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🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I discuss the long weekend in baseball including MacKenzie Gore's second-half fade, Ha-Seong Kim to Atlanta (!?), Trevor Story's bizarre homer at Fenway, and September callups.... Audio: pod.fo/e/3239ee YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I discussed Jonah Tong, Payton Tolle, and a surprisingly good group of pitchers to consider on the waiver wire. Side bar: Tong's mechanics make my inflexible 40-year-old body hurt. Audio: pod.fo/e/3211cd YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Haven't read into this at all yet, thanks for the heads up, Ryan!
Oh man, that makes me feed Old.
Genuinely concerned that this team wouldn't survive 15 minutes in Ypsilanti.
And yet here I am tuning in.
Wisconsin Football....
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I discussed Zack Wheeler's outlook following a TOS diagnosis, Samuel Basallo's extension, Shane Bieber's new kick-change, and takeaways from Eno's trip to Saberseminar..... Audio: pod.fo/e/31d349 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
The 2025 Yankees are the worst 69-60 team baseball has ever seen. My column....
I haven't seen a breakdown yet, but I wondered if the ASB might have given him a few days to clear his head, or to make some adjustments to his swing. I'd be surprised if he held another top-30ish ADP, my guess is that he'll rank somewhere in the OF 20-30 range when I get the 2026 list started!
Legit power-speed combo that should play in a lot of formats, glove is great, so that help his playing time as long as the swing-and-miss isn't unbearable. If you're not worried about AVG, might be just fine as a late-season add.
Michael Harris leads all position players in fWAR over the last 30 days thanks to a 220 wRC+ (9 HR!), which is amazing after he was among the worst hitters in the league throughout the first half of the season.
Thanks, Alan! She’s doing great, and is already trying to get her toys and find a ball to take into the backyard. Going to be a tough next 10 days for her to wait before doing that stuff, but very happy she’s herself this quickly.
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I discussed Shohei Ohtani's pitching outlook for 2026, Zach Neto's ceiling (30-30 skills are an excellent foundation) and MLB's progress toward expansion and related realignment.... Audio: pod.fo/e/319d58 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social & I were joined by @timbritton.bsky.social to check in on the Mets, plus we discussed Kyle Tucker’s recent slide, and the upcoming arrival of Parker Messick. 👑 Audio: pod.fo/e/317aff YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social & I on the weekend injury news, the arrival of Samuel Basallo, and where the free agent money went in fantasy baseball leagues this week.... Audio: pod.fo/e/316d8f YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
This was my exact reaction.
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social, Jed Lowrie and I put the Red Sox under the microscope and talked about how players change over the course of a season.... Audio: pod.fo/e/312b70 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Imagining a very wealthy dude with pince-nez glasses and a top hat diving head-first into a vault filled with cheeseburgers after they sent this out.
The mini-chopper is clutch.
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I discussed Hader's injury, Cristian Javier's return, Ben Rice catching more often, and Bo Bichette's rebound before @codystavenhagen.bsky.social joined us to talk all things Tigers.... Audio: pod.fo/e/311881 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
New segment dropping into today's show.
Another Astros starter has added a sinker. Cristian Javier threw 12 of them today, according to Baseball Savant. Javier said he developed it while working with Eric Cressey at his performance facility in Palm Beach Gardens and Astros coaches at the complex in West Palm Beach
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I discussed the return of Hunter Greene during a big week for the Reds, changes for Hurston Waldrep, James Wood v. PCA for 2026, and where the money went this weekend.... Audio: pod.fo/e/3104b3 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
“Eatin’ Big Time” sets the tone of an unhinged album (complimentary) right off the top.
Ball is round, bat is round, strike zone should probably be round.
Andrew Vaughn.
Would have guessed 24 if you had asked his age.
That all sounds great.
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social is back to discuss Roman Anthony's extension, the Yankees' defense, and the sloppy mistakes that stand out. Plus, Vinny Rottino joined the show to talk Brewers.... 🍻 Audio: pod.fo/e/30bed1 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Why not go with Cash instead?
My built-in expectation for PCA is that he’s among the higher variance top-end position players in the league right now because of his approach.
For the Tuesday episode of Rates & Barrels this week... It's an Under the Radarrrrrrrr reunion episode with Nando Di Fino and Ian Kahn -- enjoy! Audio: pod.fo/e/30b0d0 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIFK...
(And yes, Randy Rodríguez was on the thumbnail before the old BS struck tonight.) Thanks again to Vlad for stepping in while @enosarris.bsky.social is on the road!
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @rotogut.bsky.social joined me to discuss a future Austin Riley discount, the Miz's trip to the IL, strategic adjustments for the final two months of the season, and where the money went this weekend.... Audio: pod.fo/e/30a52a YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
This is really good.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy has a pocket pancake
That's actually kind of amazing.
Dad Water. 🤣
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social, and I recapped the frenzy of this year's Trade Deadline. Thanks to the legendary B. Smith for getting the pod version edited and turned around tonight! Audio: pod.fo/e/30778f YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Trying to cook something up on that front tomorrow!
Also have a large box of foot warmers on hand if @enosarris.bsky.social gets up here during the fall.
Great Trade Deadline beer.
No chance Eno or I could have pulled that off!
Going live in five minutes, on until ???
I've probably been disappointed at points when I shouldn't have been over the years, but the lights are on to get better more often than they're off, and a lot of things that matter happen when we're not sitting in a giant hotel waiting for something to happen.
I think this is a complaint I have about the offseason too. You can make moves now that help you next year, and then get filet'd because "you didn't do something" in December or January.
90 minutes from now, drop by! 👇
Since Eugenio Suárez has become the biggest Deadline name here, let's talk about what's actually happened here beyond just dingers. First half 2024: .668 OPS. Not great. Since 2024 All-Star break: Merely a top-6 hitter in the entire sport. Massive difference. www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo...
⚾ MLB Trade Deadline: Rates & Barrels Livestream 🐝 Today starting at 5p ET/2p PT: theathletic.lnk.to/25TDeadline @enosarris.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social, & I will discuss the flurry of deals from the last 24+ hours.... The front offices are delivering!
There it is. Prellermania.
This is going to live rent-free in my head in place of an important password or someone’s birthday.
🎙️ MLB Trade Deadline: Rates & Barrels Livestream ⚾ Thur. 5p ET/2p PT: theathletic.lnk.to/25TDeadline @enosarris.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social & I will catch up on everything happening in the frenzy to upgrade for the stretch run. Wear your best quarter zip, and bring a friend!
🎙️ This week on Rates & Barrels... ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I on Clase and the McMahon trade: pod.fo/e/3047b5 @iamtrevormay.bsky.social day focused on preserving pitcher health and game planning against Nick Kurtz: pod.fo/e/305699 Today w/Jed: Deadline trends, and surging Reds: pod.fo/e/306473
Dave Dombrowski is a master of that craft.
The Twins’ entrance for Fernando Rodney ripped too.
That’s a fun deal.
That’s exactly the question my dad sent me earlier. 🤣
Yeah, that’s not going to make Guardians fans feel better. Going Ohio heavy in the second segment tomorrow.
Folks around here are starting to ask where Vaughn ranks among in-season trade pickups for the Brewers.
KC?
Is Bo Gentry the worst 'good' player in a baseball movie?
I came to a similar conclusion from searching the ninth-inning 0-0 waste pitches leaderboard.
Orioles right-hander Félix Bautista will be out for a while, Tony Mansolino said. There was too much swelling in his shoulder to discern MRI results. He will undergo another MRI once swelling recedes. Mansolino had no update on Grayson Rodriguez
Well then.
It’s been 25 years and I still haven’t met a Steve Dave in real life.
Ah, a double. Will have to try the mashed potato option!
Still thinking about how someone bought an action figure of Ken Phelps, stored that awkwardly shaped box in near-mint condition for 37 years, and then gave up and handed it to a thrift store. So much of our life's work dissipates into thin air
I’ve had some success with a combo of milk and canola oil with most meatball recipes as an egg replacement.
That’s a good call. One of a few choices that don’t make a lot of sense. Futures Game running during MLB games is another one I can’t understand, though maybe it has something to do with minor-league All-Star Game timing.
I’m bummed I think I missed 2-3 lineups this month, but finally getting more consistent with it after moving!
That one is particularly weird since the teal doesn’t match.
Bubble Bobble
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social, @iamtrevormay.bsky.social and I discussed traits that can make a pitcher streaky (beyond poor command), and training/rehabbing injuries. Plus, our sixth installment of 'Name! That! Dude!'. Audio: pod.fo/e/301c97 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
I Am People is another solid shirt idea.
Congrats on 100!
Does any third player cover the remaining eight teams?
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social, Jed Lowrie and I discussed successful hitters with high chase rates (PCA, Ceddanne Rafaela, Jackson Chourio) and looked at long-term paths of similar players. Embrace the chase? Audio: pod.fo/e/30114b YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Devers
Sometimes you need a muffin in bar form.
$2/box this morning, but I kept walking.
Three titles in five years can do that, I suppose.
This was a home run.
Jealous that you’re seeing that pitching matchup in person — enjoy!
Spot on.
Just when you think you’re out, they pull you right back in.
It’s definitely not what I would have scribbled down doing this exercise the long way, but I enjoyed the process.
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Pittsburgh felt like it was geographically much further north than it ought to be, when I visited about 10 years ago (complimentary).
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social and I discussed Mookie Betts' missing power, the Blue Jays as buyers atop the AL East, and fun w/the FanGraphs Crowdsourced Trade Value tool.... Audio: pod.fo/e/30068b YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Updates coming tomorrow.
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social returns from Germany and we discuss another injured Astros bat, a sneaky pitcher that may get an opportunity in Texas, the inconsistency of Jesús Luzardo, and more.... Audio: pod.fo/e/2ffbeb YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Roasted?
I’ve had that thought mid-question before, and I think it makes it even longer. 🤣
One of the best things I’ve read this year.
Their bullpen hasn’t sustained last year’s elite level, but I think the Guardians’ best possible roster for the stretch run comes from trading Clase.
🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ Clay Link of @rotowire.bsky.social joined me to discuss takeaways from the season and weekend waiver talk. @nivshah.com and I covered trading away pricey stars in ottoneu + keeper leagues and a few 'not dogs'. Audio: pod.fo/e/2fe7d5 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Guess so!
Was just thinking today it’s been very quiet on the updates front for Rodriguez. Ugh.