Eno and DVR discuss a few news items ahead of the weekend including Jordan Westburg's elbow injury and Bruce Meyer's move into the executive director role for the MLBPA, before continuing the Team Preview series! Sahadev Sharma joins the show to discuss the Cubs, C. Trent Rosecrans drops by to break down the Reds, and Dennis Lin is here to talk about the Padres.

Check out the current win totals projected by PECOTA here: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/

Rundown

1:16 Listener Leagues in Progress

6:45 Spring Injury Updates: Jordan Westburg's Elbow, Tommy John Surgery for Pablo López

15:16 Bruce Meyer Moves Into Executive Director Role for MLBPA

20:19 Chicago Cubs Team Preview

49:42 Cincinnati Reds Team Preview

1:18:19 Padres Team Preview

Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social

Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social

Follow Sahadev on Bluesky: @sahadevsharma.bsky.social

Follow Trent on Bluesky: @ctrent.bsky.social

Follow Dennis on Twitter: @dennislin

e-mail: [email protected]

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe

Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels

Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris

With: Sahadev Sharma, C. Trent Rosecrans & Dennis Lin

Editor: Jason Potere

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.