Pitching Trade Targets & Weekend Waiver Wire Considerations

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno and DVR return for another Fantasy Friday—starting with some food takes, including Eno’s “try everything once” mindset and DVR revealing he’s never had oysters. From there, they shift to baseball, breaking down potential fantasy trade targets among starting pitchers and identifying arms to buy low or sell high. The guys close out the show by discussing a new Athletics closer: Jack Perkins.

Rundown:

1:29 Eno's Dining Philosophy

3:28 The Truth Is: Midwest Food Creations Are Usually Good

7:45 Injury Updates: Luis Robert Jr., Trevor Rogers, Brandon Woodruff & Garrett Crochet

22:10 A Pitching Debut Friday: The Red Sox Turn to Jake Bennett

28:00 Trade Targets: Starting Pitchers We're Interested In

40:56 The 'Obvious' Sell Highs: More Easily Attainable Arms

50:52 Travis Bazzana Projections

1:04:11 Closer Carousel: Buying Jack Perkins, Considering Jacob Latz?

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2026-05-01 67 min

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