K ꓘ 138 - Plate Discipline Shifts

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) examine hitters who have seen significant shifts in the K% from 2023 to 2024. They also take an early look at who their keepers might be in the Keep or Kut Fantrax Listener Leagues. 

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Timestamps

6:02 - Ronald Acuna Jr’s strikeout rate is way up compared to his 2023 mark, but really in line with the rest of his career. What should we expect going forward?

13:25 - Gleyber Torres has also seen a spike in his K% compared to last year.

22:37 - Manny Machado has really struggled to perform as a top stud since the start of 2023. Is this the beginning of a downfall?

30:31 - Jack Suwinski has cut his strikeout rate but essentially gotten worse at everything else.

38:10 - Anthony Volpe has made some improvements to his approach, leading to a much lower K%.

41:46 - Elehuris Montero, Michael Massey, David Fry, Christopher Morel have all really improved their strikeout rates.

46:11 - Who are Chad and Pete planning to keep in the Keep or Kut Fantrax Listener Leagues as of right now?

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