Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Episodes
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...