Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

DVR and Al explore this weekend’s waiver wire options, starting with top prospects Grayson Rodriguez and Francisco Álvarez. They also discuss several hot-hitting Brewers, Seth Lugo’s impressive return to starting, a thin cohort of streamable starters and some bullpen developments.Rundown0:41 Breaking news, including Grayson Rodriguez and Francisco Álvarez promotions16:07 Notable lineup developments30:18 Pitchers of note: Seth Lugo, Kris Bubic, Braxton Garrett40:24 Streamable pitchers50:32 Bullpen check-inFollow 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.

DVR and Al are joined by Mike Kurland of The Athletic and Gaining The Edge Fantasy to talk about playing time analysis. Mike reveals his process for analyzing lineups and batting orders, and the group sorts through some rest-of-season player toss-up dilemmas.Rundown0:39 Mike talks about his process for analyzing playing time4:47 How important is it to track pinch-hitting trends?6:49 How does Mike use lineup analysis in order to give him an edge?18:50 How does Mike handle making decisions in the absence of larger samples?22:36 How far ahead in the schedule should we be looking?27:05 Player toss-ups39:18 Looking for stability in fluid roster situationsFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBFollow Mike on Twitter: @Mike_Kurlande-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.

DVR and Welsh discuss some prospect impact in the majors with Brice Turang and others. The Triple-A season is underway with some interesting performances, plus a look at a few minor league assignments.Rundown1:03 - Brice Turang8:47 - Esteury Ruiz vs Brice Turang15:47 - Jhony Brito24:24 - Jared Shuster26:59 - Are we back in on MacKenzie Gore?36:48 - Brandon Pfaadt's less than great Triple-A debut39:57 - Brett Baty45:00 - Tyler Soderstrom's 113.5 Max EV48:36 - Interesting Minor League AssignmentsFollow Derek Van Riper on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshe-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.

DVR and Welsh discuss takeaways from the Opening Series, including a closer look at the arsenal of Kodai Senga, the 'new' Noah Syndergaard, the significant increase in steals right out of the gate, plus a few massive free-agent bidding pickups from the first in-season waiver run in many leagues. Rundown4:30 Kodai Senga's Mets Debut7:23 New Pitches & Velo Spikes Drive Quick Decisions14:27 Jeffrey Springs & 'Buy High' Considerations22:04 Noah Syndergaard Version 3.036:27 Ranking Dodgers Starting Pitchers By Expected Innings Pitched42:52 By the Numbers, Early Impact of New Rules47:04 Weekend FAB TakeawaysFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Welsh on Twitter: @IsItTheWelshe-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.

DVR and Al look at some actionable news items from opening day, including IL stints for Justin Verlander, Max Fried and Ryan Pepiot, and they consider players worth pursuing on the waiver wire, such as Elehuris Montero, Clarke Schmidt and Hunter Gaddis.Rundown0:34 A new approach to the waivers show1:40 Opening day lineup Implications31:37 Injury news impacting waiver options35:42 Other pitching options on waivers42:33 Which teams should we stream pitchers against?47:12 Two-start pitchers to stream55:53 Opening day bullpen observationsFollow 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.

DVR returns to join Eno and discuss their takeaways from the 2023 draft season including teams' varying processes for promotion prospects on Opening Day, a few of their most heavily-rostered players, and a few things they need to go right to have a successful season.Rundown3:45 Taking a Moment to Look Back at Draft Season8:34 Was DVR's Heavy Targeting of Fringe Top-100 SPs Too Risky?15:28 Leaning Into Mid-Tier First Basemen20:55 Did Spring Performances in WBC Have Elevated Impact on Drafts?23:02 Rookie Helium: Anthony Volpe & Jordan Walker30:42 What Puts Prospects Over the Top for a Roster Spot During Spring Training?37:39 Team Factors Are Critically Important and Tough to Read43:32 What Needs to Go Right For You in 2023?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/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welsh and Eno are discussing Grayson's option to the minors and discussing prospects with stand out stats from spring training.RundownFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshe-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 dropped his top-10 bold predictions for the season on the Athletic this weekend. Welsh is picking to find which makes Eno nervous, plus a breakdown of Eno's main event draft.Rundown3:10 - Which prediction made Eno nervous8:00- Bold Ryan McMahon call10:38 - Votto story and the Reds pitching staff16:03 - Welsh wonders about pitch shape manipulation26:23 - Prospects make the bigs32:21 - Welsh watched Juan Soto on the backfields Monday37:47 - Eno's Main Event roster breakdownFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshe-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 Al look at the Phillies’ roster in the aftermath of Rhys Hoskins’ season-ending injury and consider first base replacements in fantasy. They also discuss FAB options for both 12- and 15-team leagues.Rundown1:20 Replacing Rhys Hoskins7:47 Spend early in FAB or save up?13:06 12-team FAB hitting targets26:36 12-team FAB pitching targets32:32 15-team FAB hitting targets42:00 15-team FAB pitching targetsFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow 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 Al look at the players who have moved up and down the farthest in NFBC ADP over the last week, and they also discuss the fantasy fallout from the injuries to Adam Wainwright and Raisel Iglesias.Rundown1:24 Who takes Adam Wainwright’s spot in the Cardinals’ rotation?7:44 Who gets saves for Atlanta with Raisel Iglesias out?10:36 Top ADP risers overall27:34 Top ADP hitting risers41:29 Top ADP fallersFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow 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.