Paul Swydan Email & Phone Number

Acton, Ma, Us

Helped create the Boston.com Book Club. I take the lead on selecting books for the book club, as well as work to secure authors and booksellers to have live conversations with them. In addition, I also write articles in support of this book club, mostly to introduce each month's selection.

Greater Boston Area

I wrote analytics-based articles for popular website Boston.com, focusing mainly on the Boston Red Sox, but also providing coverage of the Boston Celtics and New England Patriots. A main running feature has been Red Sox Player Power Rankings, a bi-weekly ranking of all players on the Red Sox's major league roster.

West Acton, Ma

The Silver Unicorn Bookstore is an independent bookstore for people of all ages located in West Acton, Mass. I am the owner and operator, which means I have my hand in everything, from buying books to taking out the trash, and everything in between.

The Internet

After more than two years as a part-time employee of FanGraphs, I became a full-time employee in April 2013. I have writing, editing and management responsibilities at FanGraphs, and am also the managing editor of The Hardball Times. At THT, we publish one long piece each day (~2,000) of meticulously researched baseball content, be it commentary, research, history, humor, etc.At FanGraphs, I manage a group of people who run the site's depth charts, as well as two-three interns who run our contracts database and a social media staff member. I also head up or participate in special projects like ordering new t-shirts, organizing meet-ups and our annual company trip. At The Hardball Times, I manage an editing staff of five, as well as dozens of freelance writers.For FanGraphs, I write twice a week, and host a weekly chat there as well. I have also written for ESPN MLB Insider and Fox Sports under FanGraphs'​ banner. I have spearheaded and/or managed book projects for the company, and in 2016 I edited and typeset my sixth book for The Hardball Times. I was the managing editor of four of them. On January 27, 2014, we launched a re-design of THT's website, and I played a chief role in the undertaking and execution of that project, which fused together several writers from FanGraphs and THT. I also was central to the development of TechGraphs, a now shuttered sports technology blog that was part of the FanGraphs family.I was one of five editors for the 2013 and 2014 editions of "The Hardball Times Baseball Annual,"​ a 300-page book that is released in traditional and e-book (Kindle) formats. I became the managing editor and was directly responsible for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions. Also in 2014, I edited and typeset the baseball novel, "When The Sparrow Sings."

Boston

Wrote a bi-weekly "Statistically Thinking" column focusing on advanced statistics pertaining to the Boston Red Sox and Celtics. Was also available to help the sports department with special projects, such as the multi-page spread/online interactive feature dedicated to Pedro Martinez surrounding the 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame voting announcement.

Edit and produce stories and more for MLB.com and its 30 team websites.

During this time I wrote for the following sites/publications:- FanGraphs, RotoGraphs & NotGraphs- ESPN Insider- ESPN the Magazine- FanGraphs+ (annual, online fantasy baseball guide)- MLB League Championship Series Program (2011)- MLB World Series Program (2011)- MLB All-Star Game Program (2012, 2013)- Lindy's Fantasy Baseball Magazine (2012, 2013)- Official MLB Fantasy Baseball 2012 Preview- Boston Red Sox Magazine- Colorado Rockies Magazine- Los Angeles Dodgers Magazine- Washington Nationals Magazine- 2011 Boston Red Sox Annual by Maple Street Press- Little League Magazine

I worked in numerous capacities for the Rockies, but from April 2007 to November 2010, I helped write, edit and produce Rockies Magazine, the Club's official magazine.In June 2010, I helped start the Rockies official Twitter account, @RealRockies (the account has since been integrated with the @Rockies account).In February 2010, I helped create a community-based monthly newsletter entitled "High & Inside."Previously, I worked in Season Tickets & Outbound Sales, selling tickets and providing customer service. In my first year I generated or saved over $250,000 in revenue. In my second year, I doubled that figure. I organized and executed the first annual "College Night at Coors Field" in 2005, a program designed to bring area college students out to their first game at Coors Field. The program was extremely successful, and I organized two College Nights in 2006, with each College Night doing better than the last. Though I have switched departments, the program has continued to thrive.My other duties with the Rockies included helping the Baseball Operations department with research on arbitration-eligible players, helping write and choose the Club's television commercials each season, as well as participating in the Club's many Hispanic marketing programs.

A public relations firm founded on the basis of sports imaging. Clients included the New York Jets, author Will Carroll, professional poker player Adam Kagin, Hawaii Winter Baseball, and Roto Sports Inc. (Rotowire).

Wrote a monthly column on Texas natives in Major League Baseball entitled "Texas Tough." The short-lived magazine ran out of capital in April 2007.

Wrote feature and opinion articles, including topics such as sponsorship in baseball and salary arbitration.

Had dual responsibilities. First, I helped build and execute marketing programs, as well as public events with baseball executives such as Kevin Towers. Second, I wrote more than 60 articles on baseballprospectus.com and contributed an essay to the book "Mind Game."

Bsba, Marketing

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General