Braves Job Posting- Advance Scout Trainee

[Tapate50]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/inst...scout-trainee/

[50PoundHead]

I think Enscheff played college baseball.

[Enscheff]

What I find a bit odd is the Braves posting a scouting opening on FG when all other teams post analytical staff openings. Shouldn't the Braves be beefing up their group considering it consists of one guy and an intern?

[50PoundHead]

What I find a bit odd is the Braves posting a scouting opening on FG when all other teams post analytical staff openings. Shouldn't the Braves be beefing up their group considering it consists of one guy and an intern?

Could be Kiley McDaniel's link to Fangraphs. By the way, my suggestion that you'd be a good candidate for a position like this was not facetious.

[Enscheff]

Could be Kiley McDaniel's link to Fangraphs. By the way, my suggestion that you'd be a good candidate for a position like this was not facetious.

I looked into MLB FO jobs a couple years ago. They rely on the "coolness factor" of working for an MLB team to acquire young talent. The pay is terrible, the hours are hellacious, and it's not a job for someone with a family used to banker's hours, 6 weeks paid time off every year, and a six figure income.

They will have no shortage of very smart 22 year-old candidates with math/programming degrees willing to work 60-80 hours a week for $40k per year. In fact, there's probably 100 candidates running around the winter meetings right now desperately trying to get an interview. The talent is there for the taking, and CHEAP. The Braves just need to acquire it and utilize the data they produce.

[50PoundHead]

I looked into MLB FO jobs a couple years ago. They rely on the "coolness factor" of working for an MLB team to acquire young talent. The pay is terrible, the hours are hellacious, and it's not a job for someone with a family used to banker's hours, 6 weeks paid time off every year, and a six figure income.

They will have no shortage of very smart 22 year-old candidates with math/programming degrees willing to work 60-80 hours a week for $40k per year. In fact, there's probably 100 candidates running around the winter meetings right now desperately trying to get an interview. The talent is there for the taking, and CHEAP. The Braves just need to acquire it and utilize the data they produce.

I'm sure it is a real slog for the guys starting out. It's probably a lot like show business where you find eager young folks who don't mind sleeping on a mattress beneath the dining room table in a house/apartment with a dozen other roommates.