# Miss Distance for Pitchers is Here, What Are We Doing With It?

An episode of [Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486883874), 18 Jun 2026, 1 h 00 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879/e/6a344631850e5a198df04055/media.mp3

Why are some baseball fans still weird about Driveline? Eno, Trevor, and DVR tackle that question after Driveline founder Kyle Boddy left his advisory role with the Red Sox. Then, the guys dive into the newly unveiled miss distance leaderboards, marvel at just how dominant Mason Miller has become, and explore whether there's a better way to account for inherited runners. Rundown: 1:52 Daniel Espino’s Debut: The Long Road of a Former Top Prospect 5:48 Make It Make Sense: Why Are People Weird About Driveline? 15:56 Emotions & Outcomes: Dismissing Evidence in the Face of Frustration 23:38 Miss Distance Leaderboards: How We Want to Use This for Pitchers 27:39 Low Hanging Fruit: More Bat Adjustments Coming? 32:20 Arsenal Effects: Is Movement Spread Key to Andrew Abbott Tricking Us? 37:20 Flawed Swings: Pitches That Completely Confound Hitters 40:38 At the Bottom: Takeaways From Lowest Flawed Swing Rate Pitchers? 47:13 Inherited Runners: ‘We Should Account for Inherited Runners Better’ - Ben Clemens 52:09 Win Probability Added: Still A Very Effective Way to Measure Relievers Miss Distance Leaderboard: http://theathletic.lnk.to/MissDist Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @iamtrevormay.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Host: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris With: Trevor May Editor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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