Do the Guardians Have Their Own Max Fried?

About this episode

The episode discusses the struggles of closers and reviews rookie pitchers while addressing the demotion of Noelvi Marte.

Eno, Trevor, and DVR break down a difficult night for closers Andrés Muñoz and Devin Williams in non-save appearances. The crew then reviews scouting reports for rookie pitchers before concluding with a look at what’s next for Noelvi Marte who was optioned by the Reds this week. Rundown: 00:58 Andrés Muñoz's Rough Night 11:45 Devin Williams Gives Up Damage in LA 17:31 Pirates Rookie Bubba Chandler 29:20 Red Sox Rookie Connelly Early 37:17 Guardians Rookie Parker Messick 44:45 Reds Demote Noelvi Marte Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @iamtrevormay.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris With: Trevor May Editor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris

Guest: Trevor May

Topics covered

• closers
• rookie pitchers
• scouting reports
• baseball analysis
• player demotion

Keywords

• Andrés Muñoz
• Devin Williams
• rookie pitchers
• Noelvi Marte
• scouting reports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Reds, Guardians, Pirates, Red Sox

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