About this episode
DVR and Eno catch up on news from Dodgers camp, an injury creating opportunity in the Brewers' rotation, listener league draft results focusing on players our leagues drafted earlier (and later). Plus, they are joined by Ron Shandler, founder of Baseball HQ and author of 'Fantasy, Reconstructed' to discuss innovating in fantasy baseball game design, his preferred draft-day tools, a few players he's been targeting this draft season, and the challenges of quantifying risk. Rundown2:20 Smelling Hops: Barebottle is Brewing Another Kayaker’s Cove!4:06 Fabian’s Dodgers Notes: Snell, Ohtani & Wrobleski10:34 Josh Hader to Open 2026 on the IL; Bryan Abreu Helium15:39 Quinn Priester’s Injury Opens Up Opportunity in Milwaukee22:05 Rates & Barrels Listener League Drafts: ‘Our Guys’ 44:09 The Fixers: Undervalued Save Sources52:26 The Fixers: Making Up Ground in Stolen Bases1:02:07 Interview with FSWA & FSGA Hall-of-Famer Ron Shandler1:03:06 Inspiration for ‘Fantasy, Reconstructed’1:08:03 Getting Buy-In to Try New Things in Your Leagues1:13:17 Re-creating the Monthly Salary Cap Fun of Shandler Park1:19:07 Ron’s Preferred Draft-Day Tools1:22:50 Who Is Standing Out as Undervalued in Ron’s Draft So Far?1:26:33 The Challenge of Quantifying RiskFollow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.socialFollow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.socialFollow Ron on Bluesky: @bb4caster.bsky.sociale-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.comJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeSubscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno SarrisWith: Ron ShandlerEditor: Jason Potere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
