ITP 161 - The Most Dominant Relievers
From In The 'Pen by Rick Graham, Jake Crumpler
May 20, 2026 · 1h 14m
About this episode
Rick Graham and Jake Crumpler analyze the Z-Contact-minus-O-Swing rate leaderboard to highlight the most dominant relievers in baseball.
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the Z-Contact-minus-O-Swing rate leaderboard to identify some of the game's most dominant relievers.
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Hosts: Rick Graham, Jake Crumpler
Topics covered
- relievers
- baseball
- Z-Contact
- O-Swing
- dominance
- analytics
Keywords
- relievers
- Z-Contact
- O-Swing
- baseball analytics
- dominant pitchers
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