Goodbye to Hitter's Counts, the Importance of Handling Sliders & Fastball Laggards

Eno and DVR discuss the disappearance of hitter's counts thanks to reduced fastball usage, hitters that are better equipped to take advantage of a more slider-heavy environment, struggling hitters that continue to lag in production as the end of May draws closer, and a few pitchers in need of adjustments due to poor fastballs.  Eno's story about the loss of hitter's counts as fastball use changes: https://theathletic.com/3331525/ Rundown -- Goodbye to Hitter's Counts -- Hitters With Good Results Against Sliders -- Good Against Sliders, Bad Against Fastballs? -- Struggling Bats: What To Do? -- Where Did Robbie Grossman's Power Go? -- Making Sense of Nelson Cruz's 2022 -- Rebound Coming from Yasmani Grandal? -- Making Sense of Jeffrey Springs -- Fastball Laggards 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