Walker Buehler's Stuff Plays Up & The October Struggles of Catchers

Eno and DVR discuss Walker Buehler's outing in Game 3 of the NLCS and the overall uptick in pitch movement at Citi Field on Wednesday night. Plus, they examine the struggles of catchers at the plate this postseason -- and in recent years -- before discussing publicly available defensive metrics following the release of Gold Glove finalists earlier this week.Rundown1:13 Was That Walker Buehler's Best Stuff of the Season?9:29 David Fry's Injury-Driven Defensive Limitations11:53 Are Catcher Ground Into Stumps by October?20:06 Will Smith's Slight Downturn in 202430:06 How Does This Guardians Team Compare to Other Recent LCS Clubs?41:20 The Gold Glove Finalists Made Us Wonder: How Do We Feel About Currently Available Defensive Metrics?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisProducer: Brian SmithExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.