February 10, 2007
Ricciardi Keynote
J.P. Ricciardi is about to start his keynote address to the MIT Sloan Sports Business Conference.
Update: Here's a crowd shot.

Update: Here's J.P. talking Rockets assistant GM Daryl Morey.

Update: J.P. is giving Sandy Alderson a lot of credit for his development. He notes that in his 16 years in Oakland they won with both low and high payrolls.
Update: Ricciardi notes that the business is tough because everyone criticizes you all the time. He mentions blogs!
Update: Ricciardi stats vs. scouts is a silly line in the sand. He values OBA, Runs, OPS, BB per 9, etc. But he uses his scouts to gather information about the makeup of players. Sometimes the stats tells you things the scouts don't see. Sometimes the scouts can tell you a player won't succeed in the AL East.
Update: Bonds signing, good or bad? Because fans come out to see Barry, it's good for business, but he'll pass on the ethical question.
Update: J.P. says DirecTV deal is a good money deal, but bad for business. Doesn't help game.
Update: I was able to get a question in:
How easy or tough is it to get the field manager to buy into the analytics for strategy?
That got an "excellent question" from J.P. He says that the manager has to be on board with the analytics. The front office provides them with lots of information before the game, but once it starts, it's in the field manager's hands. Ricciardi says he and Gibbons used to be roommates, so they have a great relationship in this regard.
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Well, it's nice to hear one MLB GM saying the right things about the DirecTV/Extra Innings deal. Thanks, J.P., for what that's worth. And of course, in Canada they'll still be receiving EI this season ...