Why We Need Separate Rookie of the Year Awards for Hitters and Pitchers

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the possibility of having separate Rookie of the Year awards for hitters and pitchers in future seasons, and the difficulty of making choices in this year ROY races. Plus, they discuss the unusual story of Matt Chapman's extension with the Giants going through Buster Posey, the second-half struggles of the Orioles, and whether there is any meaningful link between September rotation results and October performance.

Rundown

1:00 DVR's Case for Splitting Up Rookie of the Year Awards for Hitters and Pitchers

6:34 Varying WAR Across Different Sites (FanGraphs, Baseball Reference and Baseball Prospectus)

13:40 Looking for Value Beyond the Numbers

20:09 Ceddanne Rafaela's Rookie Campaign

26:04 Buster Posey's Role in Matt Chapman's Extension with the Giants

38:01 Making Sense of the Orioles' Second-Half Slide

51:48 Does Late-Season Rotation Form Matter?

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