A Promotion-Filled Weekend, Maximizing Development & Chasing the Second Tier
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR discuss a promotion-filled weekend including the debuts of Hurston Waldrep, Adael Amador and Tyler Locklear, and the expected arrival of Carlos F. Rodriguez to the Milwaukee rotation this week. Plus, they look back at where the free-agent bids were directed over the weekend.
Rundown
2:41 Hurston Waldrep's Debut Against the Nationals
8:06 Adael Amador Joins the Rockies
16:37 Tyler Locklear's Short-Term Fit in Seattle
21:15 Carlos F. Rodriguez: On Track for Tuesday Debut
28:05 Is Player Development Too Narrowly Focused in Some Organizations?
37:02 Promotions by Necessity Rather Than Desire?
41:06 Freddy Peralta's Poor Outings & Connection to Velocity Drops
44:50 Heliot Ramos Joins the Shallow League Fray
49:13 Finding Value in Max Meyer, Jake Irvin, Simeon Woods Richardson, David Peterson and JP Sears
56:53 Chas McCormick: The Healthy Drop of the Week
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and barrels. It is Monday, June 10th, Derek Van Riper, Enosaris, here with you on this episode. |
| 0:21.6 | We dig into a busy weekend of promotions. |
| 0:24.6 | We had a few debuts. |
| 0:25.7 | We've got an upcoming debut on Tuesday in the Brewer's rotation. |
| 0:29.1 | We'll talk about those recently promoted players. |
| 0:32.0 | We've got the question of our times from me this week. |
| 0:35.4 | I put the question on the rundown. |
| 0:37.1 | It's not from one of the listeners. |
| 0:38.8 | Got a couple mailbag questions to squeeze in today as well. And as we do every Monday, we'll |
| 0:42.8 | look at where the money went in fantasy leagues over the weekend, as well as a few players that |
| 0:47.8 | were let go, because that's sort of the back end news. Why are people getting cut? Well, |
| 0:52.6 | usually it's because they're hurt or they got sent down. |
| 0:55.7 | So, you know, we begin today with a plea to the listeners. |
| 1:00.6 | Join the Discord. |
| 1:01.5 | It's a lot of fun. |
| 1:02.5 | Be active in the Discord. |
| 1:03.7 | It's a good place to hang out because the places we used to hang out and talk baseball |
| 1:07.1 | are increasingly less fun by the day. |
| 1:10.7 | I have a unique request. Please do not. baseball are increasingly less fun by the day. |
| 1:13.0 | I have a unique request. |
| 1:18.2 | Please do not rate and review us today based on this podcast. |
| 1:27.1 | I slept 34 hours this weekend and I am barely, I am death reincarnate right now. |
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