Listen "Playing Time Analysis With Mike Kurland"
Episode Synopsis
DVR and Al are joined by Mike Kurland of The Athletic and Gaining The Edge Fantasy to talk about playing time analysis. Mike reveals his process for analyzing lineups and batting orders, and the group sorts through some rest-of-season player toss-up dilemmas.Rundown0:39 Mike talks about his process for analyzing playing time4:47 How important is it to track pinch-hitting trends?6:49 How does Mike use lineup analysis in order to give him an edge?18:50 How does Mike handle making decisions in the absence of larger samples?22:36 How far ahead in the schedule should we be looking?27:05 Player toss-ups39:18 Looking for stability in fluid roster situationsFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBFollow Mike on Twitter: @Mike_Kurlande-mail: [email protected] to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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