How to Build an Elite Bullpen, the Pirates' Paul Skenes Plan & Another Jordan Walker Demotion

Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Jordan Walker's demotion, the Pirates' plan for building up Paul Skenes' workload while trying to backload his innings, and the key ingredients to building an elite bullpen.Rundown0:43 Make It Make Sense: Jordan Walker's Demotion to Triple-A6:31 Falling Between Organizational and Individual Coaching15:34 Tracking Workloads: The Pirates' Plan for Paul Skenes21:41 In-Game Monitoring Technology29:51 Building an Elite Bullpen30:17 What Traits Do You Want In a Closer?35:03 How Many Defined Roles Do You Want?46:13 Unintended Consequences with Limited Pitcher Availability?56:19 Command Thresholds For Elite RelieversFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMaye-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeJoin us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!https://www.youtube.com/c/rates&barrelsSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.