Fangraphs hires! Looking for a full -time writer of prospect

Fangraphs now accepts requests to join our staff as a full -time writer of Prospect.

The prospect Writer will collaborate with lead prospectiveist Eric Longenhagen and other members of the Fangraphs employees to produce organizational perspectives, amateur design reporting and other Minor League and prospect-related content. A successful candidate can evaluate prospects with personal appearance, video exploration and data. Familiarity and comfort with advanced statistics is a requirement, just like earlier scouting or prospect evaluation experience and a determined understanding of the landscape of the Minor League. It is just as important that we are looking for a writer who can generate their own ideas, produce lively and fascinating prose and describe what makes a prospect good (or bad) in a way that is educational, accurate and fun to read.

Important responsibilities

• Producing, both independently and in collaboration with other prospect writers, top perspective lists, which are approximately 1500 reconnaissance reports annually of around 1500 reconnaissance reports
• Produce written reports and player expressions based on personal appearance and video exploration, as well as relevant data
• Contribute to the coverage of the site’s amateur design
• Produce other prospect -related content throughout the year
• Help with maintaining the board
• Assisting at Handelsdeadline and transaction coverage
• Other writing as assigned

Skills

Minimum skills:

• Previous exploration or prospect evaluation – experience
• Deep fame with modern baseball statistics and the baseball landscapes of the Minor League and amateur
• Familiarity with the scouting scale
• A sharp eye for detail and high standards for accuracy and clarity
• Possibility to work some weekends and evenings as required by the baseball calendar and news cycle. This position also requires periodic trips to games, as well as important scouting events and showcases.
• Possibility to cultivate scouting and other baseball operations to find relevant information and data
• Basic competence and fame with G-suite, e-mail and slack
• HBO degree or equivalent experience

Desired skills:

• Familiarity with SynergySports or other video scouting platforms
• Familiarity with the SABR style guide
• Experience with Multimedia -Production/Processing
• Experience with working within a WordPress CMS

This is a full -time, employment position with benefits. Since Fangraphs is a web -based company, relocation is not required; This task can be completed at most geographical locations, as long as you have reliable internet access and are willing to work during the hours that readers are awake in the United States, although the proximity of the partners of the Minor League of Big Conference College -facilities are a strong plus. Some weekend and evening work is required, just like periodic travel. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and identities to apply.

If you think you fit the site well, send us an e -mail at Wanthal@fangraphs.com with your application material, using the subject line “Full-time prospect writer-2025”. The subject line is important because it helps us to keep all organized applications and ensures that yours does not slip through the cracks. Add when applying:

• A current summary
• Example reports evaluate two Hitter and two pitching perspectives. You can select the players, but at least two of them must be in the lower levels of the minors. These evaluations must approach the type of reports that you may see on a Fangraphs top prospect list, complete with relevant tool figures. For the purposes of this exercise you can use a different reconnaissance scale than future value (ie B2, C1, etc.) if you are most used to it. Describe the information sources that you have used in drawing up the reports.
• Other examples of your written work that you think they give us an idea of ​​your voice and perspective at stake

Make sure you forward our application by Wednesday 17 September. The precise start date of the position is flexible, but our goal is to have someone hired on time and to go on board to help with our next list of prospects list, which starts this fall. We cannot promise to respond to every request we receive, but we will ensure that every applicant is seriously considered.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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