The Mets make more moves, J.T. Realmuto and George Springer suitors, and a mystery team for DJ LeMahieu
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 873 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2020
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR discuss James McCann to the Mets, the new GM in the Big Apple, suitors for J.T. Realmuto and George Springer, a possible mystery team fit for DJ LeMahieu, and Chris Flexen's return to the big leagues after a successful one-year stint in the KBO.
Rundown
1:55 Buying James McCann’s 2019-20 Offensive Production?
5:05 Would You Rather? Fringe Top-10 Catchers
13:35 Jared Porter is the Mets’ New GM
17:15 Where Does J.T. Realmuto Fit Now?
26:43 David Dahl Heads to Texas
34:26 Hunter Renfroe Goes to Boston
43:03 Chris Flexen Signs with Seattle After One Year in KBO
47:25 Best Fits for George Springer
51:55 A #MysteryTeam for DJ LeMahieu?
56:31 Can You Draft Too Many Players From One Team?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates of barrels. It's Monday, December 14th. Derek Van Riper here with |
| 0:20.3 | Eno Seris on this episode. We will discuss the latest round of moves made by the New York Mets. James McCann is now on board and the Mets have a new GM. So we'll talk about that. We also have a former MET return to the States after a year in the KBO and some new homes for David Dahl and Hunter Renfro. |
| 0:41.1 | Once we talk through the news, we're going to look at some of the free agent predictions that Eno made at his piece last week and consider some new potential fits. |
| 0:49.2 | You know, with the McCann domino falling, J.T. Real Muda may have another suitor or two emerging from the woodwork. |
| 0:56.4 | We'll also get to a mailbag question or two as well. |
| 0:59.8 | Eno, happy Monday. How was your weekend? |
| 1:02.4 | It was good. It was good. |
| 1:04.6 | We have pulled the kids out of school to quarantine them so that the grandparents can come. |
| 1:11.3 | And so this week will be hectic. |
| 1:18.0 | Bear with us. |
| 1:19.4 | Bear with us this week. |
| 1:20.7 | Zoom is happening as we speak. |
| 1:22.6 | Everybody in this house is on Zoom right now. |
| 1:24.9 | Well, you've got good internet because the podcast is working so far. |
| 1:28.8 | So that's good. |
| 1:30.5 | Let's get to it. |
| 1:31.6 | The Mets added James McCann on a four-year deal over the weekend. |
| 1:35.8 | I think he's fascinating because he was non-tendered two years ago. |
| 1:39.8 | And as we were getting ready to record, I said, if you told me then that he was going to sign a multi-year deal with anybody at any point, I would have probably pushed back on that. |
| 1:47.8 | And to get, you know, four years at a pretty decent average annual value as well is a pretty |
| 1:53.7 | nice turnaround. |
| 1:55.0 | I think the question I have, as McCann goes, is a little more of an offensive question |
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