John Dewan and the folks at Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) have a long history of collecting innovative data and providing cutting-edge defensive metrics to team clients and the general public. Since the publication of The Fielding Bible and The Fielding Bible— Volume II, dozens of independent analysts have joined the effort to shed additional light on what is still the least-understood aspect of the game.
Here's your chance to leave a lasting mark on the industry. Send us your best research on any fielding or defense-related topic. Do you have an idea for a new defensive metric? A new way to measure a previously untapped area of analysis? An idea to improve upon research that someone else has published? Some data of your own that you'd like to share? Whatever you've got in mind, we want to hear about it.
The top submission will be featured in The Fielding Bible— Volume III and will receive a $150 cash prize. Runners-up will receive a complimentary copy of the book next spring.
Aspiring sabermetricians- this is your chance to have your research featured in one of the industry's leading publications. Established analysts- this is an opportunity to help us build the best defensive evaluations to date.
Click here for more information about the contest and submission guidlines.