OTW 32 - Therapy Session w/ Jon Metzelaar

What this episode covers

On The Wire -  Adam Howe (@EightyGrade [https://twitter.com/eightygrade]) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin [https://twitter.com/hastingkevin]) are joined by Jonathan Metzelaar (@jonmetzelaar [https://twitter.com/jonmetzelaar]), author of the weekly Hitter List [https://www.pitcherlist.com/hitter-list-9-8-ranking-the-top-150-hitters-for-2021/] at Pitcher List, to break down this week's FAAB period, as well to talk about the process Jon takes to rank the best 150 hitters each week and how his ranks should be used throughout the season and beyond.  * Welcome Jon (1:36) * Miami has a new first baseman (3:26) * Beer and a shot (5:34) * Is Ross Stripling viable? (7:56) * Filling Franco's void (11:20) * Tampa's rotation vacancy (13:52) * Nick Anderson almost back (16:53) * Weekly Minnesota pitching injury report (18:43) * Chris Sale to the Covid IL (20:09) * Cutting ties with IL stashes (22:06) * The process of ranking hitters through the season (24:45) * FAAB Suggestions.... * Power (35:58) * Speed (42:51) * Opportunity and Schedule Notes (49:43) * Wins and K's (57:16) * Future 2-Start Pitchers (1:04:10) * Ratios (1:09:00) * Saves (1:12:11) * Wild Cards (1:19:32) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-wire/id1551576680] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0A7dAon8dnumkoFfk3LI5H] | Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/on-the-wire] | TuneIn [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/OnThe-Wire-p1404904/] | Google Podcasts [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvN2U3N2NiMzQtYjAxZi00N2ZhLWI1ZTAtYWNiNjAwNDk1Njg1Lzk4N2FlNTc1LTczNTUtNGU5My1iNWNmLWFjYjYwMTNlZDA3NS9lMDFhOWMwYi1jMmUxLTQ5MTYtOTg0OS1hY2I2MDEzZWY3N2YvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M%3d] | Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/goyqu2uu] | RSS [https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/7e77cb34-b01f-47fa-b5e0-acb600495685/987ae575-7355-4e93-b5cf-acb6013ed075/e01a9c0b-c2e1-4916-9849-acb6013ef77f/podcast.rss] Connect: Twitter [https://twitter.com/OnTheWirePod] | [email protected] [[email protected]] | Join PL+ [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/] Please rate and review the pod on your favorite platform and check out the rest of the Pitcher List Podcast Network [https://www.pitcherlist.com/pitcher-list-podcast-network/] (@PitcherListPods [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]) Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]