Adding Royce Lewis and Jordan Walker and Pitching Start/Sit Dilemmas

Published: June 2, 2023, 9:36 p.m.

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\u2019 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.\n\nRundown\n0:59 Top developments heading into the weekend\n16:54 Hitters to consider\n31:48 A few starting pitchers of interest\n38:47 Start/sit dilemmas for two-start Hunter Greene and Nestor Cortes\n45:40 Two-start pitchers\n55:26 Closer corner\n\nFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper\nFollow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB\n\ne-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com\n\nSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels\n\nSubscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices