Buy-High Pitchers, Baffling Berríos & Spencer Strider as a Starter

Eno and DVR discuss several potential 'Buy High' pitchers, on the heels of very strong performances through the first two-and-a-half months of the season. Which starters have taken big steps forward in 2022? Which relievers are sneaky-good trade targets as the deadline approaches? Plus, what is Spencer Strider's ceiling as a starter? Rundown -- Shane McClanahan: Elite of the Elite? -- Tony Gonsolin: What Will the Second Half Bring? -- Alek Manoah & The Value of a Good Four-Seamer + Two-Seamer -- Finally Believing in Nestor Cortes Jr.! -- Martin Pérez, Miles Mikolas -- Buy-High Relievers? -- New Bats in San Francisco -- Spencer Strider's Ceiling as a Starter -- What's Up with José Berríos? 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 six months: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices