Hitters We've Overlooked In 2025
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball · The Athletic
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Show Notes
Eno and DVR discuss another round of news including Trevor May's induction in the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame, Tommy John surgery for Jackson Jobe, and a rotator cuff injury for Cole Ragans. Plus, they discuss the 'Urgency Index' of Trade Deadline needs, before looking at several hitters they've rarely discussed this season including Jeremy Peña, Hunter Goodman, and Ozzie Albies.
Rundown
1:19 Congrats, Trevor!
2:26 Jackson Jobe: Will Undergo Tommy John Surgery
10:44 Cole Ragans: Returns to IL w/Rotator Cuff Strain
13:54 Aaron Civale: Requests a Trade Out of Milwaukee
16:26 The 'Urgency Index 1.0' Teams In Need of Impact Starting Pitchers
21:31 Thinking Outside the Box For Another SP on the Trade Market
27:15 Kodai Senga: IL-Bound w/Hamstring Injury
29:46 Listener Submissions: Hitters We've Largely Ignored
47:33 Isaac Paredes: Back to Tapping Into Pull Power
51:28 Ozzie Albies: Where Did the Power Go?
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