Goodbye to Hitter's Counts, the Importance of Handling Sliders & Fastball Laggards
Eno and DVR discuss the disappearance of hitter's counts thanks to reduced fastball usage, hitters that are better equipped to take advantage of a more slider-heavy environment, struggling hitters that continue to lag in production as the end of May draws closer, and a few pitchers in need of adjustments due to poor fastballs.\xa0\n\nEno's story about the loss of hitter's counts as fastball use changes: https://theathletic.com/3331525/\n\nRundown\n-- Goodbye to Hitter's Counts\n-- Hitters With Good Results Against Sliders\n-- Good Against Sliders, Bad Against Fastballs?\n-- Struggling Bats: What To Do?\n-- Where Did Robbie Grossman's Power Go?\n-- Making Sense of Nelson Cruz's 2022\n-- Rebound Coming from Yasmani Grandal?\n-- Making Sense of Jeffrey Springs\n-- Fastball Laggards\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first six months: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices