Strange Times in St. Louis, Opportunity for Ortiz & Morel, Mailbag Monday

Eno and DVR discuss the Cardinals' unusual decision to move Willson Contreras out of the catcher rotation (at least temporarily), the struggles of Jack Flaherty, a return to the big leagues for Christopher Morel and Luis Ortiz, and several mailbag questions. Rundown1:14 Willson Conteras: Moving Off Catcher, For Now?7:59 Failures in Logic12:44 Jack Flaherty's Ongoing Struggles20:31 Luis Ortiz Back in the Pirates' Rotation23:41 Christopher Morel is Back with the Cubs28:02 Matt Strahm to the Bullpen?30:09 Jack Suwinski Comp?32:46 Cody Bellinger's Rebound; Statcast Numbers36:47 Brandon Woodruff Injury Update40:33 Jarren Duran: Post-Hype Sleeper?44:45 Drew Rasmussen: Model Numbers v. Ranking48:28 Falling Behind Season IP Pace52:25 Aaron Judge is Coming Back on TuesdayFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsOffers from our partners...Right now, Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/ratesRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/rates23 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.