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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2024 · 1H 3M

Making Early Adjustments & How to Pitch to Mookie Betts

from Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss a few surprising takeaways from the criminal complaint against Shohei Ohtani's former translator Ippei Mizuhara, the difficulty of making early-season adjustments, and Henry Davis' current struggle against elevated fastballs. Plus, they introduce a new segment 'How I Would Pitch to This Guy' where Eno and Trevor share a detailed gameplan for pitching to Mookie Betts, before taking a few live questions.Rundown1:28 Surprises From Criminal Complaint Against Ippei Mizuhara8:07 The Difficulty of Making Early Adjustment & Henry Davis' Struggles w/High Fastballs20:23 An At-Bat Trevor Will Never Forget24:38 How I Would Pitch to This Guy: Mookie Betts36:59 Looking Beyond Swinging Strikes40:45 Guessing v. Anticipating49:51 Are Certain Hitters More Prone to Pop-Ups?56:24 Making Sense of Hunter Brown's Rough Day Against the Royals1:02:35 Most Underrated Second Baseman?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMayFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] 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.

Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss a few surprising takeaways from the criminal complaint against Shohei Ohtani's former translator Ippei Mizuhara, the difficulty of making early-season adjustments, and Henry Davis' current struggle against elevated fastballs. Plus, they introduce a new segment 'How I Would Pitch to This Guy' where Eno and Trevor share a detailed gameplan for pitching to Mookie Betts, before taking a few live questions.Rundown1:28 Surprises From Criminal Complaint Against Ippei Mizuhara8:07 The Difficulty of Making Early Adjustment & Henry Davis' Struggles w/High Fastballs20:23 An At-Bat Trevor Will Never Forget24:38 How I Would Pitch to This Guy: Mookie Betts36:59 Looking Beyond Swinging Strikes40:45 Guessing v. Anticipating49:51 Are Certain Hitters More Prone to Pop-Ups?56:24 Making Sense of Hunter Brown's Rough Day Against the Royals1:02:35 Most Underrated Second Baseman?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMayFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] 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.

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