Walker Buehler's Stuff Plays Up & The October Struggles of Catchers
Eno and DVR discuss Walker Buehler's outing in Game 3 of the NLCS and the overall uptick in pitch movement at Citi Field on Wednesday night. Plus, they examine the struggles of catchers at the plate this postseason -- and in recent years -- before discussing publicly available defensive metrics following the release of Gold Glove finalists earlier this week.\n\nRundown\n1:13 Was That Walker Buehler's Best Stuff of the Season?\n9:29 David Fry's Injury-Driven Defensive Limitations\n11:53 Are Catcher Ground Into Stumps by October?\n20:06 Will Smith's Slight Downturn in 2024\n30:06 How Does This Guardians Team Compare to Other Recent LCS Clubs?\n41:20 The Gold Glove Finalists Made Us Wonder: How Do We Feel About Currently Available Defensive Metrics?\n\nFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\ne-mail:\xa0ratesandbarrels@gmail.com\n\nJoin our Discord:\xa0https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe\nSubscribe to The Athletic:\xa0theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\n\nHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris\nProducer: Brian Smith\nExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices