A Closer Look at the Ways to Preserve Starting Pitchers
Eno, DVR and Britt discuss baseball's aim to preserve starting pitchers. How much of a problem is the current use of starting pitchers compared to the past? With injury rates on the rise, what rule changes and tweaks make sense? Will small changes to move the game slightly in the direction of previous era's pitcher usage cause other problems? Plus, they discuss Britt's recent story about a partnership between Perfect Game and Fanatics, and former big leaguer Travis Snider's efforts to improve youth sports.\xa0\n\nRundown\n1:13 The Starting Pitcher 'Problem'\n6:55 Big Changes in the Last 10 Years\n11:15 Incentivizing Pitching Deeper Into Starts\n16:39 The Difficult of Getting Everyone on Board with New Rules\n20:00 DVR Blames the Reliance on Short Relievers\n26:40 Reducing the Fifth Inning Exits When a Starter is Dealing\n31:37 Why Don't Starters Try to 'Save' Velocity for Later Innings?\n42:46 Britt's Story About the Concerning Perfect Game-Fanatics Partnership\n48:52 Travis Snider's Efforts to Improve Youth Sports\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\nFollow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghroli\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com\n\nJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe\n\nJoin us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices