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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

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Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Chris Welsh joins and Eno and DVR to discuss several long-term risers and fallers as the first month of the season winds down. Is an uptick in production just around the corner for Jordan Walker as he continues to show elite bat speed? Is this the last chance to make a deal for Dylan Crews and Jordan Lawlar before everything clicks? Should you lower the ceiling expectations for Anthony Volpe? And, has Victor Scott shown enough to have an extended window as the Cardinals' primary center fielder? Rundown1:40 Can Jordan Walker Turn Elite Bat Speed Into More Production?10:26 Is Dylan Crews Ready to Click?16:59 Will Luis García Jr. Rebound Toward His 2024 Levels?22:59 Making Sense of Kyren Paris' Uneven Start32:39 Why Isn't Colt Keith Hitting (Yet)?40:42 Will Jordan Lawlar Break Through in Arizona This Season?48:17 Dialing Back on Anthony Volpe's Ceiling?53:16 Victor Scott's Step Forward57:27 Better Long-Term Outlook: Scott v. Chandler Simpson Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.socialFollow Welsh on Bluesky: @isitthewelsh.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 With: Chris Welsh Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.4	Welcome to rates and barrels. It's Tuesday, April 29th, Derek and Riber, Inoceris, and our old friend is back.
0:46.8	Chris Welsh.
0:47.8	Is it the Welsh?
0:48.8	Yes, it is the Welsh.
0:49.8	Welsh is here.
0:50.8	Welsh, how you doing, man?
0:52.0	I'm doing great.
0:53.0	I'm so happy to be here.
0:56.3	I miss these faces so much.
0:59.5	I miss that open. I miss talking baseball with you guys.
1:03.9	But I can hear you at any time I want on the podcast feed, but I'm glad to be here with both of you.
1:09.3	We can hear you as well. You're on the Fantasy Prospect One, the Inless League.
1:12.3	You're all over the place, man. Like, it's still great.
1:13.8	Still too much of me.
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