K ꓘ 164 - News and wOBA vs xwOBA Over-performers

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung [https://twitter.com/chadyoung]) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball [https://twitter.com/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 [https://pitcherlist.com/player/bryce-harper/] for Week 1. Pete chose Pete Crow-Armstrong [https://pitcherlist.com/player/pete-crow-armstrong/]. 19:05 - News begins! We start by discussing the Spencer Strider [https://pitcherlist.com/player/spencer-strider/] debut. 24:30 - Triston Casas [https://pitcherlist.com/player/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 [https://pitcherlist.com/player/luke-keaschall/] is up with the Twins and batting second in the lineup. 35:13 - Chandler Simpson [https://pitcherlist.com/player/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 [https://pitcherlist.com/player/salvador-perez/]. 44:56 - Dylan Crews [https://pitcherlist.com/player/dylan-crews/] is showing signs of life 48:57 - Brandon Lowe [https://pitcherlist.com/player/brandon-lowe/] is looking pretty kuttable 56:45 - Andrew Vaughn [https://pitcherlist.com/player/andrew-vaughn/], Mike Trout [https://pitcherlist.com/player/mike-trout/], Yordan Alvarez [https://pitcherlist.com/player/yordan-alvarez/], Adley Rutschman [https://pitcherlist.com/player/adley-rutschman/], Yainer Diaz [https://pitcherlist.com/player/yainer-diaz/], Willson Contreras [https://pitcherlist.com/player/willson-contreras/], and Matt Olson [https://pitcherlist.com/player/matt-olson/] round out the top 10 in players overperforming their xwOBA. What sticks out here? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-or-kut/id1551885984] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6RoNfxNKUjmQu3RkPC9gCi?si=aDxAWx20SryYPvbXAeQl3w&utm_source=copy-link] | Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/keep-or-kut] | TuneIn [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Keep-or-Kut-p1405564/] | Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL2tlZXAtb3Ita3V0LXBvZGNhc3QvcGxheWxpc3RzL3BvZGNhc3QucnNz?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid_7Wbl-31AhXkBkQIHWptBSoQ9sEGegQIARAC] | RSS [https://omny.fm/shows/keep-or-kut-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss] Connect: Twitter [https://twitter.com/keeporkut] | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+ [https://pitcherlist.com/plus/] Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus [https://pitcherlist.com/plus]