MLB Trade Rumors Podcast

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the Rays' upcoming ownership change and the trade they made for reliever Bryan Baker, the bullpen overhaul the Orioles will have to do this offseason, the Phillies targeting relievers with multiple years of control left, and whether teams on the bubble of contention like the Twins and the Guardians will make a pivot to selling. 

Listener question topics include which 2025 all star i...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the site's recent list of the top trade candidates, how the Nationals' underwhelming rebuild led the team to fire Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez, and whether Spencer Schwellenbach's injury will push the Braves to be full-on sellers. They also talk about how the Yankees slumped while the Blue Jays' win streak rocketed them to first place in the AL East and what each ...

MLBTR founder Tim Dierkes joins Darragh McDonald to discuss Griffin Canning's injury and the questionable state of the Mets' rotation, which impact rotation arms that could be available at the deadline, and reports that the Pirates are open to trading most of the players on their roster. 

Listener question topics include the possibility that the Orioles could sell at the deadline and still compete for a wild card, incentiv...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the site's new series of team-by-team trade deadline outlooks that started with the Marlins, Pirates and Phillies. Also, Alex Anthopoulos saying that the Braves do not intend to sell, the Reds getting aggressive by designating Jeimer Candelario for assignment and promoting Chase Burns, and how the Diamondbacks will deal with their glut of injuries.

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Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the news that Justin Ishbia will eventually take over majority ownership of the White Sox, Roman Anthony getting called up by the Red Sox, Corbin Burnes needing Tommy John surgery, the overall pitching woes of the Diamondbacks, and the Mariners designating Leody Taveras for assignment after recently taking a shot on him.

Listener question topics include whether the Mariners should try to...

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the site's updated free agent power rankings, rumors that the Padres are targeting Jarren Duran in a trade, the Royals promoting Jac Caglianone, the Mariners calling up Cole Young, the Dodgers acquiring Alexis Diaz from the Reds as a reclamation project, and some notable pitching injuries including the Astros' Ronel Blanco and the Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver needing UCL surg...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss what the Red Sox will do in light of Alex Bregman's quad injury, including top prospect Marcelo Mayer getting called up, whether Rafael Devers will get any time a third base, if Trevor Story will lose playing time to due to his struggles, and how the team could make room for Roman Anthony. They also get into some Pirates topics including Jared Jones getting UCL surgery, whether ...

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the Orioles firing manager Brandon Hyde after a brutal start to their season, what qualities you want in a manager on a rebuilding team compared to a manager on a competing team, the Dodgers designating Austin Barnes for assignment in order to make room for top catching prospect Dalton Rushing, Chris Taylor getting released, Phillies' reliever Jose Alvarado getting hit with a PED s...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss Rafael Devers refusing to play first base and where that leaves the Red Sox roster moving forward, the Pirates firing Derek Shelton, the Rockies firing Bud Black, and how the Diamondbacks will find playing time for Jordan Lawlar in their already crowded lineup.

Listener question topics include whether the Orioles should extend Cedric Mullins or Tomoyuki Sugano, how real the Twins are ...

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss options for the Red Sox at first base including moving Rafael Devers there and calling up number 1 MLB prospect Roman Anthony. They also recap the changes made by the Rangers including sending down Jake Burger, waiving Leody Taveras, calling up Evan Carter and replacing their top offensive coach with former player Bret Boone. Other topics include Kenta Maeda getting DFA'd, the Blue...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald for an all-mailbag episode. Question topics include whether the Red Sox should trade Triston Casas to make room for their top prospects, if Rafael Devers needs a change of scenery, whether the Mets should extend Pete Alonso, how much hope to have in the Tigers this year, what qualifies as "success" in a baseball season, what can be done to increase offense in the game, how to further ...

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss what's next for the Cubs following Justin Steele's UCL surgery, the timeline that led to Triston McKenzie getting designated for assignment by the Guardians after being so dominant in the past, and a plethora of high-profile prospect promotions including the Nick Kurtz for the A's, the Edgar Quero for the White Sox, Chandler Simpson for the Rays, Augustin Ramirez for the ...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the Blue Jays locking up Vlad Guerrero Jr. to a huge deal and what it means for the big free agents next offseason, Jackson Merrill's nine-year extension and the Padres trying to balance a tight budget with so many long-term contracts on the books, how Ketel Marte's extension also backloads the money to free up current payroll space for the Diamondbacks, and the Red Sox tra...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss Garrett Crochet's contract extension, why the Red Sox chose this route instead of signing a big free agent this past offseason, the myriad of problems the Braves are facing including Jurickson Profar's PED suspension, the injury to Reynaldo Lopez and the team's 0-5 start. Also, they go over last week's trade that sent Nolan Jones to Cleveland for Tyler Freeman, th...

Steve Adams and Anthony Franco both join Darragh McDonald to take a big-picture look at the past offseason, discussing why every year is so different, why older position players seem to be valued less on the market, if a salary cap should be instituted in the future, whether the Mets will continue to be bigger spenders than the Yankees, how Juan Soto's deal will affect future top free agents like Kyle Tucker and Vlad Guerrero ...

Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss to Rays' stadium deal falling apart in St. Petersburg, why the league didn't prioritize keeping a team in Oakland how they are in Florida, and the state of the Rangers' rotation after injuries to Cody Bradford and Jon Gray.

Listener question topics include comparing Sandy Alcantara and Dylan Cease as trade targets, if the Pirates will trade from their catching depth, if...

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the Athletics extending Lawrence Butler, the news that Gerrit Cole needs Tommy John surgery and where that leaves the Yankees' rotation, the injury to Francisco Alvarez testing the Mets' catching depth, and the league and other owners pressuring Rays owner Stu Sternburg to sell the team.

Listener question topics include who will win the central divisions, the likelihood of trad...