Welcome to Rates and Barrels episode number 64. It is January 28, 2020. Derek Van Riper here with Enos

on this episode, more Marte Partes in Arizona. The Reds signed another outfielder,

and we attempt to find this year's post-hype breakouts. Some housekeeping first. We are available

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subscription. We've got a draft kit launching on Monday. Yes, the day after, I don't even know if I

can call it what it is. The day after that football game, everyone's going to watch, we will have

our fantasy baseball draft kit launching for 2020.

Starling Marte goes to Arizona.

He, of course, has a club option for 2021.

So it's basically two years of Starling Marte for Leover-Pigero and Brennan Malone,

plus some international money going back to Pittsburgh.

First part of the question I have for you is in terms of home park changes and moving to

what should be at least an equal, if not better supporting cast, does this trade change Starling

Marte's value at all for you for this season?

I think I saw either was a Rob Silver quote or something that kind of resonated with me,

which was just weird.

He said something like, you know, every spring when we're going over our projections,

we love Starling Marte.

And every October when we're going over our team, we don't love him as much.

And I can see why, I guess.

You know, he's interesting because he's always projected to have a good batting average,

you know, good homer totals, you know, be like a 2020 plus type guy.

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