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Nick Bland

About

Nick Bland

Who I Am

I'm Nick Bland, a baseball operations and player development professional from Virginia Beach, VA. Most recently I served as a Player Development Analytics Fellow with the Miami Marlins at their Dominican Republic Academy, building the daily analytics workflows behind advance scouting and player development for both of the organization's DSL clubs. I work where the analytics department meets the field staff, and I do it in both English and Spanish.

My Analytics Toolkit

I work daily in R (tidyverse, ggplot2, Shiny, R Markdown, baseballr), Python, and SQL, and I've operated most of the tracking systems in the modern game: TrackMan, Hawk-Eye, Edgertronic, Theia markerless motion capture, KinaTrax, and BATS Video. With the Marlins I built SQL pipelines that put advance scouting reports in coaches' hands every morning, designed pitch-usage sheets and catcher pitch-calling cards used directly for game prep, and shipped a Slack scorebot via GitHub Actions that automated live DSL scores and standings. On my own time I build tools like an R Shiny pitcher outing report app with Stuff+ grades, heat maps, and movement plots. That app and two of my Marlins DSL analyses are written up on the Work page.

What I'm Looking For

A full-time role in Baseball Operations, Player Development, or Research & Development where I can keep turning data into development plans players actually use. I'm at my best translating models and tracking data into pitch design sessions, advance reports, and player conversations, in English or Spanish, and I'm ready to relocate anywhere baseball is played.

Experience

  1. May 2025 to Oct 2025 Boca Chica, DR, and Jupiter, FL

    Player Development Analytics Fellow

    Miami Marlins, Dominican Summer League

    Built the SQL pipelines behind daily advance scouting reports, designed pitch-usage sheets and catcher pitch-calling cards that coaches used for game prep, deployed a Slack scorebot through GitHub Actions, and delivered Spanish-language analytics support during live games.

  2. Oct 2024 to Feb 2025 Palm Beach Gardens, FL

    Offseason Professional Pitching Intern

    Cressey Sports Performance

    Analyzed TrackMan data to refine pitch designs for professional pitchers, wrote R Markdown reports on bullpens and live at-bats, and applied Theia markerless motion capture to pitcher biomechanics.

  3. Mar 2024 to Sep 2024 Worcester, MA

    MiLB Video and Tech Associate

    Boston Red Sox, Triple-A Worcester

    Operated TrackMan and Edgertronic to shape pitcher arsenals, charted games and edited bullpen video in BATS, and updated daily advance scouting reports in R with TruMedia data.

  4. Jun 2023 to Aug 2023 Orleans, MA

    MLB Scout Liaison and Analytics Intern

    Orleans Firebirds, Cape Cod Baseball League

    Produced daily advance scouting reports from Synergy, TruMedia, and TrackMan data in Python and Excel, and served as liaison to MLB scouts on game days.

  5. Aug 2019 to May 2023 Harrisonburg, VA

    Head On-Field Student Manager & Field Coordinator

    James Madison University Baseball

    Led a team of six student managers across four seasons, running field setup, drill support, travel logistics, and NCAA compliance while carrying a full course load.

Skills

Coding, Data & Automation
SQL, R, Python, RStudio / Posit Connect, GitHub, GitHub Actions, APIs
R Packages & Data Tools
tidyverse, dplyr, ggplot2, Shiny, R Markdown, baseballr, mlbplotR, data.table, DT, flextable, plotly
Python & Modeling
pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, pybaseball, OpenCV, YOLOv8, XGBoost, LightGBM
Baseball Technology
TrackMan Stadium v3, TrackMan Portable B1, Hawk-Eye, Edgertronic, Theia3D markerless motion capture, KinaTrax, BATS Video, Rapsodo, HitTrax, Blast Motion, Trajekt Arc, PitchCom, Gameday Signals, Driveline TRAQ
Data Platforms
Statcast, Synergy Sports, TruMedia, BaseballCloud
Workflow & Collaboration
Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Access), Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides, Slack
Video & Presentation
Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Rush, OBS Studio
Spoken Languages
English (fluent), Spanish (professional working proficiency; coaches and explains analytical concepts)

Education

James Madison University

B.S., Sports and Recreation Management; Minor in General Business, 2023

Dean's List: Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023