Breakout Bats & Tough Hitter Rankings for 2025 episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 24, 2025 · 1H 6M

Breakout Bats & Tough Hitter Rankings for 2025

from Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno and DVR discuss a few news-related takeaways from the first weekend of spring training action including the return of Sandy Alcantara, an oblique injury for Sean Manaea, and Dustin May's push back toward a place in the Dodgers' rotation mix. Plus, they examine a few potential breakout hitters from Eno's recent story looking for bats primed to take a leap in 2025, tough rankings on the hitting side as DVR puts the final touches on his Top 300 hitters, and a few mailbag questions.Rundown3:03 Sandy Alcantara Is Back (and Touching 99 mph)9:54 Sean Manaea's Oblique Strain & Growing Opportunities in Mets' Rotation14:27 Excitement Around Tylor Megill's 2024 Adjustments22:51 Dustin May's Return to the Mound; 2025 Outlook25:25 Eno's Search for Breakout Hitters41:06 Tough Hitter Rankings51:55 Are Projections Missing on Jung Hoo Lee?59:04 Mailbag Questions!Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.sociale-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeCheck out Eno's 2025 breakout hitters story at The Athletic ($): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6151540Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisProducer: Brian SmithExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and DVR discuss a few news-related takeaways from the first weekend of spring training action including the return of Sandy Alcantara, an oblique injury for Sean Manaea, and Dustin May's push back toward a place in the Dodgers' rotation mix. Plus, they examine a few potential breakout hitters from Eno's recent story looking for bats primed to take a leap in 2025, tough rankings on the hitting side as DVR puts the final touches on his Top 300 hitters, and a few mailbag questions.Rundown3:03 Sandy Alcantara Is Back (and Touching 99 mph)9:54 Sean Manaea's Oblique Strain & Growing Opportunities in Mets' Rotation14:27 Excitement Around Tylor Megill's 2024 Adjustments22:51 Dustin May's Return to the Mound; 2025 Outlook25:25 Eno's Search for Breakout Hitters41:06 Tough Hitter Rankings51:55 Are Projections Missing on Jung Hoo Lee?59:04 Mailbag Questions!Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.sociale-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeCheck out Eno's 2025 breakout hitters story at The Athletic ($): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6151540Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisProducer: Brian SmithExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NOW PLAYING

Breakout Bats & Tough Hitter Rankings for 2025

0:00 1:06:37

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball?

This episode is 1 hour and 6 minutes long.

When was this Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball episode published?

This episode was published on February 24, 2025.

What is this episode about?

Eno and DVR discuss a few news-related takeaways from the first weekend of spring training action including the return of Sandy Alcantara, an oblique injury for Sean Manaea, and Dustin May's push back toward a place in the Dodgers' rotation mix....

Can I download this Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball episode?

Yes, you can download this episode by clicking the download button on the episode player, or subscribe to the podcast in your preferred podcast app for automatic downloads.
URL copied to clipboard!