Making Sense of April Surprises
From Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball by The Athletic
April 23, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
The episode discusses surprising performances in baseball, including player comments and team standings.
Eno, Trevor, and DVR are full of surprises for Thursday's episode as they discuss the comebacker that disappeared in Mariners' starter Logan Gilbert's jersey, the upstart Cincinnati Reds, and Juan Soto's baffling comments on not texting with his Mets teammates during their recent road trip. The guys close out the show by highlighting three players who they didn't expect to have so much success this season: Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker, Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien, and Padres starter Randy Vásquez. Rundown: :35 Logan Gilbert Makes A Ball Disappear 6:30 Counsell on “Ohtani Rule’ 11:45 More Two-Way Players? 16:30 April Standings Surprises: Cincinnati Reds 25:21 Who Gets Back on Track: Red Sox, Royals, Astros, Phillies, Mets 32:43 Juan Soto’s Lack of ‘Contact’ 39:55 Jordan Walker’s Fast Start 49:03 Riley O’Brien is Rolling 54:48 Randy Vásquez is Missing More Bats Than Ever Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @iamtrevormay.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper…
People in this episode
Hosts: Eno Sarris, Derek VanRiper
Guest: Trevor May
Topics covered
- April surprises
- player performance
- baseball analysis
- team standings
- two-way players
- player comments
Keywords
- Logan Gilbert
- Cincinnati Reds
- Juan Soto
- Jordan Walker
- Riley O'Brien
- Randy Vásquez
- April surprises
- baseball analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cincinnati Reds, Red Sox, Royals, Astros, Phillies, Mets
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