Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:11 pm
Spitballing here…
It seems to me that a way to generate some interest, esp among younger players, would be to invite university math departments to compete against each other. The combination of fresh looks at the game and unlimited computing power might make for some interesting results. Further, you know the engineering geeks, once seeing the math dept get involved, will likely not stand idly by.
Another possibility would be to get actual MLB data nerds involved. If each major league team competed across the board representing their current rosters, they could try trades, philosophies and outside the box ideas that the actual front office would never get to attempt. If the front office doesn’t want to get involved, get the interns involved.
I think if you plant a couple of seeds like this, you can generate newsworthy content that would act as completely cost free advertising to Strat.