Trea Turner's MVP-Caliber Campaign & Tight Playoff Battles Continue
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR discuss a hamstring injury for Trea Turner, who has built a strong case to be considered for NL MVP honors in his age-32 season. Plus, they take a look around the league after another busy weekend and take stock of the still crowded AL Wild Card race, the Dodgers' shrinking lead (one game) in the NL West, and a few waiver wire observations.
Rundown
5:00 Trea Turner: Slowed by Hamstring Strain (Grade 1, placed on IL after episode was recorded)
11:10 Bobby Witt Jr.'s Back Spasms; Cole Ragans' First Rehab Start
19:21 The Dodgers' Lead in the NL West Shrinks to One Game
27:12 Daniel Palencia's Injury; Checking In on the Cubs' Bullpen
33:20 Byron Buxton Swats 30th Homer; Leaves Early After HBP
37:03 A Rough Outing for Bubba Chandler
42:36 Where the Money Went: Parker Meadows, Daylen Lile & Zack Gelof
53:13 Managing Lineups in Crunch Time Scenarios
1:01:07 Juan Soto: The NL MVP?
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| 1:40.6 | Derek Van Riper, Enoceris here with you on this episode. |
| 1:44.7 | Lots of baseball news, you know, coming out of the weekend, a round of injury updates, |
| 1:52.4 | including Tyler Glassnow's ongoing battle with Tall Guy Back. We are working frantically with our friend Trevor May and Paul Sporer to learn more about Tall Guy Back, because I |
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