Early Drops, Unlucky Hitters, A Gorman Breakout & Weekend Pickups

DVR and Eno discuss a few sluggish early bats that have been on the radar to be dropped before examining some unlucky hitters. Plus, they break down the great start to 2023 for Nolan Gorman, the ongoing struggles of José Berrios, and the step forward for Louie Varland and several other Twins starters.  Rundown 3:14 Terrestrial v. Aerial Movers 6:57 Early-Season Drop Decisions 8:49 Jean Segura Falling Toward Waiver Wire 12:37 Chris Taylor's Ongoing Contact Woes 16:29 Trey Mancini's Slow Start in Chicago 21:24 Nick Gordon: King of the Unlucky Hitters? 26:21 Byron Buxton: Regular DH Now 31:02 Is This a Nolan Gorman Breakout? 35:47 Tyler O'Neill's Slipping Playing Time 43:52 José Berrios: Is This It? 48:33 Stuff+ on FanGraphs 54:07 Big Bids From the Weekend Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com Subscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices