Another Wave of Pitching, Tough June Rankings & Mailbag Monday

By The Athletic

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

05/06/23·1h 15m

Eno and DVR discuss another wave of pitching prospects that have arrived in the big leagues including Andrew Abbott, Reese Olson, Bryan Woo and AJ Smith-Shawver. Plus, they discuss a few tough rankings from Eno's June Starting Pitcher Rankings update, and mailbag questions about Jazz Chisholm Jr., Luis Robert, and Taylor Ward.

Rundown

1:15 Andrew Abbott Gets the Call

3:41 Reese Olson Pitches Well in MLB Debut

7:55 Bryan Woo's Tough Debut

14:32 AJ Smith-Shawver Arrives in Atlanta

19:47 Will the Yankees Continue to Show Patience with Anthony Volpe

27:48 Two Bad Months, Four Good Ones

35:18 Bad Injury Luck for the Brewers?

39:15 Jackson Chourio's Chances of a 2023 Debut

41:16 Banking on a Big Summer From Freddy Peralta?

49:12 Where Did Aaron Nola's Strikeouts Go?

54:47 Tough Rank: Nathan Eovaldi

58:13 Can We Trust Michael Kopech's Turnaround?

1:02:43 Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Long-Term Outlook

1:07:18 Where Are Luis Robert Jr.'s Stolen Bases?

1:10:57 Taylor Ward's Disappointing 2023

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