Roki Sasaki Joins the Dodgers (Oh Yeah, Tanner Scott Did Too)

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Eno and DVR catch up on recent baseball news including Roki Sasaki's decision to join the Dodgers, Tanner Scott's four-year deal with the defending World Series Champions, and Kirby Yates' recent addition to the same bullpen. Plus, Anthony Santander to the Blue Jays, a big international signing for the A's as Shotaro Morii bypassed the NPB draft out of high school in Japan to join an MLB organization, and a few mailbag questions following the first week of position previews. Rundown 2:54 Roki Sasaki Chooses the Dodgers 9:05 The Keeper/Dynasty League Outlook 17:59 Tanner Scott Signs a Four-Year Deal with the Dodgers 23:36 Joe Sheehan Highlights Baseball's Recent Parity 31:50 Anthony Santander Joins the Blue Jays; More Additions to Come? 37:38 Shotaro Morri Signs with A's 44:31 Baseball Prospectus' New Arsenal Metrics 57:43 Spencer Torkelson's Long-Term Value 1:03:53 Nolan Gorman's Playing Time Projections 1:09:32 Accidental Omission From 3B Preview: Max Muncy 1:13:40 Dr. Tim Explains Loose Bodies to Us Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.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 Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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