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Battling the injury bug, early-season adjustments, and the traits of the 2021 baseball
FromRates & Barrels
Battling the injury bug, early-season adjustments, and the traits of the 2021 baseball
FromRates & Barrels
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Eno and DVR discuss the early increase in injuries around the league, churning the bottom of rosters in the opening weeks of the season, balancing tough matchups against rapidly improving skills, and more.
Rundown
2:40 Injuries Are Up; How Are We Coping?
5:36 Brandon Marsh vs. Jo Adell in Short Term
10:13 Churning the Bottom of the Roster
17:46 Tough Matchups vs. Improving Skills
23:46 Early K-BB% Leaders
29:49 Some Insight on the 2021 Baseball
32:46 Early Surprises on the Max Exit Velo Leaderboard
44:00 The Thin Margin Between Waiver Players & Bench Players
48:23 Opposite-Field Barrels?
52:48 Buying Very Early Swinging-Strike Rates?
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com
Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
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Rundown
2:40 Injuries Are Up; How Are We Coping?
5:36 Brandon Marsh vs. Jo Adell in Short Term
10:13 Churning the Bottom of the Roster
17:46 Tough Matchups vs. Improving Skills
23:46 Early K-BB% Leaders
29:49 Some Insight on the 2021 Baseball
32:46 Early Surprises on the Max Exit Velo Leaderboard
44:00 The Thin Margin Between Waiver Players & Bench Players
48:23 Opposite-Field Barrels?
52:48 Buying Very Early Swinging-Strike Rates?
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com
Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Third Base Breakdown: Eno and DVR continue their position-by-position breakdown of the player pool by digging in at third base. by Rates & Barrels