Opening Day Takeaways: What matters on a granular level?

Published: April 2, 2021, 8:45 p.m.

Eno and DVR discuss a busy Opening Day and dig through the box scores while attempting to sift through the noise to find meaningful indicators as the 2021 season gets underway.\xa0How concerned should we be with batting orders, early velocity readings, and reliever usage from the jump?\n\nRundown\n6:15 Gregory Soto\u2019s Bumpy Save\n10:29 Does Lineup Position Matter?\n17:22 Making Sense of the Twins\u2019 Bullpen\n25:13 Keeping an Eye on David Bednar for Future Saves\n31:07 Stashing Jose Alvarado over Archie Bradley\n40:52 Regrets on Avoiding Jake Cronenworth?\n43:14 Tyler Glasnow\u2019s Slider Usage is Up!\n48:13 Luis Castillo\u2019s Velocity Drop\xa0\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices