Breakout Bats & Tough Hitter Rankings for 2025

Eno and DVR discuss a few news-related takeaways from the first weekend of spring training action including the return of Sandy Alcantara, an oblique injury for Sean Manaea, and Dustin May's push back toward a place in the Dodgers' rotation mix. Plus, they examine a few potential breakout hitters from Eno's recent story looking for bats primed to take a leap in 2025, tough rankings on the hitting side as DVR puts the final touches on his Top 300 hitters, and a few mailbag questions. Rundown 3:03 Sandy Alcantara Is Back (and Touching 99 mph) 9:54 Sean Manaea's Oblique Strain & Growing Opportunities in Mets' Rotation 14:27 Excitement Around Tylor Megill's 2024 Adjustments 22:51 Dustin May's Return to the Mound; 2025 Outlook 25:25 Eno's Search for Breakout Hitters 41:06 Tough Hitter Rankings 51:55 Are Projections Missing on Jung Hoo Lee? 59:04 Mailbag Questions! Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Check out Eno's 2025 breakout hitters story at The Athletic ($): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6151540 Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.