WAF 61: The Problem with xStats w/ Scott Chu

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) are joined by Pitcher List's Scott Chu (@ifthechufits) to discuss xStats and their limitations as well as the interworkings Scott's Hitter List.

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• :30 Welcome Scott Chu
• 2:15 Steve on Scott’s xStats take
• 7:13 How & why to be cautious
• 9:45 The Christian Walker Case Study
• 12:00 More context with xWoba
• 14:30 Pull rate factors & Juan Soto
• 18:10 xStats with “the new environment”
• 25:00 Using rolling charts
• 26:28 Inflated MLB-wide xBA
• 31:15 Cushion xStats analysis
• 33:40 xStats once “the shift” is banned
• 37:50 The Hitter List and how to use “lists”
• 42:30 How Scott makes “The Hitter List”
• 49:50 Balancing upside and track record
• 53:00 Understanding risers & fallers
• 57:00 Consider player “archetypes”
• 1:06:15 The List can help with trades
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