K ꓘ 137 - A First Look at Bat Tracking

Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are really intrigued by the new Statcast bat tracking data. They aren't sure there are a ton of takeaways yet, but that won't stop them from diving in. Plus, debating a couple of intriguing trade offers.

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Timestamps

3:50 - The new bat tracking data is another reminder that Giancarlo Stanton is utterly unique, but does it really tell us much right now?

14:38 - Should we be worried about hard swings being related to injuries?

24:43 - Who has the longest swing in MLB?

25:50 - What do we make of inconsistencies between EV and bat speed, particularly with someone like Corbin Carroll?

32:10 - Squared Up and Blasts look interesting, but there is still a lot of noise there, and it’s not clear this tells us more than existing Statcast data.

46:03 - Pete is trying to trade Xander Bogaerts and we are looking at a possible trade of Bogaerts and Yusei Kikuchi for Oneil Cruz.

54:52 - Chad is having a hard time giving up his last round Michael Harris II for Shohei Ohtani.

1:01:05 - A case study on why talent isn’t enough to win a league - strategy matters.

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