Buy-High Hitters, Paying the Steals Tax & Describing the Number 8
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 873 Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR discuss several potential 'Buy High' hitters, on the heels of very strong performances through the first two-and-a-half months of the season. Will C.J. Cron stay in Colorado beyond the trade deadline? Should you believe in Tommy Edman's step forward? Is Dansby Swanson likely to continue stealing bases at his current clip?
Rundown
-- Anthony Rizzo and Yankees Barrel Rate Risers
-- C.J. Cron: Top-10 Player (So Far) in 2022
-- Did DVR Whiff on Adolis García?
-- Tommy Edman, 2.0?
-- Dansby Swanson: 20+ Steals Coming?
-- Other 'Buy-High' Bats to Consider
-- Paying the Steals Tax?
-- Will Smith is Underperforming his xStats
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to rates and barrels. It's Monday, June 20th, at least as we record this, |
| 0:20.1 | a late afternoon recording. |
| 0:22.8 | Construction has stopped for the day. |
| 0:25.5 | So podcasting has begun on this episode. |
| 0:29.2 | We'll discuss several hitters you should consider making moves for in leagues that allow trading. |
| 0:34.9 | Many of them are really technically by high players, guys that |
| 0:38.4 | have exceeded expectations so far, but players whose actual trade value might still lag behind |
| 0:44.0 | their rest of season values. We'll dig into a lot of those players in addition to a few |
| 0:49.4 | mailbag questions as well. Eno, how's it going for you on this Monday afternoon? |
| 0:55.2 | Good. |
| 0:56.0 | I am fully clear of the virus. |
| 1:01.4 | And, well, I don't know. |
| 1:02.6 | It depends on what tests you take. |
| 1:03.8 | PCR, I guess 90 days or something. |
| 1:06.0 | But I feel good. |
| 1:07.4 | And I shaved. |
| 1:10.0 | So I've got this nice, fresh face look. |
| 1:14.6 | Okay, that's good. |
| 1:15.8 | Yeah, you look well. |
| 1:17.6 | The running schedule is back on. |
| 1:19.6 | I've got to get to a half marathon by the end of July. |
| 1:24.0 | I signed up for the San Francisco one. |
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