Embracing Chasing: How Aggressive Approaches Pay Off for PCA & Ceddanne Rafaela

Eno, Jed, and DVR discuss a few news and notes including two injury updates from the Rays, Austin Riley's delayed return from an abdominal injury, and a very rare day off for Bobby Witt Jr. before exploring productive players with extremely high chase rates (O-swing%) including Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Jackson Chourio, and how that trait tends to age by examining the paths of Luis Robert Jr. and Javier Báez.Rundown1:07 Brandon Lowe to the IL & a Setback for Shane McClanahan4:00 Austin Riley's Delayed Return from the IL7:42 Bobby Witt Jr.'s Rare Day Off11:23 It Doesn't Age Well, but Maybe Chasing A Lot Isn't Always Bad?14:39 Pete Crow-Armstrong & Chasing Relative to Swinging In Zone21:26 A Case for Missing More Often Outside the Zone?24:24 Learning From Javier Báez and Luis Robert Jr.32:37 Ceddanne Rafaela's In-Zone Adjustment37:49 Chasing A Lot Adds Pressure on Pitches You Should Hit45:04 So, Would You Trade for Luis Robert Jr.?51:16 Relaying Info From the Basepaths (Saturday in Atlanta)Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.sociale-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisWith: Jed LowrieProducer: Brian SmithExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.