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The Juco Pod 2.0 - #46 Math Has No Place in Baseball pt. 3
In the final part of our epic conversation, Rob Dressler of Pro Baseball Radar opens up about his journey from a pre-med student to a leading voice in baseball analytics. We dive deep into the nuts and bolts of his platform, exploring the custom stats he built from scratch and the very human element behind the numbers.
From mentoring student managers who now work in professional baseball to the surprising challenges of evaluating JUCO park factors, this episode is a masterclass in turning passion into a profession. We also step away from the diamond to talk favorite foods, adrenaline-filled hobbies, and why a New York bagel is worth the hype.
In this episode, we cover:
🩺 A Career Pivot: How Rob switched from a pre-med track to analytics, teaching himself to code by focusing on his passion for baseball stats.
🧪 Building Custom Stats: A deep dive into his weighted runs created plus (WRC+) and FIP+ metrics, and why creating a single stat to rank hitters and pitchers together is the “hardest thing” to do.
🏟️ The Park Factor Puzzle: The unique challenges of evaluating stats from funky ballparks like El Paso and Ventura College, and how intangible “feel” can provide a real recruiting edge.
👨🏫 Mentoring the Next Generation: The story of how Rob mentored student managers, with several now working in professional baseball, including one with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
🌐 The Platform Evolution: Rob’s journey through Wix, WordPress, and Substack before landing on a system that works, and his reliance on ChatGPT for coding.
🍕 Food, Family & Fun: Getting personal with Rob’s Dominican and Italian heritage, his go-to prosciutto and mozzarella dish, and his love for inflatable paddleboarding to escape the screen.
Tune in for the conclusion of a wide-ranging, insightful, and often hilarious conversation that proves the best careers are often the ones you never see coming.
Support our sponsors:
🌻 Chinook Seeds — Code BANDITS for 10% off
🥎 44Pro — Code BANDITS10 for 10% off
⚾ Flatground Sports — Tag @Flatgroundapp / @Flatgroundbats on X
📬 JBB Substack Juco Pod Special — thejbb.substack.com/JucoPod
🎨 Conner Darnell Designs — @CD_DZNs or [email protected]
📊 Pro Baseball Radar — Code thejbb2026 for 15% off the Recruiting Bundle
Get full access to The JBB at thejbb.substack.com/subscribe
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By The JBB the Official podcast of Junior College BaseballIn the final part of our epic conversation, Rob Dressler of Pro Baseball Radar opens up about his journey from a pre-med student to a leading voice in baseball analytics. We dive deep into the nuts and bolts of his platform, exploring the custom stats he built from scratch and the very human element behind the numbers.
From mentoring student managers who now work in professional baseball to the surprising challenges of evaluating JUCO park factors, this episode is a masterclass in turning passion into a profession. We also step away from the diamond to talk favorite foods, adrenaline-filled hobbies, and why a New York bagel is worth the hype.
In this episode, we cover:
🩺 A Career Pivot: How Rob switched from a pre-med track to analytics, teaching himself to code by focusing on his passion for baseball stats.
🧪 Building Custom Stats: A deep dive into his weighted runs created plus (WRC+) and FIP+ metrics, and why creating a single stat to rank hitters and pitchers together is the “hardest thing” to do.
🏟️ The Park Factor Puzzle: The unique challenges of evaluating stats from funky ballparks like El Paso and Ventura College, and how intangible “feel” can provide a real recruiting edge.
👨🏫 Mentoring the Next Generation: The story of how Rob mentored student managers, with several now working in professional baseball, including one with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
🌐 The Platform Evolution: Rob’s journey through Wix, WordPress, and Substack before landing on a system that works, and his reliance on ChatGPT for coding.
🍕 Food, Family & Fun: Getting personal with Rob’s Dominican and Italian heritage, his go-to prosciutto and mozzarella dish, and his love for inflatable paddleboarding to escape the screen.
Tune in for the conclusion of a wide-ranging, insightful, and often hilarious conversation that proves the best careers are often the ones you never see coming.
Support our sponsors:
🌻 Chinook Seeds — Code BANDITS for 10% off
🥎 44Pro — Code BANDITS10 for 10% off
⚾ Flatground Sports — Tag @Flatgroundapp / @Flatgroundbats on X
📬 JBB Substack Juco Pod Special — thejbb.substack.com/JucoPod
🎨 Conner Darnell Designs — @CD_DZNs or [email protected]
📊 Pro Baseball Radar — Code thejbb2026 for 15% off the Recruiting Bundle
Get full access to The JBB at thejbb.substack.com/subscribe