Jordan Westburg Gets the Call & Checking In on Second-Year Hitters

Eno and DVR discuss the promotion of Jordan Westburg and expectations for his offensive performance throughout the second half of the season, the 2023 success of Braxton Garrett, and several second-year bats. 

Rundown

4:24 Jordan Westburg Gets the Call to Baltimore

12:39 Would You Rather? (Westburg Edition)

19:17 Concerns About Tim Anderson's Shoulder

22:39 Braxton Garrett's Improved K% and BB%

31:26 Another Atlanta Rotation Flip-Flop?

36:42 Julio Rodríguez: Still a First-Rounder for Second-Half Drafts?

43:05 Bobby Witt Jr.: More AVG + OBP Coming Soon?

47:10 Michael Harris II: Getting Back on Track

49:21 Corbin Carroll: Top-10 Overall Player?

53:29 Adley Rutschman & Gunnar Henderson

59:14 Josh Jung: Everything Is Better

1:04:30 Spencer Torkelson: Big Second Half Coming?

1:08:09 A Pod Divided! CJ Abrams' Outlook

1:11:56 Shea Langeliers: Better Than Surface Numbers Suggest?

1:14:38 Nick Pratto: Some Good News in KC?

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