Strange Times in St. Louis, Opportunity for Ortiz & Morel, Mailbag Monday

Published: May 8, 2023, 10:12 p.m.

Eno and DVR discuss the Cardinals' unusual decision to move Willson Contreras out of the catcher rotation (at least temporarily), the struggles of Jack Flaherty, a return to the big leagues for Christopher Morel and Luis Ortiz, and several mailbag questions.\xa0\n\nRundown\n1:14 Willson Conteras: Moving Off Catcher, For Now?\n7:59 Failures in Logic\n12:44 Jack Flaherty's Ongoing Struggles\n20:31 Luis Ortiz Back in the Pirates' Rotation\n23:41 Christopher Morel is Back with the Cubs\n28:02 Matt Strahm to the Bullpen?\n30:09 Jack Suwinski Comp?\n32:46 Cody Bellinger's Rebound; Statcast Numbers\n36:47 Brandon Woodruff Injury Update\n40:33 Jarren Duran: Post-Hype Sleeper?\n44:45 Drew Rasmussen: Model Numbers v. Ranking\n48:28 Falling Behind Season IP Pace\n52:25 Aaron Judge is Coming Back on Tuesday\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 year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\n\nSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels\n\nOffers from our partners...\n\nRight now, Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/rates\n\nRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/rates23\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices