The Ideal Situation - Season 3, Ep. 18 - a podcast by MLB.com

Athletics infielder Yonder Alonso last week was named the AL Player of the Week and this happened to intrigue the Statcast crew. After speaking about wanting to hit more balls in the air during the offseason, Statcast host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers discuss if Alonso has an ideal launch angle and if it is the reason for his early 2017 success. They also talk about if Francisco Rodriguez might be taken out of the closer role and if a familiar name could take over, as well as how the Cubs' outfield defense went from being ranked second highest in catch probability in 2016 to the second lowest in 2017.

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