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, Fangraphs

Early 2025 Starting Pitcher Velocity Changes — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-starting-pitcher-velocity-changes-a-review/

Starting Pitcher Stuff Risers & Fallers (Apr 28, 2025) — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/starting-pitcher-stuff-risers-fallers-apr-28-2025-a-review/

Early 2025 Hitter MaxEV Gainers — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-hitter-maxev-gainers-a-review/

Early 2025 Hitter Average Bat Speed Risers & Fallers — A Review
https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/early-2025-hitter-average-bat-speed-risers-and-fallers-a-review/

• 0:00 Intro
• Max EV — 6:51
• Corbin Carroll
• Trevor Story
• Brandon Lowe
• Bat Speed — 20:09
• Brice Turang
• Anthony Volpe
• Vinnie Pasquantino
• Barrel % — 30:00
• Dalton Varsho
• Corbin Carroll
• Anthony Volpe
• George Springer
• Michael Busch
• PCA
• Zach Neto
• Brice Turang
• FB Velo — 36:20
• Hunter Greene
• Hunter Brown
• Jesus Luzardo
• Jack Leiter
• Max Meyer
• Stuff+ — 42:45
• Hunter Greene
• Hunter Brown
• Cristopher Sánchez
• K–BB% — 50:00
• Cristopher Sánchez
• Hunter Brown
• MacKenzie Gore

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