Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball · The Athletic
2026 Ohtani, UT-Only & Outfield Preview, Part 4
February 2, 2026·1 hr 24 min·5 clips
Why Shohei Ohtani's hitting alone makes him the top fantasy pick, even without pitching contributions.
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A sharp pass through the bottom of the outfield board and the Boston questions hanging over it.
Rates and Barrels uses this Monday to move from Shohei Otani and the UT-only group to a long stretch of very late outfielders, and Derek Van Ryper and Eno Saris keep the fantasy advice practical even when the roster questions are thin.
Why you'd press play
For when the UT-only group opens up, the late outfield names start blurring together, and Boston still feels like a mystery.
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