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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

In baseball, numbers are everywhere. But they’re not just numbers. For Derek VanRiper and Eno Sarris, they’re the keys to solving the most fun problem in sports.Every weekday, join DVR and Eno as they unpack baseball in ways you’ve never heard before, endeavoring to figure out all they can about a sport that’s constantly changing. Alongside contributors Britt Ghiroli, Trevor May and Jed Lowrie, the Rates & Barrels crew breaks down all the latest MLB news through an analytical lens, feeding your unhealthy addiction to numbers, while helping you master your fantasy baseball GM skills. But wait, th...

Fernando Tatis Jr. is Awesome. Unwritten Rules are Stupid.

51 mins; August 18, 2020

The Cards Take Flight, A Playoff Bubble & Zack Meisel Breaks Down a Strange Week in Cleveland

54 mins; August 14, 2020

Surprising Bats, Bohm Promotion & Broken Profiles

60 hours 35 mins; August 13, 2020

Pitcher Rankings Risers, Fallers & Hitter K% Concerns

61 hours 21 mins; August 11, 2020

The Difference A Week Makes

55 mins; August 07, 2020

Reach Rates, Getting Hitters to Chase & Streakiness

62 hours 49 mins; August 06, 2020

Playing Through the Mess

66 hours 12 mins; August 04, 2020

Paging Dr. Sarris

47 mins; July 31, 2020

Pearson's Debut, Javier Shines & Cleveland Does It Again

66 hours 47 mins; July 30, 2020

Baseball in America in 2020

64 hours 22 mins; July 28, 2020

Juan Soto, Expanded Playoffs, & The Buffalo Jays w/Britt Ghiroli

51 mins; July 24, 2020

Opening Day is Here!

81 hours 7 mins; July 23, 2020

Lux, Roles in Flux & 2020 Predictions

62 hours 48 mins; July 21, 2020

Final Draft Prep Weekend

63 hours 20 mins; July 17, 2020

New Projections & Pitching Questions

54 mins; July 14, 2020

2020 Pitcher Rankings, Part 2

63 hours 41 mins; July 09, 2020

2020 Pitcher Rankings, Part 1

61 hours 45 mins; July 07, 2020

Back to the Draft Board!

72 hours 18 mins; July 02, 2020

Wading Into the Pool

71 hours 0 mins; June 30, 2020

Embracing the Unknown

60 hours 31 mins; June 25, 2020

This Podcast is Written in Pencil

73 hours 24 mins; June 23, 2020

Passing Through the AL East

82 hours 34 mins; June 18, 2020

Escaping to the NL East

79 hours 41 mins; June 16, 2020

Day 1 Draft Thoughts

76 hours 17 mins; June 11, 2020

A Return to the AL West

72 hours 18 mins; June 09, 2020

Following Through

54 mins; June 04, 2020

Let's Try to Listen to Each Other

42 mins; June 02, 2020

Looking Back at the NL West

87 hours 37 mins; May 28, 2020

Strolling Back Through the AL Central

78 hours 43 mins; May 26, 2020

Turning Over Stones in the NL Central

68 hours 0 mins; May 21, 2020

Running Bananas & Show-Me Pitches

73 hours 22 mins; May 19, 2020

Surprise Aces & Learning From the Past

68 hours 22 mins; May 14, 2020

Let's Start Using More Chisels

63 hours 36 mins; May 12, 2020

How About New Year's on July 4th?

63 hours 6 mins; May 07, 2020

KBO Opening Day, Project GOAT Round 2 & Aces

50 mins; May 05, 2020

The Birds Are Back in Town

52 mins; April 30, 2020

Updated Prospect ETAs

68 hours 32 mins; April 28, 2020

New Maxes & Different Projections

46 mins; April 23, 2020

Back in '82...

55 mins; April 21, 2020

What About the Minor Leaguers?

53 mins; April 16, 2020

NL DH Options & Hope Tingles

54 mins; April 14, 2020

The Mark Eichhorn Gambit

52 mins; April 09, 2020

An Entire Season in Arizona?

57 mins; April 07, 2020

Wonka Aside...

54 mins; April 02, 2020

We're All Howard Hughes

61 hours 53 mins; March 31, 2020

Infallible Inflatables

76 hours 27 mins; March 26, 2020

Training In Isolation

51 mins; March 24, 2020

The Mind Wanders

68 hours 43 mins; March 19, 2020

Professional Men of Leisure

58 mins; March 17, 2020

Rapid Changes

66 hours 5 mins; March 12, 2020

Outfield Breakdown, Part 1

76 hours 44 mins; March 10, 2020

Catcher & Utility-Only Breakdown

72 hours 4 mins; March 05, 2020

Auction Strategy & LABR Review

70 hours 9 mins; March 03, 2020

Draft Strategy & Thinking Ahead

53 mins; February 28, 2020

Shortstop Breakdown

66 hours 48 mins; February 25, 2020

Second Base Breakdown

74 hours 2 mins; February 20, 2020

Third Base Breakdown

54 mins; February 18, 2020

First Base Breakdown

65 hours 38 mins; February 13, 2020

The Closer Episode

65 hours 18 mins; February 11, 2020

Pitcher Week, Part 2!

72 hours 17 mins; February 06, 2020

Pitcher Week, Part 1!

74 hours 13 mins; February 04, 2020

On Playing Time & Upside

64 hours 55 mins; January 30, 2020

Searching for Post-Hype Breakouts

59 mins; January 28, 2020

Ozuna to Atlanta & Tatis to the First Round

45 mins; January 23, 2020

Describe Your Utopia

67 hours 48 mins; January 21, 2020

Pondering Projection Adjustments

72 hours 48 mins; January 14, 2020

Robert's Rising Price & Shogo in Cincinnati

72 hours 5 mins; January 07, 2020

More Teams Enter the Free-Agent Fray

65 hours 14 mins; December 23, 2019

Rendon, Bumgarner & Kluber Change Zip Codes

67 hours 19 mins; December 17, 2019

Eno Battles San Diego

81 hours 1 min; December 11, 2019

Million Dollar Musical Chairs

74 hours 37 mins; December 03, 2019

The 2010s: The Fantasy Baseball All-Decade Team

65 hours 31 mins; November 27, 2019

The Biggest Chip

71 hours 10 mins; November 20, 2019

Early 2020 Mock & Optimal Dynasty League Settings

70 hours 15 mins; November 12, 2019

Fire Up the Stove!

66 hours 39 mins; November 05, 2019

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