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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Rays add Nelson Cruz, playing matchmaker, and saying hello to the Cleveland Guardians

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Fantasy Baseball, Mlb, Baseball, Sports

4.7873 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Eno, Britt & DVR discuss Nelson Cruz to the Rays before an attempt to play matchmaker ahead of next week's trade deadline. Plus, the Dodgers' increasing list of needs in the wake of a big series loss to the Giants, and welcoming the Cleveland Guardians into the world. 


Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris

Follow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghiroli

Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper

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0:00.0

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0:09.0

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0:49.3

It is Friday, July 23rd, Derek Van Riper, Britt Giroli, Inoceros, here with you.

0:54.7

And of course, we are presented by Topps. Check out Topps Project 70, celebrating 70 years

0:59.3

of Topps baseball cards. The trade deadline frenzy has already begun, where one week ahead

1:06.2

of the actual deadline. It falls on Friday, July 30th this year. Get some cool live stuff we're doing next week.

1:11.9

We're going to move this episode from Friday to Saturday to wrap up all of the trade deadline

1:17.6

action. But the big move that went down on Thursday is the one we're going to start with today.

1:22.4

Nelson Cruz is a member of the Tampa Bay raise. I think if you were trying to predict trades, it was one of the easier potential fits

1:31.5

because you could look at the raise, you could see a team that was floating the DH,

1:35.2

one that could use another little boost on offense,

1:37.8

and there was probably only one other clear suitor.

1:40.8

For me, it was Oakland.

1:41.6

So it was between those two teams for where a cruise was going

1:44.3

to end up. And it turns out it was the raise, in fact, who made the deal. Joe Ryan and Drew Stratman

1:49.9

go to the Twins, also a Kelvin Foucher going to the raise. But Cruz to the raise. Let's just

1:55.3

start with that. Are the raise done? Is this their big move, or do you think they're going to keep

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