Welcome to rates and barrels. It is Friday, April 11th. Derek Van Riper, Enoceris here with you on this episode.

We get you ready for a busy weekend pickups.

We've got some news from around the league, including twins, considering a six-man

rotation to accommodate a couple of pictures that we've liked for a little while on this show.

There was a great story from Kurt Hogue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the Brewers

leading the league in fastball percentage again in 2025.

It'll be the third year in a row that they lead the league in that category.

If that holds up, and by all indications, it's probably going to hold up.

We'll talk about some early playing time, surprises,

basically looking back at job battles and some of the things that we were worried about a few weeks ago,

see how the first couple weeks of the regular season have played out in terms of job shares, platoons, and straight up opportunities for guys that we didn't expect to see. Got some mailbag questions to squeeze in a little bit later on as well, and maybe even prospect of the week, making a triumphant return here, now that the minor league season is in full swing as well. Happy Friday to you, you know?

Yes, I'm excited to do my taxes.

You're still not done?

No, I always always, it's right up to the end, man, right up until the last second.

I'm dropping the check in the mail today, but they've been done for a month.

Hmm, yeah. Dropping the check in the mail today, but they've been done for a month. Hmm. Yeah.

Dropping the check in the mail because I'm old, as you can see from my face. Old.

And you've done it wrong because you owe them money.

Did it wrong?

I think I did it exactly right.

I don't know. I feel like a grown-up today.

I've had it all taken out. I just need to put it in the right places. It's hard, but, you know, because we, I run pitching plus is a separate

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