Rates & Barrels

Rates & Barrels

Hosted by Derek VanRiper and Eno Sarris and Doug Glanville and Jayson Stark · The Athletic

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85Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,119
Episodes
504
Transcribed
1,839
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2019
First episode
2B
YouTube views

About Rates & Barrels

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, there's more: come back for Saturday mornings in Starkville, where Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville talk to some of the most important players, coaches, and thought leaders in the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
The Athletic
Category
sports
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
6 Nov 2019
Latest episode
23 Sept 2026
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Latest episodes

504 of 1,119 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Pirates Fixed Their Offense… So Why Did They Miss the Playoffs?

  2. 22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Mets’ $400M Mess + What Happened to the Orioles?

  3. 22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The MLB Playoff Picture Gets Clearer

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The Pirates Fixed Their Offense… So Why Did They Miss the Playoffs?

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because the play discipline metrics haven't, you know, haven't worked out quite yet. They're not where they need to be for him to be a consistent performer. But the tools are there and the kid looks really exciting. He dealt with a finger injury this year. I read that he was a diving play where he hurt the finger. So, you know, that's going to have a that's going to have an effect on his output. But I would really look to see how he addresses some pitch recognition and swing decisions this offseason. Yeah, I mean, there's definitely some good news in Pittsburgh. If you look at where they rank on the key metrics that I've put together, you can see that by process metrics, they do really well. […]

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Who has been a guest on Rates & Barrels

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  • Britt Ghiroli
  • Chris Solomon
  • Tony Gwynn Jr
  • Mark Grant
  • Trevor May

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YouTube views
1,596,751,737
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
886 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
953 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

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Social presence
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YouTube
93
Engagement
99

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Derek VanRiper and Eno Sarris and Doug Glanville and Jayson Stark host the show. Published by The Athletic.

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