Surprising First-Half Hitters & A Look at 'Best Speed'
Eno and DVR discuss Alek Manoah's return to the mound in the Florida Complex League before digging into some of the most surprising hitters from the first half of 2023, and considering the value of 'Best Speed' as a better snapshot of a player's quality of contact than average exit velocity.
Rundown
0:56 Alek Manoah's Game Action Resumes in FCL
5:51 Jonah Heim and Elias Díaz
9:32 Josh Naylor: Will Supporting Cast Limit His ROS Value?
14:43 Yandy Díaz: Groundball Rate Back to 2022 Levels
20:32 Spencer Steer
29:07 Targeting "Obvious Buy-Low" Players
32:45 Luis Arraez
34:54 Bryson Stott: Further Room for Improvement?
41:20 Lane Thomas & Surprising Outfielders
45:03 Esteury Ruiz: Will He Top ROS Stolen-Base Projections?
53:46 Jake Fraley's Success in Cincinnati
55:30 Jorge Soler: Buying K% Improvements?
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