Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

September 9, 20251 hr 7 min

Baseball

Is It a Career Year, or a New Level?

Play Episode

Episode Notes

Eno, DVR and Jed discuss Tyler Glasnow's excellent outing Monday after a recent scratch due to back tightness, and the waning importance of the regular season for a team that is built to win the World Series. Plus, they examine several hitters having career years in hopes of determining which seasons are peaks, and which are the beginning of a new, sustainable level.

Rundown

1:20 Tyler Glasnow's Back Appears to be Fine

5:00 A Nice Outing for Chase Dollander; The Usual 'Coors' Problem

12:14 Downside of 'World Series or Bust'?

Craig Goldstein of BP 'The Dodgers Are Ruining Baseball' ($):

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/10135229:15 Career Years v. Sustainable Growth for Hitters

48:50 50+ Homers From Cal Raleigh Probably Isn't a New Level

1:03:14 A Follow-Up on Bats, Taylor Trammell's 'Illegal' Bat

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic 'A former major-leaguer’s next pitch: Develop a bright baseball future for Native American players' ($):

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6610874

Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social

Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social