K ꓘ 151 - 29 Hitters

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung [https://twitter.com/chadyoung]) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball [https://twitter.com/PeteBBaseball]) celebrate 150 episodes of Keep or Kut by breaking down 21 starting pitchers in simple terms: buy high or sell high? All 21 pitchers have a better P/IP than they did last year, or debuted this year. 2:40 - Chad chooses teammates H2H Heroes: Matt Olson [https://pitcherlist.com/player/matt-olson/] and Michael Harris II [https://pitcherlist.com/player/michael-harris-ii/]; while Pete can't decide between Corbin Carroll [https://pitcherlist.com/player/corbin-carroll/] and Julio Rodriguez [https://pitcherlist.com/player/julio-rodriguez/]. 7:07 - We go through 29 hitters (yes, Chad said 30, but it was 29) who made big gains this year 9:42 - We start with the stud rookies: Jackson Merrill [https://pitcherlist.com/player/jackson-merrill/], Jackson Chourio [https://pitcherlist.com/player/jackson-chourio/], and James Wood [https://pitcherlist.com/player/james-wood/]; and while the sample size is smaller, we need to talk Luisangel Acuña [https://pitcherlist.com/player/luisangel-acuna/]. 16:39 - We can't criticize Elly de la Cruz [https://pitcherlist.com/player/elly-de-la-cruz/], even with the K's, but we aren't excited about Adrian del Castillo [https://pitcherlist.com/player/adrian-del-castillo/] and things aren't as clear with Connor Norby [https://pitcherlist.com/player/connor-norby/]. 25:34 - Heliot Ramos [https://pitcherlist.com/player/heliot-ramos/] and Lawrence Butler [https://pitcherlist.com/player/lawrence-butler/] are lighting it up in the Bay Area. 31:05 - A couple of young NL East infielders: Xavier Edwards [https://pitcherlist.com/player/xavier-edwards/], Mark Vientos [https://pitcherlist.com/player/mark-vientos/] 37:31 - OF is a challenge, but does that mean you should buy high on Brenton Doyle [https://pitcherlist.com/player/brenton-doyle/] or Tyler O'Neill [https://pitcherlist.com/player/tyler-oneill/]? 42:44 - Three former prospects in different phases of their careers: Carlos Correa [https://pitcherlist.com/player/carlos-correa]'s bat is legit but how concerned are you about health? Are you buying Jordan Westburg [https://pitcherlist.com/player/jordan-westburg]? Is this just the post- post- post- post-hype breakout from Jurickson Profar [https://pitcherlist.com/player/jurickson-profar/]? 51:19 - Some vets putting up big seasons: Tommy Edman [https://pitcherlist.com/player/tommy-edman] and Joc Pederson [https://pitcherlist.com/player/joc-pederson/] 54:41 - It's a run on SS as we talk Ezequiel Tovar [https://pitcherlist.com/player/ezequiel-tovar/], Tyler Fitzgerald [https://pitcherlist.com/player/tyler-fitzgerald], and Willy Adames [https://pitcherlist.com/player/willy-adames] 58:41 - Wrapping it up with Teoscar Hernandez [https://pitcherlist.com/player/teoscar-hernandez], Salvador Perez [https://pitcherlist.com/player/salvador-perez/], Byron Buxton [https://pitcherlist.com/player/byron-buxton], Steven Kwan [https://pitcherlist.com/player/steven-kwan], Alec Bohm [https://pitcherlist.com/player/alec-bohm/], Matt Chapman [https://pitcherlist.com/player/matt-chapman], and Matt Wallner [https://pitcherlist.com/player/matt-wallner/] 1:10:59 - Recapping all the names we covered - and realizing that we skipped