The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 684 – Surprising Top 10s
5/9/19
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(Paul’s league: 5/24, 11pm ET; Justin’s league: 5/25, 10pm ET)
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS (8:42)
- Pedro Strop to IL (8:10)
- Khris Davis leaves early w/hip flare up (11:11)
- Buster Posey to IL w/concussion (13:40)
- Carter Kieboom & Nate Lowe sent down (16:44)
SURPRISING TOP 10s BY POSITION
- C: Mitch Garver (34:34)
- 1B: Josh Bell (39:51)
- 2B: Ketel Marte (44:17)
- 3B: Hunter Dozier (47:36)
- SS: Dansby Swanson (50:20)
- OF (top 20): Dwight Smith Jr. (58:58)
- SP (top 20): Caleb Smith (1:05:04)
- RP: Shane Greene (1:14:09)
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This anti-Swanson dude is totally not an objective observer. So the #s you base your analysis on applies to everyone but Swanson? Swanson is only 25 yrs old -he’s incapable of improvement?
add: he’s *underperforming* his xStats
Maybe you should focus on going more than five innings in a start, Jeff.
Here’s some xTra credit for you, Swanson’s BABIP is the same, yet his BA is 26 points higher, what can you infer from that? Now go build a better foundation for analysis.
The Swanson thing feels … personal.
His average exit velo has spiked by 4 mph, his barrel rate is twice its previous career high, he’s walking more than ever before, striking out less than ever before, hitting more line drives and fewer pop-ups. He’s 75th percentile or higher in every Statcast metric (88th for hard hit, 86th for expected slugging) and is on pace to beat last year’s counting stats in half the PA. Meanwhile, his BABIP is sitting below his career average.
He also owned an 11-game hitting streak until last night and is batting second in a strong lineup.
I get that some people were rude to you when he was a bust two years ago, but c’mon, guys.