Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
by The Athletic
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Estimated from 36 chart positions in 36 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Baseball#41M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Baseball#6300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Baseball#12300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Baseball#14300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Baseball#18300K to 1M
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.1M to 3.5M🎙 Daily cadence·986 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
3.8M to 12M🇬🇧26%🇺🇸9%🇨🇦9%+33 more - Active Followers
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1.1M to 3.5M
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Jul 21, 2026
50m 59s
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Jul 20, 2026
1h 02m 29s
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Jul 17, 2026
1h 06m 45s
How AI Almost Ruined Baseball
Jul 17, 2026
55m 34s
MLB Draft Recap & Futures Game Takeaways w/Keith Law
Jul 15, 2026
1h 02m 47s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | MLB Trade Deadlineplayer trades+3 | Britt Ghiroli | AngelsRockies+8 | — | MLBtrade deadline+7 | — | 50m 59s | ||
| 7/20/26 | Shohei Ohtani's injuryRed Sox winning streak+3 | — | DodgersRed Sox+5 | — | Shohei OhtaniRed Sox+5 | — | 1h 02m 29s | ||
| 7/17/26 | fantasy baseballinjury updates+4 | Eric Samulski | RotoworldThe Athletic | — | fantasy baseballinjury news+4 | — | 1h 06m 45s | ||
| 7/17/26 | AI in baseballMLB regulations+3 | Trevor May | MLBThe Athletic | — | artificial intelligenceMLB+5 | — | 55m 34s | ||
| 7/15/26 | MLB DraftFutures Game+3 | Keith Law | The AthleticRockies+6 | — | MLB DraftFutures Game+5 | — | 1h 02m 47s | ||
| 7/14/26 | Home Run DerbyAll-Star Week+3 | — | Netflix | — | Jordan WalkerHome Run Derby+3 | — | 1h 05m 17s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Home Run DerbyFantasy Baseball+5 | — | CardinalsWhite Sox+2 | — | Home Run DerbyFantasy Baseball+7 | — | 1h 05m 54s | ||
| 7/11/26 | midseason reviewMLB trade deadline+3 | Ken Rosenthal | The Athletic | — | baseballMLB+5 | — | 44m 19s | ||
| 7/10/26 | All-Star Weekendwaiver wire+5 | Niv Shah | — | Kansas CityChicago's South Side | All-Star Weekendwaiver wire+5 | — | 1h 18m 36s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Justin Verlander's retirementpitching strategies+5 | — | The Athletic | — | Justin Verlanderpitching+8 | — | 1h 05m 13s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Fantasy BaseballDraft-Day Regrets+4 | James AndersonNiv Shah | RotoWireOttoneu | DetroitMiami | Fantasy Fridaydraft picks+6 | — | 1h 18m 30s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Garrett Crochet injuryWhite Sox trade+3 | Stephen Nesbitt | White SoxBoston+1 | — | Garrett CrochetDillon Dingler+7 | — | 1h 08m 21s | ||
| 6/10/26 | young hittershitter performance+4 | Jed Lowrie | Baseball SavantThe Athletic | — | Lawrence ButlerEvan Carter+6 | — | 1h 00m 10s | ||
| 6/9/26 | analytics in baseballteam performance+4 | Patrick Mooney | The AthleticWhite Sox+3 | Vegas | Manny Machadoanalytics+7 | — | 1h 01m 01s | ||
| 6/8/26 | starting pitchersfantasy baseball+3 | — | The Athletic | — | Josh NaylorTarik Skubal+3 | — | 1h 09m 25s | ||
| 6/6/26 | NL Cy Young raceBrewers performance+5 | Matt Arnold | Milwaukee Brewers | — | NL Cy YoungMatt Arnold+7 | — | 54m 46s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Yankees performanceAaron Judge injury+4 | — | The Athletic | — | Aaron JudgeCorey Seager+6 | — | 1h 03m 50s | ||
| 6/4/26 | luxury taxinjuries+4 | — | MLBThe Athletic+3 | — | Rob ManfredAaron Judge+7 | — | 1h 11m 34s | ||
| 6/3/26 | World Series predictionstrade deadline opportunities+3 | Jed Lowrie | The Athletic | GuardiansTigers+1 | World SeriesTigers+5 | — | 57m 11s | ||
| 6/2/26 | prospect rankingsbaseball development+3 | Keith Law | The AthleticPadres+1 | — | prospectsbaseball+5 | — | 54m 00s | ||
| 5/8/26 | baseballprospects+4 | Niv Shah | PittsburghCincinnati+4 | — | Robby SnellingSpencer Jones+5 | — | 1h 00m 10s | ||
| 5/7/26 | deception modelRays' fast start+4 | — | The AthleticDiscord+1 | — | deceptionpitching+5 | — | 1h 01m 41s | ||
| 5/6/26 | Fernando Tatis Jr.Matt Olson+5 | Jed Lowrie | The AthleticAcast | — | Fernando Tatis Jr.Matt Olson+8 | — | 1h 01m 51s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Detroit TigersTarik Skubal+4 | Matt Gelb | Detroit TigersLA Angels+1 | — | Tarik SkubalDetroit Tigers+8 | — | 55m 48s | ||
| 5/4/26 | MLB promotionsMLB demotions+3 | — | MarlinsYankees+2 | — | MLBpromotions+7 | — | 1h 01m 27s |
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Chart history for Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
Peaked at #1 in Italy, top 10 in 12 of 40 tracked markets, currently #1 in Italy.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| India | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| ID | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| PL | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Ireland | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| SG | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| United States | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| South Africa | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Norway | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| AT | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| BE | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Canada | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Germany | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| CH | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| France | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| HK | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| PT | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Australia | — | #18 | #18 | — |
Chart Positions
40 placements across 36 markets.
Chart Positions
40 placements across 36 markets.