Winter Meetings Day 2 Recap
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR are live from Orlando for Day 2 of the Winter Meetings. They are joined by Britt Ghiroli to talk about some of the big moves from Day 2, Levi Weaver joins the show to discuss his path into the world of baseball writing and Nick Wan, senior director of baseball analytics for the Cincinnati Reds, discusses his path into the industry.
Rundown
1:10 Britt Ghiroli Joins the Show; Edwin Díaz to the Dodgers
5:51 Kyle Schwarber Stays with the Phillies
10:20 Rob Thomson Gets an Extension
12:28 The Padres Are Looking to Make a Splash
18:19 Levi Weaver Joins the Show
38:55 Nick Wan Joins the Show
50:03 Other News, Rumors & Chatter: Steven Matz to the Rays, Shane Baz Trade Considerations & Vaughn Grissom on the Move
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Britt Ghiroli, Levi Weaver & Nick Wan
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and Barrels, live from the winter meetings. |
| 0:12.9 | It is day two. |
| 0:14.6 | Derek Van Riper here with Enosaris. |
| 0:16.1 | Got some great guests joining us here in just a little while. |
| 0:18.7 | I got a little 3-0 show reunion with Bridgeroli. |
| 0:22.1 | Nick Wan from the Cincinnati Reds. |
| 0:24.9 | It's going to just going to talk about his path in the baseball, |
| 0:27.1 | and our friend Levi Weaver is dropping by as well. |
| 0:30.3 | Eno, how did day one, night one of the winter meetings end up treating you? |
| 0:38.4 | It took a fair amount of groaning to get out of bed this morning. |
| 0:43.6 | I've heard the Eno morning groaned before. |
| 0:47.2 | It's intense. |
| 0:49.3 | The glasses are not on your face. |
| 0:51.6 | They're on your shirt. |
| 0:52.2 | That's for day three. |
| 0:53.3 | That's for day three. |
| 0:55.1 | That'll be tomorrow's content. |
| 0:58.2 | We had a good meal. |
| 0:59.3 | Oh, yes. |
| 1:00.0 | Last night went to a Jose Andres restaurant. |
| 1:03.2 | I had some hamone Iberico and some patatas bravas. |
| 1:08.8 | It was great. |
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