Today on Rates and Barrels, we have more closer injuries, managers on the hot seat.

We check in on the Nationals rebuild with Spencer Nussbaum, and we take a look at the disastrous start of the Houston Astros with Chandlerome.

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Welcome to Rates and Barrels. It's Tuesday, April 21st, Derek Van Riper, Unis,

Bridgeroli here with you. We have more closer chaos. What is it about this year? The closers are all falling apart. If they're not getting hit, they're hurt. Or in some cases, it's both,

as we learned with Edwin Diaz. Edwin Diaz is now on the IL. He's going to have a procedure

to remove loose bodies from his elbow. And the timetable for his return is going to be measured

in months. Now, we've seen the Dodgers weather storms like this before. That is part of having

an elite roster that you pad with lots of free agent additions and the players that you draft

and develop providing quality depth as well. But how important is it right now that the Dodgers

have actually fixed Tanner Scott, you know, because he was a guy that a year ago did not live up to expectations in year one.

And by all accounts, year two with the Dodgers looks a lot different.

Yeah, it's crazy.

He's got the best zone rate of his career at a time when the zone is smaller than ever.

He's got the best first strike rate of his career,

so maybe it was just something as simple as focusing on first-pitch strikes.

You know, he's never had great command,

so maybe it was a target situation.

But, you know, just whatever they figured out has really worked for him.

And, you know, it couldn't come at a better

time so now their last big acquisition and i remember when tanner scott was signed it was the

end of the world and you know it was way too much money and it was part of the beginning of the

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