About this episode
Eno and Welsh discuss a couple of Statcast anomalies, and deep dive into a listener question of the how trust worthy Statcast pages really are. We're also digging into Bryce Miller, Michael Kopech and more. Rundown 1:53 - The curious case of Ke'Bryan Hayes Statcast page 8:21 - Will Ke'Bryan ever live up to his Statcast page? 12:13 - Top and Bottom 10 Barrel % leaders 14:20 - What Eno looks for to determine future power 19:09 - The curious case of Bryce Elder's Statcast page 20:27 - Eno's first time looking at Statcast pitcher sliders 26:20 - Statcast percentile screen shots 28:27 - Prospect who beat projection 34:22 - Expected stats and Projections 36:12 - Stuff+ variance over the season 39:08 - Bryce Miller 42:45 - Bryce Miller release point vs the league 46:07 - Bryce Miller vs Jacob DeGrom pitch release points 50:42 - Michael Kopech success 54:57 - Andrew Abbott's 21 WHIFF Wednesday Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelsh Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn dot com slash RATES23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.