These guys are my awesome equivalent to long read articles. I love to listen to this podcast when I can take in the whole episode in at once. It’s endearing when they dive deep into characteristics of a specific function of the game. I love daily grind podcasts also. But I hear info on this podcast that I’d never hear anywhere else. Great personalities and very easy to like. I’d recommend anyone who enjoys the sport give them a listen.

This is a phenomenal all around baseball podcast. Clearly geared toward a fantasy audience but does a great job covering news and events, and Eno, DVR, Trevor and Britt all provide amazing analysis. You all rock!!

Got about 3 minutes in & ADs were still playing so turned off.

Entertaining and informative.

Every time Britt mentions Max Scherzer, you drink a shot. Seriously, one of the better baseball podcasts.

This show is the sharpest show around and it’s not even close. DVR and Eno are tremendous and in conjunction with Trevor May, it’s the absolute best. These guys are all bright and I would encourage anyone who enjoys baseball to listen to it.

Loved the episode with Trevor over the chess between hitters and pitchers, the Braves, and battling for jobs

Playing fantasy for the first time this year and these guys have been a great crash course. Fun show, passionate, great personalities.

Great banter for players stats and metrics, love that you include some fantasy insights, but still focus on baseball as a whole. Great work!!

A great blend of smart guys who use the deep analytics but just enjoy the game and like to talk ball.

BAN DVR FROM MENTIONING ANYTHING BREWERS RELATED.

Very informative and helpful analysis. DVR is great. Maybe it’s a personal preference, Eno knows his stuff but is a little bit of a goofball and his instance to laugh every sentence is distracting. At times I can’t make it though the episode. Overall still a good baseball podcast

i listen routinely to just two fantasy baseball podcasts. rates and barrels and baseball hq radio. they both deliver content without the bro-chatter, and their hosts and guests track their biases - signaling their respect for the challenge it is predicting and projecting players’ success. that’s important to me, as a consumer of baseball skills analysis who hasn’t got the luxury of time to do the kind of in-depth research that eno sarris and derrick van riper are able to. but when it comes to pitching analysis, eno sarris may be the most down-to-earth among independent pitching skills analysts. he knows he’s speaking to a broad audience. he offers hands-down pithier descriptions of a pitcher’s skills, supported by the evidence he generates with his stuff and location models, by comparison to what some other pitching analysts do with theirs. and he is regularly careful to define his terms. as a non-expert, when i tune in to listen to Rs

These guys are so engaging and make intelligent, measured analysis digestible. Love the pod!

Some of the best baseball information about pitching I've ever listened to.

Always learn about the game from these guys. Love the Trevor May episodes!

Great Analysis and fun hosts.

A great baseball podcast with a focus on fantasy but often it’s all relevant to real-life baseball. You’ll be shocked at how many players you’ll get to know.

R&B is my favorite baseball podcast. I could listen to Eno and Derek battle over Xander Bogaerts’s SB potential all afternoon. Enjoyed best by the grill with a tasty IPA. Don’t let the burgers sit too long.

I’m not a big fantasy baseball guy, but I love the analytical breakdown of players and teams. I’ve become a smarter baseball fan listening to this pod!

This is the most enjoyable fantasy baseball podcast—- I love that they are funny in a natural and dry way without trying too hard or being immature. The voice and sound quality is perfect. Also, maybe most importantly, they rarely have super hot takes and predictions that they don’t back up. And when they do have opinions just based on feeling or sight test, they acknowledge that. It’s just really nice to listen to, and enhances my love of the game. Also, please ignore any feedback from anyone saying don’t go so deep… those of us that love fantasy baseball need and love that depth and it’s what sets this podcast apart. My only request is to talk a little more about leagues with Ottoneu settings , e.g., dynasty leagues without steals as a category Again absolutely love your work, thank you to DVR and Eno for this

The most informative and entertaining podcast about fantasy sports!

No doubt the best place to come for fantasy baseball discussion and insight.

Their passion and love for baseball is contagious. I can’t hep but feel the same excitement I had for the game as a kid when I hear these guys. A must-listen!

This is exactly what I was looking for in a baseball podcast. I don’t even play fantasy baseball. I just love the deep dives into the statistics that describe past performances in order to predict future performances.

This is just a great pod

I love this show and it is immensely helpful across the board for fantasy baseball. Cannot recommend this show enough.

Amazing insights

Best baseball pod on the market right now.

What a great pod. Love the discussion on this pod.

Getting rolling on 24 prep. I get so much depth from this podcast twice a week. Two of the best at this. Amazing professionalism and a fun listen. I will keep you on download and be listening during the off season for new episodes.

This is a must for serious fantasy baseball players.

Below is the review I started in the spring and never sent. Over this past season I got deeper and deeper into the wide world of baseball analytics, Statcast data, and scouting reports. I still think there’s room to touch more upon, let’s say top 10 round type players. But I’ve become better at fantasy baseball. And you guys have been huge in that process. Many thanks. ** I want to love this show. All the guys are knowledgeable, Eno and Welsh in particular have great senses of humor. But it sometimes feels like it’s aimed at 24 team, Central divisions-only leagues. Right now they’re talking about guys like Brice Turang and Mervis. They don’t matter to any but the deepest of deep leagues. There are so many more relevant players that are scuffling or worth analyzing. (I’m not talking about the prospect episodes). And no one cares about hosts’ leagues. This is a problem across fantasy baseball pods; you never run into it with football. We get a lot of “in expert league x I couldn’t believe someone bid y on Mike Moustakas.” This isn’t helpful!

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Love Eno and dvr, super informative about not just fantasy. Soothing presences, like baseball asmr

Rates and Barrels is one of my two or three favorite podcasts even as a fantasy baseball casual! Love Eno and DVR’s insights

great podcast.

This podcast has helped me through one of the toughest, most traumatic event of my life. DVR and Eno give us much needed reprieves from the indignities of everyday living. Oh, and they know the game of baseball as well as literally anybody. I cannot recommend this show enough!

After listening to Welsch say “I’ve seen him in Arizona” for the 500th time in the same episode, had to stop. We get it…you watch baseball in Arizona. Congrats.

Eno, your “breaking news voiceover is on-point…phenomenal, my man. DVR, props to you for your maintaining each forum’s episodic success👍 I abstain from fantasy baseball; however, the knowledge and data driven approach from my favorite podcast authors the best peak into what baseball organizations are using to further their success on and off the field. Thank you.

The best baseball podcast out there by far

and the winner is right here!! best show to help you win at fantasy baseball

If you want to learn about baseball not just fantasy this is for you.

Trying to get into fantasy baseball this year. This podcast was really unhelpful. They never say what teams these guys play for, if they were traded/FA recently, where they sit in their rotation, and rarely mention the players’ ages. Probably great if you’re already deep into fantasy baseball. Otherwise, you may as well just google it.

Most intelligent and interesting baseball podcast I’ve found — Congrats to DVR on the newborn!

DVR-you have great opinions, you’re at your best when you really own them. Eno- you’re a masterful communicator aside from when you interrupt people!

DVR and Eno are sharp and well prepared every episode. A great go-to for fantasy baseball players across interest levels.

These guys can do great analysis and I love the show for the most part. Good personalities and chemistry, well planned etc. the best part is Eno’s discussion of players in his models, the strengths and weaknesses of those models and how scouting can be combined for player evaluation. Here is what’s bad and what I anticipate a lot more of now that Welsh is on the show: lots of discussion of “the industry” of fantasy baseball analysis and analyst/high stakes leagues. Guys, seriously, no one wants to hear long stories about who was in your tout wars draft and how they sniped you or what their tendencies are or how you hung out at first pitch Arizona. Please stop. Finally most people who haven’t played fantasy baseball since the 90’s are pretty aware that steals, runs, wins, saves and the like are archaic ways to measure baseball player value and that roto makes no sense. Points leagues are more popular despite the small number of people who play in high stakes leagues. please acknowledge.

Best fantasy baseball pod out there. Analysis is original, calm soothing listen—not loud or annoying

Derek does a great job doing an interesting show each week and Eno has the most unique and intelligent analysis out there!