# Weekend Waiver Preview: Predicting Trade Deadline Winners

An episode of [Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486883874), 31 Jul 2026, 1 h 02 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879/e/6a6d01cdb4f8d3011ffc35fe/media.mp3

With Monday’s trade deadline fast approaching, Eno and DVR break down the A.J. Minter trade from the Mets to the Twins and explain why the smaller deals can be just as important as the blockbuster moves. Then, the guys dig into the waiver wire before welcoming Niv Shah to discuss perhaps his biggest hot dog review yet, ranking four Harry Potter-inspired dogs—one for each Hogwarts house. Rundown: 1:33 Max Clark Gets the Call: Can He Hit Right Away? 7:49 Bryan Baker Gets Save No. 30 10:10 Is Baker a Top-10 Closer for Next Year? 12:25 A.J. Minter to Twins: Two Prospects to Mets 16:10 Luke Murphy Gets the Call 17:57 Will Quinn Mathews Stick after Debut? 19:52 Late-Season Looks for Whisenhunt & Tidwell? 23:40 Will Phillies Upgrade No. 5 Starter Spot? 27:58 Stash Héctor Rodríguez? 30:49 Matt McLain Returns 33:05 Odds & Ends: Miller Replacements, Walcott DH Duty & Jays Depth 38:52 An Aggressive Assignment: A Four Hot-Dog Saturday? 44:21 Finding Your House 50:10 Should You Pay Up for Roch Cholowsky? 56:13 Blocking Others From a Deal? Don't miss our LIVE Trade Deadline show; Monday August 3rd at 4p ET on the Rates & Barrels YouTube Channel Like, Subscribe and drop us a comment! First Pitch Arizona: https://www.baseballhq.com/pricing/first-pitch-arizona-2026 Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris Executive Producer: McEnroe Francis Editor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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