MLBTR Podcast: The Tigers’ Rotation, A Brewers-Red Sox Trade, And Late Free-Agent Signings

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 Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

• Tarik Skubal winning his arbitration hearing against the Tigers (1:30)
• The Tigers loading up the rotation by signing Framber Valdez and also Justin Verlander but losing Reese Olson for the year (13:25)
• The six-player trade between the Red Sox and Brewers headlined by Caleb Durbin and Kyle Harrison, with Milwaukee then signing Luis Rengifo (24:15)
• The Orioles signing Chris Bassitt and losing Jackson Holliday to injury (35:35)
• The Diamondbacks signing Zac Gallen and potentially losing Corbin Carroll to the injured list (44:30)
• The Braves losing Spencer Schwellenbach and maybe Hurston Waldrep while showing little urgency about bolstering the rotation (52:20)
• Tony Clark stepping down as MLBPA executive director, recorded as the news was still trickling out (59:15)

Check out our past episodes!

• Twins Front Office Shake-Up, The Brendan Donovan Trade, Eugenio Suarez, And More! – listen here
• Examining MLB’s Parity Situation – Also, Bellinger, Peralta, Robert, And Gore – listen here
• What The Tucker And Bichette Contracts Mean For Baseball – Also, Nolan Arenado And Ranger Suarez – 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 Junfu Han, Imagn Images