{"podcast":{"title":"Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball","slug":"rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652","podcast_index_feed_id":692652,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879/1774225915041-25aacc15-e115-4d2e-b3fa-72decc9773cb.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1068,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T10:19:52.816182+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652"},"episode":{"title":"It's Big Board Season! Why Trade Deadline Predictions are Difficult","slug":"it-s-big-board-season-why-trade-deadline-predictions-are-difficult","published_at":"2026-07-21T20:17:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652/it-s-big-board-season-why-trade-deadline-predictions-are-difficult","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652","url":"https://shows.acast.com/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball/episodes/its-big-board-season-why-trade-deadline-predictions-are-diff","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879/e/6a5fcf3c8294b7e9a9b91125/media.mp3","summary":"The MLB Trade Deadline is almost here, and the Big Board is out! Eno, Britt, and DVR break down the players they think will be on the move before August 3 and discuss where they could land. Then, they recap a few key games with playoff implications from last night before diving into Britt's latest story on a bizarre alleged spying scandal involving the Angels and Rockies. Rundown: 1:36 Building the Big Board: 5:01 Non-Stars Move the Needle 12:55 Contenders Trading From Their MLB Rosters? 15:10 Will Angels Approach Deadline Differently with John Mozeliak? 23:03 Joe Ryan Gives Up Six Homers in Loss Monday 28:22 Yankees-Pirates 31:18 Mookie Betts vs. Xander Bogaerts 34:18 Tigers-Cubs 36:35 White Sox-Rangers 39:01 Marlins-Astros 42:19 Angels Fired Member of Scouting Staff for Filming Rockies Coaches Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow Britt on Bluesky: @brittghiroli.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: Britt Ghiroli Editor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The MLB Trade Deadline is almost here, and the Big Board is out! Eno, Britt, and DVR break down the players they think will be on the move before August 3…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3059,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652/episodes/it-s-big-board-season-why-trade-deadline-predictions-are-difficult/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652/it-s-big-board-season-why-trade-deadline-predictions-are-difficult.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}