Setting the Table for 2021 Pitcher Rankings

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno and DVR discuss how they're going to build 2021 pitcher rankings coming out of the shortened 2020 season, in an effort to balance risk with injuries, skills, stuff and command.

Rundown
5:25 Early 2021 Starting Pitcher Rankings Thoughts
10:50 Age, Injuries & Decline
18:10 The ‘Flawed’ Pop-Up Pitchers of 2020
23:46 Which Pitchers Don’t Have Any Flaws
30:45 The Surprising Season From Dakota Hudson
35:50 Avoiding Red Flags Early
40:47 Are You More Comfortable Betting on Stuff or Command Improvement?
49:25 How to Handle Prospect Pitchers with Poor Command
53:14 Good Control without Good Command?
58:33 Various Considerations in Defining Athleticism
64:26 Matt Chapman’s Season-Ending Injury

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Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com

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2020-09-15 71 min

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