Baseball operations projects
The projects below represent two different areas of baseball operations: player evaluation and organizational decision-making.
Player Evaluation: Brad Keller
This project evaluates Brad Keller’s development during 2025 Spring Training, informed by my firsthand involvement as a bullpen catcher. We worked on increasing fastball usage and velocity, working more consistently off the middle of the plate, and developing a sweeper that became one of his most effective pitches against right-handed hitters. The project combines firsthand observations with performance data to evaluate his development, pitch mix, and transition into a relief role.
Transaction Analysis: Kyle Tucker Trade
This project examines the Kyle Tucker trade from the Cubs’ perspective, focusing on the decision to acquire Tucker and the players sent to Houston in return. We evaluate the value of the players involved, their performance following the trade, and the organizational factors surrounding the decision. The analysis also examines the transaction in hindsight to evaluate how the players and overall outcomes have developed since the deal.

Brad Keller: The Turnaround
Here's a report I created breaking down Brad Keller: his career decline through 2024, the shift from starting to full time relief with the Cubs, the velocity jump and new sweeper pitch, his 2025 season and postseason numbers, and how all of that changed his free agent value, ending with the 2 year, $22 million deal he signed with the Phillies. Full Report: brad_keller_2025_project.docx

Tucker trade to Chicago
Here's a report on the Kyle Tucker trade. It covers the original December 2024 deal, Tucker's 2025 season with the Cubs including his MVP caliber start and second half injuries, his free agent move to the Dodgers, what the Astros got back in Paredes, Smith, and Wesneski, and a final grade for both sides now that the trade has fully played out. Report: tucker_trade_grade.docx