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Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 5min

2023 Outfield Preview, Part 3

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.
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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 15min

2023 Outfield Preview, Part 2

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.
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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h

Dynasty Ranks Breakdown

DVR is officially out and on baby watch, so Eno and Welsh hold down the fort to talk about Welsh's dynasty ranks release and some of the most interesting players.Rundown2:33 - Dynasty Ranks overall talk6:30 - Bobby Witt in dynasty7:36 - Witt vs Jose Ramirez11:50 - Bryce Harper13:11 - What players rank Eno likes and doesn't like in Welsh's top-1523:31 - Jordan Lawlar vs Jordan Walker29:25 - Elly De La Cruz32:15 - Jackson Chourio41:17 - Miguel Vargas and Kyle Manzardo51:29 - Andrew Painter, Grayson Rodriguez, Ricky Tiedemann and Brandon PfaadtFollow 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.
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Feb 13, 2023 • 53min

2023 Outfield Preview, Part 1

Eno and DVR examine the outfielders within the Top 100 overall in early 2023 fantasy baseball drafts.  Rundown1:41 Early Round 1 Outfielders (Acuña, Julio Rodríguez & Aaron Judge)8:52 Mid/Late Round 1 Outfielders (Kyle Tucker, Juan Soto, Yordan Alvarez & Mookie Betts)19:44 A Quick Drop to Round 2-3 Outfielders? (Mike Trout, Michael Harris II, Randy Arozarena)32:46 Cedric Mullins, Luis Robert, Kyle Schwarber, Adolis García & Corbin Carroll39:24 Eloy Jiménez: Undervalued Early-Round Target?41:54 Does a Small Sample Low Barrel Rate Shape Short-Term Expectations? (Corbin Carroll)44:10 DVR is Still Skeptical of Adolis García & Teoscar Hernández49:44 Starling Marte & George Springer at Relative Discounts?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.
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Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 16min

Digging Deep for Endgame Hitters

Eno and DVR discuss several endgame hitters of interest for those playing in deeper leagues in 2023. Rundown0:38 Aaron Ashby Shoulder Fatigue, Behind Brewers' Other Pitchers4:36 DL Hall Entering Spring as a Starter9:16 A.J. Puk Stretching Out This Spring14:42 Will Benson Traded to Cincinnati22:32 Adam Frazier, Good Deep League Oatmeal?27:04 Opportunity in LA: Trayce Thompson v. James Outman29:13 Nolan Jones' Role in Colorado32:02 The Late, Late Rays (Jonathan Aranda, Kyle Manzardo, Curtis Mead, Josh Lowe & Vidal Bruján)45:17 Brice Turang and Surprising 2022 Power49:30 David Villar v. J.D. Davis58:30 Scouring the Nats' Depth Chart for Bargains1:01:26 Aaron Hicks & David Peralta1:11:50 Conner Capel's Opportunity in OaklandFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.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.
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Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 19min

2023 Catcher & UT-Only Preview

Eno and DVR examine the catchers and Utility-only players ahead of 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. Rundown1:00 ADP Tier 1: J.T. Realmuto, Daulton Varsho, Will Smith, Adley Rutschman & Salvador Perez15:08 ADP Tier 2: Willson Contreras, Alejandro Kirk, MJ Melendez, William Contreras, Sean Murphy & Tyler Stephenson25:42 ADP Tier 3: Cal Raleigh, Danny Jansen, Keibert Ruiz, Travis d'Arnaud36:27 ADP Tier 4: Gabriel Moreno, Logan O'Hoppe, Jonah Heim, Christian Vázquez, Yasmani Grandal, Eric Haase42:21 Beyond the Top 300 Overall52:49 Shohei Ohtani & Unparalleled Positional Flexibility1:01:22 Bryce Harper & Waiting for a Lengthy Recovery1:06:10 UT-Only Players Headed for Catcher EligibilityFollow 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/RatesBarrelsOffers from Ad PartnersVisit ro.co/athletic to get 20% off your first Roman order today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 7, 2023 • 52min

Introducing Chris Welsh and the Rates & Barrels Prospect Project!

Eno and DVR welcome Chris Welsh to the Rates & Barrels crew as they introduce a new prospect-centric weekly episode focusing on keeper and dynasty leagues, prospects, scouting, and player development. Rundown2:08 Preferred Keeper/Dynasty League Formats11:40 International Free Agent Bonus Money v. Draft Slot Money15:42 Dynasty Rankings Are Incredibly Hard to Do Well; Welsh's Process31:11 Exit Velocity & The Challenge of Finding Robust Prospect Batted Ball Data 44:27 Who Do You Like More Than Their Current Stat Lines?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Welsh on Twitter: @IsItTheWelshHave mailbag questions or ideas for future episodes, drop us a note!e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.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/RatesBarrelsOffers from Ad PartnersVisit ro.co/athletic to get 20% off your first Roman order today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 7min

2023 Second Base Preview

Eno and DVR examine the second base position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. Rundown3:03 ADP Tier 1: Top-50 Overall Second Basemen (Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien, Jazz Chisholm Jr. Ozzie Albies)18:18 ADP Tier 2: Tommy Edman, Andres Giménez & Gleyber Torres31:34 ADP Tier 3: A Large Group of Multi-Position Players (Jorge Polanco, Brandon Lowe, Vaughn Grissom, Thairo Estrada, Jonathan India, Max Muncy, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Drury, Jake Cronenworth & Whit Merrifield)55:13 ADP Tier 4: Beyond the Top 200 (Ketel Marte, Gavin Lux, Luis Urías, Jean Segura, Nick Gordon, Brendan Rodgers)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/ratesandbarrelsOffers from Ad PartnersVisit ro.co/athletic to get 20% off your first Roman order today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 15min

2023 Shortstop Preview

Eno and DVR examine the shortstop position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. Rundown1:25 ADP Tier 1 (Trea Turner, Bobby Witt Jr., Bo Bichette, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Francisco Lindor)14:15 The Fernando Tatis Jr. Problem(s)27:56 ADP Tier 2 (Corey Seager, Oneil Cruz, Tommy Edman, Dansby Swanson, Wander Franco, Xander Bogaerts, Tim Anderson, Willy Adames)46:43 ADP Tier 3 (Jeremy Peña, Carlos Correa, Amed Rosario, Nico Hoerner)55:24 ADP Tier 4 (Thairo Estrada, Javier Báez, Adalberto Mondesi, Bryson Stott, Jorge Mateo)1:01:17 ADP Tier 5 (Ezequiel Tovar, CJ Abrams, Luis Urías, Anthony Volpe, J.P Crawford)Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 1h 6min

2023 First Base Preview

Eno and DVR examine the first base position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts. Rundown1:07 ADP Tier 1-1.5: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt & Pete Alonso15:24 Does Matt Olson Belong In This Group?17:02 Tier 2: José Abreu, Rhys Hoskins, C.J. Cron, Christian Walker, Vinnie Pasquantino & Nathaniel Lowe27:40 Is Andrew Vaughn Overpriced?36:30 Tier 3: Ryan Mountcastle, Anthony Rizzo, Josh Bell, Josh Naylor, Ty France, Rowdy Tellez & Miguel Vargas49:10 Tier 4: Young Players & Late Darts (Triston Casas, Spencer Torkelson, Jared Walsh, Brandon Belt and Matt Mervis)1:02:37 Kyle Manzardo: Capable of a Late 2023 Arrival & Impact?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrelsSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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