Kyle Schwarber's 2022 Season Was Historically Weird

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Throughout his career, Kyle Schwarber has been known as a power hitter. However, with the rise of OBP and power in recent years, teams have experimented with Schwarber as a leadoff hitter. Although, 2022 was his first season as the primary leadoff hitter for a team. This resulted in one of the weirdest seasons in recent history.
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@theosofianos5617 Год назад

Phillies first innings are going to be terrifying when Harper is back. Turner-Schwarbs-Harper…Jesus

@brandan7095 Год назад

And Rhys, who either hits 10 homers in a week or strikes out 20 times. No in-between he's either scary hot or artic cold

@SportStorm23 Год назад

Realmuto too. The NL east is going to be crazy

@brandan7095 Год назад

@@SportStorm23 Turner Schwarber Harper Rhys Realmuto Casty Bohm. That's a scary lineup offensively

@sincerelynotme3522 Год назад

And if Nick bounces back too, woof

@sawmill035 Год назад

It is crazy to me that the Phillies are on paper, objectively the 3rd best team in the East. In literally any other division in baseball (outside of maybe the NL West), I think they'd be a shoo-in for the postseason. As it stands, I'm not sure if they even have a 50% shot -- and that's coming from a Philly fan. The Braves and Mets are that good. It really sucks, but hopefully we can put together another impossible run next season.

@bmac4 Год назад

What amazes me is how effortless it looks. You watch a guy like Harper or Bellinger or Ohtani when they mash and you can see how much they wind up their swings. Schwarber just generates torque like it's nothing.

@hoosierflatty6435 Год назад

Yup, definitely my favorite swing of the modern era.

@Cornpop69 Год назад

Yeah it’s so effortless looking, incredible bat speed

@someperson2287 Год назад

That's why his barrel rate is so insanely high

@accentball Год назад

that NLCS home run off Yu Darvish i'll never forget. i've never seen a baseball hit that hard before. it was beautiful

@_D_E_N_N_I_S_ 8 месяцев назад

Harpers face should be an emoji

@robbiegarnz7732 Год назад

I think that they also put him at lead off because even when he strikes out he sees more pitches. With pitchers on such a short leash, a k is better than a two pitch pop out or ground out.

@someperson2287 Год назад

Yeah that was one of the reasons Topper mentioned.

@someperson2287 Год назад

And also one of the reasons I'm skeptical about having Turner lead off. I like him as a #2 behind a guy who sees a lot of pitches. Especially when the monster Harper is right next. Two guys with a high barrel rate ahead of one of the smartest hitters in baseball either way is a great thing.

@hayfielddraw4364 Год назад

I'm a lifelong Cubs fanatic, and the releasing of Schwarber ranks among the biggest kick in the balls I've ever felt from the Cubs leadership. It's no secret the Cubs stars were floundering, playing very badly, and it was clear they needed a wake up call. Schwarber was the one summarily executed, and it was due to his lack of progress. But Schwarber had become a Cubs homegrown hero, and there was plenty of room on that roster to keep him as a .200 and 40 HR guy. Even with Rizzo, and Javy, and Bryant traded off, I'd still feel like I was watching the Cubs if Schwarber was the old hand on the team. With him gone, and no connection to the World Series remaining in the lineup, I don't feel like I'm watching the Cubs anymore; rather just another loveable losers lineup.

@travismitchell9637 Год назад

Agree 100% of all the trades that one hurt the most.

@kenw2225 Год назад

Parting with Rizzo was terrible. That was it for me. He was the glue

@chicagodude8888 Год назад

Bryant was the biggest disappointment. 15-16 we have a superstar for 10 years, than the gradual decline to simply an above average hitter with durability issues was the ultimate nut kick, especially 2018. Cubs are going to have to spend if they want to be serious contenders as the farm system is much thinner than it was a decade ago.

@bnes1093 Год назад

I am excited to see what this new era of Cubs is going to bring. Dansby, Seiya, Hoerner, and possible Belli bounceback (iffy but hopeful) can result in a really cool season. Biggest "what if " team in MLB this year

@kevinbaker4836 Год назад

His last year with the Cubs he was insanely awful

@glucosaminecondroitan9135 Год назад

Schwarber's swing is so great. Especially when his knee almost touches the dirt.

@benjaminwaterhouse9417 Год назад

I think an overlooked aspect of his game is pitches seen per plate appearance, it’s tops in the game, which is why he stayed leading off, forcing the pitcher to battle and give a lot of looks is a good strategy (also why rhys hoskins often hit second)

@WhitneyNewark Год назад

Rhys Hoskins is the worst player in baseball

@benjaminwaterhouse9417 Год назад

@@WhitneyNewark that is not true by any metric

@lochnessmonster5149 Год назад

Schwarber vs Darvish in the WBC. Schwarber had a 10 pitch at-bat that culminated in a HR.

@bradydavis3121 9 месяцев назад

@@WhitneyNewark mad?

@kirkstone5778 Год назад

So, in the rain out game they had against the nationals this year, I caught a first inning foul ball from schwarber. I was able to give it to a phillies young fan. One of my best baseball memories.

@doublepoet7852 Год назад

Are you a nats fan?

@kirkstone5778 Год назад

@Doublepoet no, I'm actually a cardinals fan. But last summer I spend the year out in Baltimore and caught alot of orioles and nationals games that I ended up buying jerseys and rooting for them.

@johnnywatts1421 7 месяцев назад

Time to do an update on this video. 2023 season. he batted 197 but had 47 home runs. Had more strikeouts, but he had a lot more walks resulting in a 20 point increase on on base percentage

@CharmCityGamer Год назад

By the time this comment is finished, Schwarb will launched another 10 dongs of the Bell. 😂 Thanks SportStorm!

@dantec03 Год назад

As a Philly fan thanks for making this video. Last season was the first season I actually followed closely in the last few years since they’ve been awful. It dumbfounded me all season why the guy with more HRs than anyone besides Judge didn’t have anyone on base when he was at the plate.

@poonamt8459 Год назад

He hit so many lead off homers

@stupididiot8717 Год назад

Yes

@sendAJtospace Год назад

He hit so many homers

@MrJooishMagic Год назад

He hit

@jamesmcdude Год назад

@Baseballify Год назад

@sammascioli Год назад

You should make a player breakdown video of Juan Pierre. Super unique career, not talked about enough. Love your channel, awesome videos!

@SadNugget Год назад

amazing vid! on top of his impact mentioned in the video, schwarber is an incredibly positive presence in the clubhouse. the leadership role he takes with the team is gamechanging. schwarber alongside harper & kevin long are the reasons bohm & stott will have incredible offensive jumps this season.

@trutty Год назад

First video of yours that I've watched, definitely going to sub. Entertaining and informative, can't ask for much more than that. Is it baseball season yet?

@mitch7099 Год назад

Great video. Surprised Orioles legend Brady Anderson's 1996 season at the leadoff spot was not mentioned!! So what if he had some help??? Lol

@pedropurcell3556 8 месяцев назад

great vid, you need to do a new video of the 2023 season... I think it has been weirder than ever.

@CanyonWrens Год назад

Great video. Any insight on why he bunted with 2 strikes down by 3 in the 8th? Talk about a punctuation mark to a weird season.

@raymonholt69 Год назад

In high school, our batting lineup was odd but effective. Our typical lead-off man would bat 8th or 9th, which became extremely difficult on the pitcher in later innings. Some modern lineups seem to have mirrored what our coach did in the 90s by putting more contact hitter and speed at the end so the power hitters could put quick runs on the scoreboard early while at the same time having a higher potential of base runners for them to send in later.

@DTMJR1987 Год назад

Goddamn Schwarbs was a joy to watch last season, especially in the playoffs. Love having him in Philly - CEO of the clubhouse.

@Gemnist98 Год назад

I remember playing Backyard Baseball as a kid and ONLY putting power hitters like Pablo Sanchez, Mikey Thomas, and Keisha Phillips in the front of the lineup (also Pete Wheeler, but he could hit for power too) - and of course, Pablo was my lead-off hitter. I kind of want to go back and create a more-optimal lineup now.

@BrySA20000 Год назад

I only recently played Backyard games (not from NA) and always put Pete on leadoff, dude shockingly has some power. Pablo and Keisha is my two and three hole, Achmed on cleanup. Fun squad

@benballier9580 Год назад

The guy is far and away the biggest leader in the clubhouse, and that’s saying a lot because the Phillies have a good clubhouse presence.

@Gemnist98 Год назад

I really don’t think he’s the biggest. It’s really Harper, then Hoskins, then Realmuto, and THEN him.

@TylerSkoden 8 месяцев назад

Can't wait to watch the sequel of this video

@brendonbuffaloe8830 Год назад

Gallo being an “above average outfield defender” might be the understatement of the year

@MrUnforgivablehope Год назад

Just because you mentioned him, It is ridiculous that Soriano was off the HOF ballot after just one year.

@nox1ck589 Год назад

God I love shwarby and I really miss him as a cub but I will always be thankful for what he did in a cubs Jersey

@djbongwater Год назад

guy terrified me (cards fan)

@SportStorm23 Год назад

Those were some fun teams to watch in the playoffs

@joshuapatrick682 Год назад

I've never seen a more violent yet controlled swing than Kyle has....it's crazy to see.

@thomaspaul8114 Год назад

Hey I love these videos, but not a stats guy, I think people would appreciate you saying the king version of those off-mainstream stats. Great video. Keep it up 🎉

@gabe9346 Год назад

With the elimination of the shift and the 2 pick off limit coming next year, speed and hitting contact IS going to benefit. But we'll see how just as much though.

@TrainzAlexCarrStudios2003 Год назад

As a Cubs fan, Just cause one bad season doesn't mean you let him go. Should've kept him. What happened? That. Also. HOW WAS HE NOT IN TOP 3 FOR MVP?

@omangubalala3608 Год назад

He’s a dh and when he plays defense he’s not that good so not as valuable as some of the top guys in the NL

@Alan-rw3ez Год назад

You can’t have a batting average hovering .200 and be considered mvp

@djbongwater Год назад

they don't consider postseason in mvp voting + goldy and arenado exist

@andrewmcquade9413 7 месяцев назад

Update, Schwarber is having and even weirder season. Still batting lead off, apparently that’s where he feels comfortable.

@neilfosteronly Год назад

I like this talk about lead off hitter. It seems like guy with most OBS should always be lead off. I have thought about making program that can simulate best lead off hitter. But it would take out all speed and be a fairly basic sim. There has to be some system already made to choose best order of batter order. Maybe you should just order lineup as best OBS 1-9 vs the starting pitcher throwing's arm. I would like to see data that shows why we use as best hitters 3 and 4 as best with speed lead off. This is less common now, but has been historically.

@theapologist6717 Год назад

7:47 Fun Fact, for about 1/2 of the season, Schwarber had more HR's then 1B's!!!

@frighty Год назад

He also tries to bunt with 2 strikes and 2 outs with his team down late in a World Series elimination game...

@keithrg Год назад

Great video

@SportStorm23 Год назад

Thank you!

@operationthrash9645 7 месяцев назад

If you’re watching in 2023, Schwarber hit just as many home runs this year, this time not even breaking the Mendoza line of .200 BA

@razdower Год назад

drastically

@ilphi08 Год назад

As a Phillies fan, I'm all for Schwarber hitting leadoff over Trea Turner Getting that 1:0 over your opponents works well for the team psychologically And the reason Kyle Schwarber hits so well as leadoff may because it was less pressured to hit when the bases were empty You see heavy hitters trying too hard to clear the bases, then ends up chasing a bad pitch

@matthewroberts6833 Год назад

Schwarber is like a one-dimensional Barry Sanders. . . his highlights are amazing but you never remember how many times the guy was stopped behind the line of scrimmage. Of course Sanders was largely limited to the lack of talent around him while when Schwarber strikes out over 200 times in the season. . . it's all him.

@brandan7095 Год назад

Now I wanna go play The show 08 and put Howard as my lead off guy.

@Gemnist98 Год назад

I was super scared of this guy as an Astros fan. Love to see a late-career resurgence though. All the best to Schwarber in his remaining Phillies days (and pray he gets moved out of left field in 2024).

@unkledoda420 Год назад

He's only 29 years ild and been in the league 8 years, i wouldn't really say he's in his late career yet and the past 2 seasons have been 2 of the best of his career so why dies he need to have a "resurgence"?

@StephenH1 Год назад

@@unkledoda420 I really got a good laugh at of this haha. Schwarber is in his prime right now. That four year contract is absolutely perfect

@brandan7095 Год назад

It's lookin like junefest is coming early boys.

@Turk3YbAstEr 5 месяцев назад

well, he did it again, and even weirder this time

@SmoothCriminal12 Год назад

As a Red Sox fan, I'm still very bitter we didn't keep him. We could've easily had him at first in 22, then transition him to DH this year.

@SheLuvMaddox Год назад

you should do fernando rodney’s 2012 season its oddly similar to Zack Brittons 2016 season

@m4rc3ll2 Год назад

miss him as a cubs fan

@thejuansotoguy Год назад

Miss him with the Nationals

@MrCjjuengst 8 месяцев назад

12:38 Watching in 2023 and Schwarber is having a very similar season. He is in the hunt for 3 true outcomes triple crown this year.

@booradley6832 Год назад

Brady Anderson was a 50hr/50sb leadoff hitter for the Orioles in 1996, unless there's something i'm missing from your statistics or his?

@SophiaElibaby Год назад

Brady was a roider he did it once and never again

@Mcburger644 Год назад

Impossible to hate Scwarbombs

@darienbrown1852 7 месяцев назад

This year strange too 47 HRs and BA under 200 that's crazy

@_D_E_N_N_I_S_ 8 месяцев назад

Now do one about this year

@Duke_Scanlan Год назад

Man I miss him on the Cubs.

@braheme1260 Год назад

Dante Bichette had a season that reminds me of this.

@pittsburghbob69 Год назад

I love people who draft Schwarber in a fantasy league and then drop him after one or two cold weeks. Like wtf? Didn’t you know what u were getting when u drafted him? You are gonna get horrible weeks from him but you’re also gonna get weeks where he is the hottest hitter in baseball and wins the week for you(in H2H).

@johnmp3828 Год назад

Could’ve been a met but they thought between dom smith, jd Davis and the corpse of cano they had dh covered

@grahamstrouse1165 8 месяцев назад

2023 has been even weirder….

@ok-eu5nq Год назад

I think he should hit 3rd, since that gives more of a chance for runners on base but also gives him more 2-out-nobody-on at bats where singles or doubles are not very valuable. seems good to me in theory but I won't have a job with an MLB team anytime soon so maybe I'm looking at it the wrong way

@iyelawolf2196 Год назад

Phillies are fucking scary. Their lineup is absolutely insane. The defense makes me worry, and their pitching needs work (despite what some fans say) but man, that offense is nuts

@comerfordanthony 7 месяцев назад

he was brought up as a catcher then put in the outfield

@infinite_simal_ Год назад

I remember watching one of Schwarb's at-bats against the Mets during that 2021 stretch. Schwarbomb on the first pitch he saw. He was locked in.

@johnnolan33177 Год назад

He would have had like 30 or 40 more RBIs had trea turner led off and Jean Segura batted 9th schwarber at 2nd. Ops and all that is great, ops+. GIVE ME RUNS AND RBIS ANYDAY

@PaladinLarec Год назад

Schwarber reminds me of Rob Deer back in the 80s. Deer had hideous batting average, sometimes below the mendoza line, but boy could he knock balls out of the park. There was a joke back then amongst baseball fans that 2 things will happen when Rob Deer is up to bat: He'd strike out or hit a homerun.

@glucosaminecondroitan9135 Год назад

I still have some of Rob Deer's baseball cards. I love seeing those stats. I even bought a starting lineup of his a couple years ago.

@unkledoda420 Год назад

And "out of the park" is truly the right phrase for him, i remember seeing Deer (and Cecil Fielder) hit homers onto/over the roof of Detroit's stadium (I can't remember what it's name was back then) on multiple occasions. I've always had a thing for big power, low average guys like Deer, Adam Dunn, Schwaber, Chris Davis (and Khris Davis), Mark Reynolds, Joey Gallo, ect.

@glucosaminecondroitan9135 Год назад

@@unkledoda420 me too! I have been buying cheap cards off eBay of most those guys.

@kiefdemon1979 Год назад

Tbh I assumed KS would be the DH in Philly. Probably would be put on DH in 2024 when Harper is fully fully healthy.

@NoNameNo.5 Год назад

Wel love em here in Philly! Schwarb fits this city like a dirty shirt

@sportspokerguy3506 Год назад

A AA and AAA baseball do not shift very often they don’t have the same scouting/resources the major league clubs have - I would guess this will increase BABIP in the MLB by the same proportion that the shift is used. If the shift is used 10x as often in MLB as A-Ball, then the impact should be 10x

@WiffGiff Год назад

But OBP amongst leadoff hitters is lower than past decades, so if teams value that stat, it doesn’t show in the numbers. It seems they value Hrs above all else

@jethrojacinto2798 Год назад

I’m so sad my Sox didn’t re-sign him. He’ll always be Kyle from Waltham to me 😢

@calqlated4506 Год назад

he will always be the cubs left fielder for me

@CharmCityGamer Год назад

You forgot Brady Anderson in 1996 as a leadoff man, he launched 50. Not sure about his OPS though!

@DerrickMims Год назад

Baseball reference has him at 1.034 in 1996. He never broke .900 in any other season.

@CharmCityGamer Год назад

@@DerrickMims Ah so he was an anomaly to the rule.

@unkledoda420 Год назад

As an O's fan i immediately thought the same thing so i looked it up, Brady only hit 35 HR that year from the leadoff spot and 15 from the #2 spot. The criteria in the video was at least 38 HR as a leadoff hitter so Brady just missed qualifying.

@CharmCityGamer Год назад

@@unkledoda420 Huh. I coulda swore he hit all 50 out of the leadoff spot, go figure.

@sheawhitey5009 Год назад

He also got caught using steroids soul than 50 home run season is kind of tarnished.(like a lot of others did too)

@tomdower6668 Год назад

He would be an incredible 4th or 5th hole guy. But the Philly lineup in stone should be Trea leads off and you always put your best hitter in the 2 hole with Harper. He’s far too valuable to have in the 4th hole.

@benballier9580 Год назад

Yeah I’m with you. Lots of people want Schwarber leadoff but makes no sense with the 5-tool archetype of Turner, and Harper’s OBP numbers. Let Turner, Harper, and Realmuto get on base so Schwarber can mash them home.

@joshuapatrick682 11 месяцев назад

He is exactly league average through 50 games this season. His OPS+ is 100…

@williamford9564 Год назад

Schwarber batting behind Turner is going to be much better due to the distraction of the pitcher by Turner on the base paths. I don't see much of a decline in his home run rate and a huge increase in his RBIs.

@iamjobu6101 Год назад

Or attempt a bunt

@frankrizzo9521 Год назад

I think when the Phillies are at full health he would slide to clean up. Now with Hoskins getting injured and Hall taking over 1st I think now Schwarber would bat 2nd

@HighlightReelSports Год назад

Hey SportStorm! Would love to collab on some content with ya! Let me know if you would be interested 🙏🏼

@bryantsteury8910 Год назад

Schwarber is basically Adam dunn. He should bat 5th and bumped to leadoff for crucial games so he gets that extra at bat or two. A STRATEGIC leadoff approach is the best with him

@unkledoda420 Год назад

Schwarber is one of the top in the majors at number of pitches per at bat as well, getting the starter to throw more pitches sooner is always a plus.

@johnnolan33177 Год назад

He ain't goin nowhere. He'll be here with trea and Harper after the next 3 seasons are up. Still smashing. You see THE SPEED of that bat? That ain't dropping to average level anytime soon

@TheJacobBlais Год назад

Phillies need to make playoffs again this year

@lolahand8626 Год назад

that was the most homosapian beat drop/transfer ever

@thelastowlbear8110 Год назад

It's funny, I spent all last year saying that a Schwarber at bat resulted in only 3 endings: a strikeout, a homerun or hitting directly into the shift. His OPS might increase quite a bit in 2023 with the new rules. I mean, or not, baseball is a fickle mistress.

@iAmerican_Idiot Год назад

I love me some SCHWARBOMBs

@angad1290 Год назад

Sportstorm can you talk about Ty Cobb as he is one of the most misunderstood player of all time and one the least talked about. He is kinda like barry bonds in the way he was stigmatised as although he is labelled as a racist he was in fact a major supporter of intergration of the major leagues, attending many negro ledge games and publicly speaking out against it

@stonezybonezy Год назад

Heartbreaking when Boston didn’t pick him back up.

@Chris-xt8io Год назад

If there’s an inside fastball that shit is gone

@_D_E_N_N_I_S_ Год назад

Single handily carried the Phillies when Bryce went down

@nomorefielders Год назад

Schwarber’s career has had so many odd journeys in of itself I wouldn’t be surprised if he suddenly stole 30 bases next year

@SportStorm23 Год назад

10 of his 22 career stolen bases were last season 🤷🏻‍♂️

@shpfro Год назад

We don't care about RBI, average, or doubles. We know everytime he leads off We have the chance of a 1-0 lead right if the bat, pun intended! Can't wait for the season to start for more SchwarBOMBS!! LETS GO PHILLIES

@rafaelzelaya4466 Год назад

His homerun's on the playoffs are somehing to remember

@lukepierce5050 Год назад

Kyle schwarber exceeded my expectations as a philly. I thought castellanos was going to have the better season out of the 2

@Demoralized88 10 месяцев назад

I checked a week or so ago and Schwarber was batting .180 yet somehow still had a barely positive OPS+ at like 106. I'm glad I'm not a fan who has to suffer through him at the plate.

@hockeydawg5868 Год назад

As a Nationals fan…to the Phillies fans watching…you’re welcome.

@johnnolan33177 Год назад

That will change with no shift, and he's dropping to 2 spot with trea turner leading off

@dominic64tblightning24 Год назад

He's good

@yungnow8477 Год назад

Ojalá alguien hiciera videos así en español

@lildelphia9773 Год назад

Schwarber’s OBP would be 50 points higher if he didn’t get hosed on every 3-2 pitch

@andreww.9342 Год назад

I remember in the World Series knowing that Schwarber was either going to strike out or pull the ball very, very hard

@Chris-xt8io Год назад

The Phillies tried to take Schwarber out of lead off and put him elsewhere and he hit poorly

@davidswift7776 Год назад

Lousy lead off batter especially against lefties, almost an automatic out. Wonder why you didn’t mention that? Unless I missed it… nevertheless very good overview.