The Astros hired Sig Mejdal, a Cardinals' baseball operations person, as director of decisions sciences. Mejdal was director of amateur baseball analytics with the Cardinals and will be in charge of developing data to be integrated into team decisions. Stephanie Wilka, a Harvard and Pepperdine Law School graduate, was hired as amateur scouting coordinator, replacing Mike Burns, who is now working for the Blue Jays. Wilka previously worked for the Dodgers and Red Sox.