Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Greg Jewett joins Al to discuss his general approach to drafting relievers this season and to discuss likely opening day closers who could lose their jobs and relievers who could emerge from committees to become primary closers.Rundown1:45 How is Greg approaching getting saves in his drafts this year?7:25 ADP conundrums: Félix Bautista, Clay Holmes, Jason Adam18:00 Closers who are potentially at risk of losing their job during the season: Daniel Bard, José Leclerc, Alex Lange, Carlos Estévez25:40 What should we look for from relievers in spring training?27:59 Can anyone emerge as a primary closer from these committees: Dodgers, Angels, Phillies, Twins, Cubs, Marlins, Diamondbacks?Follow Greg on Twitter: @gjewett9Follow 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 Al dig into the biggest news items from the early portion of spring training and assess the fantasy impacts.Rundown1:47 News impacting pitchers (Tyler Glasnow, Joe Musgrove, Chris Sale)12:33 Gavin Lux and Yordan Alvarez updates22:05 A position battle on the Cardinals25:43 Injury news in the NL Central: Seiya Suzuki and Tyrone Taylor31:00 How will the Rockies replace Brendan Rodgers?34:15 Clean-up surgeries for Rhys Hoskins and Ozzie Albies39:39 Early sluggers and Stuff+ standoutsFollow 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.

Which rookies should you target in your 2023 drafts? Eno and Welsh breakdown all the pitchers, from the guys who have a locked down job to speculative adds.Rundown4:13 - Grayson Rodriguez13:01 - Hunter Brown18:45 - Kodai Senga26:29 - Cade Cavalli34:00 - Andrew Painter40:42 - Hayden Wesneski and Ken Waldichuk44:41 - Brandon Pfaady, Ryne Nelson and Drey Jameson51:00 - Ricky Tiedemann and other speculationsFollow 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.

Spring training is here and Eno and Welsh react to it all. How do the Padres pay everyone, who is on the outs? Pitch clock mania, stolen base numbers are up and lots of player reactions.Rundown6:36 - Machado contract15:20 - Pitch clock25:24 - Spring training stolen base numbers34:56 - Yordan Alvarez still not swinging a bat38:51 - Suzuki oblique injury worries40:55 - Masataka Yoshida NOT going to leadoff44:01 - Sean Manaea velo uptick46:43 - Nathan Eovaldi velo and moving up draft boards49:03 - Joe Ryan's new sweeper52:04 - Nolan Gorman's new approach54:15 - Spring Training at-bat leaders57:00 - Can we believe in Jarred Kelenic?1:00:00 - Corbin Carroll's stolen base in first spring training at-batFollow 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 interviews Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar, and they talk about the work that Nootbaar has done at Driveline and how it helped him at the plate. Eno and Al also look at other hitters who share Nootbaar’s proclivity for pulling flyballs and discuss the degree to which they weigh news of changes in players’ offseason training regimens.Rundown1:17 - Eno talks about Lars Nootbaar’s 2022 breakout5:00 - Eno takes a lesson in how to identify sleepers from Nootbaar’s progression7:31 - Eno provides a primer on some training techniques 13:22 - Eno’s interview with Lars Nootbaar34:12 - Eno and Al discuss the 2023 outlook for some hitters who frequently pull flyballs (Nootbaar, Nolan Arenado, Juan Yepez, Jonah Heim, José Ramírez, Isaac Paredes, Wilmer Flores) 52:44 How skeptical should we be of offseason reports of players adopting new techniques?Follow 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 Al talk about processes for finding deep pitching sleepers, and then they discuss several pitchers whom fantasy managers should tuck away as late-round targets, especially in deeper league. They consider three groups of pitchers who may be undervalued: contact managers, pitchers on lesser teams and rookies.Rundown1:12 - Eno talks about the projection system he uses to identify sleepers7:05 - Is contact management actually a thing?9:14 - Deep sleepers: contact managers (Kyle Bradish, Tyler Wells, Graham Ashcraft, Hayden Wesneski, Nick Martinez)30:22 - Deep sleepers: starters on lesser teams (Spencer Turnbull, Matthew Boyd, Michael Lorenzen, Shintaro Fujinami, Drew Rucinski, Paul Blackburn, Braxton Garrett, Ryan Yarbrough)48:56 - Deep sleepers: rookies (Andrew Painter, Luis Ortiz, Ryne Nelson)Follow 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.

Which rookies/prospects should you pay attention to for 2023 drafts? Eno and Welsh discuss players the have locked down jobs, some of the fringe to break camp and a dart throw or two if you're feeling lucky.Rundown3:53 - Pitching + projections15:16 - Corbin Carroll24:52 - Gunnar Henderson32:45 - Masataka Yoshida37:12 - Triston Casas40:46 - Triston Casas vs Josh Jung43:53 - Ezequil Tovar and Esteury Ruiz47:35 - Is Miguel Vargas the most underrated rookie/prospect to own this year?51:10 - Can Jordan Walker, Oscar Colas, Oswald Peraza and Matt Mervis break camp?101:30 - Speculative rookie adds? Anthony Volpe? Elly De La Cruz? Brett Baty? Colt Keith?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelshFollow 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.

Eno and Al look at the potential impact of some of the new MLB rules on stolen base production. Eno also discusses the new rules and catcher preparation routines with former major league catcher and Mariners bullpen coach and quality control coach Stephen Vogt.Rundown0:21 Some big Rates & Barrels news3:20 Summary of the new rules that could impact stolen bases6:53 How much will the rules really help with steals?9:23 What are the stolen base ceilings for Oneil Cruz and Trea Turner?13:12 Will Eno approach drafting steals differently this season?Eno’s interview with Stephen Vogt:16:11 Stephen discusses his new position with the Mariners17:30 Stephen talks about his daily preparation routines as a catcher23:42 Stephen recounts his preparations for containing the running game28:25 Eno and Stephen theorize about how teams will adapt to the rule changes32:20 Stephen talks about his efforts to improve his ability to contain baserunners37:09 Stephen anticipates more stolen base attempts in 202338:29 How much stealing should we expect during spring training?41:07 Does Stephen like the pitch clock?Stolen base expectations for:42:49 Andrés Giménez47:55 Xander Bogaerts50:18 Wander Franco52:32 Javier Báez54:52 Jon Berti/Jorge MateoFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBBe-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and DVR examine the outfielders going outside the Top 200 overall in early fantasy baseball drafts. Rundown0:45 Riley Greene: Can We Learn Anything From Jarred Kelenic & Dylan Carlson?7:14 Alex Verdugo: Steady Value as OF4 or OF58:42 Joey Meneses: More Intriguing Than Previously Acknowledged?13:34 Digging Through Oakland's Outfield (Ramón Laureano, Seth Brown & Esteury Ruiz)23:24 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. & Andrew Benintendi: Where Did the Power Go?26:08 Bryan De La Cruz & Christopher Morel: Intriguing Skills, Can They Hold PT?34:24 Joc Pederson: Thriving in Platoon Role, Does It Work in Weekly Leagues?38:30 Good Oatmeal, Bad Oatmeal? (Randal Grichuk, Wil Myers, Austin Hays, Jesse Winker)49:55 Brandon Marsh: Is There One More Level?55:07 Jose Siri: Trust the Glove to Drive Playing Time?56:55 Late, Late Darts: Outside the Top 300 (Jarred Kelenic, Dylan Carlson, Trent Grisham, Jake Fraley, Oscar Colas, Alex Kirilloff, Alek Thomas, Jesus Sánchez)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/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and DVR examine the outfielders in the Pick 100 to 200 overall range in early fantasy baseball drafts.Rundown0:47 Bryan Reynolds & Potentially Improved Supporting Cast8:36 Tyler O'Neill's Quiet Improvement12:00 Byron Buxton and the Neverending Hope for a Healthy Season18:00 Seiya Suzuki: A Year 2 Step Forward Coming?22:43 Jake McCarthy: Risky Because of D-backs' Outfield Depth?30:45 Lars Nootbaar: Moving Up Draft Boards34:24 Steven Kwan: Undraftable In Top-125 Overall?40:11 Taylor Ward: Trusting a Late Breakout?42:43 Christian Yelich: DVR Hype Machine Malfunction -- or -- Good Value?45:49 Anthony Santander: Big Power in More Difficult Home Park47:17 Nick Castellanos & Kris Bryant: Rebound Candidates?50:27 Giancarlo Stanton: Easy Power, Lower Draft-Day Cost53:57 Harrison Bader: Full Season in the Bronx!1:01:30 Brandon Nimmo: Christian Yelich with Fewer Steals?1:04:31 Oscar Gonzalez: Viable Power & Everyday Role?1:08:55 Cody Bellinger's Fresh Start in ChicagoFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.