Phillies File Lawsuit To Stop Analytics Firms From Selling Software To Division Rivals

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The Philadelphia Phillies have filed a lawsuit against two analytics companies to prevent them from licensing their data platform to more MLB teams, including National League East rivals. The Phillies claim expanding access to the analytics tools would violate their contract with the firms.

Zelus Analytics and its parent company, Teamworks Innovations, have licensed their Titan Intelligence Platform to the Phillies since 2022. The team uses the firms' stat-driven insights to guide roster decisions, on-field strategy and other facets of the analytics movement that became a hallmark of MLB front offices in the 2000s.

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When the Phillies exercised an option in February to extend their contract for the 2025 season, the team believed the club restrictions would remain in effect. Instead, the lawsuit contends the two software companies tried to ⁘alter the scope of the exclusivity provisions⁘ to allow parts of their proprietary platform to be shared with more teams — potentially including NL East rivals, Sportico reported .

⁘These exclusive analytical tools give the team's front office a competitive advantage when determining player acquisition strategy, making personnel decisions, optimizing roster value, and maximizing on-field performance,⁘ the Phillies state in the lawsuit.