"Good for you, Phillies, for standing up for yourself." @AJPierzynski12 and @CameronMaybin are all about the Phillies suing an analytics company for allegedly selling parts of their platform to other teams in the NL East. https://t.co/WvZVf8Luxp
What happens when an MLB team outsources some of its analytics work for a few million dollars, then believes that private company violated exclusive rights? A lawsuit that provides a rare peek into the big-data black box. Story: https://t.co/YDMZ6dVTJO https://t.co/9MxZMDzZ08
The Phillies filed a lawsuit against an analytics company, claiming the company breached its exclusivity with them by attempting to sell parts of their platform to teams within their division. (Via: @FOS) https://t.co/8CH3RgSAPt
The Philadelphia Phillies have initiated legal action against an analytics company, Titan, claiming that the company breached an exclusivity contract by attempting to sell components of its platform to rival teams within the National League East. The Phillies assert that this breach could cause 'irreparable harm' to their competitive advantage. The lawsuit highlights the complexities of analytics in Major League Baseball, particularly regarding the outsourcing of analytics work and the implications of sharing proprietary data with division rivals. The team had previously invested millions in the Titan platform, which was supposed to remain exclusive to them.