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Getting to Know Trevor May, Making Sense of Spring News & A Deep Dive Into Four-Seam Fastballs

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 16, 2024 21:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Trevor May makes his Rates & Barrels hosting debut, joining Eno and DVR to discuss missteps with the new MLB uniforms, wearing other people's pants, unusual self-designed training regiments, and the difficultly of processing news when the flood of information happens at the outset of spring train...

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NBA Trades that ALMOST Happened

Game Theory Podcast - February 16, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
These trades almost happened and would have shook up the NBA. Sam Vecenie reports on what really went down on NBA Trade Deadline. What to look for at All-Star Weekend and what can we do to fix it. Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3Spk...

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2024 Team Previews: Dodgers, Reds & Pirates

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 15, 2024 21:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR discuss a flurry of news updates from Orioles camp before continuing their Team Preview series, looking at the Dodgers, Reds and Pirates. Is it possible that the Dodgers are slightly underprojected even as a 101-win team in PECOTA? Will the Reds' young pitching stay healthy and delive...

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Super Bowl LVIII recap & Jets 10-step offseason plan

Can't Wait: A show about the New York Jets - February 15, 2024 16:48 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Of course it was Mecole Hardman to catch the game-winning touchdown for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. Tim McMaster and Zack Rosenblatt discuss their takeaways from the big game. Then, Zack shares his 10-step plan for the Jets this offseason. They also examine the salary cap situation and the Ca...

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A Giant Power Boost, Spring Moves, Draft Season Risers & Fallers + Show News!

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 13, 2024 21:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR share some show-related news and discuss Jorge Soler to the Giants, a recent swap between the Twins and Marlins, catcher additions for the Brewers and Pirates, and a few spring items to watch for the Rays. Plus, they examine a few risers and fallers among pitchers since the start of d...

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Early NBA Mock Draft 2024

Game Theory Podcast - February 13, 2024 13:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
Is it ever too early to talk NBA Draft? Nah! We did a Tank-A-Thon and drafted for every team. There might be some surprises. Tune in. Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spotify- https://bit.ly/3OvPvU2 Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA ...

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2024 Team Previews: Diamondbacks, Padres & Giants

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 12, 2024 22:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their Team Preview series, looking at the three teams projected to finish in the middle three spots in the NL West -- the Diamondbacks, Padres, and Giants. Will Arizona's offseason upgrades be enough for them to return to the playoffs in 2024? Can the Padres rebound after sen...

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NBA Trade Deadline Winners & Losers

Game Theory Podcast - February 09, 2024 03:49 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon breakdown all the NBA trade deadline moves and discuss those trades that almost happened. Who are the winners and losers heading into the 2nd half of the season. Follow Sam Vecenie on X https://twitter.com/sam_vecenie Listen on Audio Apple- https://bit.ly/3SpkHFJ Spoti...

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Choosing & Building the Right Fantasy Baseball Leagues in 2024

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 08, 2024 22:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
There is an infinite number of ways to play fantasy baseball, so what factors should you consider when joining or creating a league?  Eno and DVR discuss some of the basic elements of building or finding a league to play in, as well as a few 2024-specific strategy considerations to keep in mind ...

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2024 Team Previews: Astros, Mariners & Rockies

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 07, 2024 20:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their Team Preview series, looking at a few key questions for all 30 clubs as spring training approaches. Part 2 of the series wraps up the AL West with the Astros and Mariners, before examining the ongoing struggles of the Rockies at the bottom of the NL West.  Rundown 0:54...

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Talking Browns Draft Plans And...Golf?

Civilized Barking: A show about the Cleveland Browns - February 07, 2024 15:35 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Zac Jackson talks the Browns' early draft business and Ken Dorsey's introduction, then has a long discussion on Cleveland sports and PGA Tour life with Justin Lower, who's donning orange and brown at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

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Rams mailbag! Let's get weird!

11 Personnel: A show about the Los Angeles Rams - February 07, 2024 00:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
It's not you, it's her. A solo Jourdan answers your great Rams questions all while sliding slowly down the offseason hill of insanity. Yay, February! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2024 Team Previews: Rangers, Angels & Athletics

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 06, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR begin their Team Preview series, looking at a few key questions for all 30 clubs as spring training approaches. The series begins with three teams from the AL West, including the defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Oakland A's.  R...

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Corbin Burnes to the Orioles, Jorge Polanco to the Mariners & Catching Up on Moves

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 05, 2024 22:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR catch up on several moves -- big and small -- including the trade of Corbin Burnes to Baltimore for DL Hall and Joey Ortiz, Jorge Polanco to the Mariners, two veteran additions to the A's rotation, and much more.  Rundown 1:10 Corbin Burnes Traded to the Orioles 8:15 Comps for Joey O...

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Embiid, LaVine are OUT, Nets Rejecting Offers, Trade Deadline Predictions

Game Theory Podcast - February 05, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
What a crazy week in the NBA. We go into all the league injuries including Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine. We discuss the trade rumor rejections for Dorian Finney-Smith and Mikal Bridges. And of course trade deadline predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2024 NBA Draft Questions Answered

Game Theory Podcast - February 02, 2024 14:24 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
The 2024 NBA Draft has more questions than answers right now. Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon break down some of the most burning questions like who's going #1, prospects on the rise, and who's ready to make an immediate impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2024 Relief Pitcher Preview

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - February 01, 2024 20:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR close out Pitcher Week with their 2024 Relief Pitcher Preview!  For this series, players are grouped by recent Average Draft Position (ADP) data from the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC). Rundown 2:27 ADP Tier 1 (Devin Williams, Edwin Dîaz, Josh Hader, Emmanuel Clase, J...

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New Regime, New Scheme

Seahawks Man 2 Man: A show about the Seattle Seahawks - February 01, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
With the Seahawks announcing the hiring of Mike Macdonald as head coach, Michael-Shawn and Christopher give their opinion on the hire and break down what to expect from Macdonald as far as scheme, leadership, offensive play calling, culture, personnel and more. Interested in advertising on this ...

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Inside how the Jets’ season fell apart

Can't Wait: A show about the New York Jets - January 31, 2024 21:10 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
Where did everything fall apart for the Jets in 2023? Zack Rosenblatt and The Athletic’s Dianna Russini spoke to 30 sources in and around the organization on what transpired this season with Aaron Rodgers, Robert Saleh and Nathaniel Hackett. Zack describes what they learned about the atmosphere w...

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2024 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 31, 2024 21:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with the third and final installment of their 2024 Starting Pitcher Preview! This episode focuses on the starting pitchers typically drafted outside the Top 200 overall. For this series, players are grouped by recent Average Draft Position (ADP) data from the N...

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2024 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 30, 2024 21:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with the second installment of their 2024 Starting Pitcher Preview! This episode focuses on the starting pitchers frequently in the Pick 100-200 overall range in recent drafts.  For this series, players are grouped by recent Average Draft Position (ADP) data fr...

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NBA Trade Deadline Best Fits: Where are the best spots for the big names on the NBA Trade Market?

Game Theory Podcast - January 30, 2024 09:28 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
Bryce Simon is here for the Sunday podcast on a Monday (thanks NFL) and we're going to talk NBA Trade Deadline that comes next week on February 8. We'll dive deep into the NBA Trade candidates and break down what we think about each siutation, where the best fits are for guys like Dejounte Murray...

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2024 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 29, 2024 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR start off Pitcher Week with the first installment of their 2024 Starting Pitcher Preview! This episode focuses on the starting pitchers frequently being drafted within the first 100 picks of winter drafts.  For this series, players are grouped by recent Average Draft Position (ADP) ...

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2024 Outfield Preview, Part 3

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 26, 2024 22:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their 2024 Position Preview Series with the third and final installment of their outfield preview. This group of players is comprised mostly of late-round considerations for mixed leagues, and those that could make an impact in draft-and-hold and mono leagues (AL/NL-only).  ...

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MIDSEASON NBA AWARDS: MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, ROY, and more! Also: Rozier traded! Bucks Coaching Change!

Game Theory Podcast - January 26, 2024 09:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
Andrew Schlecht is here to do midseason awards for the NBA this season. Now that every team has played at least 41 games, it's time to dive in and break down where we sit on the NBA Awards as we head into the Trade Deadline and beyond. We'll break down MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of...

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2024 Outfield Preview, Part 2

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 26, 2024 02:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their 2024 Position Preview Series with the second installment of their outfield preview. From the top of the positions, to the players that might only make an impact in draft-and-hold and mono leagues (AL/NL-only), they examine the wide range of talented options all over the...

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2024 Outfield Preview, Part 1

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 24, 2024 21:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their 2024 Position Preview Series with the first installment of their outfield preview. From the top of the positions, to the players that might only make an impact in draft-and-hold and mono leagues (AL/NL-only), they examine the wide range of talented options all over the ...

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2024 Catcher & UT-only Preview

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 22, 2024 22:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their 2024 Position Preview Series with catchers and UT-only players. From the top of the positions, to the players that might only make an impact in draft-and-hold and mono leagues (AL/NL-only), they examine the wide range of talented options all over the draft board. For t...

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Joel Embiid's Historic Dominance; NBA Trade Deadline News and Notes on Lakers, Suns, Murray, more

Game Theory Podcast - January 22, 2024 08:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 710 ratings
Bryce Simon joins Sam Vecenie to break down Joel Embiid's historic dominance in the NBA. What he's doing is unprecedented, and we have numbers to prove it. He's been staggeringly good. Then, they break down NBA Trade Deadline news and notes. Dejounte Murray's awesome game-winning run and his imp...

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2024 First Base Preview

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball - January 19, 2024 22:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Eno and DVR continue their 2024 Position Preview Series at first base. From the top of the position, to the players that might only make an impact in draft-and-hold and mono leagues (AL/NL-only), they examine the wide range of talented options all over the draft board. For this series, players a...