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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...

Injury Chaos Continues & A Big Weekend of Spending

69 hours 43 mins; April 28, 2025

Updated Pitcher Rankings, Waiver Wire Moves & Hot Dog Reviews

69 hours 49 mins; April 25, 2025

Building a Breakout, Pitcher Edition

65 hours 49 mins; April 24, 2025

Is Julio Rodríguez an Adjustment Away?

52 mins; April 23, 2025

How the Reds' Pitching is Clicking w/C. Trent Rosecrans

57 mins; April 22, 2025

How Quickly Will Chandler Simpson's Game-Changing Speed Make an Impact?

61 hours 9 mins; April 21, 2025

Opportunity Knocks, Even in April

61 hours 51 mins; April 18, 2025

Is Hitting Catching Up to Pitching?

55 mins; April 17, 2025

Balancing Present Needs with Major League Development

49 mins; April 16, 2025

New Pitches & Triple-A Standouts with Lance Brozdowski

62 hours 10 mins; April 15, 2025

Why the Cubs Should Go All-In

56 mins; April 14, 2025

Fastball Love Continues in Milwaukee

54 mins; April 11, 2025

Why Is Arm Angle So Important to Pitcher Health?

53 mins; April 10, 2025

Do Hitters Set Up Pitchers With Swing Decisions?

52 mins; April 09, 2025

A Very Busy Red Sox Spring w/Jen McCaffrey & Hunter Greene's Ace Case

56 mins; April 08, 2025

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Gets a 14-Year, $500M Deal with the Blue Jays

65 hours 51 mins; April 07, 2025

Freddie Freeman to the IL & Our April Breakout Pitchers Draft

60 hours 32 mins; April 04, 2025

Red Sox Extensions, The Year of the Kick-Change & Adjusting to Volpe

55 mins; April 03, 2025

Jackson Merrill's Extension, Rafael Devers' Slow Start & The Importance of Contact Point

48 mins; April 02, 2025

Keenan Long of LongBall Labs talks Torpedo Bats & Much More

43 mins; April 01, 2025

Torpedo Bats, A Yankees Home-Run Parade & First Weekend Takeaways

54 mins; March 31, 2025

Ben Clemens of FanGraphs Joins us Live from Barebottle Brewing

97 hours 56 mins; March 29, 2025

Opening Day Thoughts & Predictions Live From Barebottle Brewing

116 hours 19 mins; March 27, 2025

Jackson Holliday Joins The Show & Breakout 2nd Year Bats

34 mins; March 26, 2025

Bold Predictions & The Outlook for a Twins Sale

44 mins; March 25, 2025

March Extensions & Job Battle Winners

63 hours 39 mins; March 24, 2025

Draft Weekend Cram Session

75 hours 2 mins; March 21, 2025

Pitching Archetypes & Top Bullpen Rankings

64 hours 32 mins; March 20, 2025

Roki Sasaki's Debut & Our Most Rostered Players

56 mins; March 19, 2025

Baseball is Back! (And Spencer Strider is Too)

65 hours 17 mins; March 18, 2025

2025 Prospect Sleepers w/James Anderson

60 hours 56 mins; March 17, 2025

Deep League Pitching Sleepers, Future Closer Watch & Eno at Brewers Camp

64 hours 0 mins; March 14, 2025

Ranking the Top Rotations in Baseball

60 hours 32 mins; March 13, 2025

Can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Find a $500 Million Payday?

47 mins; March 12, 2025

Bat Speed Risers & Eno in Surprise

55 mins; March 11, 2025

Spring Injuries Are Piling Up, But Spring Eno is Back!

61 hours 40 mins; March 10, 2025

Building Blocks & Backup Plans

58 mins; March 07, 2025

Rethinking Reliever Evaluations & Measuring Bullpen Quality

67 hours 25 mins; March 06, 2025

Spring Job Battles of Interest, Part 2

61 hours 57 mins; March 05, 2025

Spring Job Battles of Interest, Part 1

59 mins; March 04, 2025

The March Toward Opening Day

63 hours 42 mins; March 03, 2025

February Risers & Fallers w/Vlad Sedler of FTN

68 hours 50 mins; February 28, 2025

New Pitches & A Case for Longer Starts

60 hours 58 mins; February 27, 2025

2025 AL East Team Previews

74 hours 56 mins; February 26, 2025

2025 NL East Team Previews

73 hours 0 mins; February 25, 2025

Breakout Bats & Tough Hitter Rankings for 2025

66 hours 37 mins; February 24, 2025

Prospect Talk with Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs

69 hours 12 mins; February 21, 2025

Spring Things, Leveling Up with New Pitches & Platoon Considerations

62 hours 42 mins; February 20, 2025

2025 AL Central Team Previews

72 hours 3 mins; February 19, 2025

2025 NL Central Team Previews

77 hours 0 mins; February 18, 2025

Starting Pitchers that Eno Loves in 2025

58 mins; February 14, 2025

Alex Bregman to the Red Sox, Nick Pivetta to the Padres & The Neverending Search for an Edge

60 hours 19 mins; February 13, 2025

2025 AL West Team Previews

75 hours 2 mins; February 12, 2025

2025 NL West Team Previews

67 hours 58 mins; February 11, 2025

Early Draft Season Observations as Spring Training Begins

54 mins; February 10, 2025

Pete Alonso Back to the Mets & Other News

55 mins; February 07, 2025

2025 Rookies of Interest with Keith Law

70 hours 46 mins; February 05, 2025

2025 Relief Pitcher Preview

74 hours 36 mins; February 04, 2025

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 4

86 hours 35 mins; February 03, 2025

Max Scherzer to the Blue Jays & Late January Moves

60 hours 2 mins; January 31, 2025

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

83 hours 58 mins; January 30, 2025

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

85 hours 30 mins; January 29, 2025

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

84 hours 3 mins; January 28, 2025

2025 UT Preview & Late Outfielders

79 hours 15 mins; January 27, 2025

2025 Outfield Preview, Part 3

71 hours 20 mins; January 24, 2025

2025 Outfield Preview, Part 2

92 hours 32 mins; January 23, 2025

2025 Outfield Preview, Part 1

78 hours 46 mins; January 22, 2025

Roki Sasaki Joins the Dodgers (Oh Yeah, Tanner Scott Did Too)

72 hours 9 mins; January 21, 2025

2025 Catcher Preview

86 hours 37 mins; January 17, 2025

2025 First Base Preview

89 hours 6 mins; January 16, 2025

2025 Third Base Preview

85 hours 25 mins; January 15, 2025

2025 Second Base Preview

84 hours 3 mins; January 14, 2025

2025 Shortstop Preview

88 hours 13 mins; January 13, 2025

Justin Verlander's Next Chapter & Gavin Lux to the Reds

64 hours 23 mins; January 10, 2025

How to Become a Pitching Nerd

65 hours 45 mins; January 09, 2025

Another Dodgers Signing, Mookie's First-Round Status & Jarren Duran's Encore

63 hours 16 mins; January 06, 2025

Corbin Burnes to the D-backs as the 'Mystery Team' Strikes Again!

57 mins; January 03, 2025

Remembering Rickey Henderson & More December Movement

69 hours 45 mins; December 27, 2024

Cody Bellinger is a Yankee, Nolan Arenado Blocks a Trade & Christian Walker Blasts Off to Houston

60 hours 11 mins; December 20, 2024

Kyle Tucker to the Cubs, Devin Williams to the Yankees & Moves Aplenty

58 mins; December 16, 2024

Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox — Day 3 from the Winter Meetings in Dallas

76 hours 5 mins; December 11, 2024

Max Fried to the Yankees! Day 2 from the Winter Meetings in Dallas

86 hours 45 mins; December 10, 2024

Dick Allen & Dave Parker to Cooperstown -- Day 1 from the Winter Meetings

65 hours 3 mins; December 09, 2024

Juan Soto to the Mets on a 15-Year, $765 Million Deal -- Emergency Pod!

61 hours 26 mins; December 08, 2024

Catching Up with Brent Rooker, Hall of Fame Ballots & Baseball's Worst Idea

59 mins; December 08, 2024

2024 Hitter Takeaways

68 hours 48 mins; December 05, 2024

Blake Snell to the Dodgers & Early Pitching Movers in Free Agency

83 hours 40 mins; December 02, 2024

Where Will This Year's Top Free Agents Land?

80 hours 52 mins; November 25, 2024

Fantasy Baseball in November?! Draft-and-Hold Strategy w/JH Schroeder

54 mins; November 22, 2024

Roki Sasaki is Headed to MLB, Andrew Painter's Fall League Run & November News

65 hours 38 mins; November 18, 2024

Ohtani's Shoulder Surgery, Roki Sasaki's Pitch Mix & An Early Offseason Acuña Update

85 hours 49 mins; November 08, 2024

Live From First Pitch Arizona 2024!

74 hours 24 mins; November 04, 2024

The Dodgers Are World Series Champions & Baseball's Death Star

52 mins; October 31, 2024

Anthony Volpe's Big Swing & Hitters That Missed Their Projections in 2024

60 hours 29 mins; October 30, 2024

The Dodgers Are One Win Away & More Second-Half Takeaways

63 hours 0 mins; October 29, 2024

Freddie Freeman's Epic October Moment, Judge's Slump & Long-Term Questions About Ohtani's Shoulder

65 hours 46 mins; October 28, 2024

World Series Preview & Predictions: Yankees v. Dodgers

53 mins; October 24, 2024

World Series Reliever Rankings & Critical Matchups

59 mins; October 23, 2024

Is This The Dream World Series?

59 mins; October 22, 2024

The Yankees & Dodgers Advance to the World Series

56 mins; October 21, 2024

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