DSH 18: Closer Situations

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about closer situations, Mariano Rivera, Liam Hendricks, who has been good and who hasn't, who is legit and who might not be, who you can likely count on and why? We also talk about holds and the new park factor tool from Savant.

note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases.

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Timestamps | Bell Ringer: Mariano Rivera (03:51), Number of the Week: 2.05 ERA, xERA, xFIP (09:22); Central Question: Which closers can I count on and how do I know? (16:26); Case Study: Craig Kimbrel (27:24); Case Study: Mark Melancon (36:08); Case Study: Will Smith (39:20); Platoons: Oakland + Cincinnati (45:08); Pass/Fail: Holds (52:26); Off the Books: Park Factors Tool (54:24)

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Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about closer situations, Mariano Rivera, Liam Hendricks, who has been good and who hasn't, who is legit and who might not be, who you can likely count on and why? We also talk about holds and the new park factor tool from Savant.

note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases.

Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer

Timestamps | Bell Ringer: Mariano Rivera (03:51), Number of the Week: 2.05 ERA, xERA, xFIP (09:22); Central Question: Which closers can I count on and how do I know? (16:26); Case Study: Craig Kimbrel (27:24); Case Study: Mark Melancon (36:08); Case Study: Will Smith (39:20); Platoons: Oakland + Cincinnati (45:08); Pass/Fail: Holds (52:26); Off the Books: Park Factors Tool (54:24)

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