WAF 198 -Year-Over-Year Statcast Changes

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) revisit one of their favorite in-season edges — tracking year-over-year Statcast changes — but with an offseason lens to see which early-season signals actually held up. Using Fangraphs’ Season Stat Grid and Podhorzer’s retrospective articles as a guide, they break down the biggest movers in Max EV, bat speed, barrel rate, fastball velocity, Stuff+, and K–BB%.Referenced Articles: Mike Podhorzer, FangraphsEarly 2025 Starting Pitcher Velocity Changes — A Reviewhttps://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-starting-pitcher-velocity-changes-a-review/Starting Pitcher Stuff Risers & Fallers (Apr 28, 2025) — A Reviewhttps://fantasy.fangraphs.com/starting-pitcher-stuff-risers-fallers-apr-28-2025-a-review/Early 2025 Hitter MaxEV Gainers — A Reviewhttps://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-hitter-maxev-gainers-a-review/Early 2025 Hitter Average Bat Speed Risers & Fallers — A Reviewhttps://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-hitter-average-bat-speed-risers-and-fallers-a-review/0:00 IntroMax EV — 6:51Corbin CarrollTrevor StoryBrandon LoweBat Speed — 20:09Brice TurangAnthony VolpeVinnie PasquantinoBarrel % — 30:00Dalton VarshoCorbin CarrollAnthony VolpeGeorge SpringerMichael BuschPCAZach NetoBrice TurangFB Velo — 36:20Hunter GreeneHunter BrownJesus LuzardoJack LeiterMax MeyerStuff+ — 42:45Hunter GreeneHunter BrownCristopher SánchezK–BB% — 50:00Cristopher SánchezHunter BrownMacKenzie Gore Join Our Discord & Support The Show: PL+ | PL Pro - Get 15% off Yearly with code PODCASTProud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.