Episode 73 looks at the early season skills of 9 hitters and 22 pitchers to determine what’s fueling their struggles or success and whether or not it will continue. I start off the podcast with a Reach Charles! shoutout to Alex Fast at Pitchers List (@AlexFast8) for his terrific work on the CSW metric ((called strike + swinging strike)/pitches). Players discussed (in order): Chad Pinder, Robinson Cano, Freddy Galvis, Franmil Reyes, Nick Markakis, Eric Hosmer, Jorge Polanco, Elvis Andrus, José Altuve, Eduardo Rodriguez, Nick Pivetta, Caleb Smith, Yusei Kikuchi, Tyler Glasnow, Collin McHugh, Touki Toussaint, Jacob deGrom, Matt Boyd, Yonny Chirinos, Andrew Miller, Steven Matz, Trevor Richards, Carlos Carrasco, Luis Castillo, Trevor Williams, James Paxton, Walker Buehler, Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish, Reynaldo Lopéz and Jack Flaherty. Find me on Twitter @BatFlioCrazy.
