Ideal Hitter Profiles & Using Statcast to Find Undervalued Players
Eno and DVR discuss what they're looking for in hitter profiles, Statcast-driven Buy Low targets, differences in changeups, and more!
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball · The Athletic
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Show Notes
Eno and DVR discuss what they're looking for in hitter profiles, Statcast-driven Buy Low targets, differences in changeups, and more!
Rundown
6:13 What Are We Looking For in Hitter Profiles?
10:55 Examining Z-Contact% Leaders
17:50 Z-Contact% Laggards
23:50 Why O-Swing% is More Useful than O-Contact%
31:37 Hitters Who Avoid Chasing (Low O-Swing%)
34:50 Brendan Rodgers as a Buy Low Candidate
43:51 Using Max Exit Velo to Find Undervalued Players
56:30 Why Didn't Teams Move Top Prospects at the Deadline?
66:02 Differences in Changeups
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