The Wild Card Races Are Heating Up!
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the return of Jasson Dominguez for the stretch run, Kumar Rocker's upcoming debut with the Rangers, and the Mets' continued presence in the NL Wild Card race. Plus, they'll discuss the Twins' untimely tailspin, the Royals' rise under J.J. Picollo, and how the current struggles of Justin Verlander might shape the Astros' playoff rotation plans.
Rundown
1:19 Jasson Dominguez Rejoins the Yankees
8:05 Kumar Rocker to Make MLB Debut on Thursday
13:30 The Mets' Continued Presence in the NL Wild Card Race
26:04 Can the Twins Disrupt Their Tailspin?
39:39 The Royals' Rise Under J.J. Picollo
55:41 Justin Verlander and the Astros' Playoff Rotation
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and barrels, it's Tuesday, September 10th, Darvin Riper,eris, Britcheroli, here with you on this episode. |
| 0:21.4 | We are discussing promotions for Jason Dominguez and Kumar Rocker, news that broke after we finished Monday's show. |
| 0:28.7 | I think we will the Dominguez promotion into existence, though, so we'll take partial credit for that. |
| 0:34.3 | Interestingly enough, they left Verdugo in the lineup. |
| 0:37.3 | Yeah, I know. |
| 0:38.3 | It was a Stanton Day off Monday, but I think the usual plan will be the one we outlined |
| 0:42.8 | on Monday. |
| 0:43.7 | More of Verdugo to the bench. |
| 0:45.9 | And yeah, a lot of Jason Dominguez playing in a corner. |
| 0:49.1 | We get the NL Wildcard Watch, the Mets, making things more than interesting in that race. |
| 0:54.3 | We'll take a look at how that's happened and how the Mets stack up to potential playoff opponents if they are able to secure one of those spots in the final weeks of the season. |
| 1:03.4 | We're going to talk about the struggles of Justin Verlander and whether or not he will be a part of the Astros playoff rotation if his current form is the form we see at the end of |
| 1:12.7 | the season and the AL |
| 1:14.3 | wild card race. So we have a jam |
| 1:16.2 | packed show today. Very ambitious, |
| 1:18.9 | I think, would be the way I would describe us. |
| 1:21.1 | Let's get the quick promotion stuff |
| 1:22.5 | done because Dominguez, |
| 1:25.2 | as I outlined yesterday, the projections |
| 1:26.9 | have closed in on the Alex |
| 1:28.9 | Verdugo projection. Usually you look at a rookie or an inexperienced player and say, |
| 1:33.2 | okay, there's a lot of swing and miss in the profile. Projection says 210, 220 average, low |
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