{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818a1a4eb737caf8ca41879/69af2dbdb58ea3074dcde551?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The World Baseball Classic is Delivering!","description":"<p>Eno and DVR discuss the excellent games throughout pool play of the World Baseball Classic -- including a pair of walk-off homers over the weekend before digging into a few spring headlines with the first round of 'News or Noise' of 2026. Eno also drops a fresh Stuff+ leaderboard from spring games, featuring two largely overlooked pitchers in the NL Central. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rundown</strong></p><p>2:56 WBC Pool Play Has Delivered! </p><p>23:13 Spring News &amp; Notes: Jackson Chourio, Rafael Devers &amp; Lawrence Butler</p><p>28:25 News or Noise? Position Players Still in Competitions</p><p>36:05 Kodai Senga’s Velocity Jump</p><p>37:37 Bailey Ober’s Velocity Drop</p><p>40:28 Kyle Harrison’s Eight-K Performance Sunday</p><p>44:05 New Pitches for Hunter Barco</p><p>47:09 Didier Fuentes Returns to Spring Action</p><p>50:24 Spring Training Stuff+ Leaderboard</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social</p><p>Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social</p><p><br></p><p>e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Derek VanRiper &amp; Eno Sarris</p><p><br></p><p>Editor: Jason Potere</p><p><br></p><p>#baseball </p><p>#fantasybaseball </p><p>#worldbaseballclassic2026</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}