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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 56 MIN

The World Baseball Classic is Delivering!

from Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno and DVR discuss the excellent games throughout pool play of the World Baseball Classic -- including a pair of walk-off homers over the weekend before digging into a few spring headlines with the first round of 'News or Noise' of 2026. Eno also drops a fresh Stuff+ leaderboard from spring games, featuring two largely overlooked pitchers in the NL Central. Rundown2:56 WBC Pool Play Has Delivered! 23:13 Spring News & Notes: Jackson Chourio, Rafael Devers & Lawrence Butler28:25 News or Noise? Position Players Still in Competitions36:05 Kodai Senga’s Velocity Jump37:37 Bailey Ober’s Velocity Drop40:28 Kyle Harrison’s Eight-K Performance Sunday44:05 New Pitches for Hunter Barco47:09 Didier Fuentes Returns to Spring Action50:24 Spring Training Stuff+ LeaderboardFollow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.sociale-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisEditor: Jason Potere#baseball #fantasybaseball #worldbaseballclassic2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and DVR discuss the excellent games throughout pool play of the World Baseball Classic -- including a pair of walk-off homers over the weekend before digging into a few spring headlines with the first round of 'News or Noise' of 2026. Eno also drops a fresh Stuff+ leaderboard from spring games, featuring two largely overlooked pitchers in the NL Central. Rundown2:56 WBC Pool Play Has Delivered! 23:13 Spring News & Notes: Jackson Chourio, Rafael Devers & Lawrence Butler28:25 News or Noise? Position Players Still in Competitions36:05 Kodai Senga’s Velocity Jump37:37 Bailey Ober’s Velocity Drop40:28 Kyle Harrison’s Eight-K Performance Sunday44:05 New Pitches for Hunter Barco47:09 Didier Fuentes Returns to Spring Action50:24 Spring Training Stuff+ LeaderboardFollow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.sociale-mail: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisEditor: Jason Potere#baseball #fantasybaseball #worldbaseballclassic2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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