Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.
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Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.
New Pitches & Triple-A Standouts with Lance Brozdowski
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
1 hour 10 minutes
3 days ago
New Pitches & Triple-A Standouts with Lance Brozdowski
Lance Brozdowski joins Eno and DVR to discuss new pitches that should make a big long-term difference including changes to Max Fried's sinker and a larger change to Max Meyer's overall arsenal, before looking at a few Triple-A standouts and explaining why it's so difficult to analyze pitching with different baseballs in play until pitchers reach Triple-A.
Rundown
2:00 Max Fried's Adjusted Two-Seamer
7:05 Dylan Cease's New Changeup (and Sinker)
14:59 Projecting the Long-Term Outlook & Free Agent Contract for Cease
19:31 Max Meyer's Big Changes
27:35 Joe Boyle's Chances as a Long-Term Starter
32:52 The Value Added From New Pitches
38:22 Running Models with Missing Pieces
40:35 Intriguing Pitchers at Triple-A Right Now
52:09 Different Baseballs Prior to Triple-A
59:07 How Long Does an Edge Last at the Major League Level?
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Lance Brozdowski
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.
