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Early Observations From Statcast's New Bat Tracking Data
Luis Arraez doesn't miss, Juan Soto is incredible, Ketel Marte is a righty power monster, and other things I've already learned from Statcast's newest statistic.
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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 13th, 2024
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2024 Preseason Top 100ZiPS Projections
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Top Prospects
* Imminent Big Leaguers article. All orgs will receive a full list.
2024 Preseason Top 100ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
Mon | 1 PM | Justin Mason |
Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
Tue | 2 PM | Jay Jaffe |
Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
1.Mookie Betts | 2.8 |
2.Bobby Witt Jr. | 2.7 |
3.Shohei Ohtani | 2.6 |
4.Gunnar Henderson | 2.3 |
5.Kyle Tucker | 2.3 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
1.Tarik Skubal | 1.8 |
2.Tanner Houck | 1.8 |
3.Tyler Glasnow | 1.7 |
4.Ranger Suarez | 1.7 |
5.Dylan Cease | 1.7 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
1.Mason Miller | 1.2 |
2.Emmanuel Clase | 0.9 |
3.Matt Strahm | 0.9 |
4.Jeff Hoffman | 0.9 |
5.Clay Holmes | 0.8 |