The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.
This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…
- The Cubs’ rotation outlook after Justin Steele’s UCL surgery (1:15)
- The Guardians designating Triston McKenzie for assignment (7:30)
- The Athletics promoting prospect Nick Kurtz (16:10)
- The White Sox promoting prospect Edgar Quero (20:55)
- The Rays promoting prospect Chandler Simpson (26:45)
- The Marlins promoting prospect Agustín Ramírez (33:30)
- The Twins promoting prospect Luke Keaschall (38:30)
Plus, we answer your questions, including…
- Can high-caliber early-career players like Paul Skenes demand trades or are they stuck where they are? (44:45)
- With constant injuries and DFAs, could the new CBA lead to some changes in roster rules? (49:25)
Check out our past episodes!
- Free Agent Power Rankings – listen here
- Vlad’s Massive Deal, Extensions for Merrill and Marte, And Quinn Priester Traded – listen here
- Garrett Crochet’s Extension, Problems In Atlanta, And Other Early-Season Storylines – listen here
The podcast intro and outro song “So Long” is provided courtesy of the band Showoff. Check out their Facebook page here!
Photo courtesy of Matt Marton, Imagn Images
Good listen! It has become apparent high-caliber early career players like Skenes CAN and will demand a trade, with Crochet’s demand for an extension last year as the primary motivation for his move to Boston.
Good podcast. Liked the way you answered the Skenes question and demanding trades but would have preferred a more blunt answer. Players like Skenes have little control over their career until they get the 6 years of service time and can be a free agent. They can demand a trade, but the clubs can ignore that. The only leverage they have is to hold out and force the team to pay them more or trade them. You see that done in other sports but rarely baseball. Not sure why other than maybe service time. In other sports free agency comes at a certain time after they are drafted. In baseball, you need time on the 26 man roster to accumulate service time. Need spring training to get ready for the season and if a holdout extends into the regular season, it will delay your free agency.