Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

• March Extensions & Job Battle Winners

  Eno and DVR discuss a trio of March contract extensions including Tanner Bibee, Alejandro Kirk, and Justin Martinez -- all of whom received new five-year deals with their respective clubs. Plus, they catch up on other late spring news including a scare for Shane McClanahan, a trade that sent Nolan Jones back to Cleveland, a closer role up for grabs in Cincinnati, and a few takeaways from the first run of weekly pickups in 'Where the Money Went' as Opening Day approaches. Rundown 2:42 Tanner Bibee's Extension with Guardians 6:18 Alejandro Kirk: Signs Five-Year Deal with Blue Jays 13:04 Justin Martinez: Gets Long-Term Guarantee with D-backs 16:29 News Updates: Shane McClanahan, Zack Gelof, Freddie Freeman & Mookie Betts 24:48 Nolan Jones Traded *Back* to Cleveland for Tyler Freeman 34:08 News Updates: Vinnie Pasquantino, Alexis Díaz, Gunnar Henderson, Félix Bautista & Yu Darvish 38:47 A Sleeper in San Diego? Stephen Kolek's Opportunity 46:32 Kristian Campbell: Makes Opening Day Roster for Red Sox 52:13 Fifth Starter Battle Winner: AJSS, Matthew Liberatore & Logan Allen 1:00:37 An Attempt to Understand & Explain the Pirates' Initial Rotation Choices 1:05:38 Where the Money Went -- Week 1 Pickups Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Draft Weekend Cram Session

  Eno and DVR get ready for a busy weekend of drafts with a quick spin through spring news and notes, before discussing ideal roster builds, when to target an ace, how to approach closers, which positions thin out quickly, a few prospects worth considering as late-round stashes in redraft leagues as they await an opportunity at the big-league level. Rundown 2:46 Spring News Updates 13:51 Any Grapefruit or Cactus League Performances You're Worried About? 23:53 Early-Rounders You Are Side-Stepping at ADP 33:04 When to Draft an Ace 40:14 Closer Approach in First 150 Picks 49:19 Position Depth: Where Can You Wait, Where Are You Spending Early? 1:04:06 Depth Starters of Interest 1:08:20 Injured Players or Prospects Worth Stashing in Redraft? Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Pitching Archetypes & Top Bullpen Rankings

  Eno, Trevor, and DVR discuss an interesting lawsuit around analytics a potentially lost competitive advantage, the benefits of building a 'brain' -- internal communications system -- of your own, organizational pitching archetypes, and a few different ways to grade the best bullpens in baseball as Opening Day approaches. Rundown 3:54 An Interesting Lawsuit & A 'Lost Competitive Advantage' Further reading from a Matt Gelb story at The Athletic($): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6216672/2025/03/20/phillies-zelus-analytics-teamworks-lawsuit/ 9:15 Benefits of Building 'The Brain' Internally 26:37 Pros & Cons of Organizational Pitching Archetypes 45:53 How Are You Grading & Ranking Bullpens Entering 2025? Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @[email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris With: Trevor May Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Roki Sasaki's Debut & Our Most Rostered Players

  Eno and DVR discuss Roki Sasaki's big-league debut in Game 2 of the Dodgers-Cubs series in Tokyo, the now-restored DoD page about the life of Jackie Robinson, a second option for Jared Jones' elbow injury, and other spring news and notes -- including an encouraging outing from Tyler Mahle. Plus, they reveal their most rostered players (so far) ahead of the 2025 season. Rundown 2:15 The Free Look at Two Games of the 2025 Season 3:55 Roki Sasaki's MLB Debut 7:21 Movement Profiles of Roki Sasaki's Pitches from Baseball Prospectus 14:51 When to Consider Giving Up Switch-Hitting (inspired by Tommy Edman) 21:13 DoD Deletes Articles About Jackie Robinson's Army History (Update: Restored Wednesday afternoon following the recording of this episode) 25:53 Jared Jones: Getting Second Opinion on Elbow Injury 30:28 Jace Jung's Demotion to Triple-A; Spencer Torkelson's Opportunity? 41:31 Is Tyler Mahle Feeling Froggy? 46:02 Our Most Rostered Players: Players We're Leaning On in 2025 53:30 Eno Attempts to Guess DVR's List Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Baseball is Back! (And Spencer Strider is Too)

  Eno and DVR discuss the Dodgers' season-opening win over the Cubs in Tokyo, which featured five strong frames from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and an excellent showing from the bullpen. They also discuss a great piece from David Adler highlighting Shohei Ohtani's unique contact point as a possible explanation for his excellent all-fields power. Plus, they look at the return of Spencer Strider, who pitched in a game Monday for the first time this spring, Cam Smith's chances of making the Opening Day roster, and big movers from the NFBC Main Event drafts, which Eno recently took part in. Rundown 3:22 Dodgers Win Series Opener in Tokyo 9:57 Freddie Freeman's Reduced Playing Time Ceiling 13:48 Shohei Ohtani's Unique Contact Point (Story from David Adler, MLB.com: https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-contact-point-statcast-analysis) 21:42 Concerns About Mookie Betts' Health Beyond Tokyo? 26:44 Spencer Strider is Back! (Is the ADP Going to the Moon?) 34:34 Cam Smith's Path to the Opening Day Roster in Houston 43:45 David Bednar: Still Hasn't Been Named Pirates' Closer 48:46 Adjusting to Unique Rooms: The NFBC Main Event 55:33 Reframing a 'Necessary' Overpay Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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