Kyle Schwarber: Baseball's Most Misunderstood SUPERSTAR 

His most impressive stat is his resume in home runs in big games . He doesn’t rattle. Love that guy.

We love Shwarbomb. Hopefully he's the DH going forward since Bryce is healthy.

He has such a positive effect on the Phillies. He seems like that chill clubhouse guy and he seems to lift the morale of his team. He just fits so well with the Phils. Go Phils and go Schwarbomb!

Putting the ball in play gives the defense the chance to screw up. But know what’s even better than the singles he doesn’t get? Bombs that crush the opposing teams spirit in huge playoff games. If he does that the bottom of the first after making a pitcher work 8 pitches, I don’t care if he strikes out the other 4 times that night. This last couple years, he and max muncy have been like the same person offensively. They sit and wait for the pitch they want, and they mash the hell out of it. Or else they get on base better than 85% of the league. And like you point out, they are on teams surrounded by guys that will complement them incredibly well.

Great video! His .197 average is obviously bad, and yet he's obviously still had a good season....this explains how that can be

Schwarber also has a effect that cant be described with numbers, the Phillies are like 10 times better when he bats leadoff instead of down the order, plus the boost of confidence the gives to the clubhouse . knowing that 1 kyle schwarber swing can bring you back into the game

More valuable and entertaining than a .230 hitter with 8 home runs and 45 RBI's. Wish the Cubs still had him as a DH.

Rojas only got called up a few months ago. Since hes been called up and Harper moved to 1st Schwarber is at DH which is perfect. Bohm is also better at 3rd than 1st. So we have Marsh or Pache at LF, Rojas at CF, Castellanos at RF, Bohm at 3rd, Turner at SS, Stott at 2B, Harper at 1B and Realmuto at C. With that lineup the only liability in field is Castellanos.

Kyle is an absolute enigma. Can't wait to see if Kyle eventually gets to 300 homers, 400, etc. Love watching this guy!

Damm this channel is underrated asf 😂

When he leads off with a smash he puts a run on the board, rattles the starter, and juices the guys behind him. I think he is highly valuable.

Gomer, I must compliment your consistent effort to edit your videos properly using footage and visuals that are always relevant to what your words are stating. Your editing style is one of the more impressive ones I see among baseball analytic RU-vidrs. I really enjoy your content and keep up the good work 👍🏼

Basically, a Joey Gallo that hits the ball harder, walks more, and is actually clutch unlike Gallo.

Way to go, honoring a great man here. Just liked and subscribed. Great video.

Wade Boggs did have a 7 year stretch where, barring one season at .325, his batting average was between .349 and .368 which is a difference of just .019 points. But Boggs at that stage was a freak. Probably the best hitter I ever saw. Better than Gwynn, at least as far as just year in, year out consistency. During that stretch, he had a three year run of 200+ hits and 100+ walks. I'm a die hard Yankee fan, but I bow before Boggs as the best pure hitter I ever saw. Plus he is one of the most interesting g characters the game ever produced. Fried chicken before every game, and if he had a... Er... Good night with some lady and then had a 4 for 4 game or something, he would, have another good night with the same lady.

very happy to have the DH in the NL

Schwarber since August has been a real roll. Batting around .250 with a .400 OBP so he’s also very hot and cold

That Marlins lineup 😂. Placido Polanco in the three spot and everyone was sucking except Ozuna from da braves

This is a math class that I understood thanks man

fascinating

Schwarber or Ozuna… go! (Off field issues aside)

Schwarber refuses to hit anything but bombs 😂

He will always be a hero in my book for his Angel Hernandez rant.

I thought KS leading off really pays off when he comes up to bat a second time. He's most likely coming up to bat as a 3rd or 4th batter in his second at bat because of how often the Phils get on base.

In a lot of situations a ground ball is worse than a K. And a K is the best outcome a batter could have if he gets out.

The Cubs messed this guy up converting him from catcher to outfielder. He's always mashed the ball!

you know what's an important stat that NO ONE ever discusses? don't even know if it's measured: how effective a hitter is when the score is within a couple runs. you could have a Barry Bonds-like player on your team who's entire production occurs when his team is way down or ahead and his numbers become essentially meaningless to team wins and losses versus a hitter with only half the production, but it all comes in places that puts his team in the lead or helps them pull away from the opponent. so which hitter is actually more valuable then?

This is simple, you are allowed to hit .200 if you have that much power and walk as much as he does. He is what everyone thought joey gallo was going to be.

Kyle is CLUTCH ! That’s Why !

He needs to be a DH. That would greatly improve him value.

He's Adam Dunn Lite

In a vacuum, without considering defense at all, a team of .300 batters with zero home runs, will win more often than not against a team of Schwarbys. But one Schwarby, surrounded by the right guys, can be valuable. It is all about being well balanced, which the Phillies are.

What's even worse than striking out with men on base? Grounding into DP.

And as we speak this sub 200 hitter leads all left hand hitters in MLB post season history in HRS 🤯

This guy is the phil kessel of baseball imo

Welp folks the MAN went YARD

I’m still mad at the cubs for letting Kyle go.

No analytics nerd worth their salt will tell you a walk is as good as a hit. But they will tell you that OBP and OPS tells you much more about a hitter than BA. But saying that a walk = a hit is never something that an analytics person would say. That is an oversimplification of the analytic argument for a player like this. The simple but more accurate argument would be about a walk vs a ball put in play or better yet, a walk vs a ball weakly put in play. A weak ball in play can move a runner or even get the hitter on base but it also could be a double play or just an out. A walk is a guaranteed no out and a runner reaching base. That is the argument. Not a walk vs a hit.

Ha. Nine Schwarbers in the field would be verrry entertaining.

Worst in Batting Average, 11th in RBI. That's all that matters

Analytics and traditional stats don't place any value on what a guy like Schwarber or a 9th place hitter with 20 HR power does to a lineup and the opposing pitcher. We almost seem to forget baseball is still a team sport despite the value placed on individual stats. The other undervalued player is the elite CF or middle infielder if they don't have at least a league average bat. Eyeball test does mean something still.

Also he isn’t a natural left fielder he played most of his college career at catcher and was drafted by the cubs to be a catcher unfortunately in his rookie season he got injured and because of it he will never play catcher again.

There’s nothing to misunderstand. Schwarber is a very good power hitter for a DH that can also get on base, that’s it. He strikes out a ton and can’t field to save his life. He’s definitely NOT a superstar. A superstar could do everything like Mookie or acuña

cant complain about his defense tbh he shouldnt be played and he was a catcher you get what you get

I don't know why he has such a low WAR with a 350 OBP 900 OPS with 47 HRs and over 100 RBIs.

Dave kingman would hit 48 homes and bay 220 got no respect

Don't see how he could do this year in year out. He's on his way to become the next Giancarlo, so Phillies better win it all this year lol.

By batting first, severely limited his RBI production. He should have had 30 more as typical of 47 hrs. Analytics! I hate it.

Superstar is now a water down word that is given to anybody thus rendering it useless. He's far from a superstar

Kyle Schwarber won the country free tacos he's an American Hero. And also one of my favorite players to troll my boomer dad with

Kyle 4 eighty fuckingfive moonshot see ya schwarber

i dont think hes misunderstood he just has become a one trick guy who can also get walks and people rather value other guys who can do more than just hit homers and drive in runs hes always been that so people just prefer guys who are more balanced players. Now i like schwarber wish he never left the cubs and wouldnt ya know he is in constant playoff baseball every year.

Love the guy, but another reason not to have him in the leadoff position is his speed. In one of the games against the Braves for the NLDS he was held up at third twice in one inning because the third base coach didn't think he would score. I'm not Rob Thomson, but I would be batting someone like him around 6 or 7.

Schwarber is the best three true outcome guy in the league

He either hits a home run with players on base or he strikes out. Got it 👍

First

Wait, he hasnt played the field since Bryce came back to the field, right?

He's not a superstar nor is he misunderstood..he's just crap. At least Joey Gallo was a good right fielder. A DH with an 800 ops is average at best...a DH with an 800 ops who strikes out 215 times just plain bad. Sorry those are the facts

All your NUMBERS MEAN NOTHING!

A walk is better than a single

batting average doesnt matter. runs and RBIs do, and schwarber is insanely effective at producing both

2 WAR is an average starter. He played the entire season, and put up below average value. Does he have a place? Yes. Is he good? Nah. Talk to me when he puts up a single season at 4-5 WAR.

He has a lifetime .340 OBP and has 22 lifetime steals. Not a guy I want leading off.

power fades. in a few years, he'll be a terrible player with above average walks

When your on the juice you hit a lot of homers. I bet you if MLB tested scwarber right now he would fail. He was a mediocre hitter in Chicago and now he’s hitting a tone of homers. He reminds me of Brady Anderson from the Orioles years ago!