Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

4.7 (868)
Baseball
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In baseball, numbers are everywhere. But they’re not just numbers. For Derek VanRiper and Eno Sarris, they’re the keys to solving the most fun problem in sports. Every weekday, join DVR and Eno as they unpack baseball in ways you’ve never heard before, endeavoring to figure out all they can about a sport that’s constantly changing. Alongside contributors Britt Ghiroli, Trevor May and Jed Lowrie, the Rates & Barrels crew breaks down all the latest MLB news through an analytical lens, feeding your unhealthy addiction to numbers, while helping you master your fantasy baseball GM skills. But wait, there's more: come back for Saturday mornings in Starkville, where Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville talk to some of the most important players, coaches, and thought leaders in the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Al Melchior

Host
Chris Welsh

Host
Derek VanRiper

Host
Eno Sarris

Host
James Anderson

Guest
Niv Shah

Guest
Jed Lowrie

Guest
Jason Benetti

Guest

4.7

out of 5

868 Ratings

best baseball pod out there but auto skip whenever britt is on

May 28

P_000

this show is absolutely fantastic. i was harsh on jed previously but he’s not as detrimental to the show as i previously thought. he’s pretty solid. this show is at its best when it’s just eno and dvr or when may joins. unfortunately, britt is a really poor podcaster and is an automatic skip. i hate writing this because i am extremely progressive and am desperate for there to be more women in baseball coverage. just unfortunately, britt is what mlb wants coverage to be to an extreme, therefore says practically nothing of real value and acts like everything is black or white and has 1 true answer when this is a sport that has a lot of nuance. she is literally a mouthpiece for mlb making points that are exactly what they would want to hear time and time again. when eno, on the other hand, actually analyzes the numbers and makes objective points that are not fueled by wanting to fuel a narrative that mlb wants pushed. this is my fave podcast out there but i don’t even listen to a minute if i see britt is on. total waste of time. it feels like the athletic literally inserted her in here to make y’all more uniform with every other baseball pod that lacks actual objectivity. i know this all sounds dramatic/too simple/too harsh/trying too hard to be radical etc and i don’t think i wrote this well either but there is some SMALL truth to it i swear. praying for britt to move on from this show to another. and best of luck to her too. obviously she’s just doing her job and sorry for the harshness
Don’t like new direction

Jun 6

Coachbulldog

This podcast, with Eno and DVR, used to be the best fantasy baseball podcast. But the addition of things like Starkville have taken the content in a different direction, away from what made it excellent. Disappointing, and I’ve changed my rating from five to two stars.
Informative

May 27

T dasee

Enjoy the show. Great analysis and information. Trevor and Jed are nice weekly additions. Britt needs to go, voice is nails on chalkboard.
Fix your issues

May 28

John_LA

Time codes always off and you can’t skip through and every time I go back to the show it starts over. Just frustrating to try and listen to

In baseball, numbers are everywhere. But they’re not just numbers. For Derek VanRiper and Eno Sarris, they’re the keys to solving the most fun problem in sports. Every weekday, join DVR and Eno as they unpack baseball in ways you’ve never heard before, endeavoring to figure out all they can about a sport that’s constantly changing. Alongside contributors Britt Ghiroli, Trevor May and Jed Lowrie, the Rates & Barrels crew breaks down all the latest MLB news through an analytical lens, feeding your unhealthy addiction to numbers, while helping you master your fantasy baseball GM skills. But wait, there's more: come back for Saturday mornings in Starkville, where Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville talk to some of the most important players, coaches, and thought leaders in the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.