Caden Raymond.

I build the pipelines I used to wait on.

I take on data problems that are worth solving and interesting to sit with. Florida born with sights set on Michigan, I work from pandas to PostGIS — writing SQL and Python, and building the pipelines that feed the analysis. Below is a curated body of work. If something here is useful to you, get in touch.

A different kind of analyst.

I came to analytics through digital marketing, which taught me early that a chart nobody acts on is just decoration. Today I build reports for managers and C-suite executives who don’t need the model; they need the decision it points to. My job is getting them there: rigorous analysis, told clearly enough to act on. Most of my time goes to financial, location-based, and sports data.

Case studies.

2024 · Python · pandas

Surplus Value

Which position players returned the most value above market rate? Merged Baseball Reference WAR against contract salary at $8M/WAR to isolate where clubs got production they didn't pay for.

Pre-arbitration players dominate the top 20 — and one team finished negative. View on GitHub
2026 · Python · pandas

The Cap and the Floor

MLB's proposed 2027 cap and floor, measured against real team payrolls. An initial pass using cash payroll was rebuilt on CBT-consistent figures after a framework mismatch surfaced — which reversed the headline.

Cap burden is concentrated and transactional. Floor burden is broad and structural. View on GitHub
Python · pandas · SciPy

Payroll Efficiency

Do teams that spend more actually win more? Wins per dollar across all 30 clubs, with efficiency tiers and a correlation test on the spend-to-win relationship.

r = 0.521 — real, but far from deterministic. View on GitHub

Tools of the trade.

Databases & SQL

  • SQL Server (SSMS)
  • PostgreSQL
  • PostGIS
  • Oracle

Python

  • pandas
  • Matplotlib
  • Seaborn
  • SciPy
  • pybaseball

Reporting & BI

  • SAP BusinessObjects
  • Universe Design Tool

Engineering Tools

  • Git & GitHub
  • VS Code
  • Jupyter
  • HTML & CSS

Let's talk data.

Have a question about anything here, or a data problem worth talking through? Reach out. I’m always up for a good conversation about data.