Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

DVR is back with Eno and Welsh for a new Project Prospect! Jacob Misiorowski to double-A, and maybe the majors in the near future. Jasson Dominguez to trade or hold, interesting pitching prospects and more.RundownJacob Misiorowski - 1:29Jackson Merrill - 7:19Age to level Jasson Dominguez - 11:42James Wood vs Junior Caminero - 20:09Top of the list prospects - 25:55Future prospect traps - 29:55Jack Leiter - 33:20Ben Brown - 40:24Bryce Jarvis - 42:10Chase Dollander and Rockies - 48:20Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/mo for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsGet 25% off your order when you go to jamesallen.com and use code: RATES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno Sarris and Chris Welsh are breaking down Christian Encarnacion-Strand's debut, where he can play and who else it hurts. Grayson Rodriguez vs Andrew Abbott vs Bryan Woo, waivers and moreFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/mo for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsGet 25% off your order when you go to jamesallen.com and use code: RATES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and Al discuss the latest prospects on the cusp of their major league debuts — namely, Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof and Johan Rojas. Eno talks about the good and the bad of Elly De La Cruz’s attack angle and the significance of the changing park factors at PETCO Park, and he and Al dissect the waiver wire options coming out of the All-Star Break.Rundown1:15 The Athletics and Phillies call up top prospects7:17 The other notable news items15:39 Elly De La Cruz’s attack angle and other hitter developments32:43 What we can learn from one-year park factors39:29 Streamers/two-start pitchers56:15 Closer cornerFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBe-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. may have won this year’s Home Run Derby, but Eno and Al are wondering why he has been hitting fewer homers so far in 2023. They also look at some takeaways from this week’s All-Star Game, including lower velocity for several pitchers and Jordan Romano’s back issues. Eno and Al also do a midseason recap of the top-15 starting pitchers in Roto value and try to better understand some enigmatic players, like Bryce Elder, Ha-Seong Kim and Joc Pederson.Rundown1:05 What’s going on with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s home run power?4:34 All-Star Game takeaways18:46 Reviewing the top 15 Roto starting pitchers27:46 A few All-Star break news items42:04 First-half enigmasFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBe-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno Sarris and Chris Welsh are breaking down Paul Skenes big numbers, Dylan Crews comps, Jacob Misiorowski's insane Stuff+ numbers and much more.RundownJackson Holliday to AA - 9:33Blaze Jordan to AA - 12:12Pauk Skenes - 17:01Driveline Stuff+ vs Eno's Stuff+ - 18:56Where does velo pass shape? - 23:10Dylan Crews comps - 30:27Max Clark - 37:21Wyatt Langford vs Max Clark - 38:15Tommy Troy - 42:15Mini FYPD Rank - 45:17Jacob Misiorowski's fastball - 47:17Mick Abel - 51:47Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/mo for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsGet 25% off your order when you go to jamesallen.com and use code: RATES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DVR and Al prepare for the final weekend before the All-Star break, recapping the week’s biggest news, including the fantasy implications of Mike Trout’s hamate surgery. They also discuss their expectations for Colton Cowser and several more widely available hitters, and they look at a few pitchers to target, including Kutter Crawford and Graham Ashcraft. DVR and Al wind up by naming the players they will target in trades as we head into the break.Rundown0:26 It’s not your normal fantasy baseball weekend1:36 Mike Trout injury fallout for the Angels' roster10:06 The week’s other news stories21:51 Available hitters of note33:52 Pitchers to target on waivers43:33 Second-half trade targetsFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBe-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DVR and Welsh discuss the recent callups of Colton Cowser and Oscar Colás, plus a preview of the Futures Game rosters, and who we could see in the majors soon.RundownColton Cowser - 1:47Where to own Coswer - 6:24Oscar Colas - 9:24AL Futures Game Pitchers - 19:15NL Futures Game Pitchers - 25:53Which FG AL positions players debut soon - 33:19Which FG NL positions players debut soon -37:05Who could be the surprise FG debut in the future - 45:01Why everyone was wrong on Chris Morel - 49:33Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe to The Athletic for just $2/mo for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an episode cut in half by technical difficulties, Eno and DVR discuss a few of the most surprising starting pitchers from the first half of the season including Nathan Eovaldi, Marcus Stroman and Mitch Keller. Plus, they consider a few pitchers who might benefit from adding a cutter to their arsenal. Rundown1:52 Nathan Eovaldi: Current Roto Value Leader Among Pitchers7:57 Marcus Stroman's Excellent First Half13:55 Mitch Keller: Buying a First-Half Repeat?20:39 Giving Other Pitchers a New Cutter25:22 Is This a Potential Fix for Alek Manoah?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DVR and Al discuss the Diamondbacks’ big news, as Corbin Carroll deals with shoulder soreness and Brandon Pfaadt struggles in his return to the majors, They also discuss the arrival of Orioles prospect Jordan Westburg, other hitters to target, including red-hot Tommy Pham, pitchers to consider adding and the White Sox’s bullpen situation.Rundown1:12 The Diamondbacks lead off this week’s news items6:57 The other news items of the week23:06 Jordan Westburg and some other notable callups31:34 A few hitters of note40:03 Streamers and two-start pitchers50:11 Closer cornerFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBe-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and DVR discuss Alek Manoah's return to the mound in the Florida Complex League before digging into some of the most surprising hitters from the first half of 2023, and considering the value of 'Best Speed' as a better snapshot of a player's quality of contact than average exit velocity.Rundown0:56 Alek Manoah's Game Action Resumes in FCL5:51 Jonah Heim and Elias Díaz9:32 Josh Naylor: Will Supporting Cast Limit His ROS Value?14:43 Yandy Díaz: Groundball Rate Back to 2022 Levels20:32 Spencer Steer29:07 Targeting "Obvious Buy-Low" Players32:45 Luis Arraez34:54 Bryson Stott: Further Room for Improvement?41:20 Lane Thomas & Surprising Outfielders45:03 Esteury Ruiz: Will He Top ROS Stolen-Base Projections?53:46 Jake Fraley's Success in Cincinnati55:30 Jorge Soler: Buying K% Improvements?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsCheck out these offers from our ad partners....Right now, Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/ratesGo to zbiotics.com/rates to get 15% off your first order when you use RATES at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.