Starting pitcher rankings preview!
Eno and DVR discuss several starting pitcher rankings issues -- including reduced expectations for Max Scherzer, Z-Contact% surprises, Aaron Nola's move back into fantasy ace status -- and the impact of groupthink on rankings.\xa0\n\nRundown\n1:36 Max Scherzer & Aging Aces\n7:36 2020 Trevor Bauer is Baseline Trevor Bauer Now\n10:44 The Influence of Groupthink On Rankings\n14:35 Kenta Maeda: Top-15 Starting Pitcher\n17:59 Aaron Nola: An Ace Again?\n22:24 Other Top-End Starting Pitcher Risers\n27:23 Z-Contact% Surprises\n31:43 What Can Kevin Gausman Bring?\n38:53 When Can Two-Pitch Starters Be Successful?\n42:47 Command First Innings-Eaters\n48:27 Ian Anderson & Effective Changeups\n54:14 The Prospects Who Didn't Pitch in 2020\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic for just $1/week: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices