Eno and DVR answer several mailbag questions covering the turnaround of Gavin Williams and the recent struggles of Spencer Strider before examining several options to consider this weekend as pickups on the waiver wire from shallow-league options (Bryce Miller, Cam Schlittler) to two-start pitchers for the upcoming week and the recently-promoted Parker Messick in Cleveland.Rundown4:40 Making Sense of Gavin Williams' Progression in 202511:52 Chandler Simpson & Building Rosters with Similar Players19:43 Buying Chris Paddack & Charlie Morton Sticking in the Tigers' Rotation?22:12 Dropping Spencer Strider in Redraft Leagues?27:29 Pitchers to Consider on the Waiver Wire This Weekend36:19 Cam Schlittler's Move Into Shallow Leagues43:09 The Search for Long-Term Closers in Baltimore & Oakland49:05 Hitters to Consider: Daylen Lile, Wenceel Pérez & a Luke Keaschall Toss-UpFollow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.sociale-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisProducer: Brian SmithExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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