After The Disastrous Performance Yankees Hire Zelus Analytics To Run A Proper Examination

Zelus Analytics is a sports analytics business that the New York Yankees have hired to look over their organization, according to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. Zelus will be analyzing data on player performance, in-game choices, and a host of other topics.

After The Disastrous Performance Yankees Hire Zelus Analytics To Run A Proper Examination

The Yankees’ owner, Hal Steinbrenner, stated to The Associated Press back in August that he was considering hiring a third party to examine the team’s analytics procedure. Since its founding in 2019, Zelus has collaborated with several additional MLB clubs and other sports organizations.

When contacted by email, Zelus’ chief operating officer, Inderpal Singh, declined to comment on the company’s behalf.

Zelus’ co-founders used to work in the front office of the Dodgers. The Dodgers’ chief executive officer, Doug Fearing, established the team’s research and development division, and its lead data scientist, Dan Cervone, was formerly Los Angeles’ director of quantitative research. On its website, 70 workers are listed, many of whom have the term “scientist” attached to them. Senior data scientist Andrew Hopen of Zelus was employed in the Yankees’ analytical department.

Zelus has created “the world’s leading sports intelligence platform,” according to its website, “to aid the professional teams in our select partner network in competing and winning championships.”

Two of Zelus’ co-founders were formerly employed with the Los Angeles Dodgers front office. The Dodgers’ R&D division was started by its chief executive officer, Doug Fearing. Dan Cervone, the chief data scientist of Zelus, was once the head of quantitative research for the Dodgers. Andrew Hopen, senior data scientist at Zelus, was formerly employed in the Yankees’ analytics division.

After finishing 82-80 and missing the postseason for the first time since 2016, the Yankees are searching for explanations. Even general manager Brian Cashman called the previous season a “disaster.”

Despite being happy with the way the analytics department provides players with information, even team captain and superstar Aaron Judge thought the department needed to be improved. “I believe that we may be focusing on the wrong ones, and that we ought to value some others that some may consider to be worthless.”

 

 

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