Rotation rankings, Votto & Mullins adjustments, and reliever-starter interactions

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Eno, Britt and DVR discuss Britt's recent rankings of all 30 teams' rotations, Joey Votto's surprising late-career adjustment, Cedric Mullins' decision to give up switch-hitting, and the interactions between starters and relievers. Rundown 1:05 Britt’s Rotation Rankings 8:34 Jon Gray: 2021 Trade Target for Contenders? 16:52 Biggest Potential Movers 18:38 Making Sense of Oakland 26:48 Joey Votto’s Unusual Late Career Adjustments 37:21 Cedric Mullins III Gives Up Switch Hitting 44:23 Leody Taveras’ Struggles 49:58 Reliever/Starter Interactions 61:25 Replay on Stolen Bases is Brutal Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghiroli Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: [email protected] Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Subscribe to The Athletic for just $3.99/mo to start: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.9	T's and C's apply. Welcome to Rates and Beryl's. It is Friday, April 23rd. Derek Van Riper, Enos,
1:22.9	Sarah's Brit Jiroli here with you on this episode. We will discuss Brits' rotation rankings.
1:28.9	Britt has fallen far into the abyss of ranking things now.
1:33.4	She knows our pain, the difficulties that come along with it, and of course the ever-loving comments of rankings that nitpick every little thing you do.
1:42.9	So we're going to talk about her rankings.
1:44.4	The toughest rotations to rank right now, teams most likely to rise, teams most likely to fall.
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