Bold Predictions & The Outlook for a Twins Sale

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Britt Ghiroli returns to the show with Eno and DVR to discuss the potential obstacles for a sale of the Minnesota Twins as the most recent franchise to explore new ownership. Plus, the trio shares a few of their bold predictions for the upcoming season! Rundown 3:12 So You Want to Buy a Major League Baseball Team? 12:15 'It's easy to find someone whose in for 50 or 100 million.' 26:33 Our Bold Predictions for the 2025 Season 30:21 We Did Not See This One Coming 36:49 Eno Makes a 'Five-Pepper' Cy Young Prediction 44:33 Another Surprising Team Call? Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social e-mail: [email protected] Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Britt Ghiroli Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Betfair, we're about finding different ways to play.
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0:05.0	We've all been there.
0:06.1	The clock ticks over into 90 minutes, and then a speculative cross into the box ricochets off a knee and goes in, ruining your bet.
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0:21.2	Play different.
0:23.8	Applies the match odds 90 market or markets with the 90 icon, sportsbook exclusive.
0:27.6	Terms and conditions apply 18 plus be gambleware.org. Welcome to Rates and Barrels, it is Tuesday, March 25th.
0:44.7	Derek and Riper, Inoceris, and our friend Britt Jiroli is back.
0:48.8	Britt, welcome back after an extended break, and congratulations.
0:52.5	Thanks, guys.
0:53.9	It's good to be back. I will have you know.
0:56.0	Multiple people in the spring training said,
0:58.0	when are you going back on rates and barrels?
1:00.0	And for those who saw me and didn't say it, well, forget you.
1:03.0	They want the third wheel back.
1:07.0	You're not the third wheel.
1:09.0	But we're glad you're back. Got a lot of ground to cover today.
1:11.9	Today's our bold predictions episodes.
1:13.9	That's going to be the main thing we discuss in just a little bit.
1:18.1	A few housekeeping notes, though, before we get started, you can join the Discord with the link in the show description if you haven't done that already.
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