Which Statcast numbers actually matter when you’re trying to find the next fantasy baseball breakout?
Joe Orrico is joined by special guest Eric Cross to break down the advanced metrics that can reveal real skill changes, from exit velocity and hard-hit rate to bat speed, barrel percentage, and xwOBA
Joe and Eric run through some of the standout and surprise names that appear on these key leaderboards and discuss their fantasy value for the remainder of 2026 and beyond!
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Intro - 0:00:00
Average Exit Velocity - 0:01:35
Jordan Walker - 0:02:38
Munetaka Murakami - 0:06:29
Dominic Canzone - 0:10:25
FantasyPros My Playbook - 0:14:09
Hard Hit Percentage - 0:14:40
Oneil Cruz - 0:14:47
Bryce Eldridge - 0:19:03
Jake Bauers and Brandon Nimmo - 0:22:58
Average Bat Speed - 0:27:48
Cam Smith - 0:28:02
Garrett Mitchell - 0:31:57
Hard Rock Bet - 0:36:16
Barrel Percentage Against - 0:37:50
Landen Roupp - 0:38:27
Trevor McDonald - 0:42:12
Freddy Peralta - 0:44:52
Hard Hit Percentage (Pitcher) - 0:49:15
Spencer Arrighetti - 0:49:19
Nick Martinez - 0:52:02
xwOBA - 0:55:18
Jesus Luzardo - 0:55:48
Payton Tolle - 0:59:36
Parker Messick - 1:05:49
Outro - 1:08:32
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