Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Episodes
Setting the Table for 2021 Pitcher Rankings
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss how they're going to build 2021 pitcher rankings coming out of the shortened 2020 season, in an effort to balance risk with injuri...
Roberto Clemente Day & Erasing the Stigma
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno, Britt & DVR discuss Roberto Clemente Day, erasing the stigma around mental health, and using baseball as a way to cope.September is National ...
Struggling Stars & The Sophomore Slump
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss several struggling stars -- including a mix of hitters and pitchers -- the 'Sophomore Slump', an intriguing pitching prospect with...
Big Misses & Re-Thinking How We Project Future Fantasy Value
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss the collective 'miss' on Shane Bieber, the challenge of using the 20-80 scale to set expectations for players from a fantasy persp...
Yankees-Rays Drama & The Most Fun Teams in Baseball
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno, DVR and Britt discuss this week's drama in the Yankees-Rays' series, the most fun teams in baseball, MLB's improved process for managing the pand...
Ideal Hitter Profiles & Using Statcast to Find Undervalued Players
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss what they're looking for in hitter profiles, Statcast-driven Buy Low targets, differences in changeups, and more!Rundown6:13 What ...
2020 Trade Deadline Pu Pu Platter
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss the fallout from the 2020 trade deadline, including their biggest surprises, individual winner and losers, more messy bullpen situ...
The Latest Mets Mess and a Trade Deadline Without Scouts
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With DVR on vacation, Eno attemps to Wall Pipp him as lead host. Eno and Britt start off with the latest Mets PR nightmare. They discuss the nations s...
Buy-High and Buy-Low Trade Candidates
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Beller fills in for the vacationing DVR on this episode of Rates & Barrels. Beller and Eno dive into buy-high and buy-low trade candidates...
A Different Ball, Hitters with Improved K% & Relievers w/Starting Potential
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss the latest changes to the baseball, hitters with improved strikeout rates in the first half of 2020, relievers with the potential ...
Baseball's Ratings Bump & The Youth Movement Continues
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the elevated ratings for early-season baseball, the continued promotion of top prospects -- including Joey Bart and Sixto...
Bullpen Breakdowns & Problems with High Fastballs
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss the stability (and lack thereof) in each team's closer situation, plus the changing outlook for Kyle Lewis, Keston Hiura and strug...
Fernando Tatis Jr. is Awesome. Unwritten Rules are Stupid.
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss Fernando Tatis Jr.’s greatness despite a violation of ridiculous unwritten rules, the ongoing pursuit of steals from the waiver ...
The Cards Take Flight, A Playoff Bubble & Zack Meisel Breaks Down a Strange Week in Cleveland
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DVR and Britt discuss the packed schedule for the Cardinals as they attempt to resume play Saturday, the possibility of a postseason bubble, and Zack ...
Surprising Bats, Bohm Promotion & Broken Profiles
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR take a look at several surprising performers near the top of hitter leaderboards, Trevor Story’s attempt to move into the elite of the e...
Pitcher Rankings Risers, Fallers & Hitter K% Concerns
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss Eno's updated pitcher rankings -- including prominent risers and fallers -- hitters with early-season strikeout rate concerns, buy...
The Difference A Week Makes
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno, DVR & Britt discuss the change that has taken place in the span of a week, socially distanced celebrations, the difficulty of breaking life-l...
Reach Rates, Getting Hitters to Chase & Streakiness
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR take a look at reach rate leaders and laggards, as well as chase rates leaders and laggards, and try to determine what thriving (or strugg...
Playing Through the Mess
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eno and DVR discuss the chaos that has become weekly pickups every Sunday amidst the constantly dwindling pitching pool before getting excited about t...
Paging Dr. Sarris
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:52 We've Reached Nightmare Status4:21 Reality Setting In for Players & Team Personnel?7:38 Coverage at the Park Is Strange12:16 Do You Li...
Pearson's Debut, Javier Shines & Cleveland Does It Again
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:30 Nate Pearson’s Impressive Debut12:26 Cristian Javier Shines Against Dodgers16:45 David Peterson Gets the Call From the Mets19:21 Aaron C...
Baseball in America in 2020
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown4:18 The Marlins’ COVID-19 Outbreak10:57 A Need To Fix Old Habits21:52 Ohtani’s 2020 Pitching Debut26:36 Tommy Pham & The Padres Are Ru...
Juan Soto, Expanded Playoffs, & The Buffalo Jays w/Britt Ghiroli
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:24 Juan Soto's Move to the COVID-19 IL4:09 Changing Protocols For Return to Play8:45 We're Tier 312:07 Adjusting Workouts?17:18 Unnecessarily...
Opening Day is Here!
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:23 Opening Day Traditions7:33 Show News!14:38 More Unusual Information Patterns18:22 Why, Rockies?25:51 Mookie Betts’ 12-Year Extension wit...
Lux, Roles in Flux & 2020 Predictions
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:43 Displaced Jays4:45 Gavin Lux Optioned; Costly Re-draft Drop?8:25 Closer Carousel: Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh & Seattle18:22 Moving...
Final Draft Prep Weekend
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:18 Issues with 2020 Statcast Data5:57 Latest Pitching Rankings Adjustments15:09 More Unusual Math18:47 Confidence Levels Across Rankings23:52...
New Projections & Pitching Questions
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:19 The BAT X vs. The BAT: Risers Among Hitters7:24 Expecting a Bounce Back From Andrew Benintendi?12:38 Rougned Odor, Nick Solak and Rangers ...
2020 Pitcher Rankings, Part 2
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:49 K-BB Skills Without a Strong Home-Run Rate7:28 Revisiting 2019 For Craig Kimbrel & Edwin Diaz13:36 All-In On Kenta Maeda?17:53 Alex Wo...
2020 Pitcher Rankings, Part 1
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:05 David Price Opts Out of 2020 Season11:29 The Difficulty of Gathering & Tracking Information22:12 A Few 'Normal' News Items31:28 Pitche...
Back to the Draft Board!
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:44 José Quintana Suffers Thumb Injury7:53 Pitcher List Mock Draft Observations11:33 Avoid Overpaying for Steals Early?15:53 Re-Examining Pos...
Wading Into the Pool
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:23 Minor League Season Officially Cancelled10:22 Desmond, Zimmerman, Ross & Leake Opt Out24:08 60-Man Player Pool Observations44:17 Prosp...
Embracing the Unknown
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:37 Getting Used to Saying 'I Don't Know'11:11 Proceeding with Caution & Adjusting Rules17:07 The NFBC's Ruling21:14 Taking More Chances i...
This Podcast is Written in Pencil
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:50 There's Still So Much to Figure Out5:19 The Universal DH is a Small Win for Players9:12 What Do the Players Have to Give?13:07 The Difficu...
Passing Through the AL East
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:38 Obligatory 2020 Season Update5:00 Front Offices Are Still Highly Motivated in Shortened Season13:20 What is Teoscar Hernandez's Ceiling?16...
Escaping to the NL East
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:37 It's Always There When You Don't Want It7:23 Waning Fantasy Interest with 50ish Game Season?16:34 We Should All Like Howie Kendrick More22...
Day 1 Draft Thoughts
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown8:09 Spencer Torkelson at 1.111:21 Heston Kjerstad at #2 & Draft Strategy17:50 The Red Sox and Nick Yorke at 17th Overall22:20 The Case for...
A Return to the AL West
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:43 Re-Thinking Jose Urquidy6:24 Josh James & Variance16:25 Jesús Luzardo Helium Check25:40 Looking for Faults in Ramón Laureano34:20 Dy...
Following Through
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Let's Try to Listen to Each Other
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Looking Back at the NL West
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown4:06 Appreciating Max Muncy7:59 Corey Seager and the Kris Bryant Problem13:00 Built for Expanded Rosters21:43 Eric Hosmer Actually Hits the Bal...
Strolling Back Through the AL Central
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:44 Re-examining Mitch Garver's 2019 Breakout9:26 DVR Makes Another Plea for Byron Buxton10:03 Favorite Depth Starting Pitcher in Minnesota?12...
Turning Over Stones in the NL Central
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown7:04 Why is Jon Koncak Our Center?11:25 Anything Left for Jon Lester or Jose Quintana?17:03 Buying a Craig Kimbrel Rebound?20:54 Warming Up to ...
Running Bananas & Show-Me Pitches
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:45 A Reading of MLB Rule 5.09a (11)6:39 Steve Buscemi in Mr. Deeds & Aaron Judge's Ribs10:13 A Quick Look Back at Frank Thomas14:06 Our M...
Surprise Aces & Learning From the Past
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:36 Eno is Still Chippy9:32 Awaiting a Proposal17:26 Are We Really This Divided?22:29 Follow-Up: What Makes an Ace?28:15 Surprise 'Aces'34:19 ...
Let's Start Using More Chisels
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown4:44 Owners & Players Head to the Table13:36 Impact of the Five-Round First-Year Player Draft26:01 Fantasy Impact of Expanded Rosters29:54 ...
How About New Year's on July 4th?
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown7:28 The Difficulty of Predicting Anything15:03 Maintaining Health in Restarting MLB21:06 More than Escapism28:05 The Impact of Changing Reliev...
KBO Opening Day, Project GOAT Round 2 & Aces
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:02 KBO Opening Day!9:53 Resources: MyKBO.net & MyKBOStats.com14:31 Project GOAT: Round 2 Champions24:10 What Constitutes a 'No. 1 Starter...
The Birds Are Back in Town
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:10 Eno Needs Rice4:34 Birds 1, DVR 07:35 Another Temporary Realignment Proposal13:11 Will Some Teams Need Alternative Home Parks?21:45 Raisin...
Updated Prospect ETAs
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:39 Searching for Salsa in South Korea7:33 Developing Better Habits14:32 Updating Top Prospect ETAs21:08 Increased Playoffs = More Aggressive ...
New Maxes & Different Projections
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown4:29 Searching for Light at the End of the Tunnel10:47 Turn on the Video Feed!16:38 More Structural Wrinkles to Consider24:06 The Depths of Eno...
Back in '82...
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:56 Retro Fantasy Baseball Draft: 198210:10 The Different Shapes of Each Position in '8222:05 KBO Sets an Opening Day28:51 Losing the Feel of ...
What About the Minor Leaguers?
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:10 How Do Minor Leaguers Fit Into 2020 Proposals?14:14 Tommy John Surgery Honeymoon Period27:39 Does It Make Sense to Use Vickrey for FAAB?34...
NL DH Options & Hope Tingles
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:45 A Good Idea to Use DH in NL This Season?12:11 Austin Riley on the Rise?15:53 The Wide Range of Outcomes for Ryan Braun20:31 What Will the ...
The Mark Eichhorn Gambit
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:02 Project GOAT, Round 1 Results!9:08 The Mark Eichhorn Gambit16:33 Appreciating Todd Helton's Peak22:38 Drafting Past Seasons for a Simulati...
An Entire Season in Arizona?
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown7:20 Project GOAT Update16:10 A Contained MLB Season in Arizona?27:13 Cactus League Park Factors33:32 Potential Impact on Specific Pitch Types4...
Wonka Aside...
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:53 Project GOAT for Music?11:26 Spring Pitching Observations22:11 Daniel Norris, Future Dominant Reliever?31:17 Time to Discount Starting Pit...
We're All Howard Hughes
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown9:16 March Movers18:47 Re-Thinking the Shape of Production in a Shortened Season24:45 Empty Stadiums & Performance33:47 Increased Interest ...
Infallible Inflatables
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:55 Unsolicited Working From Home Tips9:26 Noah Syndergaard Undergoes Tommy John Surgery15:29 Michael Kopech, Brendan McKay & Nate Lowe to...
Training In Isolation
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:51 What Are Malasadas?5:47 The Big Sim: 30-Team Out of the Park League15:36 Making New Opening Day Plans23:03 Enjoying the KBO Streams (Thank...
The Mind Wanders
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:28 Why Is There Animosity Between R2-D2 and Yoda?3:49 Is Fleetwood Mac Yacht Rock?7:23 AlbumGraphs?12:48 Answering Questions About a Shortene...
Professional Men of Leisure
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown6:35 Introducing Project G.O.A.T.28:19 Snake vs. Non-Snake vs. Auction37:31 Who Went to Driveline?43:46 ACES Leaders & Laggards51:02 Who Lo...
Rapid Changes
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:27 Rapid Changes to Day-to-Day Life9:12 Finding New Escapes16:58 Finishing the Outfield Preview20:18 Avisaíl García's Role in Milwaukee23:5...
Outfield Breakdown, Part 1
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:17 Choosing From the Big Three7:25 Cody Bellinger & Mookie Betts11:49 Buying Juan Soto as a First-Round Pick?16:45 Old & Boring: Char...
Catcher & Utility-Only Breakdown
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:11 Re-Thinking Two-Catcher Leagues7:07 Marveling at Nelson Cruz12:43 Setting Expectations for Yordan Alvarez18:48 A Bounce Back for Khris Dav...
Auction Strategy & LABR Review
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:51 Eno's AL Strategy7:48 Are Low IP Starters More Viable in Mono Leagues?10:47 The Bat Plan21:19 Managing the Middle Stages of an Auction27:4...
Draft Strategy & Thinking Ahead
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:02 How To Determine Draft Order Preferences (KDS)9:39 Taking Risks for Overall Titles17:01 Game Theory w/Early-Round Selections22:35 Discipli...
Shortstop Breakdown
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:20 Top-End Options: Story, Lindor & Turner18:05 What Should You Do With Fernando Tatis Jr.?27:11 Re-Thinking Adalberto Mondesi34:31 When ...
Second Base Breakdown
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:15 Gleyber Torres & Volatility7:26 One More Level from Ozzie Albies?10:26 Does Jose Altuve Still Belong in the Top 40?13:43 Can Ketel Mar...
Third Base Breakdown
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:10 Looking for Red Flags Up Top5:52 Buying at Slight Discounts on Kris Bryant & Vlad Jr.?16:11 Is Justin Turner the Best Value Play at Th...
First Base Breakdown
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown5:24 Looking for Red Flags in Bellinger's 201914:35 What's Next for Pete Alonso?21:13 Properly Utilizing ADP & Tier-Driven Rankings25:47 Pl...
The Closer Episode
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:54 What Matters to Teams When Choosing a Closer?6:34 Which Early Closers Do You Trust?13:05 The Value of Josh Hader, With Fewer Saves17:45 Co...
Pitcher Week, Part 2!
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:16 Assessing the Pending Mookie Betts Deal14:09 Adjusting Expectations for David Price in LA?27:07 Back Surgery for James Paxton37:54 'Sleepe...
Pitcher Week, Part 1!
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:51 Eno's Methodology10:42 Cole vs. deGrom Up Top14:37 Concerns About Lucas Giolito25:04 Command vs. Control34:25 Buying a Kluber Rebound?44:4...
On Playing Time & Upside
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:35 Playing Time & Challenges with Projecting It18:42 Finding Overvalued and Undervalued Players Based on PT Projections29:39 How One Type...
Searching for Post-Hype Breakouts
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:14 More Marte Par-tays in Arizona10:28 Assessing Pittsburgh's Return25:58 Castellanos Goes to Cincinnati34:58 Searching for Post-Hype Breakou...
Ozuna to Atlanta & Tatis to the First Round
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown0:55 Marcell Ozuna in Atlanta5:16 Fernando Tatis Jr. is a Late First-Rounder Now20:44 Couldn't You Be Aggressive in Other Early Rounds?26:37 Is...
Describe Your Utopia
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:23 Josh Donaldson Lands in Minnesota9:40 What Will Atlanta Do at Third Base?22:00 Unexpected Cards-Rays Trade31:50 The Most Improved Team in ...
Pondering Projection Adjustments
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown6:30 Looking Forward: Adjust Houston Hitters?15:21 Using Projections to Find Bounce-Back Candidates22:09 Vlad Jr. vs. Similarly Priced Third Ba...
Robert's Rising Price & Shogo in Cincinnati
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown1:42 Luis Robert's Rising ADP11:08 How Does Shogo Akiyama Fit in Cincinnati?20:33 The Nats Fill Several Roster Holes32:47 One Draft-and-Hold in...
More Teams Enter the Free-Agent Fray
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:14 Hyun-Jin Ryu Goes to Toronto13:36 Travis Shaw: Rebound Candidate?18:03 Dallas Keuchel Chooses the White Sox24:03 Setting 2020 Expectations...
Rendon, Bumgarner & Kluber Change Zip Codes
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown5:32 Anthony Rendon Chooses the Halos9:51 An Optimistic Projection for Andrew Heaney14:04 Corey Kluber: Texas Ranger21:15 The D-backs Add Madis...
Eno Battles San Diego
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown3:45 Gerrit Cole: A $324 Million Bargain?9:13 Stephen Strasburg Stays in D.C.12:27 Zack Wheeler to Philly19:02 Didi Gregorius, Also a Philly No...
Million Dollar Musical Chairs
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown4:06 Urías-Grisham Trade16:25 Profar to San Diego20:05 Grandal Joins Rising White Sox27:39 Do Moose Eat Cincinnati Chili?31:09 Non-Tender Fall...
The 2010s: The Fantasy Baseball All-Decade Team
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rundown2:51 Catchers4:29 First Basemen7:47 Second Basemen12:31 Shortstops14:24 Third Basemen17:13 Corner Infielders18:47 Middle Infielders20:32 Outfie...
The Biggest Chip
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Get 40% off a subscription and to The Athletic and receive exclusive episodes of the show: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsRundown3:58 Discounts on Voi...
Early 2020 Mock & Optimal Dynasty League Settings
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Get 40% off a subscription and to The Athletic and receive exclusive episodes of the show: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsRundown5:53 Pitcher List Moc...
Fire Up the Stove!
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Get 40% off a subscription and to The Athletic and receive exclusive episodes of the show: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsRundown6:30 Gerrit Cole Suit...