# Can You Predict the World Series Winner in Early June?

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Podcast: [Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652)
Published: 2026-06-03T19:31:06+00:00
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It’s June 3, which means it’s time for everyone’s favorite game: Four vs. The Field! Today, Eno, Jed, and DVR debate whether the combination of baseball’s four World Series favorites will ultimately take home the trophy, or if the rest of the league is the smarter bet. Then, they discuss whether the Tigers can get revenge for last year’s late-season swoon by tracking down the Guardians in the AL Central. Later, the guys examine the best and worst users of ABS and discuss how teams are adapting to baseball’s challenge system. Rundown: 0:36 Four vs. The Field: Can You Pick the World Series Winner with Four Teams? 10:25 Banking on Buyers: Trade Deadline Opportunities to Make Strides 14:59 Projected fWAR: A Better Option Than Choosing World Series Probables? 19:04 Chasing Cleveland: Will the Tigers Turn the Tables on the Guardians? 25:38 What’s the Number? Playoff Odds Necessary for Tigers to Buy at Deadline 34:08 ABS Challenges: Who Is Doing Well, Who Is Struggling So Far? 44:42 Strategic Approaches: Is Marlins’ Catcher-Led Volume Approach Ideal? 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 With: Jed Lowrie Editor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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