About this episode
Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss a few of the 16 'other' baseball figures reinstated by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred this week including Shoeless Joe Jackson and several members of the 1919 White Sox, and when 'bad' secondary pitches become a problem by looking at six pitchers whose fastballs currently exceed the quality of their breaking and off-speed offerings. Rundown 1:05 The 'Other' 16 Reinstated by Commissioner Rob Manfred 12:50 No, Oyster Burns Wasn't Banned for Life 15:31 When Are 'Bad' Secondaries A Problem? 19:46 Robbie Ray's Limited Arsenal 22:20 An Attempt to Understand Bryan Woo's Success & Splits 33:13 The Andrew Heaney Odyssey 40:05 We're Still Puzzled by Taj Bradley; Is It All Linked to Poor Command? 53:01 Do Ownership Blueprints Come From Ownership's Approach to Other Businesses? Related Reading SABR's Eight Myths Out: https://sabr.org/eight-myths-out Matt Moret on the 'other' 16: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6354320 Zach Buchanan's 2019 Story 'A cold case, not a closed case: The baseball obsessives correcting the record about the 1919 Black Sox Scandal': https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1260436 Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @iamtrevormay.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris With: Trevor May Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.