K ꓘ 164 - News and wOBA vs xwOBA Over-performers
Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) haven't been able to link up for an episode in a few weeks, so they have some news to get through. After the news, they take a look at some players who are overperforming their xwOBAs.
Timestamps
6:25 - Head-to-Head Heroes is back! Chad goes with Bryce Harper for Week 1. Pete chose Pete Crow-Armstrong.
19:05 - News begins! We start by discussing the Spencer Strider debut.
24:30 - Triston Casas is starting to hit the ball a lot harder, but the results still aren't following. What do we do here?
3o:52 - Luke Keaschall is up with the Twins and batting second in the lineup.
35:13 - Chandler Simpson is up with the Rays and leadoff in his first game.
41:40 - Conversations about wOBA vs xwOBA begin with a dissection of Salvador Perez.
44:56 - Dylan Crews is showing signs of life
48:57 - Brandon Lowe is looking pretty kuttable
56:45 - Andrew Vaughn, Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez, Adley Rutschman, Yainer Diaz, Willson Contreras, and Matt Olson round out the top 10 in players overperforming their xwOBA. What sticks out here?
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