Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball Bullpen Boosts, Springer's Resurgence & A New Statcast Leaderboard
Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss another injury for the Astros with Luis Garcia's return to the injured list, a bullpen role down the stretch for Chase Burns in Cincinnati and the possibility of a similar approach with Roki Sasaki from the Dodgers. Plus, they consider how they might pitch to George Springer, who continues to have a resurgence in his age-35 campaign, and they look at the Framing Leaderboard against hitters.
Rundown
3:11 Luis Garcia Returns to the IL with Elbow Injury
5:58 Chase Burns Activated; Moves to Reds' Bullpen
14:42 Roki Sasaki's Paths Into the Dodgers' Pitching Plans
23:52 George Springer's Rebound (How I'd Pitch This Guy)
34:51 Framing Runs by Batter: What Does It Tell Us?
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Trevor May
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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