The Dodgers Are (Probably) Fine, the Blue Jays as Buyers & FanGraphs Trade Value Fun
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 873 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Eno, DVR and Britt discuss the Dodgers' recent slide and DVR's increasing concern about Mookie Betts' lost power in 2025 on the heels of a spring illness that caused him to lose 20-plus pounds. Plus, they examine the Blue Jays' position atop the AL East and their need for an impact starting pitcher as they look for summer upgrades, and a few takeaways from Eno and DVR's Trade Value lists from the Crowdsourced Trade Value tool at FanGraphs (https://www.fangraphs.com/tools/crowdsourced-trade-value).
Rundown
1:29 What Are the Dodgers Actually Worried About?
2:50 Mookie Betts' Missing Pop
11:53 Slumps Are Just a Symptom of a Long Season
18:59 Projecting Record Based on Reactions, the Giants Would be the Rockies
20:11 Do You Buy the Blue Jays as AL East Winners, World Series Contender?
37:08 FanGraphs' Crowdsourced Trade Value Tool
49:55 What Really Happened at Tiger Stadium on July 16, 1995?
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Britt Ghiroli
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and barrels, presented by E-Trade from Morgan Stanley. |
| 0:14.8 | It is Tuesday, July 22nd. |
| 0:17.0 | Derek Van Riper, E. |
| 0:17.8 | You know Sarah's Bridgeroli here. |
| 0:19.1 | It is a 3-0 show reunion today. 3-0-show assemble know, Sarah. Bridgeroli here. It is a 30 show reunion today. |
| 0:21.5 | Three O show assemble. Find the nearest conch and enjoy making it do conch things. I don't know. |
| 0:28.3 | Let out a hearty blast, I think is the correct thing to say. I didn't think that one through. |
| 0:33.5 | I just walked right into that one. On this episode, we are going to discuss the Dodgers and try to figure out what they should actually be worried about as the trade deadline approaches next week. |
| 0:45.3 | We're going to dig into the Fangraphs crowdsource trade value tool. |
| 0:49.1 | Eno and I spent some time clicking away in there. |
| 0:52.3 | And we got some different lists. |
| 0:57.0 | I'm a little surprised by some of the names that popped up on there. |
| 1:00.3 | We'll talk about things we've noticed playing with that, seeing some of those lists floating around online. |
| 1:01.6 | And we're going to dig into the Blue Jays a little bit later on in the show. |
| 1:05.0 | If we buy them to win the ALEs, to be a dangerous club in October, maybe talk about a few |
| 1:09.6 | things they could do between now and the trade deadline to enhance their profile atop the ALE. |
| 1:15.6 | So, a lot of ground to cover and some news right off the top pertaining to the Dodgers. |
| 1:20.6 | It appears that Tanner Scott is likely headed to the IAL after feeling a sting in his forearm Monday night. |
| 1:26.6 | This according to Fabian Ardaya of the athletic. |
| 1:29.3 | Tanner Scott is the least of the Dodgers problems, you guys. |
| 1:32.3 | But I think when I look at this team, the thing that jumps off the page is run prevention is not elite. |
| 1:39.3 | And it's because they've had a ton of injuries on the pitching side. |
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