Live From First Pitch Arizona 2024!

From Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball The Athletic

Eno and DVR are live at First Pitch Arizona. Max Bay, parent of Stuff+ joins the show to discuss a few changes with the latest update to the model. Danny Kirwin and Cooper Adams from the Red Sox organization stop by to discuss their path as undrafted college players into Boston's system and into the Arizona Fall League.

Plus, Eno and DVR discuss a few of the biggest surprises relative to the Stuff+ model in 2024, and their preferred roster construction strategies as the 2025 fantasy baseball draft season gets underway.

Rundown

1:02 Is DIPS Theory Dead?

9:46 Looking Beyond the Projections & Models for an Edge

11:56 Predicting the Next Iteration of Changes to Stuff+

18:59 Danny Kirwin & Cooper Adams Join the Show

23:31 How Did Tread Help Danny & Cooper Make the Leap From College to Signing with Boston?

29:26 Unique Challenges in the Arizona Fall League

34:06 The Biggest Movers in the Updated Stuff+ Model

43:03 What Is Your Ideal Roster Construction Approach as Draft Season Begins?

60:29 Considerations for Players Returning From Second Tommy John Surgery

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