Episodes

  • K ꓘ 137 - A First Look at Bat Tracking
    May 20 2024

    Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are really intrigued by the new Statcast bat tracking data. They aren't sure there are a ton of takeaways yet, but that won't stop them from diving in. Plus, debating a couple of intriguing trade offers.

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    Timestamps

    3:50 - The new bat tracking data is another reminder that Giancarlo Stanton is utterly unique, but does it really tell us much right now?

    14:38 - Should we be worried about hard swings being related to injuries?

    24:43 - Who has the longest swing in MLB?

    25:50 - What do we make of inconsistencies between EV and bat speed, particularly with someone like Corbin Carroll?

    32:10 - Squared Up and Blasts look interesting, but there is still a lot of noise there, and it’s not clear this tells us more than existing Statcast data.

    46:03 - Pete is trying to trade Xander Bogaerts and we are looking at a possible trade of Bogaerts and Yusei Kikuchi for Oneil Cruz.

    54:52 - Chad is having a hard time giving up his last round Michael Harris II for Shohei Ohtani.

    1:01:05 - A case study on why talent isn’t enough to win a league - strategy matters.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • K ꓘ 136 - The Struggler vs The Surprise
    May 13 2024

    Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) compare players who had early ADPs but are disappointing to players of the same position who had late ADPs and are crushing it. Pete apologizes for his mic in this episode!

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    Timestamps

    4:05 - Xander Bogaerts or Ezequiel Tovar?

    12:05 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or Alec Bohm?

    23:36 - Shota Imanaga or Kevin Gausman?

    35:05 - Yainer Diaz or Jonah Heim?

    42:37 - Tanner Houck or Tanner Bibee?

    50:27 - Jordan Westburg or Ozzie Albies?

    58:30 - Gunnar Henderson or Austin Riley?

    1:04:36 - Mason Miller or Josh Hader?

    1:06:42 - Michael Harris II or Riley Greene?

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • K ꓘ 135 - Listener Questions: The Big Hurt Edition
    May 6 2024

    Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) take questions from our great listeners about struggling stars, relievers to target, and so much more!

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    Timestamps

    2:36 - Drop Wyatt Langford?

    9:35 - Mason Miller has been unbelievable but his injury history is what it is. Sell high?

    15:27 - How do fantasy managers adjust to all the injuries and account for the increased rate of pitching injuries?

    26:13 - José Ramírez… can he be a 20/20 high OBP guy ever again?!

    32:30 - Is Ronald Acuña Jr. maybe not the superstar we thought he was?

    41:46 - When do you start benching cold stars for hot free agent pickups?

    50:10 - Who is the worst player you would trade Corbin Carroll for?

    1:02:16 - Is Jackson Chourio’s long-term value hurting?

    1:07:14 - Any relievers worth adding in FGPT?

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • K ꓘ 134 - Keep or Kut These Slow Starts?
    Apr 29 2024

    Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) is back! He and Chad (@chadyoung) are looking at some slow starts to the season and debating who they are going to keep and who they are going to kut. They're looking at pitcher whose FIP is well-above their projected FIP and hitters whose wOBA is well-below their projected wOBA.

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    Timestamps

    4:25 - Pitchers whose FIP is worse than their projected FIP so far

    7:37 - Is Hunter Brown an easy cut?

    13:47 - Performance and injury concerns for Triston McKenzie

    22:44 - How many Michael King starts can we just ignore?

    31:46 - Hitters whose wOBA is worse than their projected wOBA so far

    34:05 - Randy Arozarena and Nolan Jones are both early ADP OF and they aren't showing why

    45:47 - Max Kepler was a Chad favorite - is he still?

    52:46 - Pete gives Chad some OF advice, covering Masataka Yoshida, Will Benson, Jung Hoo Lee, Jorge Soler, Brandon Marsh, Jo Adell, Jurickson Profar, and Andy Pages

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • K ꓘ 133 - Transition to Keepers wth Raymond Atherton
    Apr 22 2024

    Keep or Kut - With Pete (@PeteBBaseball) away, Chad (@chadyoung) is joined by Raymond Atherton (@raymondatherton), co-host of the Fantasy Aceball podcast, to talk about his move into keeper leagues, playing Ottoneu, and to break down a few players who are carrying or crushing his teams so far this year.

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    Timestamps

    2:08 - Raymond’s shift from redraft to keeper and looking at some unique rules in his leagues

    16:56 - The challenges with making that change and getting used to Ottoneu

    21:44 - What Raymond likes most about Ottoneu

    24:08 - The importance of paying attention late in the year plus the $1 per roster spot rule

    32:02 - Diving into some of Raymond’s players, starting with Evan Carter

    37:16 - Joe Musgrove’s first five starts have been bad, again.

    43:59 - Jared Jones is just an ace now, right?

    49:18 - Are you still waiting on Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Nolan Schanuel?

    58:31 - The return of the Ottoneu Question of the Day - why no CI spot? Plus should Ottoneu points leagues change value of SB given the new rules?

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • K ꓘ 132 - Good News Only
    Apr 17 2024

    Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are tired of talking about broken pitchers. It's time for some good news and good vibes on Keep or Kut. We're looking at seven players off to great starts and discussing what's working, what might continue to work, and who we are getting excited about.

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    Timestamps

    5:12 - Is CJ Abrams taking another step?

    14:58 - Is Jesse Winker back?

    26:20 - And what about his teammate, Joey Gallo??

    34:40 - Is it time to be excited about Brice Turang?

    42:06 - Is Reid Detmers legit?

    49:10 - If we are talking about Tanner Houck, it’s because Pete is high on him, right? Right?!

    57:16 - Chad puts a stake in the ground: Josh Naylor is going to have a career year.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • K ꓘ 131 - Early Returns
    Apr 3 2024
    Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) (over)react to some early baseball! We have hard hit balls, tons of swings and misses, Pete excited about unexciting things like the Pittsburgh Pirates and Merrill Kelly, and plenty more to breakdown. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps4:45 - Pete offered Chad a $2 Coby Mayo and $1 Drew Thorp for his $11 Spencer Steer. Times are tough with the Royce Lewis injury. Will Chad take it?10:25 - Fernando Tatis Jr. is looking good! If the shoulder is right, the sky is the limit.15:47 - Is Carlos Correa completely healthy? A Tweet about his sprint speed caught Chad’s attention in a positive way.19:46 - Christian Walker and MJ Melendez have hit some of the hardest hit balls of their careers already this season.25:09 - Jake Burger was grilling up some hard hit balls this weekend as well.28:46 - Nestor Cortes looked alright under the hood on Friday. What should we expect going forward?34:02 - Aaron Nola was a disaster in his first start. Yes, it was the Braves, but he was consistently taken as a top 15 starter in drafts. Should we be worried?38:51 - Jared Jones was nasty. Pete wants to hail him as the Cy Young, Chad says pump the brakes.46:20 - How to rank A.J. Puk, Jared Jones, Garrett Crochet, Nick Pivetta, and Brayan Bello.58:34 - Grayson Rodriguez was filthy and it looks like the strikeouts are finally here.1:00:49 - Are you Team Hoskins or Team McNeil?1:04:22 - Pete for some reason is excited about a very unexciting player: Merrill Kelly.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • K ꓘ 130 - Making and Missing the Roster
    Mar 27 2024

    Keep or Kut

    As team's announce who makes and misses their rosters, you are probably figuring out who you should stash, who you should grab, and who you should cut. Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) review some of the more interesting calls teams have made and talk about how their valuations on those players have changed.

    Timestamps:

    5:57 - Dealing with a draft with no pitching available

    14:39 - has the recent news moved Shohei Ohtani down your board at all?

    22:49 - Max Meyer and Sixto Sanchez made the roster - moving them up in keeper leagues?

    30:23 - Matt Manning, however, didn’t make the cut. Does that make him a cut?

    35:08 - Jackson Holliday is starting in the minors, and we aren’t cutting him but when should you expect him?

    45:02 - Junior Caminero isn’t on the roster, and he might be legitimately blocked near term. If you believe in Isaac Paredes.

    52:48 - Ceddanne Rafaela is up for Boston, Corey Seager is playing, JD Martinez is heading back to AAA, timeline for Chase Delauter and Kyle Manzardo

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    1 hr and 10 mins