Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.
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Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.
Torpedo Bats, A Yankees Home-Run Parade & First Weekend Takeaways
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
1 hour 2 minutes
2 weeks ago
Torpedo Bats, A Yankees Home-Run Parade & First Weekend Takeaways
Eno and DVR discuss a weekend filled with homers in the Bronx, 'Torpedo' bats, Mookie Betts' two-homer game and other takeaways from the first weekend of the 2025 season. Plus, an early look at bat speed risers and fallers, and where the money was spent in pursuit of fantasy baseball roster upgrades this weekend.
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Rundown
4:37 Rule 3.02: Bats
10:07 An Attempt to Properly Account for the Impact of the 'Torpedo' Bat in Yankees-Brewers series
14:05 Mookie Betts' Surprising Two-Homer Game
19:27 Colton Cowser's Thumb Injury; Opportunity for Heston Kjerstad
27:08 Spencer Strider Progresses in Rehab Assignment
31:59 How Many PAs to Determine Bat Speed Changes?
42:47 Where the Money Went -- Weekend Fantasy Baseball Pickups
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper, along with Trevor May and Britt Ghiroli, discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.
