Surprising rebounds, year-over-year barrel rate risers, and overcoming less than elite stuff

Eno and DVR discuss several surprising 2021 rebounds, the limitations of using launch angle as a standalone stat, year-over-year risers in barrel rate and wOBA, and more.

Rundown

3:00 Surprising 2021 Bouncebacks

10:43 Buying the 'new' Madison Bumgarner?

19:54 Launch Angle Changes: Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, and Ronald Acuña

27:24 Year-over-Year Barrel Rate Risers

35:47 DVR Sticking with JVM + Other Undervalued Bats

43:11 Great Deliveries & Spin Direction, Less than Elite Stuff

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