Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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An Instant Classic in Cleveland & Early Starting Pitcher Thoughts
53 mins; October 18, 2024
Walker Buehler's Stuff Plays Up & The October Struggles of Catchers
55 mins; October 17, 2024
Can the Guardians Battle Back in the ALCS?
52 mins; October 16, 2024
Will Bullpen Decay & The Mets' Success Against Relievers Define This Postseason?
54 mins; October 15, 2024
LCS Matchup Thoughts, Offseason Plans for Padres & Tigers
54 mins; October 14, 2024
The Yankees Reach the ALCS & Two Game 5s On Tap
49 mins; October 11, 2024
The Tigers Are One Win Away From the ALCS, The Mets Are Through to the NLCS!
57 mins; October 10, 2024
The Mets & Padres Are One Win Away From the NLCS
48 mins; October 09, 2024
Kerry Carpenter Delivers a Game-Winning Homer & Four Division Series Knotted at 1-1
58 mins; October 08, 2024
A Drama Packed Weekend of Playoff Action
59 mins; October 07, 2024
Division Series Matchup Breakdown
62 hours 7 mins; October 04, 2024
One Game 3 From the Wild Card Round & Three Teams Sent Packing
59 mins; October 03, 2024
A Wild Day 1 & Four Teams Facing Elimination on Day 2
45 mins; October 02, 2024
NL Wild Card Matchup Breakdown
47 mins; October 01, 2024
AL Wild Card Matchup Breakdown
53 mins; September 30, 2024
Saying Goodbye to the Oakland A's
60 hours 8 mins; September 27, 2024
Why Each Team in Contention Will Get Bounced (& Why They'll Win it All)
72 hours 13 mins; September 24, 2024
How We Would Improve the End of Fantasy Baseball Season
64 hours 44 mins; September 23, 2024
Never Doubt Shohei Ohtani
62 hours 46 mins; September 20, 2024
Build-A-Pitcher: Our 2024 Pitching Traits Draft
61 hours 29 mins; September 19, 2024
Why We Need Separate Rookie of the Year Awards for Hitters and Pitchers
63 hours 33 mins; September 17, 2024
Adjusting Future Expectations as the 2024 Season Winds Down
58 mins; September 16, 2024
The Biggest Prospect Risers of 2024
74 hours 24 mins; September 13, 2024
How to Keep Hitters Guessing
63 hours 31 mins; September 12, 2024
The Wild Card Races Are Heating Up!
61 hours 53 mins; September 10, 2024
The Push for September Roster Reinforcements
66 hours 35 mins; September 09, 2024
Pleasant Surprises & Making Better Decisions in September
59 mins; September 06, 2024
The Search for Baseball's Most Unpredictable Pitches & Pitchers
59 mins; September 05, 2024
The Padres & Astros Are Returning to Full Strength at the Right Time
59 mins; September 03, 2024
Pitching Prospects Promoted for the Stretch Run
59 mins; August 30, 2024
The Fast Adjustments of Jackson Merrill & Jackson Chourio
61 hours 42 mins; August 29, 2024
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto Are Having an All-Time Great Season
60 hours 27 mins; August 27, 2024
Dylan Crews Gets the Call & Saber Conference Highlights
72 hours 40 mins; August 26, 2024
Looking Ahead at a 2025 Draft Board
67 hours 20 mins; August 23, 2024
Joey Votto's Case for Cooperstown & A Closer Look at Park Factors for Pitchers
68 hours 49 mins; August 22, 2024
Do We Need 100-Win Teams?
59 mins; August 20, 2024
Starting Pitchers Facing Reduced Workloads & Biggest Underperformers of 2024
65 hours 5 mins; August 19, 2024
Searching for Paths to Playing Time & Keeper League Stashes
67 hours 31 mins; August 16, 2024
Will New Pitch Data Help Us Quantify Deception?
66 hours 37 mins; August 15, 2024
Which MLB Players Will Make Team USA in 2028?
57 mins; August 13, 2024
Is It Time to Lower Expectations for Underperforming Hitters?
62 hours 38 mins; August 12, 2024
How Can Keeper Leagues Make You a Better Redraft Player?
64 hours 26 mins; August 09, 2024
How Do You Prepare to Face Blake Snell?
68 hours 49 mins; August 08, 2024
The White Sox Are the Worst Team In Baseball, But Which Team is Baseball's Best?
61 hours 34 mins; August 06, 2024
A No-No for Blake Snell, Intriguing Free Agent Pitchers & A Mailbag Monday
64 hours 17 mins; August 05, 2024
Mid-Summer Prospecting & Playing Time Winners & Losers After the Trade Deadline
67 hours 30 mins; August 02, 2024
The Best Pitching Staffs in Baseball & The Worst Pitches of 2024 (So Far)
65 hours 24 mins; August 01, 2024
Trade Deadline Recap: Yusei Kikuchi, Jack Flaherty & Lane Thomas on the Move
70 hours 50 mins; July 30, 2024
This Trade Deadline is Glorious -- Jazz Chisholm Jr., Randy Arozarena & Isaac Paredes On the Move
70 hours 32 mins; July 29, 2024
Rapidly Changing Trade Deadline Needs, Rookie of the Year Battles & How to Pitch to Bobby Witt Jr.
55 mins; July 25, 2024
Deadline Approaches of Recent World Series Teams & The 2024 Hall of Fame Class
56 mins; July 23, 2024
A Bad Injury Weekend, Making Up Ground in the Second Half & the Return of Victor Robles
68 hours 21 mins; July 22, 2024
The 2024 Second-Half Rebound Draft, Jacob Wilson Comps & Weekly Waiver Targets
63 hours 43 mins; July 19, 2024
Trade Deadline Surprises, The Cards & Red Sox as Contenders & Getting Beat by Pull-Happy Hitters
65 hours 39 mins; July 18, 2024
Teoscar Hernández's Home Run Derby Win, Yearly Changes in Pull Rate & Bidding Frenzies
70 hours 1 min; July 16, 2024
Recapping Day 1 of the 2024 MLB Draft w/Melissa Lockard
54 mins; July 15, 2024
Paul Skenes' Dominance, Mailbag Questions & Weekend Waiver Preview
73 hours 24 mins; July 12, 2024
Bobby Miller's Reset, 10 Years of Statcast & Pitching to Gunnar Henderson
70 hours 59 mins; July 11, 2024
How The Guardians Have Surprised Us, Misevaluations of Francisco Lindor & The Yankees' Flaws
58 mins; July 09, 2024
Shane Baz Is Back in the Rays' Rotation & Finding the Next Hunter Brown
67 hours 6 mins; July 08, 2024
Aaron Civale to the Brewers, Home Run Derby Tweaks, A Derby for Pitchers & Trouble Spot Splits
66 hours 16 mins; July 03, 2024
A Prospect Promotion In July, Building Midseason Momentum & A Fast Decline
50 mins; July 02, 2024
Timing the Rebuild, Evaluating the Fringe Fantasy Contributors & James Wood's Promotion
67 hours 25 mins; July 01, 2024
2024 Predictions Check-In, The Rangers & Reds Reach a Fork in the Road, and Pitching to Steven Kwan
67 hours 18 mins; June 28, 2024
Midseason Buy-High Considerations & Weekend Waiver Preview
56 mins; June 27, 2024
The Outlook in Anaheim with Sam Blum
46 mins; June 25, 2024
Edwin DĂ­az's Sticky Stuff Ejection, Max Scherzer Returns, and Lowered Expectations
64 hours 27 mins; June 24, 2024
A Memorable Night at Rickwood Field, the 2024 Run Environment & Bequeathed Baserunners
58 mins; June 21, 2024
The Greatness of Willie Mays, Gerrit Cole Returns & Another Surprise in Cleveland
64 hours 59 mins; June 20, 2024
Pat Hoberg, Parity in Mid-June, Tatis' Quiet Move Back Toward Stardom & Snoop in the Brewers' Booth
59 mins; June 18, 2024
Impactful Injuries for the Dodgers, Tough June Hitter Rankings & The Weekend Shuffle
74 hours 34 mins; June 17, 2024
Baseball at Rickwood Field, Team Rebound Candidate & Game Planning for Luis Gil
63 hours 20 mins; June 14, 2024
Searching for Buy-Low Bats, Banking on a Pablo LĂłpez Bounce Back & Weekend Waiver Preview
60 hours 6 mins; June 13, 2024
The Top of the 2024 MLB Draft Class, Rookie Hitter Struggles & Prospect Risers w/Keith Law
60 hours 19 mins; June 12, 2024
The Athletic's 2024 MLB Player Poll w/Katie Woo
51 mins; June 11, 2024
A Promotion-Filled Weekend, Maximizing Development & Chasing the Second Tier
58 mins; June 10, 2024
MLB Returns to London, Paul Skenes v. Shohei Ohtani, A Fork in the Road for the Jays & Cubs
57 mins; June 07, 2024
May Pitching Risers & Fallers, and Pitchers Waiting in the Wings
61 hours 17 mins; June 06, 2024
A Lifetime Ban, May Hitting Risers & Fallers, and The Shape of a Season
79 hours 0 mins; June 04, 2024
Tough Decisions, Staying Ahead of Second-Half Fades & Starting Pitchers We're Worried About
68 hours 42 mins; June 03, 2024
Making Sense of Atlanta's Step Back at the Plate, Career-Shaping Opportunities & One-Hit Wonders
66 hours 5 mins; May 31, 2024
Starting Pitcher Fallers, Prospect News & Weekend Waiver Preview
60 hours 50 mins; May 30, 2024
Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Second ACL Tear, Carroll Questions & May Starting Pitcher Risers
73 hours 53 mins; May 28, 2024
Tipping Pitches, Best Strikeouts We've Seen & A Case For Massive Expansion
62 hours 12 mins; May 23, 2024
Playing the Long Game with Stars, The Aging Curve & Delayed Breakouts
72 hours 24 mins; May 22, 2024
A Break for Edwin DĂ­az, Buying A Luis Gil Breakout & Leveraging Pitching Depth
69 hours 23 mins; May 21, 2024
Stuff+, the latest on bat tracking stats and making your mark Max Bay
48 mins; May 20, 2024
Elly's Pursuit of 100 Steals, Bat Tracking in Scouting Reports & Choose Your Fighter, SP Edition
62 hours 5 mins; May 17, 2024
Opportunity in San Francisco, Struggling Pitching Prospects & Weekend Waiver Targets
64 hours 58 mins; May 16, 2024
A Closer Look at the Ways to Preserve Starting Pitchers
57 mins; May 14, 2024
How We're Using Statcast's New Bat Tracking & Bat Speed Leaderboards
70 hours 17 mins; May 13, 2024
What Makes a Pitcher Role Change Work & Who Might Be Next to Move?
63 hours 57 mins; May 10, 2024
Paul Skenes Gets the Call, Tyler Black Demoted & A Rays' Rotation Shuffle
67 hours 32 mins; May 09, 2024
Who Do You Like In the AL Central?
59 mins; May 07, 2024
Luis Arraez to San Diego, Hitters on the Rise & Christian Scott's Debut
66 hours 0 mins; May 06, 2024
Surprising Starting Pitchers, The Challenge of Hitting in Seattle & How to Pitch to Elly De La Cruz
67 hours 52 mins; May 03, 2024
A Search for Acuña's Missing Power, Strength of Schedule & Waiver Targets
65 hours 33 mins; May 02, 2024
Is the Nationals' Rebuild Ahead of Schedule?
56 mins; May 01, 2024
Promotions, Triple-A Strikeout and Walk Rates & Early Hitter Movers
75 hours 38 mins; April 29, 2024
Sweepers, Pitch Design & Colorado with Adam Ottavino and Early Hitting Metrics that Matter
63 hours 49 mins; April 26, 2024