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The Pitching Injury Problem, Catching Targets, Altering Pitch Shapes & Slider/Sweeper Deep-Dive
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
English - March 08, 2024 23:21 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 671 ratingsFantasy Sports Sports Baseball advanced stats baseball craft beer derek vanriper eno sarris fantasy baseball major league baseball mlb rates and barrels statcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss Eno's co-authored story with Ken Rosenthal about the ongoing concern regarding pitcher injuries as velocity and breaking ball usage continues to increase. Plus, they examine the Rays' use of a relatively simple approach to maximize the effectiveness of their pitchers, and how some pitchers like the Cubs' Justin Steele alter the shape of a smaller arsenal to keep hitters off-balance. Finally, they wrap up the show with the deep dive into the slider and sweeper and a few listener/viewer questions.
Rundown
0:58 The Neverending Quest to Reduce Pitcher Injuries
(Related reading -- Eno's story with Ken Rosenthal ($) https://theathletic.com/5325032/)
17:24 Catcher Targets & How the Rays Simplify Their Pitching Plans
(Related reading -- Chad Jennings' story on the Rays' pitching development ($) https://theathletic.com/5318763/)
28:22 Altering Pitch Shapes to Increase a Small Arsenal
(Related reading -- Sahadev Sharma on Justin Steele's ability to change the shape of his 'two' main pitches ($) https://theathletic.com/5311112)
41:43 Deep Dive: Sliders & Sweepers
53:32 Viewer + Listener Q&A
58:01 Joey Votto Signs with the Blue Jays
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMay
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
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Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss Eno's co-authored story with Ken Rosenthal about the ongoing concern regarding pitcher injuries as velocity and breaking ball usage continues to increase. Plus, they examine the Rays' use of a relatively simple approach to maximize the effectiveness of their pitchers, and how some pitchers like the Cubs' Justin Steele alter the shape of a smaller arsenal to keep hitters off-balance. Finally, they wrap up the show with the deep dive into the slider and sweeper and a few listener/viewer questions.
Rundown
0:58 The Neverending Quest to Reduce Pitcher Injuries
(Related reading -- Eno's story with Ken Rosenthal ($) https://theathletic.com/5325032/)
17:24 Catcher Targets & How the Rays Simplify Their Pitching Plans
(Related reading -- Chad Jennings' story on the Rays' pitching development ($) https://theathletic.com/5318763/)
28:22 Altering Pitch Shapes to Increase a Small Arsenal
(Related reading -- Sahadev Sharma on Justin Steele's ability to change the shape of his 'two' main pitches ($) https://theathletic.com/5311112)
41:43 Deep Dive: Sliders & Sweepers
53:32 Viewer + Listener Q&A
58:01 Joey Votto Signs with the Blue Jays
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMay
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
e-mail: [email protected]
Join us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe
Please fill out a quick survey to share your podcast habits with us by going to theathletic.com/survey24. Three lucky entries will win $100 worth of Amazon vouchers!
Subscribe to The Athletic for just $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices