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Podcast: Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Episode: Future Outlooks for Five Underperforming Hitters
Description: DVR and Jed discuss Patrick Bailey's improbable inside-the-park walk-off homer against the Phillies, and Manny Machado's path to 3,000 hits after he reached 2,000 earlier this week, before digging into five underperforming hitters (all under 26) in search of rebounds in the second half or beyond.Rundown0:50 An Unusual Finish in San Francisco4:15 Manny Machado's Path to 3,000 Hits10:25 JJ Wetherholt & Moving Defensively16:06 Royce Lewis' 2025 Struggles Due to Injury?23:39 Jordan Walker: What's Behind Rising K%?31:40 Michael Harris II: Contact Quality Dip40:59 Oneil Cruz: Massive Second Half...