Presser: Bryce Harper Gives His Take On The State Of The Phillies
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What insights does Bryce Harper share about the Phillies' current situation?
Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring. You don't get bored by baseball. One thing the game needs is more people like you. You.
How does Bryce Harper view the importance of passion in baseball?
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What factors contribute to a pitcher's success in high-pressure games?
You. All right, you know that we probably obsessed over Zach Gallin's 243 and two-thirds total innings between postseason and regular season in 2023 a little too much. I admit that, but still, it's because I'm fascinated by it. I talked to Zach multiple times about it. I've talked to other players about it, talked to coaches about it. Oliver, how do you get a player to that level? Obviously, that is the be-all, end-all when it comes to the last couple of years. Nobody's even been close that same year. The closest were Jordan Montgomery and Zach Wheeler, both at 219 and two-thirds. This year, I don't think anyone's going to come close either. I mean, really, you look at it, Garrett Crochet, Garrett Crochet is the guy who's leading the pack right now, and he's bounced.
He's not pitching again this year. I don't know if you know this, but he's at 213 innings. Next up, Tarek Skubal, 210 innings. Maybe, but if his team doesn't win, if the Tigers don't win, he might not even pass Crochet. So of the teams, let's go through this right now, where we are with all these pitchers. So the teams that are tied 1-1, which is Tigers and Mariners. You have Schuble at 210 innings. For Seattle, the biggest total is Luis Castillo at 186 and two-thirds innings, so obviously not even close. The teams with advantages, who are up 2-0. Dodgers, Yamamoto, 180 in the third innings, 183rd innings. That's easy for me to say, but that's not a lot. Gosman, 198 in two-thirds innings, so he'll probably go past, he will go past 200 innings.
And Freddy Peralta with the Brewers, he's at 182 in a third innings. So really, Gosman is the only one that has a chance and the very real possibility that he actually goes on a run if they beat the Yankees and they go, he's going to pitch again and he could pass crochet, but still there's a long way to go.
How has the approach to managing pitchers evolved in recent years?
Can you imagine the wildcard pitcher ultimately being the innings leading overall in terms of postseason and regular season? Well, you know, stranger things have happened. All right, for the teams who are down 2-0, We're 0-2. The Yankees have two guys over 200 innings, and Carlos Rodon is going to pass his teammate, Max Fried. Carlos Rodon is at 201 in a third innings heading into game three right now, and Max Fried already at 204 in two-thirds innings. For the Cubs, 184 in two-thirds innings. That would be Matthew Boyd. And for the Phillies, Phillies are right up there. And this guy is probably going to also pass crochet, who knows, 207 in two-thirds innings. But we don't know with the Phillies, you know, obviously down 2-0.
So you have all those players. You have six players so far. who are total in regular season and postseason, who are 200 innings or more. Now, let's go back to last year to give sort of an idea of what we're dealing with, jumping off point, what happened to the players who went 200 or more innings last year. You're going to find this fascinating just because I said so. All right. There was eight players, eight pitchers last year. who went 200 innings or more. Ready? So Seth Lugo, 216 innings postseason. Scooble, 211 innings postseason. Logan Gilbert, 208 and two-thirds innings, not postseason. Zach Wheeler, 207 innings postseason. Logan Webb, 204 and two-thirds innings postseason. not postseason. Aaron Nola, 204 in third innings, postseason.
Corbin Burns, 202 in third innings, barely postseason, one game. And Sean Minaya just crept over, 200 innings, 202 thirds innings. He, of course, was in the postseason. Now, what I did, I did science, I did math. That's what we do, science and math. So in total, those pitchers who pitched 200 or more innings last year, pitched a total of 1,654 and two-thirds innings. Let me repeat that. 1,654 and two-thirds innings. In total, those same players, those eight players, were 1,052 and a third innings.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What insights does Bryce Harper share about the Phillies' current situation?
0:00–0:08
2
How does Bryce Harper view the importance of passion in baseball?
0:08–0:24
3
What factors contribute to a pitcher's success in high-pressure games?
0:24–2:12
4
How has the approach to managing pitchers evolved in recent years?
2:12–5:10
5
What challenges do teams face when trying to balance player health and performance?
5:10–9:08
6
How does data play a role in monitoring pitcher performance?
9:08–13:11
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