Ballpark Dimensions

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Why Howie Kendrick is interesting, should Shohei Ohtani ever pitch again, and the newest Statcast metric -- Season 5, Ep 18 Jun 18, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look into the effect of Matt Carpenter’s bunt double, how Howie Kendrick has remade himself, the bizarre season of Jay Bruce, ask if Shohei Ohtani should ever pitch again, see why Jackie Bradley Jr. and Luis Perdomo are rebounding, and introduce the latest Statcast metric, “Jump.”

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Why you need to know Myles Straw, 3 pitchers breaking out, 8 breakable records and David Dahl’s bizarre stat line -- Season 5, Ep 17 Jun 05, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look into what makes Houston rookie Myles Straw so interesting, three pitchers who are changing their reputations, what’s going on with Clint Frazier’s defense, 8 breakable team records, and David Dahl’s incredible stat line.

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Gallo’s MVP case, the great thing Twins catchers and Reds pitchers are doing, and the struggles of Votto and Ramirez -- Season 5, Ep 16 May 29, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers explain why Joe Gallo has a strong MVP case, how the Twins catchers have out-hit Mike Trout, why Joey Votto and Jose Ramirez are struggling, share the interesting thing Ian Desmond is up to, and explain why Sonny Gray and the Reds pitching have been so good.

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Bellinger’s speed, Soroka’s great start, and the Red Sox are back -- Season 5, Ep 15 May 22, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers share what the data says about Cody Bellinger hitting .400, look at Braves rookie Mike Soroka’s incredible start, explain how the Red Sox bounced back, dive into whether the opener has mattered after a full year, and debut new pitch movement leaderboards at Baseball Savant.

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How Could Chris Davis Make The All-Star Team? – Season 5, Ep. 14 May 15, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look into the data behind the batting surges of Dansby Swanson, Hunter Pence, George Springer and Chris Davis, as well as pitchers Lucas Giolito and Hyun-Jin Ryu and investigate why the Mariners defense might not be struggling as bad as it looks.

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Chris Paddack is baseball’s newest ace – Season 5, Ep. 13 May 07, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers dig into the data behind Chris Paddack’s incredible start, the newest odd thing the Rays are doing, how Luke Voit and Gary Sanchez are mashing, what makes this Matt Carpenter slow start different, why Martin Perez and Ryan Pressly are so successful, and what’s concerning about Vlad Guerrero Jr. so far.

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Which Aces Should You Worry About? – Season 5, Ep. 12 May 02, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers explore whether you should be worried by 10 aces off to slow starts, focus on the data behind the Twins lineup crushing and the improved Blue Jays defense, see what’s fueling Hunter Dozier’s hot start, and check in on interesting outfield data for Ramon Laureano and Bryce Harper.

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Joey Gallo is putting it all together – Season 5, Ep. 11 Apr 24, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers explain why Joey Gallo is breaking out, look at Christian Yelich’s bizarre splits, dig into 5 April breakouts to watch and use data to check out Cardinals players Kolten Wong, Marcell Ozuna, John Brebbia, and John Gant.

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2019 Early Season Breakouts to Believe in – Season 5, Ep. 10 Apr 17, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look at hot starts from Yoan Moncada, Franmil Reyes, JD Davis, Luis Castillo, and Matt Boyd, using Statcast data to see if those starts are sustainable.

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Let’s Get a First Look at 2019 Data – Season 5, Ep. 9 Apr 03, 2019

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look at the first Statcast data of the new season, focusing on Chris Sale’s velocity, Bryce Harper and Pete Alonso crushing baseballs, and what we’re already seeing in terms of shifts, launch angle, and hard-hit balls.

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