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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Spring Eno Returns + Dodgers & Phillies Team Previews

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Fantasy Baseball, Mlb, Baseball, Sports

4.7873 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Spring Eno is back! Eno and DVR discuss some of Eno's camp observations from stops in Goodyear (Reds) and Peoria (Mariners). Plus, the team preview series rolls on -- Katie Woo joins the show to discuss the Dodgers, and Matt Gelb is here to break down the Phillies.


Rundown

6:05 Reds Camp Check-In: Spencer Steer's Role, Finding the Right Defensive Alignment

14:17 The Mariners' Staff Learns From Each Other

21:33 Los Angeles Dodgers Preview

35:12 How Will the Dodgers Manage Their Rotation in a WBC Year?

51:52 Philadelphia Phillies Preview

1:05:17 Andrew Painter's Ceiling, Zack Wheeler's Recovery From TOS Surgery, and Aaron Nola's Rebound Bid


Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social

Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social

Follow Katie on Bluesky: @katiejwoo.bsky.social

Follow Matt on Bluesky: @mattgelb.bsky.social


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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris


With: Katie Woo & Matt Gelb


Editor: Jason Potere


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Talk to Rates and barrels.

0:14.4

Derek Van Riper here with Inoceris.

0:17.2

We are back.

0:18.2

We've been together for the better part of the last four days,

0:22.2

and we've recorded zero episodes together,

0:25.2

which is pretty unusual for us,

0:27.6

but the good news is,

0:29.2

and you know this already if you're watching on YouTube,

0:31.9

Spring Eno has made his triumphant return to the show.

0:36.2

That's right.

0:36.9

I'm here from Spring Training right now in Mariners camp,

0:39.5

and I think the thing that makes this spring unique versus other springs is the WBC.

0:46.2

Everyone's talking about it.

0:47.4

Everyone's looking at it, and all sorts of camps are losing tons of players today.

0:52.6

The Mariners Las Julio Rodriguez, to the competition there.

0:57.3

That allows some young players to get more opportunity.

1:00.9

Tito Francona last night yesterday in Reds Camp was talking about how that's kind of a fun part of the job in spring.

1:09.5

You know, the first part of the job is the first three four

1:11.9

inings we talked about with trevor may where the the veterans are in they got to get their reps in

1:16.3

but he said it's also fun when you get to see you know one of your top prospects take over shortstop

1:22.6

for the last three four innings you know um and so there's going to be a little bit more of that. If you're traveling

1:28.4

to spring or you're just watching on TV, this is going to be the chance to see some guys. I just

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