Catching Up with Brent Rooker, Hall of Fame Ballots & Baseball's Worst Idea

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno, Trevor and DVR are joined by Brent Rooker to discuss his offseason so far on the heels of a career year in 2024. Plus, they examine a few tough cases from this year's Hall of Fame ballot and 'The Golden At-Bat' -- one of the least popular ideas in baseball history (?) -- before playing another round of 'Name That Dude!'.

Rundown

0:47 Brent's Early Offseason Work So Far

3:31 Adjustments & Areas of Improvement

6:10 Daily Prep Throughout the Season

9:45 Expectations for Sacramento's Park Factors

12:28 Staying In the Game While DH'ing

18:41 Toughest Hall of Fame Cases On This Year's Ballot

25:07 Félix Hernández & Making Better Era-Adjusted Comparisons

39:19 Chase Utley's Case & Surprising Low Vote Share in Year 1

42:31 Nobody Likes the 'Golden At-Bat' Idea (except Trevor, sort of)

53:18 Name That Dude!

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Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Trevor May

Producer: Brian Smith

Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper

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