Phillies sue an analytics company, but can only blame themselves for coming up short
Analytics can only take you so far in sports, and the Philadelphia Phillies are learning that out now…
Front Office Sports dropped a doozy on us earlier this week. Apparently, the Philadelphia Phillies are suing an analytics company for some breach of contract we cannot hardly believe. Philadelphia is livid that Zelus Analytics supposedly violated part of their contract with the Phillies that would have allowed them to be the only National League East team with the right to use their Titan Intelligence.
Zelus was apparently founded by two former Los Angeles Dodgers front office executives. So when the Phillies caught wind that any number of the division rivals had this platform, they lost it! From the Atlanta Braves, to the Miami Marlins, to the New York Mets, to the Washington Nationals, this was why the Phillies did not win the World Series last year or at any point since getting to it in the 2022 season.
Here is a portion from the lawsuit in question. It stinks for them, but this is so incredibly soft for Philly.
“The harm suffered by the Phillies cannot be adequately remedied by monetary damages alone. The competitive advantage secured through the division exclusivity agreement and six-team limitation is unique and cannot be precisely quantified.”
What people tend to forget is you only have a competitive advantage for so long in an open market.
The Phillies are suing an analytics company for allegedly breaching their exclusivity contract by selling parts of their platform to other teams.
Philadelphia says the platform reaching other teams would cause “irreparable harm” to its front office’s competitive advantage.
