Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

DVR and Al weigh how much FAB fantasy managers should part with for Elly De La Cruz and how to plan FAB spending in leagues where managers are already running low. They look into the recent resurgences experienced by Gary Sánchez and Aaron Hicks, and identify a few starting pitchers who are worth streaming in the coming week.Rundown0:16 Elly De La Cruz Week continues4:19 Navigating FAB when you’re almost broke already11:40 Other notable news items15:22 Hitters to consider40:28 Starting pitchers of note53:16 Streamers/two-start pitchers59:02 Closer cornerFollow 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.

Eno and DVR discuss Jacob deGrom's upcoming elbow surgery, the outlook for his future as he tries to return in late 2024 or early 2025, the Blue Jays' attempt to press the reset button for Alek Manoah, the struggles of slow tempo starting pitchers in Year 1 of the pitch clock, the rebound of José Berríos, Austin Hays' big barrel rate improvement, and looking at recent snapshots of Statcast data in hopes of spotting trends. Rundown0:53 Jacob deGrom to Have Another Elbow Surgery6:14 Planning for the Eventual Comeback13:10 Injury Risk Tolerance is Relative15:33 Examining Slow Tempo Starting Pitchers20:33 Who Else Has Struggled This Much and Made It Back?27:03 Losing Stuff & Recovering It32:56 Buying the José Berríos Rebound?36:03 Austin Hays' Big Barrel Rate Improvement48:36 Splitting Statcast Numbers Into Smaller, Most Recent SamplesFollow 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, Eno and Welsh welcome in the debut and expectations for Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz. Andrew Abbott vs AJ Smith-Shawver, listener mailbag and more!Rundown0:34 Elly De La Cruz4:55 Eno is the Elly ice-man9:08 Is Elly more Javy Baez or Tatis Jr?21:11 Elly or Volpe ROS22:56 Reds future lineup29:52 Andrew Abbott34:26 AJ Smith-Shawver or Abbott ROS39:09 Will Eury stay in Marlins rotation?51:11 Luken Baker53:43 Henry Davis to Triple-A 61:00 Listener Questions Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe 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 and DVR discuss another wave of pitching prospects that have arrived in the big leagues including Andrew Abbott, Reese Olson, Bryan Woo and AJ Smith-Shawver. Plus, they discuss a few tough rankings from Eno's June Starting Pitcher Rankings update, and mailbag questions about Jazz Chisholm Jr., Luis Robert, and Taylor Ward.Rundown1:15 Andrew Abbott Gets the Call3:41 Reese Olson Pitches Well in MLB Debut7:55 Bryan Woo's Tough Debut14:32 AJ Smith-Shawver Arrives in Atlanta19:47 Will the Yankees Continue to Show Patience with Anthony Volpe27:48 Two Bad Months, Four Good Ones35:18 Bad Injury Luck for the Brewers?39:15 Jackson Chourio's Chances of a 2023 Debut41:16 Banking on a Big Summer From Freddy Peralta?49:12 Where Did Aaron Nola's Strikeouts Go?54:47 Tough Rank: Nathan Eovaldi58:13 Can We Trust Michael Kopech's Turnaround?1:02:43 Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Long-Term Outlook1:07:18 Where Are Luis Robert Jr.'s Stolen Bases?1:10:57 Taylor Ward's Disappointing 2023Follow 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 weigh their interest in adding Royce Lewis and Jordan Walker in shallower leagues and discuss their approaches to FAB bidding for AJ Smith-Shawver. They also gauge their interest in adding the Tigers’ Akil Baddoo and Zach McKinstry, as well as Reds righty Ben Lively and Braves southpaw Jared Shuster. DVR and Al conclude with some difficult two-start dilemmas and a few closer candidates to consider.Rundown0:59 Top developments heading into the weekend16:54 Hitters to consider31:48 A few starting pitchers of interest38:47 Start/sit dilemmas for two-start Hunter Greene and Nestor Cortes45:40 Two-start pitchers55:26 Closer cornerFollow 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.

Eno and DVR discuss the promotion of AJ Smith-Shawver, a pair of key injuries for the Tigers with Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene heading to the IL, another injury for Harrison Bader, the pitch mix of Grayson Rodriguez, and several second-chance league surprises -- including big risers Joe Ryan, Esteury Ruiz, Josh Lowe, and Merrill Kelly. Rundown1:10 AJ Smith-Shawver Joins the Braves7:55 Eduardo Rodriguez's Finger Injury; Tarik Skubal Nearing Rehab Assignment12:28 Opportunity for Reese Olson?16:56 Riley Greene's Breakout Slowed by Tibia Injury20:42 Colt Keith Time?30:08 Harrison Bader Goes Back to the IL37:43 Grayson Rodriguez's Pitch Mix42:20 Second-Chance League Surprises48:02 A Detour to Discuss Luis Medina53:05 Esteury Ruiz Rising Up Boards in Second-Chance Leagues58:20 Josh Lowe's Move Up; ROS Expectations64:17 Merrill Kelly's Strikeout Rate SurgeFollow 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/RatesBarrelsHead to factormeals.com/rates50 and use code rates50 to get 50% off your first boxNuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/rates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DVR, Eno and Welsh are back for a Project Prospect trade edition. We're looking at long-term trade for and away options. We're also discussing Royce Lewis' rest-of-season value, Bobby Miller and more.Rundown3:27 Royce Lewis12:59 Royce vs McLain and Elly talk18:36 Bet on Royce or Elly ROS19:32 Bobby Miller21:25 Rank these prospect pitchers ROS28:11 Hunter Brown34:04 Pitchers to target in trades37:22 Nick Lodolo38:22 Trading Justin Verlander41:31 Buying Pfaadt and Grayson43:38 Oneil Cruz44:45 wRC+ buys50:00 Drew Gilbert59:27 wRC+ vs age/levelFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsHead to factormeals.com/rates50 and use code rates50 to get 50% off your first boxNuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/rates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and Al discuss Bobby Miller’s major league debut and consider if he needs to be added to all leagues where he is available. They also discuss Julio Teheran’s return to the majors, a pair of widely-available leadoff hitters, Eno’s ongoing fascination with Rougned Odor and a surprisingly robust week for streaming two-start pitchers.Rundown0:42 Bobby Miller debuts4:30 Other recent news items17:21 Lineup developments34:16 Pitchers of note42;38 Streamers/two-start pitchers55:03 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.

Eno and Welsh discuss a couple of Statcast anomalies, and deep dive into a listener question of the how trust worthy Statcast pages really are. We're also digging into Bryce Miller, Michael Kopech and more.Rundown1:53 - The curious case of Ke'Bryan Hayes Statcast page8:21 - Will Ke'Bryan ever live up to his Statcast page?12:13 - Top and Bottom 10 Barrel % leaders14:20 - What Eno looks for to determine future power19:09 - The curious case of Bryce Elder's Statcast page20:27 - Eno's first time looking at Statcast pitcher sliders26:20 - Statcast percentile screen shots28:27 - Prospect who beat projection34:22 - Expected stats and Projections36:12 - Stuff+ variance over the season39:08 - Bryce Miller42:45 - Bryce Miller release point vs the league46:07 - Bryce Miller vs Jacob DeGrom pitch release points50:42 - Michael Kopech success54:57 - Andrew Abbott's 21 WHIFF WednesdayFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsTry LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn dot com slash RATES23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DVR, Eno and Welsh look into the big opportunity in LA for prospect pitchers. Is Patrick Bailey someone to watch? Is George Valera underrated? Is this the time to buy Jordan Lawlar? Plus plenty more!Rundown1:10 - Gavin Stone's odd outing9:05 - Rookie pitching game. Welsh vs Eno15:51 - Bobby Miller debut22:08 - Emmett Sheehan25:08 - Is Hayden Wesneski a hold?30:59 - Is Luis Ortiz good?35:44 - Forrest Whitley44:30 - Patrick Bailey49:42 - George Valera55:35 - Is now the time to buy Jordan LawlarFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsTry LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn dot com slash RATES23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.