Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball Midseason Problems, Young Pitchers to Target & Trying Making Sense of Byron Buxton
Eno and DVR discuss a few different midseason problems and try to determine which is the easiest to solve in the second half, plus they examine several young pitchers that might be worth acquiring via trade or pickup for the long-term future before attempting to make sense of Byron Buxton's unusual 2022 season (so far).
Rundown
-- Midseason Roster Flaws
-- Where Have Steals Come From This Season?
-- Pricey Closer Panning Out (So Far)
-- Fighting Tanked Ratios with Trades, Young Pitchers
-- MacKenzie Gore's First Half
-- Other Pitchers to Target
-- Paying Up for George Kirby in Long-Term Leagues?
-- Has Reid Detmers Changed with the Return of His Slider?
-- Who Is Byron Buxton?
-- Did Brendan Rodgers Figure It Out?
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