The New Challenge of Being Patient with Prospects & When to Worry About A Contender's Slow Start
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 873 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Eno, DVR and Britt discuss another excellent showing from Jared Jones and an impressive outing from Mason Milller in the Bronx on Monday afternoon. With teams having greater incentives to bring prospects up when they are ready, the new challenge is having a plan to change course if they struggle. Plus, is there legitimate reason to worry about the slow start of the Astros (7-16 entering play Tuesday) or the Cardinals (10-13)? And, is Blake Snell's bumpy start in San Francisco the byproduct of a late-spring signing?
Rundown
4:10 Jared Jones & Mason Miller Continue to Impress
13:50 An Ump Show in the Bronx
17:52 Jackson Holliday's Early Struggles & When to Adjust a Plan
28:45 Having Defensive Value to Fall Back On
36:53 What's Different About the 2024 Astros?
49:35 The Cardinals' Offense is Going to Wake Up (Right?)
58:01 Is Blake Snell Struggling Because of Signing Delay?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and Barrels, Tuesday, April 23rd, Derek Finreiber, Bridgeroli, Inoceris, all here with you. |
| 0:21.6 | If you're watching us on YouTube, be sure to smash the like button on this video. |
| 0:24.7 | Subscribe to our YouTube channel if you haven't done so already. |
| 0:27.9 | On this episode, we'll talk about a few things that took over your timeline on Monday. |
| 0:33.1 | That would be Jared Jones and Mason Miller in particular. |
| 0:36.8 | We're going to move on to some contenders that are struggling early on, at least relative to lofty expectations. |
| 0:42.3 | We'll talk about when it might be appropriate to worry or when to at least acknowledge that there might be some flaws that we previously didn't see with teams that we expect to be in contention this year. |
| 0:51.9 | Then we're going to dig into some adjustments that teams are making now that they call a prospect sooner. Jackson Holiday going through some early struggles. We'll talk about that. And what the Orioles might do if those struggles persist. How are each of you doing today? I clearly, I'll admit it to the listeners, I have the ass today. I'm stressed. |
| 1:11.5 | I'm frustrated. |
| 1:12.9 | I'm working through it. |
| 1:14.2 | But how are you two doing? |
| 1:17.3 | I'm doing great. |
| 1:20.1 | Can't complain. |
| 1:21.9 | You'd love to hear that when you have the ass. |
| 1:23.2 | I'm doing great. |
| 1:23.9 | Can't complain. |
| 1:30.5 | My husband just got back after a five-day trip. So I know that it will be his turn to watch our child. |
| 1:32.6 | Tag, you're it. |
| 1:33.8 | So it's like, party time. |
| 1:35.8 | Let's go. |
| 1:38.9 | He knows Eno. |
| 1:39.8 | He looks happy. |
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