{"id":142290,"date":"2020-12-27T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T09:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-met-rico-brognas-analytic-work-leads-to-managing-job\/"},"modified":"2020-12-27T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T09:35:39","slug":"ex-met-rico-brognas-analytic-work-leads-to-managing-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-met-rico-brognas-analytic-work-leads-to-managing-job\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Met Rico Brogna’s analytic work leads to managing job"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ex-Met Rico Brogna’s analytic work leads to managing job<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Rico Brogna\u2019s fascination with technology<\/a> extended deep enough that he left baseball two years ago uncertain if he would find a return path.<\/p>\n

But Brogna, a Watertown, Conn., native and fan favorite during his tenure playing first base for the Mets from 1994-96, also realized his best chance at advancement in the game<\/a>, whether working in the dugout or front office, was perhaps predicated upon immersing himself in that technology.<\/p>\n

After app<\/a>lying to graduate programs in computer science<\/a> at \u201ctough schools\u201d and failing to gain acceptance because of his limited background in the subject area, Brogna turned toward a master\u2019s degree in cybersecurity at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He began taking online courses while coaching and scouting in the Phillies\u2019 minor league system in 2018 and when his contract expired \u2014 with his course-load toughening \u2014 decided to take a break from baseball.<\/p>\n

It was his first time away from sports, whether playing, coaching or scouting, since childhood. His extensive post-playing r\u00e9sum\u00e9 included stints coaching football at the high school and collegiate level (he was a volunteer assistant at Wesleyan for one season), high school basketball and college baseball. In professional baseball, he served in various roles for the Diamondbacks, Rays, Angels and Phillies.<\/p>\n

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Former Met Rico Brogna was named the A\u2019s Single-A manager last week.<\/figcaption>
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Last week, the 50-year-old Brogna was named manager of the Athletics\u2019 Single-A team in Stockton, Calif. His master\u2019s degree complete, Brogna was hired by the organization as a minor league coach last winter but didn\u2019t get beyond two weeks of spring training due to the pandemic and his season\u2019s cancelation. Brogna is ready to put his new weaponry to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coursework taught me basically how to answer questions better, especially in this new world of baseball tech, there\u2019s a lot of questions, especially if you\u2019re just an ex-player, coach, front-office person,\u201d Brogna said. \u201cI had a lot of questions. I asked the right questions, and it really gave me the answers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of it is what not to use. I can talk the language with the coders, I can discuss it, analytics and big data, but a lot of it is how to eliminate the noise and focus on the signal. That is the way I look at it: I\u2019ve got this big lake of tech, but it\u2019s not all for me, it might not be all for my team \u2014 it certainly isn\u2019t all for us \u2014 so how do you really filter out the noise? I didn\u2019t really want a team to say, \u2018You don\u2019t know tech, we can\u2019t hire you.\u2019 That\u2019s part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rico Brogna<\/figcaption>
New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Brogna\u2019s introduction to analytics and technology came with the Angels, who moved him from scouting into the dugout in 2014 as one of MLB\u2019s first quality-control coaches. The position has become standard in recent years, with teams implementing the coach to serve as a liaison between the front office and clubhouse to distill analytical information. Luis Rojas filled the role for the Mets in 2019, a year before he was hired as the team\u2019s manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was fascinated by it because I had done pro scouting, and I knew the pro scouting language, in how to evaluate players and use stats, so it wasn\u2019t foreign,\u201d Brogna said. \u201cWhen I went in, I could talk to [manager] Mike Scioscia and the coaches and players, as a former player and new techie guy, kind of put it all together. It was so new to them that I didn\u2019t want to be too out there, I wanted to be practical, like an ex-player would be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brogna became enthralled with the technology and was soon considering how to further his education. His cybersecurity coursework included learning from instructors with experience working for the CIA, NSA, DOJ and various military branches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to continue learning about computers, and I didn\u2019t ever think I was leaving baseball for good,\u201d Brogna said. \u201cI kind of always thought this would be a way to learn about computers to utilize it in the game. If I can\u2019t use it in the game, I am fascinated by just my interests, and I love it just personally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brogna said he\u2019s thankful for the opportunity he\u2019s received with the Athletics to manage at Single-A. His big-picture goal is a return to a major league dugout, something he tasted in his role with the Angels after a nine-year playing career with the Tigers, Mets, Phillies, Red Sox and Braves.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a career that was somewhat compromised by a rare form of spinal arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, for which Brogna still takes medication just to perform daily tasks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m new with Oakland, but I am learning a lot,\u201d Brogna said. \u201cWhen I look at our stuff, there\u2019s a lot of analytics that I understand. I am fortunate. If I didn\u2019t study and learn it, it would be like looking at Latin, but I do understand it and how we use it.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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