Starting Pitcher Rankings: Misiorowski & Schlittler to the Moon!
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
A fresh batch of starting pitcher rankings has arrived, and there’s plenty to debate. Who made the “Hype 7”? Is Gavin Williams making the leap to ace status? And where does José Soriano land in the mix? Eno and DVR break it all down before turning their attention to the waiver wire, where two intriguing rookies — A.J. Ewing and Henry Bolte — are making their cases as weekend pickups. Plus, no Fantasy Friday would be complete without another edition of “Closer Corner.”
Rundown:
2:00 Eno's Updated SP Rankings: The 'Hype 7' is on the Move!
6:25 Future Drafts: Is There Usually a Group Like This to Target?
12:55 Emmet Sheehan's Velo: Wide Fluctuations Start-to-Start
17:00 Another Top-20 SP in Pittsburgh? Braxton Ashcraft Joins the Fray
20:56 Gavin Williams' Adjustments: Is He Becoming an Ace?
30:29 Using Fresh Rankings: Finding Fits on the Trade Front
34:18 José Soriano: Top-25 Guy Now, Defensive Limitations?
38:58 A.J. Ewing & Henry Bolte: Most Intriguing Waiver-Wire Hitters This Weekend?
44:12 JJ Bleday's Breakout: A True Post-Hype Sleeper is Delivering!
50:05 Vaughn Grissom's Opportunity: Good Enough to Stick in Anaheim?
54:36 Pitching Considerations: Bryce Miller is Back, G-Rod Nearing Return
55:54 A Tough Toss-Up: Ben Brown vs. Griffin Jax
1:01:44 Closer Corner: Still Waiting on Ryan Helsley
Eno's Starting Pitcher Rankings: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7277683/
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| 0:00.0 | Today on Rates and Barrels, we discuss a fresh set of starting pitcher rankings from Eno. |
| 0:04.8 | From the height seven what-wood to the tough ranks and the dropping veterans. |
| 0:10.7 | We got all your pitchers today. |
| 0:11.9 | And a weekend waiver preview. |
| 0:13.9 | It's Fantasy Friday. |
| 0:15.0 | Let's go. Welcome to rates and barrels Friday, May 15th, Fantasy Friday, to be more exact. Derek Van Riper |
| 0:32.0 | here with Eno Seris. Breaking down Eno's updated starting pitcher rankings. You can check those out. |
| 0:37.3 | If you're a subscriber to the athletic, just click the link. It's in the show description. Eno's updated starting pitcher rankings. You can check those out. If you're a subscriber to the athletic, just click the link. |
| 0:39.4 | It's in the show description. |
| 0:41.2 | Eno, how's it going for you on this Friday? |
| 0:43.7 | Good. |
| 0:44.2 | I've got a full weekend in front of me, including BTS. |
| 0:51.1 | Elaborate? |
| 0:52.4 | I'm going to go see some K-pop at Levi Stadium with 50,000 other people. |
| 0:59.3 | I, I, I, I, I, I've heard of BTS. |
| 1:02.6 | I didn't want to assume that's where you were going. |
| 1:06.6 | My wife was just like, hey, you know, I mean, she's, she's here at, at Stanford. She works at Stanford. And so I think we got a deal on the tickets or something. But it's going to be, it'll be a spectacle. I've been seeing them because I run around campus all the time. I've been seeing them set it up. And it is a lot. You know, they brought a lot of equipment and they're doing a lot. |
| 1:28.7 | So, uh, you know, stadium show. |
| 1:30.7 | It's fun. |
| 1:31.6 | All right. |
| 1:32.0 | Oh, enjoy the show. |
| 1:33.3 | I'm trying to get all the plants in the ground on time. |
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