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Rookies of interest, digging deeper for surprises and making sense of platoon splits
Description
Eno and DVR discuss the challenges of projecting MLB arrivals in the wake of a lost minor league season in 2020 before digging deep for some potential surprises additions to the 2021 player pool.
Rundown
2:55 Impact Rookies: Retroactively Fitting 2020 Minor League Seasons
10:12 What If CJ Abrams Had a Clearer Path?
15:49 Prospects of the Month
22:41 Digging Deep for Surprise Players
32:05 When Can You Believe Platoon Splits?
41:34 Can We Learn Anything From Previous Shortened Seasons?
53:41 A Surprising Eno Rivalry
56:47 Beer of the Week!
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