DVR, Eno and Welsh welcome in the debut and expectations for Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz. Andrew Abbott vs AJ Smith-Shawver, listener mailbag and more! Rundown 0:34 Elly De La Cruz 4:55 Eno is the Elly ice-man 9:08 Is Elly more Javy Baez or Tatis Jr? 21:11 Elly or Volpe ROS 22:56 Reds future lineup 29:52 Andrew Abbott 34:26 AJ Smith-Shawver or Abbott ROS 39:09 Will Eury stay in Marlins rotation? 51:11 Luken Baker 53:43 Henry Davis to Triple-A  61:00 Listener Questions  Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelsh Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eno and DVR discuss another wave of pitching prospects that have arrived in the big leagues including Andrew Abbott, Reese Olson, Bryan Woo and AJ Smith-Shawver. Plus, they discuss a few tough rankings from Eno's June Starting Pitcher Rankings update, and mailbag questions about Jazz Chisholm Jr., Luis Robert, and Taylor Ward. Rundown 1:15 Andrew Abbott Gets the Call 3:41 Reese Olson Pitches Well in MLB Debut 7:55 Bryan Woo's Tough Debut 14:32 AJ Smith-Shawver Arrives in Atlanta 19:47 Will the Yankees Continue to Show Patience with Anthony Volpe 27:48 Two Bad Months, Four Good Ones 35:18 Bad Injury Luck for the Brewers? 39:15 Jackson Chourio's Chances of a 2023 Debut 41:16 Banking on a Big Summer From Freddy Peralta? 49:12 Where Did Aaron Nola's Strikeouts Go? 54:47 Tough Rank: Nathan Eovaldi 58:13 Can We Trust Michael Kopech's Turnaround? 1:02:43 Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Long-Term Outlook 1:07:18 Where Are Luis Robert Jr.'s Stolen Bases? 1:10:57 Taylor Ward's Disappointing 2023 Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: [email protected] Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DVR and Al weigh their interest in adding Royce Lewis and Jordan Walker in shallower leagues and discuss their approaches to FAB bidding for AJ Smith-Shawver. They also gauge their interest in adding the Tigers’ Akil Baddoo and Zach McKinstry, as well as Reds righty Ben Lively and Braves southpaw Jared Shuster. DVR and Al conclude with some difficult two-start dilemmas and a few closer candidates to consider. Rundown 0:59 Top developments heading into the weekend 16:54 Hitters to consider 31:48 A few starting pitchers of interest 38:47 Start/sit dilemmas for two-start Hunter Greene and Nestor Cortes 45:40 Two-start pitchers 55:26 Closer corner Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB e-mail: [email protected] Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eno and DVR discuss the promotion of AJ Smith-Shawver, a pair of key injuries for the Tigers with Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene heading to the IL, another injury for Harrison Bader, the pitch mix of Grayson Rodriguez, and several second-chance league surprises -- including big risers Joe Ryan, Esteury Ruiz, Josh Lowe, and Merrill Kelly.  Rundown 1:10 AJ Smith-Shawver Joins the Braves 7:55 Eduardo Rodriguez's Finger Injury; Tarik Skubal Nearing Rehab Assignment 12:28 Opportunity for Reese Olson? 16:56 Riley Greene's Breakout Slowed by Tibia Injury 20:42 Colt Keith Time? 30:08 Harrison Bader Goes Back to the IL 37:43 Grayson Rodriguez's Pitch Mix 42:20 Second-Chance League Surprises 48:02 A Detour to Discuss Luis Medina 53:05 Esteury Ruiz Rising Up Boards in Second-Chance Leagues 58:20 Josh Lowe's Move Up; ROS Expectations 64:17 Merrill Kelly's Strikeout Rate Surge Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: [email protected] Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Head to factormeals.com/rates50 and use code rates50 to get 50% off your first box Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DVR, Eno and Welsh are back for a Project Prospect trade edition. We're looking at long-term trade for and away options. We're also discussing Royce Lewis' rest-of-season value, Bobby Miller and more. Rundown 3:27 Royce Lewis 12:59 Royce vs McLain and Elly talk 18:36 Bet on Royce or Elly ROS 19:32 Bobby Miller 21:25 Rank these prospect pitchers ROS 28:11 Hunter Brown 34:04 Pitchers to target in trades 37:22 Nick Lodolo 38:22 Trading Justin Verlander 41:31 Buying Pfaadt and Grayson 43:38 Oneil Cruz 44:45 wRC+ buys 50:00 Drew Gilbert 59:27 wRC+ vs age/level Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelsh Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Head to factormeals.com/rates50 and use code rates50 to get 50% off your first box Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at Nuts.com/rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices