Ronald Acuña Jr. and George Kirby are Back!

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

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Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Eno and DVR discuss George Kirby's first start back from the IL, Ronald Acuña Jr.'s outlook as he returns from a second ACL tear this weekend, a case for Carson Whisenhunt to get a look in San Francisco, Matt Shaw's viability in shallow leagues, and Denzel Clarke's path to avoiding a platoon in the A's outfield. Plus, Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah returns with big news at Nationals Park.

Rundown

2:16 George Kirby: Back in Action on Thursday; Scouting Report?

7:59 Ronald Acuña Jr.: Returns on Friday against the Padres

12:41 Ronel Blanco Seeks Second Opinion; Astros Rotation Depth Questions Persist

17:44 News & Notes: Lane Thomas, Gleyber Torres, Corey Seager, Jordan Westburg and Justin Verlander

24:57 Matt Shaw: Back on Shallow League Radar?

33:32 Denzel Clarke & Robert Hassell III Get Promoted

38:16 Shane Baz v. Rising Starting Pitchers

44:47 Niv Shah Joins to the Show!

52:06 Most Auctioned, Added & Dropped on ottoneu, last seven days

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1:22.9	George Kirby made his return from a shoulder injury on Thursday night.
1:26.9	Results weren't great.
1:27.9	Stuff looked pretty good.
1:29.0	We'll get the full report from Eno here in just a few minutes.
1:32.5	Ronald LeCunia Jr. back for Atlanta on Friday night.
1:35.6	We'll talk about our expectations for him as he makes his return from his second ACL tear.
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