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Podcast: Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Episode: Surprising First-Half Hitters & A Look at 'Best Speed'
Description: 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.Rundown0:56 Alek Manoah's Game Action Resumes in FCL5:51 Jonah Heim and Elias DÃaz9:32 Josh Naylor: Will Supporting Cast Limit His ROS Value?14:43 Yandy DÃaz: Groundball Rate Back to 2022 Levels20:32 Spencer Steer29:07 Targeting "Ob...