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Eno, DVR, and Jed discuss ongoing RSN trouble the likely impact on several teams this winter before looking at a few things that the stats we love might be missing. They also discuss a report from Patrick Mooney that the Cubs are nearing a deal for Edward Cabrera. Plus, they examine a few mailbag questions including the difficulty of maintaining a change in swing tilt, and what hitters with high in-zone contact rates and low outside-the-zone contact rates, inspired by the small-sample results from Red Sox infielder Marcelo Mayer in his big-league debut. Finally, they share a few of their favorite bobbleheads in honor of 'National Bobblehead Day'.
Rundown
1:42 More RSN Troubles For Nine Teams
13:34 What Are the Numbers Missing?
20:58 Yet Again, the Wind is More Important That We Thought?
25:45 Matchup Difficulty Relative to Team Quality (Do Bad Teams Face Tougher Pitching?)
43:05 Edward Cabrera: Nearing a Trade to Cubs
48:27 How Easy/Difficult Is It to Maintain Swing Tilt Changes?
54:31 Good Zone Contact%, Terrible Chase Contact% Players
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Eno, DVR, and Jed discuss ongoing RSN trouble the likely impact on several teams this winter before looking at a few things that the stats we love might be missing. They also discuss a report from Patrick Mooney that the Cubs are nearing a deal for Edward Cabrera. Plus, they examine a few mailbag questions including the difficulty of maintaining a change in swing tilt, and what hitters with high in-zone contact rates and low outside-the-zone contact rates, inspired by the small-sample results from Red Sox infielder Marcelo Mayer in his big-league debut. Finally, they share a few of their favorite bobbleheads in honor of 'National Bobblehead Day'.
Rundown
1:42 More RSN Troubles For Nine Teams
13:34 What Are the Numbers Missing?
20:58 Yet Again, the Wind is More Important That We Thought?
25:45 Matchup Difficulty Relative to Team Quality (Do Bad Teams Face Tougher Pitching?)
43:05 Edward Cabrera: Nearing a Trade to Cubs
48:27 How Easy/Difficult Is It to Maintain Swing Tilt Changes?
54:31 Good Zone Contact%, Terrible Chase Contact% Players
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'Nine MLB teams’ TV money in jeopardy as FanDuel networks continue to struggle'
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'Tommy Pham makes his case for MLB’s next big metric: He calls it PhamGraphs'
Eno & Will Sammon from The Athletic ($):
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940461
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Patrick Mooney ($):
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6950352
Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social
Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social
Follow Jed on Instagram: @jed.lowrie
e-mail: [email protected]
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe
Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels
Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Jed Lowrie
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