Beat the Shift Podcast – Understanding Statistics Episode w/ Mike Podhorzer by Ariel Cohen December 20, 2021 The Understanding Statistics Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Mike Podhorzer Bar Mitzvah Talk Coke & Pepsi Projections Pod Projections Manual vs. automated projections Where do automated projections fail / blind spots? In-Season At what point in the season should you rely on in-season statistics vs. pre-season projections? Francisco Lindor 2021 Understandings Statistics Section Hitting Statistics BA OBP SLG OPS BB% K% HR/FB% Barrel% How can you tell if a YOY increase in a statistic is real skill, or if it was a fluke? BABIP Using Statcast to identify pockets of value / undervalued players What in-season statistics should you use when setting waiver wire pickups for hitters? Pitching Statistics ERA WHIP Swing Strike % How to adjust for a potential universal DH in 2022? Strand Rate (LOB%) ERA Estimators FIP vs. xFIP vs. SIERA Descriptive vs. Predictive What in-season statistics should you use when setting waiver wire pickups for pitchers? K% is superior to K/9 K-BB% or K% – Which is more valuable to track in-season? What statistics should one track to tout relievers for saves in 2022? Scouting for saves in 2022 Other important statistics to track Plate discipline metrics O-Swing%, Z-Swing%, O-Contact%, Z-Contact%, etc. Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury updates. Follow us on Twitter Ariel Cohen (@ATCNY) Reuven Guy (@mlbinjuryguru) Mike Podhorzer (@MikePodhorzer) Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod) https://media.blubrry.com/rotographs/p/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/Beat_the_Shift-Episode-2021-12-20.mp3Podcast (beat-the-shift): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS