Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss the Orioles' slow start and mounting pitching injuries and wonder -- is this a 2025 playoff team? Plus, they dig into four fast-starting pitchers in search of potential breakouts, and how teams can try to combat increasingly aggressive basestealers within the constraints of the pitch clock and limited disengagements.
Rundown
6:44 Do You Expect the Orioles to Make the Playoffs?
13:56 Tylor Megill: New Breaking Balls Supporting a Breakout?
22:52 Casey Mize: Delivering on the 1.1 Potential?
27:38 Kris Bubic: A New Sustainable Mix in the Royals' Rotation?
34:00 Hayden Wesneski: What's New in Houston?
41:46 How Can Pitchers & Catchers Slow Down Basestealers?
1:04:17 Name! That! Dude! (2025 Record: Trevor 3, Eno 0)
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