Ozzie Smith and Michael Lorenzen (Ep. 67)

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to Hall of Fame
shortstop Ozzie Smith about baseball’s rising strikeout rate
(04:00), the current crop of talented young shortstops (10:00), the
impact of shifting and data-driven defensive positioning (12:30),
and the ascendance of advanced defensive stats (14:30). Then they
bring on Reds reliever/pinch hitter Michael Lorenzen to talk about
Cincinnati’s unorthodox free-flowing bullpen and quick-working
staff (26:00), his history and preparation as a hitter (34:30), and
his attempt to fill roles both in the bullpen and on the bench
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