On the Barrel Podcast Episode 26 – Stats Are Like Bikinis

Jonathan Metzelaar and Ben Palmer talk all things hitting, including deep dives on Ramon Laureano, Keston Hiura, Danny Jansen, Christian Vazquez, Danny Santana, and Renato Nunez.

Jonathan Metzelaar and Ben Palmer talk all things hitting, including deep dives on Ramon Laureano, Keston Hiura, Danny Jansen, Christian Vazquez, Danny Santana, and Renato Nunez.

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Timestamps

  • 0:30 – Welcome Ben Palmer to the podcast
  • 1:20 – Is “The Sandlot” a bad movie?
  • 3:20 – Ramon Laureano
  • 11:40 – Laureano or Domingo Santana?
  • 13:20 – Laureano or Eddie Rosario?
  • 14:50Keston Hiura
  • 16:30 – How do you value recently recalled prospects who go on quick hot streaks in H2H leagues?
  • 28:20 – Hiura or Jonathan Villar?
  • 31:50 – Hiura or Eduardo Escobar?
  • 32:50 – General strategy: ceiling vs. floor
  • 34:30Danny Jansen
  • 37:15 – Is catcher as shallow as we’re led to believe?
  • 42:40 – Back to Danny Jansen
  • 43:40 – Jansen or Posey?
  • 46:20 – Christian Vazquez
  • 55:40Danny Santana
  • 1:04:40 – Santana or Biggio?
  • 1:05:10 – Santana or Eaton?
  • 1:07:40 – Renato Nunez
  • 1:13:30 – Do you still value 30-35 home run hitters as much as you did a few years ago?

Jonathan Metzelaar

Jonathan Metzelaar is a writer, content manager, and podcaster with Pitcher List. He enjoys long walks on the beach, quiet dinners by candlelight, and essentially any other activity that will distract him from the perpetual torture of being a New York Mets fan. He's written for Fangraphs Community Research and created Youtube videos about fantasy baseball under the moniker "Jonny Baseball."

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