All-Star Break Weekend Waiver Preview & Seattle’s ‘Sumo Dog’

DVR is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of Baseball HQ to discuss First Pitch Arizona 2025 (Nov. 6th-9th), long-term targets to stash, and a few players to consider on the waiver wire this weekend. Plus, Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah checks in with a report from T-Mobile Park in Seattle, where Sumo Dog comes through with a contender for 'Best Dog of the Season'. Rundown 3:14 First Pitch Arizona Registrations are Open! https://www.baseballhq.com/pricing/first-pitch-arizona-2025 7:18 Brice Matthews Gets the Call to Houston 11:43 Updates: Hunter Greene, Cole Ragans & Blake Snell 17:02 Stashing Samuel Basallo in Redraft Leagues? 20:47 Would You Rather (Rest of 2025): Cam Schlittler v. Emmet Sheehan 23:22 Other Pitchers You're Stashing Now in Long-Term Formats 32:59 Hitters to Stash in Long-Term Formats 37:09 Would You Rather (Rest of 2025): Tyler Freeman v. Colt Keith 40:37 Waiver-Wire Bats to Consider 54:50 Mailbag: Which Post-TJS Pitchers Do You Target? 1:01:54 Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah Joins the Show! 1:11:57 2025 MLB Draft Class Availability in Ottoneu Leagues 1:17:59 Starting an Ottoneu League During the All-Star Break 1:21:50 Sumo Dog at T-Mobile Park A Contender for 'Best Dog of the Season' 1:26:45 'The Seattle Dog' Not As Pictured Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social Follow Ryan on Bluesky: @ryanbloomfield.bsky.social Follow Niv on Bluesky: @ottoneu.bsky.social Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Host: Derek VanRiper Guests: Ryan Bloomfield & Niv Shah Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.