Opening Day Takeaways: What matters on a granular level?
Eno and DVR discuss a busy Opening Day and dig through the box scores while attempting to sift through the noise to find meaningful indicators as the 2021 season gets underway. How concerned should we be with batting orders, early velocity readings, and reliever usage from the jump?
Rundown
6:15 Gregory Soto’s Bumpy Save
10:29 Does Lineup Position Matter?
17:22 Making Sense of the Twins’ Bullpen
25:13 Keeping an Eye on David Bednar for Future Saves
31:07 Stashing Jose Alvarado over Archie Bradley
40:52 Regrets on Avoiding Jake Cronenworth?
43:14 Tyler Glasnow’s Slider Usage is Up!
48:13 Luis Castillo’s Velocity Drop
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