Dodgers Promotions, Logan Gilbert's Step Forward & May Disappointments

Published: May 22, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

Eno and DVR discuss the promotion of Bobby Miller and the return of Gavin Stone as the Dodgers turn to their pipeline of starters to backfill from injuries to Dustin May and Julio Ur\xedas. Plus, they examine the 2023 step forward from Logan Gilbert, pushing starting pitchers more aggressively in the early rounds of 2024 builds, the recent struggles of Jameson Taillon and Graham Ashcraft, and the potential value of hard-hit averages.\xa0\n\nRundown\n4:47 Bobby Miller En Route to Los Angeles\n8:06 Reservations About Gavin Stone?\n11:23 Why Don't Projections Like Logan Gilbert More?\n17:08 DVR Gets Too Cute with a Keeper League Deal, Likely Falls on Face\n21:02 Planning A More Pitching-Heavy Approach in 2024 Drafts?\n31:52 What's Wrong with Jameson Taillon?\n41:39 Graham Ashcraft Slams the Breaks on April's Breakout\n47:37 Any Concerns About Julio Rodr\xedguez\n51:03 Looking at Batting Average on Hard-Hit Balls\n55:34 Power Outages: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Ryan McMahon & Andrew Benintendi\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\n\nSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels\n\nTry LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn dot com slash RATES23.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices