Preferred 2021 draft positions, keeper league strategies, Tatis v. Soto, and ditching saves completely

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Eno and DVR discuss their preferred draft positions (KDS) based on the unique shape of the 2021 player pool, before discussing keeper and dynasty league strategies, Fernando Tatis Jr. vs. Juan Soto, possibility eliminating the saves category, and more! Rundown 4:09 Preferred Draft Slots (KDS) 21:18 Keeper League Startup Strategy 33:06 Open Player Universe Considerations 39:59 How to Approach Keeper Leagues w/Diluted Player Pools 44:43 Tatis vs. Soto as a Keeper Dilemma 51:00 Is This the Peak in Tatis’ Keeper/Dynasty Value? 56:36 Positional Priorities in Draft Tools 60:43 When Are We Going to Ditch Saves? 63:54 Ranking For Job Security Over Skills w/Closers Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: [email protected] Please fill out our listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/athleticaudiosurvey Subscribe to The Athletic for just $3.99/month to start: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.7	I'm going to talk about KDS. Where do you want to be in the draft order? You get to choose your own draft slot in 2021. How do you make that
1:35.9	decision and where do you want to be? We have a lot of keeper and dynasty questions and a few
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