Welcome to Rates and barrels. It is Wednesday, March 26th. Derek Minreiber, I know

with you on this episode. We are looking for breakout bats, mostly players in their second

big league season, trying to find players that will take a massive leap forward. We've got a special

guest joining us later in the show. Orioles second baseman Jackson Holiday joins the program,

so Eno is going to have a chat with Jackson. We're looking forward to that.

Eno, we got some news and notes here as we get started an extension.

Another one, Cal Rale, gets a six-year, $150 million extension to remain in Seattle.

Takeaways on this deal.

I mean, it's possible he is the best young catcher.

I mean, do I have to put young on there?

I mean, it's really close.

Once you look at offense plus defense, I mean, you can look at something like the Bad X war projection.

He's second to William Contreras.

It's a lot more bat forward for

William Contreras and defense a little bit more defense forward for Cal Raleigh but you know those are

the two standards right now of the position among young players so congratulations to him and

I don't even think he has to cut the K percentage to continue being just a really

great player for them. If he does cut the K percentage, that's what might make this deal,

you know, a good one for the Mariners beyond whatever sort of cost certainty they get out of it.

Right. It's three years before Raleigh hits free agency, so good long-term security for him.

Phenomenal defender gets to that power consistently.

Nothing has to change for him to make good on that deal.

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