New Pitches & A Case for Longer Starts

By The Athletic

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

27/02/25·1h

Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss a few spring news items before looking at the early response to ABS in spring training games and several new pitches that are popping this spring. Plus, they examine 'The Case for Leaving Your Starter In' from Lewie Pollis, and the value added by veteran pitchers beyond the potential to chew up innings.

Rundown

1:00 News & Notes: Kyle Finnegan Returns to Nats; Ohtani to Make Spring Debut Friday

10:49 Early Thoughts on ABS in Spring Training Games

22:48 New Pitches That Are Popping This Spring

41:46 Quantifying The Value of Pitching Deep Into Starts

'The Case for Leaving Your Starter In' - Lewie Pollis:

https://www.thelewsletter.lewispoll.is/p/the-case-for-leaving-the-starter

50:52 Veteran Presence or Veteran Presents?

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