{"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":"MLB Draft Recap & Futures Game Takeaways w/Keith Law","slug":"mlb-draft-recap-futures-game-takeaways-w-keith-law","published_at":"2026-07-15T20:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rates-barrels-a-show-about-baseball-692652/mlb-draft-recap-futures-game-takeaways-w-keith-law","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/mlb-draft-recap-futures-game-takeaways-wkeith-law","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879/e/6a57e457499dfa316dfbacae/media.mp3","summary":"The MLB Draft is in the books, and The Athletic's senior writer Keith Law joins Eno and DVR to break it all down. They discuss the first two selections, shortstops Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson, the Rockies' standout draft, the A's landing four players from Keith's Top 50, and the Phillies' puzzling approach. Later, the guys look back at this year's Futures Game and discuss why MLB missed an opportunity to give the event a bigger spotlight. Rundown: 0:54 White Sox Draft Roch Cholowsky at 1.1 4:17 High School Arms Continue to Slide 8:15 Grady Emerson to Tampa Bay 13:53 Giants Get Pitching: Jackson Flora at No. 4 20:15 The Rockies’ Impressive Draft 27:26 The A’s Load Up 31:25 Will A’s Prove Capable of Developing Arms in Vegas? 34:56 Quick Paths to The Show: Derek Curiel & Zion Rose 41:12 Lingering Questions About the Phillies’ Approach 47:51 Futures Game: The Difficulty of One-Inning Looks 56:17 Any Surprises From Sunday’s Showcase? Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow Keith on Bluesky: @keithlaw.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: Keith Law Editor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The MLB Draft is in the books, and The Athletic's senior writer Keith Law joins Eno and DVR to break it all down. They discuss the first two selections, s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3767,"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/mlb-draft-recap-futures-game-takeaways-w-keith-law/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/mlb-draft-recap-futures-game-takeaways-w-keith-law.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}