MLBTR Podcast: Offseason Preview Megapod: Top Trade Candidates

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 and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

• The 2025 World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays (1:55)
• The Cubs letting Shota Imanaga becoming a free agent (9:05)
• Ha-Seong Kim opting out of his deal with the Braves (19:00)
• MLBTR’s list of the Top 40 Trade Candidates for the offseason (28:15)
• The Cardinals having six guys on the list (32:15)
• Why the Nationals will likely make MacKenzie Gore and CJ Abrams available (42:40)
• The Twins, Joe Ryan, Pablo López and Ryan Jeffers (54:05)
• The Pirates have a bunch of pitchers they could trade (1:06:20)
• The Rays, Pete Fairbanks and Brandon Lowe (1:18:05)
• The Brewers and Freddy Peralta (1:25:50)
• The Marlins having some arms who could move (1:31:50)
• Tyler Soderstrom of the Athletics, who did not make the list (1:41:40)
• A theoretical trade sending Brady Singer to the Angels and Taylor Ward to the Reds (1:47:20)

Check out our past episodes!

• Bo Bichette’s Health, Kazuma Okamoto, And Dylan Cease’s Market – listen here
• The Phillies’ Outfield, Tarik Skubal, And Hiring College Coaches – listen here
• Murakami To Be Posted This Offseason, Managerial Vacancies, And More! – 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 Jeff Curry, Imagn Images