Do Hitters Set Up Pitchers With Swing Decisions?

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Eno, DVR, and Jed take a spin around the league as April injuries pile up, and take a deep dive into a matchup between José Ramírez and José Soriano from Friday's Guardians-Angels matchup. Plus, they answer a mailbag question inquiring about team's patience with switch hitters despite poor splits, inspired by Elly De La Cruz. Rundown 1:06 Jackson Merrill to the IL; Early Exits for Fernando Tatis Jr. & Jake Cronenworth 6:50 The Long-Term Maintenance From Previous Injuries 10:20 An Update on Victor Robles' Shoulder Injury 17:19 Other News & Notes: Matt McLain, Ketel Marte & Pablo López 23:30 Should Every Monday Be an 'Off-Day'? 26:40 Octavio Dotel Passes Away Following Nightclub Collapse 27:56 Did José Ramírez Set Up José Soriano? 37:59 Hitters Facing Pitchers Over Time 44:42 Why Are Teams So Patient with Struggling Switch Hitters? Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris With: Jed Lowrie Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.6	Welcome to rates and barrels. It's Wednesday, April 9th, Derek and Rymerino, Saris.
1:14.6	Jed Lowry here with you on this episode.
1:16.9	We get you caught up on a lot of injuries around baseball.
1:20.0	A trio for the Padres.
1:21.4	We'll talk about their depth and the implications of some of those injuries.
1:24.7	Some longer-term ones fordo Lopez and Victor Robles.
1:29.1	Also saw something that happened on Friday night that we're going to dig into with Jed.
1:34.0	We know Jose Ramirez is an elite hitter, future Hall of Famer, most likely.
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