Goodbye to Hitter's Counts, the Importance of Handling Sliders & Fastball Laggards

Eno and DVR discuss the disappearance of hitter's counts thanks to reduced fastball usage, hitters that are better equipped to take advantage of a more slider-heavy environment, struggling hitters that continue to lag in production as the end of May draws closer, and a few pitchers in need of adjustments due to poor fastballs. Eno's story about the loss of hitter's counts as fastball use changes: https://theathletic.com/3331525/Rundown-- Goodbye to Hitter's Counts-- Hitters With Good Results Against Sliders-- Good Against Sliders, Bad Against Fastballs?-- Struggling Bats: What To Do?-- Where Did Robbie Grossman's Power Go?-- Making Sense of Nelson Cruz's 2022-- Rebound Coming from Yasmani Grandal?-- Making Sense of Jeffrey Springs-- Fastball LaggardsFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] to The Athletic at $1/month for the first six months: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.