College Series Baseball Analytics Night

Ed Wade was responsible for acquiring many of the players that contributed to one of the greatest eras of Phillies baseball. Under Ed’s tenure as general manager (1998-2005), the Phillies acquired, drafted or signed players including Pat Burrell (1998), Ryan Madson (1998), Carlos Ruiz (1998), Chase Utley (2000), Ryan Howard (2001), Cole Hamels (2002), Jim Thome (2003), Kevin Millwood (2003), David Bell (2004), Billy Wagner (2004) and Shane Victorino (2005). He was also responsible for the managerial hires of Larry Bowa (2001) and Charlie Manuel (2005). In addition, Ed helped move the organization into Citizens Bank Park in 2004.

During his time with the club, Ed held various roles with the Phillies that also included interim general manager (1997), assistant general manager (1995-1997), assistant to the general manager (1989-1994) for the 1993 National League champs, and special consultant and professional scout (December 2011-2017). He initially joined the organization in 1977 as an intern in the Phillies public relations department, following his graduation from Temple University.

In 2025, Ed took his permanent place in club history as the sixth executive to be inducted into the Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame, receiving one of the club's greatest honors.

Brian Guo is the Assistant Director of Software Engineering for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he leads the Application Development team responsible for building internal web applications that support decision-making across scouting, analytics, and player development.

Before joining the Phillies in January 2026, Brian spent four seasons with the Chicago Cubs as a software engineer, where he helped overhaul advance scouting and payroll accounting tools for Baseball Operations. He also served on the Cubs’ DEI Council and as commissioner of the front office offseason basketball league.

Outside the ballpark, Brian has coached high school and middle school basketball for the past six years and is a member of Singing City, a community chorus based in Philadelphia. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Brian graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering.

As Manager of Foundational Research, Kyle leads a team of analysts seeking to understand baseball at its most fundamental level. Through data analysis and modeling, Kyle and his team quantify the latent abilities driving on-field performance and share these insights across the organization to impact player development, player acquisition, and in-game strategy.

Kyle joined the Phillies in August 2023 as a Quantitative Analyst, initially focusing on evaluating pitching mechanics through biomechanics data. He holds bachelor's degrees in physics and chemical engineering from the University of Delaware (2018) and earned his PhD in chemical engineering from MIT in 2023, where his research applied data science methods to computational fluid dynamics.

Alex Nakahara was promoted to senior director, research & development in November 2023. In this role, Alex provides strategic leadership in R&D, identifying high-value greenfield problems in baseball research and developing plans to address them. He also continues to oversee budgeting, hiring and departmental logistics.

Alex originally joined the Phillies in 2017 as a senior quantitative analyst, creating analyses and tools for understanding and visualizing data for the baseball operations department. He was then promoted to director, research & development in November 2021. Before joining the Phillies, Alex worked for four years at Northrop Grumman as a systems engineer in a variety of roles, including as the lead researcher for several air traffic control research and development projects.

Born in Philadelphia, Alex graduated from the Episcopal Academy in 2006. He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010 and a master’s degree from MIT in aeronautics and astronautics in 2012. He and his wife Meg live in South Philadelphia with their son Henry.

Sam is an analyst with the Foundation Research and Applied Biomechanics group within the Phillies' Research and Development department. Her projects leverage motion capture data to derive insights into player mechanics and understand their implications for observed performance. She joined the Phillies in July 2025 as an associate analyst before transitioning to a full-time analyst in November 2025.

Sam completed her bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2025. During her time at Penn, she worked in an orthopedic research lab focused on Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation, and her senior engineering capstone project involved developing a force-sensing shoe insole and accompanying gait analysis algorithm for use in running.

Lisa is a strategic and results-driven HR professional with over 15 years of experience in the field. She joined the Phillies in November 2024, combining her passion for both human resources and baseball to become an HR leader for her favorite baseball team in Major League Baseball.

Before joining the Phillies, Lisa made significant strides in her HR career at Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies. During her tenure there, she successfully led the implementation of early careers and leadership development programs and initiatives, as well as several global diversity initiatives. Her expertise spans Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, and Leadership Development, with a particular expertise in performance management. Notably, Lisa spearheaded the global rollout of a cutting-edge performance management system that drove organizational success.

A passionate advocate for employee engagement, Lisa has a proven track record of turning engagement initiatives into measurable business outcomes. She holds both her PHR certification and EMCC Coaching designation, further enhancing her ability to develop and empower talent at all levels.

Lisa is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College where she majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. In addition to her various HR certifications, Lisa obtained a certification in Event Management through George Washington University.

Mickey Morandini transitioned to his role as club ambassador in 2018. He had spent the previous two years with the team as first base coach and baserunning instructor.

Prior to joining the major league staff, Mickey spent five years in the Phillies minor league system as a coach for triple-A Lehigh Valley and double-A Reading and manager for single-A Lakewood and single-A Williamsport. He also spent four years as head coach for the Valparaiso High School varsity baseball team.

A 1995 National League All-Star, Mickey played nine of his 11 major league seasons (1990-2000) with the Phillies and was a member of the 1993 NL champions. He ranks fourth in Phillies history in most games played at second base (926) and was the recipient of the Paul Owens Award in 1989 as the best player in the Phillies minor league system. Mickey was originally selected by the Phillies in the fifth round of the June 1988 draft out of Indiana University. As an amateur, he won a gold medal as a member of the 1988 Olympic baseball team.

Born in Leechburg, Pa., Mickey and his wife Peg currently live in Glen Mills, Pa. They have three sons: Jordan, Griffin and Braydon.

The 2026 season marks Dickie Noles' 35th with the organization after rejoining the Phillies in 1992. Prior to becoming a club ambassador, he spent 28 years as an employee assistance professional and, before that, four years in the community relations department.

Dickie pitched for parts of 11 major league seasons with the Phillies (1979-81; 1990), Chicago Cubs (1982-84; 1987), Texas Rangers (1984-85), Cleveland (1986), Detroit Tigers (1987) and Baltimore Orioles (1988) and finished his career at 36-53 with 11 saves and a 4.56 ERA in 277 games (96 starts). Selected by the Phillies in the fourth round of the June 1975 draft, Dickie was a member of the 1980 World Series champions, pitching in relief.

In 1989, Dickie won the Texas Rangers Community Service Award and in 1992 he was honored as the International Christian Athlete of the Year. Other awards he has won include the Humanitarian of the Year by the Sunshine Foundation in 1997 and the Humanitarian Award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association in 2010. In 2019, he won the Richie Ashburn & David Montgomery Special Achievement Award, given annually to a Phillies employee who has demonstrated loyalty, dedication and passion for the game. Dickie was inducted into the All Sports Museum of Southern New Jersey in October 2021.

Dickie was born in Charlotte, N.C., and currently resides in Aston, Pa. He has one daughter, Brittany, twin sons, Christopher and Nicholas, and five grandchildren.

An outfielder for the 1993 National League champs and hitting coach for the 2008 World Series champions, Milt Thompson returned to the Phillies organization as a community club ambassador in March 2022. In this role, he serves as a club resource for community outreach with an emphasis on youth baseball and softball development, working with the Phillies RBI program and the Phillies Urban Youth Academy.

Milt previously served the Phillies as major league hitting coach (2005-10) following one season as first base coach (2004). From 2005-09, Milt guided Phillies hitters to the National League lead in home runs, RBI, runs, extra-base hits and total bases. He also served as a coach on the NL All-Star team in 2009.

Originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves out of Howard University in 1979, Milt played 18 years of professional baseball, including 13 seasons in the majors with the Braves (1984-85), Phillies (1986, 1993-94), St. Louis Cardinals (1989-92), Houston Astros (1994-95), Los Angeles Dodgers (1996) and Colorado Rockies (1996). He hit .313 with six RBI in 1993 World Series and set a Phillies record with five RBI in Game 4 at Veterans Stadium.

Milt began his coaching career in 1997 as minor league outfield/baserunning coordinator for Tampa Bay before joining the Phillies minor league system as a coach at Reading (1998-99) and outfield/baserunning coordinator (2001-03).

Born in Washington, D.C., Milt lives in Sewell, N.J. with his wife Carole. He has four daughters: Torri, Jennifer, Courtney and Alyssa.