Growing Pains, Opportunity, Triple-A Power Surges & Pitchers to Target

Eno and DVR discuss the challenging balance of giving young left-handed hitters ample opportunities against same-handed pitching, a few interesting power surges from hitters at Triple-A, pitchers that have underperformed through the first two months relative to the Pitching Plus model, and more.  Rundown -- Jazz Chisholm Jr. v. Lefties -- Noise in the Very Limited Split Samples -- Jesús Sánchez & Growing Pains -- Nolan Gorman & Future Strikeout Rates -- Luis García and Triple-A Power Surges -- The Tigers' Lack of Hard Contact -- Pitching Plus Targets (Current Underperformers) -- Bat Fitting Like Golf Clubs? -- How Are Taylor and Tyler Rogers *So* Different? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices