- The Status Quo is Hurting YouHow much better would your organization be today if yourpitching prospects had actually stayed healthy over the last decade?Injuries Aren't InevitableOur work is predictive. We produce hundreds of detailed, accurate risk evaluations every year so you can sleep better knowing that you're scouting, drafting and signing pitchers who carry a lower chance of being wiped out by injury.To a surprising degree, health in young, developing pitchers is strongly correlated with future Major League performance. Future injury probability should be a part of every team's decision-making. Our value-add is dramatically reduced frustration and DL time, and a wider, healthier talent pool of durable pitchers competing up and down your organization.The end result from your collaboration with us is significantly improved odds of acquiring cost-controlled, Major League starters.We Get ResultsOur results are very strong, and they've won over even our most skeptical partners. Every year, we break down hundreds of the top draft-eligible pitchers into five risk categories, ranging from “low risk” to “high risk.” Pitchers in our high risk category are close to seven times more likely to experience surgery relative to pitchers in our low risk category. The risk designations in between low and high also show a clear, linear correlation between our risk designations and the likelihood of a pitcher being injured, re-injured and injured with enough severity to necessitate surgery. Contact us to discuss our results in greater detail.A Track-Record of Success with 1000s of Pitchers EvaluatedOur ML partner organizations know which pitchers are most and least likely to experience injury. They invest top dollars in lower risk pitchers, and leave everyone else with the injury busts.Co-founder Michael Witte worked as St. Louis Cardinals' risk evaluator for five years from 2005 through 2009 before leaving to start Classic. In that time, the Cardinals produced more Major Leaguers through the draft relative to any other team in baseball. Classic now works with eight Major League organizations. As we've grown, each of our teams has continued to engage us, expressing deep satisfaction with our service and professionalism. We have 100% client retention going into our sixth year.
- WHO WE AREMichael WitteCo-Founder & PresidentMichael Witte has now done predictive pitcher injury risk analysis for nine Major League teams. Prior to founding Classic, he worked for five years in this capacity for the St. Louis Cardinals and in this time, the Cardinals produced more Major League players through the draft relative to any other team in baseball.Spencer WitteCo-Founder & CEOSpencer Witte was a 2nd Team Baseball Factory All-American before lettering at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania. He has a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford and has now done predictive pitcher injury risk analysis for eight Major League teams.
