Battling the injury bug, early-season adjustments, and the traits of the 2021 baseball
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball · The Athletic
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Show Notes
Eno and DVR discuss the early increase in injuries around the league, churning the bottom of rosters in the opening weeks of the season, balancing tough matchups against rapidly improving skills, and more.
Rundown
2:40 Injuries Are Up; How Are We Coping?
5:36 Brandon Marsh vs. Jo Adell in Short Term
10:13 Churning the Bottom of the Roster
17:46 Tough Matchups vs. Improving Skills
23:46 Early K-BB% Leaders
29:49 Some Insight on the 2021 Baseball
32:46 Early Surprises on the Max Exit Velo Leaderboard
44:00 The Thin Margin Between Waiver Players & Bench Players
48:23 Opposite-Field Barrels?
52:48 Buying Very Early Swinging-Strike Rates?
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