Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball artwork

Timing the Rebuild, Evaluating the Fringe Fantasy Contributors & James Wood's Promotion

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

English - July 01, 2024 20:04 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
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Eno and DVR discuss how to navigate the timing of playing for the future in long-term leagues, the difficulty in making decision in shallow leagues at the bottom of the roster, the promotion of James Wood by the Nationals, Triston McKenzie's demotion to Columbus, and where the money went over the weekend in weekly FAAB leagues. 

Rundown
0:56 Timing a Rebuild (How to Avoid Being Like the Angels)
10:37 Assessing the Fringe Player in Shallow Leagues
21:52 James Wood Promoted by Nats, Debuting Monday
27:54 Triston McKenzie Optioned to Triple-A
32:23 Injury Updates: Jordan Romano, Josh Jung & Mike Trout
39:57 Where the Money Went
51:25 Heston Kjerstad Comps Based on Hard-Hit Rate & Max Exit Velocity
59:53 Weekend Drops: Davis Schneider & Dylan Moore

Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe

Join us at 1p ET/10a PT on Wednesday, July 3rd for our next livestream!

https://www.youtube.com/c/ratesbarrels

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Eno and DVR discuss how to navigate the timing of playing for the future in long-term leagues, the difficulty in making decision in shallow leagues at the bottom of the roster, the promotion of James Wood by the Nationals, Triston McKenzie's demotion to Columbus, and where the money went over the weekend in weekly FAAB leagues. 


Rundown

0:56 Timing a Rebuild (How to Avoid Being Like the Angels)

10:37 Assessing the Fringe Player in Shallow Leagues

21:52 James Wood Promoted by Nats, Debuting Monday

27:54 Triston McKenzie Optioned to Triple-A

32:23 Injury Updates: Jordan Romano, Josh Jung & Mike Trout

39:57 Where the Money Went

51:25 Heston Kjerstad Comps Based on Hard-Hit Rate & Max Exit Velocity

59:53 Weekend Drops: Davis Schneider & Dylan Moore


Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris

Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper


Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe


Join us at 1p ET/10a PT on Wednesday, July 3rd for our next livestream!


https://www.youtube.com/c/ratesbarrels


Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices