Kyle Schwarber's Four-Homer Night, Another Lincecum & The Long Weekend Waiver Preview
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 873 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR discuss Kyle Schwarber's four-homer night as he ascends NL MVP ballots, Corey Seager's latest absence, a bout of pitch tipping for Ryan Helsley, Ozzie Albies' second-half return to health, and several options to consider on the waiver wire this weekend, including Mets rookie Jonah Tong, whose delivery and elite strikeout rates are drawing comps to Tim Lincecum.
Rundown
1:59 Kyle Schwarber: Joins Exclusive Four-Homer Game Club
8:02 Corey Seager: Out Following Appendectomy, Injuries Piling Up in Texas
14:50 Ryan Helsley: Struggling with Pitch Tipping
20:53 Ozzie Albies: Wrist Injury Behind Extended Struggles in 2025?
24:56 Nolan McLean: Comps & A Shallow League Consideration?
30:27 Jonah Tong: Set to Debut Friday; Tim Lincecum Comps?
36:50 Payton Tolle: Joining the Red Sox on Friday
41:49 New Arrivals vs. Other Starting Pitchers on the Wire
50:56 Bullpen Help: Abner Uribe & Ryan Walker
54:29 Bats to Consider Thanks to Playing Time Bumps
1:01:14 Long Weekend Viewing Guide
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| 0:00.0 | Disney Lullaby, a cute playlist with soothing lullaby versions of Disney songs. |
| 0:11.0 | The Disney Lullaby playlist. Listen now. |
| 0:40.0 | Welcome to Raids and Barrels. It's Friday, August 29th. |
| 0:45.8 | Derek Van Riper, Enosaris, here with you on this episode. We dig into some baseball news you should know, |
| 0:51.5 | including Kyle Schwarber popping four homers in a Phillies blowout on Thursday night. |
| 0:57.1 | We got some injury news on Corey Seeger, possible pitch tipping that's been happening with Ryan Helsley, almost certainly pitch tipping, actually, based on what he has said. |
| 1:01.0 | Since he's admitted it. |
| 1:02.8 | He says he's tipping pitches. |
| 1:04.2 | I think that means he's tipping pitches. |
| 1:05.7 | Right. |
| 1:06.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:06.8 | We'll dig into that. |
| 1:07.8 | We got the weekend waiver preview for the long holiday weekend. |
| 1:12.1 | Of course, Labor Day weekend. |
| 1:17.5 | So hopefully people can get some rest and relaxation in over these next three days or so. |
| 1:23.5 | And if you need extra content to listen to, I happen to join our friend Patrick Davitt over on Baseball HQ Radio. |
| 1:26.3 | That podcast episode dropped on Friday as well. So put me in the other chair, the guest chair, the co-host chair. |
| 1:30.5 | It's a weird feeling. |
| 1:31.9 | It feels like I'm a right-handed hitter. |
| 1:34.3 | It feels like stepping into the left-handed box a little bit when I'm the guest. |
| 1:38.3 | I like asking the questions more than I like answering them, I think. |
| 1:41.3 | This is exactly what it feels like when I'm hosting. |
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