Surprising Starting Pitchers, The Challenge of Hitting in Seattle & How to Pitch to Elly De La Cruz
Surprising Starting Pitchers, The Challenge of Hitting in Seattle & How to Pitch to Elly De La Cruz  
Podcast: Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Published On: Fri May 03 2024
Description: Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Christian Scott ahead of his debut against the Rays, and four surprising starting pitchers that have put up great numbers over the first month-plus of the season. They also examine the unique challenges of hitting in Seattle -- and try to determine why the park consistently boosts strikeouts -- before building a game plan to pitch to Elly De La Cruz.Rundown1:10 Christian Scott Debuting Saturday3:45 Jack Flaherty: Career-Best K%, BB% & SwStr%!14:07 Spencer Turnbull: Can He Maintain the Elevated K%?21:48 Tanner Houck’s Breakout29:38 Is Zack Littell’s Approach Meshing Well in Tampa?35:42 What Makes Hitting in Seattle So Difficult?55:15 Building a Game Plan: Elly De La CruzFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMayFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.comJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeJoin us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.