About this episode

The episode previews Robby Snelling's big league debut and discusses various baseball prospects and injury updates.

Eno and DVR preview top prospect Robby Snelling’s highly anticipated big league debut and discuss expectations for the rookie left-hander. Later, they open the mailbag to answer questions about the closer market, Liam Hicks, and Will Warren. Plus, Ottoneu founder and Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah joins the show to break down Yankees prospect Spencer Jones, along with delivering his latest hot dog review — this time, the Minnesota Dog. Rundown: 1:16 Marlins Promote Robby Snelling 4:23 Pitchers Nearing Returns: Jared Jones, Bryce Miller & Carlos Rodón 10:25 Deeper League Considerations: Sean Burke & JT Ginn 14:14 Holding Steady: Where Will Noah Schultz Rank? 16:57 Good News on Skubal? 20:07 Injury Updates: Crochet, Ragans, Glasnow Ryan, Abel, Woodruff 24:45 Spencer Jones Gets the Call! 29:10 Keeper Consideration — Anthony Eyanson 34:11 JJ Bleday Tearing It Up with Reds 39:10 Taste of the Majors: The Minnesota Dog! 45:54 Closer Corner: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & Baltimore 52:53 Pleasant Surprises: What to Make of Liam Hicks? 57:06 Will Warren is Cruising: Is the Strikeout Rate Bound to Fall?  Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky…

More episodes of Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

• Quantifying Deception & The Rays’ Fast Start · May 7, 2026 · 1h 2m
• What Is Happening with Fernando Tatis Jr.? · May 6, 2026 · 1h 2m
• Can the Tigers Survive the Absence of Tarik Skubal? · May 5, 2026 · 56 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball podcast page.