MLB Beginner Translator

Table of Contents

• Example
• Workflow
• Common Patterns
• Guardrails
• Quick Reference

Example

Scenario: The lineup-optimizer has produced a raw recommendation that needs to be rewritten for the user (K L D'Souza, zero baseball knowledge) before it ships in the morning brief.

Before (raw, jargon-heavy):

Caminero (TB 3B) has positive platoon splits vs RHP and a plus matchup vs Bello at Fenway (park factor 103 R / 105 HR). His 15-day xwOBA is .410 vs a .355 baseline, suggesting a hot streak. OBP contribution is elite given his #3 slot. daily_quality = 66. SB opportunity is middling -- Bello holds runners average but catcher CS% 28%. Regression index +15 on season wOBA gap. START over Hayes (UTIL), who faces a LHP in a bullpen game at Oracle -- negative park, low opportunity, QS unlikely (trivially, he is a hitter; what I mean is his slate has low floor). Verdict: START Caminero, SIT Hayes.

After (beginner-translated):