DVR and Al are joined by Mike Kurland of The Athletic and Gaining The Edge Fantasy to talk about playing time analysis. Mike reveals his process for analyzing lineups and batting orders, and the group sorts through some rest-of-season player toss-up dilemmas. Rundown 0:39 Mike talks about his process for analyzing playing time 4:47 How important is it to track pinch-hitting trends? 6:49 How does Mike use lineup analysis in order to give him an edge? 18:50 How does Mike handle making decisions in the absence of larger samples? 22:36 How far ahead in the schedule should we be looking? 27:05 Player toss-ups 39:18 Looking for stability in fluid roster situations Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Mike on Twitter: @Mike_Kurland e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com Subscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices