Devers Rejects First Base & Weekend Waiver Preview

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

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4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Eno and DVR discuss Rafael Devers' rejection of a move to first base and answer a few mailbag questions -- including an intriguing reason the Dodgers' Stuff+ numbers may be lagging in public models -- before examining several waiver-wire options to consider ahead of the weekend.

Rundown

4:30 Rafael Devers Rejects a Move to First Base

10:56 The New Pope is a White Sox Fan, 2025 Chances?

13:15 Is Dodgers' Low Stuff+ This Season Just Being Ahead of Public Models?

20:29 Why is David Robertson Still a Free Agent?

22:38 Does Trent Grisham Have Shallow League Appeal?

36:29 A Waiver-Wire Leaderboard for This Weekend's Bats

49:39 Adjusting Age for Players Switching Roles?

53:01 Weekend Pitcher Leaderboard

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1:17.3	It is Friday, May 9th.
1:19.3	Derek Benriper, Inoceris here with you on this episode.
1:22.3	We discussed the latest saga in Boston involving Raphael Devers and the Red Sox front office amidst
1:29.5	another request for him to move positions following the season-ending injury to Tris and
1:35.4	Cassis.
1:35.9	We'll discuss that whole situation.
1:37.4	We got some mailbag questions to get to today.
1:40.0	And we're going to do our usual late week weekend waiver wire preview.
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