K ꓘ 95 - Stats That Stick Out

What this episode covers

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) break down the recent news around the league and how that will impact your keeper and Ottoneu teams. They then dive into six stats that stick out to them so far this season and what they mean going forward. Join Pitcher List Plus [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/] and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 1:31 - A listener asks about a $50 Trea Turner [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/trea-turner/], $7 Jake McCarthy [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/jake-mccarthy/], and $2 Jackson Chourio for $46 Shane McClanahan [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/shane-mcclanahan/], $10 Jake Cronenworth [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/jake-cronenworth/] in a FanGraphs Points League 8:36 - Should you promote Taj Bradley [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/taj-bradley/] if you have him on a minor league keeper roster? 16:29 - What about Brett Baty [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/brett-baty/]? 23:41 - Jeffrey Springs [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/jeffrey-springs/] is having Tommy John Surgery... Nooooo!  28:20 - Enmanuel Valdez [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/enmanuel-valdez/] is up! 29:07 - Brandon Woodruff [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/brandon-woodruff/] is having shoulder issues. What do you do with him in your keeper and Ottoneu leagues? Free up money or wait it out?  39:39 - WOOF WOOF! Carlos Rodón [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/carlos-rodon/]'s back is "barking." Would you trade him for Joe Ryan [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/joe-ryan/]? What about Cristian Javier [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/cristian-javier/]? 56:04 - Pete is excited about Josh Lowe [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/josh-lowe/] but is keeping an eye on his exit velocities 01:01:43 - Chad double dips as both Byron Buxton [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/byron-buxton/] and Jazz Chisholm Jr. [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/jazz-chisholm-jr/] are posting league-worst strikeout rates and Chad has his concerns 1:07:32 - Graham Ashcraft [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/graham-ashcraft/] is good! But, he probably isn't sub-1.50 ERA good! Not a hot take, but Pete breaks down his thoughts on Ashcraft 1:11:30 - Miguel Vargas [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/miguel-vargas/]' chase rate is not only impressive, it is one of the best in baseball. Chad wants to see Vargas start hitting for more power in the zone 1:16:10 - Pete thinks Matt Chapman [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/matt-chapman/] is a buy-high because of his swinging strike rate 1:19:26 - Joe Ryan [https://www.pitcherlist.com/player/joe-ryan/]'s K-BB% has Chad thinking that Ryan is an ace     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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