Player Valuation Specialist, Pro Acquisitions
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Position Summary
The Pro Player Valuation Specialist will play a key role in the Pro Acquisitions department, supporting the departmental focus of evaluating and recommending professional player transactions. The Pro Player Valuation Specialist will supplement and refine internal valuations of professional players, leveraging diverse information sources, resources from other departments, and baseball insights.
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as the in-house expert on a certain set of professional players, authoring and maintaining up-to-date reports on those players
- Brainstorm and propose actionable transaction recommendations
- Collect and apply novel information sources to improve player evaluations
- Leverage baseball familiarity to understand the relationships that shape player value
- Understand and effectively supplement automated player valuation systems
- Participate in priority setting and thought partnering for quantitative valuation research
- Partner with staff across departments to leverage insights relevant to player evaluation
- Pursue learning opportunities to further awareness of player evaluation concepts
Qualifications
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- An understanding of modern approaches for evaluating baseball players, including industry trends and available information sources
- Ability to integrate information from diverse sources and communicate insights succinctly
- Passion for learning and ability to understand insights from stakeholders across the organization
- Basic awareness of quantitative modeling methods and database querying
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and highly confidential environment
- Deep alignment with and promotion of the organization’s values and vision
- Baseball experience and/or experience with player analysis preferred
- Professional experience in sports or in an analytical role preferred
- Proficiency in SQL, R, and/or Python preferred
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
Compensation
The projected annual salary range for this position is $60,000 – $90,000 per year. Actual pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s: qualifications, skills, expertise, education/training, certifications, and other organization requirements. Starting salaries for new employees are frequently not at the top of the applicable salary range.
Benefits:
The Nationals offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that presently includes:
- Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) and pension plan
- Access to complimentary tickets to Nationals home games
- Employee discounts
- Free onsite fitness center
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Nationals are dedicated to offering equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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