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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