The Search for Baseball's Most Unpredictable Pitches & Pitchers
Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Matt Chapman's six-year extension with the Giants, a combined no-hitter for the Cubs, who are clinging to slim playoff hopes with three-and-a-half weeks remaining in the regular season. Plus, they discuss baseball's replay system with *10* years now on the ledger and wonder how things might improve in the next 10 years, and they begin a quest to find baseball's most unpredictable (and predictable) pitchers and pitches.\n\nRundown\n1:13 Matt Chapman Signs a Six-Year Extension with the Giants\n9:04 What's Next for the Giants In Their Push to Return to the Playoffs?\n14:55 A Combined No-Hitter From the Cubs\n20:26 Baseball's Replay System Turns 10\n27:38 We're Ready for the Ball & Strike Call Challenges\n34:30 Quantifying a Pitcher's Predictability\nRelated reading 'The Search for the Most Predictable Pitcher' by Kiri Oler of FanGraphs:\xa0https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-search-for-the-most-predictable-pitcher/\n40:52 The Surprising Profile of Josh Hader's Fastball\n46:07 The Relationship Between Low Release Points & High iVB\n52:13 Trevor Finds the Root Cause of David Bednar's Struggles\n59:49 Camilo Doval's Running Cutter and a Rare Instance of 'Weird' Not Being Good\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\nFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IAmTrevorMay\ne-mail:\xa0ratesandbarrels@gmail.com\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic:\xa0theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\n\nHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris\nWith: Trevor May\nProducer: Brian Smith\nExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices