J-Rod to the First Round, Barrel Rate Risers & Other Big Movers

Eno and DVR discuss the increasing likelihood of Julio Rodríguez becoming 2023 first-round pick, other movers into the early rounds, recent barrel rate surgers -- including Ryan Mountcastle and Dylan Carlson -- the unique challenge of trading for currently injured players, and a handful of mailbag questions.

Rundown

-- Maybe the Pitch Clock Will Reduce Pitcher Injuries?

-- Julio Rodríguez: First-Round Bound in 2023?

-- A Very Brief J-Rod v. Acuña Comparison

-- Ryan Mountcastle: DVR's Perpetual Skepticism, BB/K Laggards

-- Real-Life Replaceable Power?

-- Dylan Carlson's Adjustments

-- Yordan Alvarez & Other Big Movers

-- A Significant Jump for Jazz Chisholm Jr.?

-- Eno Turns the Tables

-- Trading for Injured Players

-- Making Sense of Triston McKenzie

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e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com

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