Joey Votto's Case for Cooperstown & A Closer Look at Park Factors for Pitchers
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss Joey Votto's retirement and his case for Cooperstown, the Mariners' decision to fire manager Scott Servais, and a few park factors for pitchers -- including variations in mounds -- that can impact performances across different environments.Plus, they examine a few pitchers finding new levels in 2024 and try to determine long-term ceilings in search of unexpected aces.Rundown
1:04 Joey Votto Announces Retirement; Next Stop Cooperstown?
13:19 Mariners Fire Manager Scott Servais
26:08 Pitching Park Factors We Rarely Think About
40:56 Searching for Unexpected Aces Among Current Young Starters
52:26 Ryan Pepiot Discusses His Hard Breaking Ball
55:43 Spencer Schwellenbach’s Late Move to PitchingSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisWith: Trevor MayExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and Barrels. |
| 0:16.2 | It's Thursday, August 22nd. |
| 0:18.3 | Derek and Riper, you know, Sarah's Trevor May here with you. |
| 0:20.3 | Thanks to the live hive for joining us here on this Thursday afternoon. |
| 0:23.8 | We've got a lot to cover today. |
| 0:25.1 | Some breaking news as Joey Votto announced his retirement yesterday. |
| 0:30.3 | Scott's service just got fired by the Mariners. |
| 0:32.9 | We'll talk about the implications of that news. |
| 0:34.8 | We're going to dig into some pitcher-specific park factors, |
| 0:37.9 | including mound release heights, which have a major impact on stuff plus. We'll dig into some |
| 0:42.5 | other factors that could make pitches or pitchers more or less effective in different environments. |
| 0:48.5 | Then we're going to take a look for some unexpected aces, some pitchers that are pitching |
| 0:52.4 | really well that maybe didn't have future number |
| 0:55.0 | one in their scouting report, but could exceed expectations and get to that level or close |
| 0:59.5 | to that level in the years ahead. So tons to talk about today. Gentlemen, let's begin with |
| 1:05.8 | Joey Votto announcing his retirement from baseball. I am of the opinion that Joey Votto is almost a lock to make the Hall of Fame. |
| 1:14.2 | I also think the voters have shifted a bit over time to the point where if there was a doubt about a player like Votto 15 or 20 years ago, |
| 1:23.4 | the people that would have created that doubt no longer vote on the Hall of Fame. |
| 1:27.6 | I think this is an easy, easy case. |
| 1:29.7 | You look at the overall body of work, right? |
| 1:31.7 | A 294-409-5-11 career slash line. |
| 1:35.9 | That 409 OBP, third among active players. |
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