Blake Snell, Yu Darvish & Ha-seong Kim to the Padres, buying low on new Rays, and the Cubs at the crossroads

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Eno and DVR discuss the Padres' two blockbuster trades, whether the Rays will spend any money at all this winter, the Cubs' first step toward a potential teardown, Ha-seong Kim's decisions to sign in San Diego, and Josh Bell's move to the Nationals. Rundown 3:58 Adjusting Blake Snell's Projection in San Diego? 11:52 Luis Patiño’s Clear Path to the Rotation in Tampa Bay 20:32 Francisco Mejia’s Restart 26:22 Will the Rays Spend On Any Free Agents? 32:32 Is Yu Darvish Being Over-drafted? 42:30 More Moves to Come From the Cubs? 48:34 Josh Bell to the Nationals 54:32 Ha-seong Kim Chooses San Diego 64:11 Other Somewhat Interesting Late December Moves Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Subscribe to The Athletic for just $3.99/month: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Music Welcome to Rates and barrels.
0:47.4	It is Monday, January 4, 2021.
0:51.0	Derek Van Weiper here with Enosaroseres trying to remember how to podcast.
0:55.0	It's been a little while.
0:56.3	You know, I feel like we're kind of re-learning how to ride a bike, so to speak.
1:01.1	We are back.
1:02.5	We are back.
1:03.2	It's a new year.
1:04.5	I'm going to try and run 750 miles this year.
1:07.6	750?
1:08.7	Yeah, that's my new resolution, I guess.
1:12.3	I don't like, it's goals.
1:14.6	I want goals.
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