The May Roster Shuffle: Promotions & Demotions Aplenty
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 875 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR break down the numerous promotions and demotions around MLB, including Bryce Eldridge and Joe Mack earning their calls to the big leagues, while Marlins catcher AgustĂn RamĂrez and Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe head back to Triple-A. The guys also work through a wave of injuries around the league and discuss the passing of legendary broadcaster John Sterling.
Rundown:
2:00 Bryce Eldridge Recalled by Giants
5:40 Are You Buying a Giants Rebound?
11:07 AgustĂn RamĂrez Gets Demoted
15:12 Anthony Volpe Staying at Triple-A
24:00 John Sterling Passes Away at 87
25:58 Joe Ryan Sent for MRI
29:24 Ronald Acuña Jr. to the IL
32:33 Spencer Strider Returns at Coors Field on Sunday
35:33 Griffin Canning’s Impressive Showing in Padres Debut
39:16 Ranger Suárez is Day-to-Day
43:48 Ryan Pepiot Out for Season (Hip Surgery)
51:06 Where the Money Went
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| 0:00.0 | Today on rates and barrels, the giants are promoting Bryce Elders to help bolster their struggling lineup. |
| 0:05.8 | Preseason favorite Augustin Ramirez in Florida is down, demoted to the miners. |
| 0:11.3 | What happened there? |
| 0:12.1 | And the Yankees have decided to keep Anthony Volpe at AAA, even though his rehab assignment is over. |
| 0:19.1 | Let's go. |
| 0:29.1 | Music though his rehab assignment is over. Let's go. Welcome to rates and barrels. It is Monday, May 4th, May the 4th be with you, Eno. |
| 0:35.9 | On this episode, we have promotions, we have demotions, we have some sad news in the baseball world following the passing of legendary Yankees broadcaster, John Sterling. |
| 0:47.6 | We have injuries, just a whole gamut of weekend baseball news and notes to pour through. |
| 0:55.5 | How's it going for you on this Monday? |
| 0:57.6 | It's good. |
| 0:58.7 | It's been better. |
| 1:00.0 | Had one too many beers with the boys last night. |
| 1:03.7 | Had to send off our friend Christoph back to Germany and had to celebrate the tornado. |
| 1:10.2 | My favorite beer bar in the world, has been sold to a regular |
| 1:15.0 | and will stay in the family and hopefully not changed. |
| 1:19.7 | There had been a moment where they were thinking about selling it to a crypto bro that wanted |
| 1:23.3 | to create a tornado coin, and everybody groaned out very out loud into that bar one time |
| 1:33.3 | and that seems like the least toronado thing they ever could have done with it it really it really |
| 1:39.1 | would have been just not the spirit of that place at all not at all it's a dive bar with the best beer menu in the world and not a place that cares about things like poop coins. |
| 1:52.2 | Yeah, I thought I was going to get kicked out of there for having too much gel in my hair. |
| 1:55.9 | I mean, that's the vibe in there. |
| 1:58.2 | So I don't know, live and learn. |
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