About this episode
DVR and Al look at some actionable news items from opening day, including IL stints for Justin Verlander, Max Fried and Ryan Pepiot, and they consider players worth pursuing on the waiver wire, such as Elehuris Montero, Clarke Schmidt and Hunter Gaddis. Rundown 0:34 A new approach to the waivers show 1:40 Opening day lineup Implications 31:37 Injury news impacting waiver options 35:42 Other pitching options on waivers 42:33 Which teams should we stream pitchers against? 47:12 Two-start pitchers to stream 55:53 Opening day bullpen observations Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com Subscribe to The Athletic at $1/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.