How to Build an Elite Bullpen, the Pirates' Paul Skenes Plan & Another Jordan Walker Demotion
Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Jordan Walker's demotion, the Pirates' plan for building up Paul Skenes' workload while trying to backload his innings, and the key ingredients to building an elite bullpen.\n\nRundown\n0:43 Make It Make Sense: Jordan Walker's Demotion to Triple-A\n6:31 Falling Between Organizational and Individual Coaching\n15:34 Tracking Workloads: The Pirates' Plan for Paul Skenes\n21:41 In-Game Monitoring Technology\n29:51 Building an Elite Bullpen\n30:17 What Traits Do You Want In a Closer?\n35:03 How Many Defined Roles Do You Want?\n46:13 Unintended Consequences with Limited Pitcher Availability?\n56:19 Command Thresholds For Elite Relievers\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\nFollow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMay\ne-mail:\xa0ratesandbarrels@gmail.com\n\nJoin our Discord:\xa0https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe\nJoin us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/rates&barrels\nSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/month for the first year:\xa0theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices