation. As part of this role, support will be required in the following areas: player analysis and evaluation, administration, data collection, and quality control. Additionally, the role helps manage Associate support for Amateur Scouting, as well as the greater Baseball Operations department.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Lead, implement and improve processes across all areas of the scouting operation, focusing on advancements in workflow, evaluative methods, decision-making, and staff development.
- Drive the development and enhancement of the performance identification process.
- Collaborate with Analytics, Systems, and Baseball Strategy departments to identify and drive research opportunities that enhance player evaluation.
- Work alongside department leadership and partner departments to fully vet and comprehensively analyze all potential draft candidates.
- Work with all stakeholders within Amateur Scouting to optimize effectiveness and efficiency of scouting operations and analysis while own a workload of administrative tasks.
- Ensure high standards of quality, rigor, and timeliness of player-level data and efficient delivery and communication of high-value information.
- Evaluate amateur player targets across assigned areas of responsibility using a hybrid approach of live and video scouting as well as internal information sources.
- Power use internal systems and valuation materials. Oversee Associate, Amateur Scouting and their development.
- Designs, integrates, and continuously improves processes in alignment with our organizational KPI’s.
COMPETENCIES
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- Ability to interact deeply with predictive modeling groups and analytical outputs to integrate and apply to decision-making processes.
- Command of valuation frameworks and principles, and the ability to collaborate inter-departmentally to iterate and improve applied valuation methodologies.
- Experience with and aptitude for player analysis and evaluation (subjective and objective) and a knowledge of baseball markets across acquisition spaces, transactional/operational areas, and other domains.
- Ability to apply evaluation and valuation expertise in the respective planning and decision-making processes.
- A strong understanding of and ability to relate to the demands, challenges, and needs of both field and office staff.
- Command of end-to-end processes that power decisions and ability to contribute to improvements; ability to design effective and efficient processes within the Amateur Domestic Scouting department and inter-departmentally, and to act as a strong resource for leadership in the planning and execution of departmental priorities.
- Ability to connect with and respect people from different backgrounds and cultures, including players, families, coaches, agents, trainers, and others.
In addition to the above requirements, all roles within Baseball Operations are expected to effectively demonstrate our universal competencies related to problem solving, teamwork, clarity of communication, and time management, along with embodying our culture of honesty, humility, relentlessness, and commitment to DEIB.
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