Podcasts · Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
June Starting Pitcher Rankings Update & Waiver Wire Preview
· 1 h 05 min
Episode June Starting Pitcher Rankings Update & Waiver Wire Preview
Fresh starting pitcher rankings have dropped, and it’s time to complain! Who is too high, who is too low — and should Eno and DVR watch *more* baseball? On this episode, they discuss frustration around the rankings of George Kirby, Reid Detmers, Justin Wrobleski, and many others. Plus, a surprising discovery in the three-year park factors for Baltimore and Detroit, before they dig into this weekend’s waiver-wire preview.
Rundown
0:00 Intro
1:12 Eno’s Updated Rankings: A Few Disagreements
2:38 George Kirby: Pitching Within Bottom Range of His Outcomes?
6:54 Jesús Luzardo: Is the OOPSY Projection Too Optimistic?
9:18 Bryce Miller: DVR’s Case to Move Him Higher
13:08 Reid Detmers: Eno Pushes Back on Rosy Second-Half Outlook
17:18 Shane Baz: Does Recent Form Point to More Success?
20:44 A DVR Challenge! Park Factors Update: BAL & DET
25:47 Justin Wrobleski: Do We Need to Watch More Baseball?
32:57 Waiver Wire Targets: Eury Pérez & Shane Bieber Returning Soon
40:17 Brandon Young: A Rankings Update Omission?
42:54 Griffin Jax: Having Success in Short Outings As Starter
45:59 Better Roster Stash?: Injured Aces vs. Top Prospects
52:44 Waiver Wire Targets: S. Taylor, D. Guzman & C. Moore
59:06 Post-Hype Sleeper?: Endy Rodríguez Is Cooking in Pittsburgh
Eno’s Fresh SP Rankings ($): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370900
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
Host: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
Editor: Jessie Auritt
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Links in the notes 1
Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.