Babson Baseball · Cubs Partnerships
Trafton O'Brien.
Student-athlete at Babson College. I build baseball platforms and publish research for player development, with commercial partnerships work at the Chicago Cubs.
Dual concentration in sports management and business analytics. Varsity pitcher on the Babson baseball team.
Selected Work
Babson Analytics
Coach-facing baseball platform: live pitch charting, Trackman profiles, Pitching+, and mechanics CV overlays.
Case study
Fastball Deceptiveness Index
Statcast model for four-seam deception cues on top of Stuff+, plus a live Shiny app.
Case study
Marcelo Mayer
Published research using kNN comparables to isolate mechanical and approach flaws in a top prospect.
Article