Tigers Pitching, Max Scherzer's Injury & Putting a Bow on 2023

From Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball The Athletic

Eno and DVR discuss Eno's annual piece looking at the best pitches of 2023 before cleaning out their rundown refrigerator for the end of the year. With new additions to the Tigers' rotation and a clean bill of healthy for Casey Mize, which starters in Detroit are they targeting this draft season? Plus, can the Rangers weather a lengthy absence from Max Scherzer with their current group of pitchers? Will Brett Baty step up and take a the bulk of the playing time at third base following Ronny Mauricio's ACL injury, and what should we expect from Henry Davis at the plate in 2024?

Rundown

1:00 Best Pitches of 2023 ($) https://theathletic.com/5146544

3:32 Casey Mize's Clean Bill of Health

7:36 Tarik Skubal's Impressive Projection and Early ADP

11:32 Kenta Maeda & Jack Flaherty Join Reese Olson, Sawyer Gipson-Long, and Matt Manning in the Rotation Picture Behind Skubal

22:29 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Re-Ups with D-backs

28:17 Max Scherzer Undergoes Back Surgery

39:17 Ronny Mauricio Suffers a Torn ACL; Brett Baty time?

42:51 Endy Rodríguez Out for 2024; Henry Davis Back to Catcher?

49:15 The Pirates Make Several Additions

57:49 FOMO on Oneil Cruz in 2024?

1:02:54 Nick Senzel Gets a New Start in Washington