Jeff Erickson and guest host Derek VanRiper from The Athletic's Rates & Barrels podcast get you set for Memorial Day Week's slate, and reviews the top free agents of the week, including Colt Emerson.

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00:00 MLB Podcast 5-24-26

00:20 Welcome to Derek VanRiper - Rates & Barrels, The Athletic!

01:50 NEWS

02:00 Toronto Blue Jays - Vlad Guerrero - elbow; Dylan Cease - hamstring.

06:20 Tigers Collapsing - Kenley Jansen blown save in first game of the DH. Tigers are 21-33 and before the 2nd game of the DH, lost 8 in a row, and 9/10.

12:30 Aaron Judge walk-off homer against Rays - snaps 3 game losing streak.

14:00 Parker Messick with sixth win of the year, CLE takes 2/3 from PHI.

16:15 Marlins walk-off GS against Devin Williams to sweep the Mets.

22:00 Corey Seager (back) - Live BP cancelled, won’t be evaluated again for another week.

22:45 Reid Detmers K’s 14 Rangers

23:15 Cubs get swept by the Astros, have lost eight in a row.

26:50 Tatis Legal Verdict (if time)

31:58 BlueWire

32:05 Schedule Notes

32:15 Memorial Day Monday - first games begin at 1:35p ET (TB-BAL, CHC-PIT)

34:00 AL 7 Games: BAL (vs. TB, vs. TOR); CWS (vs. MIN, vs. DET); HOU (@TEX, vs. MIL); MIN (@CWS, @PIT); TEX (vs. HOU, vs. KC); TOR (vs. MIA, @BAL)

36:00 NL 7 Games: CHC (@PIT, @STL); PIT (vs. CHC, vs. MIN);

39:15 FAAB - Hitters

40:00 OF Callups - Wade Meckler, Bryan Torres, Kevin Alcantara, Nick Morabito, Esmerlyn Valdez, Jhostynxon Garcia, Dylan Crews

45:00 Yohendrick Pinango

46:00 IF Callups - Colt Emerson, Pedro Ramirez, Justin Foscue

51:20 Catcher - Hunter Feduccia, Mickey Gasper

53:45 Other OF - Owen Caissie, Jake Meyers, Blake Dunn, Austin Martin, Jake McCarthy

54:45 Other IF - Oswald Peraza, David Hamilton, Curtis Mead, Richie Palacios, Jackson Holliday

56:30 FAAB - Starting Pitchers

56:45 Jonah Tong

59:40 Noah Cameron

1:00:30 Lucas Giolito

1:01:45 Blake Snell

1:02:45 Spencer Miles

1:04:45 FAAB - Closers

1:05:15 Antonio Senzatela

1:08:00 Caleb Killian - still available in one of my 12’s

1:08:45 Kirby Yates

1:10:00 Bryan King

1:12:00 Chad Patrick

1:14:15 Grant Taylor

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