WAR and Peace: Gaining an Edge in Modern Baseball

As baseball analytics enter a new era of maturity and ubiquitous adoption, the competitive edge has shifted. The question is no longer whether teams use data, but how they will harness emerging technologies and advanced approaches to build championship-caliber rosters. Modern front offices must integrate AI into player evaluation, navigate rule changes that fundamentally reshape player value, and keep pace in an arms race of biomechanics, performance science, and player-development technology. This panel brings together three executives at the forefront of that evolution - Michael Girsch (VP, St. Louis Cardinals), James Click (VP, Toronto Blue Jays), and Eve Rosenbaum (Assistant GM, Baltimore Orioles). Together, they will explore the next generation of tools, frameworks, and organizational philosophies that are redefining how teams identify, acquire, and develop talent. Attendees will gain an inside look at the innovations shaping roster construction today, and the strategic challenges that will test even the most analytically sophisticated organizations in the years ahead.