Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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New pitches, Stephen Strasburg's adjustments, and early velocity changes
Eno and DVR discuss pitchers working with new offerings this season -- including Lance McCullers and Eduardo Rodriguez -- concerns about Stephen Strasburg, league-wide shifts in velocity, the struggles of Ryan Yarbrough, and the pitch-recognition skills of Jake Cronenworth.
Rundown
1:59 Lance McCullers’ New Toy
8:11 Eduardo Rodriguez’s Altered Pitch Mix
9:41 Jeff Hoffman in Cincinnati
13:37 Is There Any Reason to Believe in Huascar Ynoa?
17:57 Reduced Velo, and Pitch Mix Changes for Stephen Strasburg
23:45 League-Wide Velocity Shifts
31:40 Danny Duffy is...Rosterable?
34:07 What’s Up With Ryan Yarbrough?
39:00 Joey Lucchesi as a Met
47:14 Jake Cronenworth’s Plate Discipline
52:37 Called Strikes and Whiffs…for Hitters?
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