MLBTR Podcast With Lefty Wade LeBlanc
After catching up on the league’s pre-Thanksgiving Day trades and signings, host Jeff Todd welcomes veteran left-hander Wade LeBlanc to the show.
The 31-year-old says that he’s healthy and looking for an opportunity with a major league organization after spending the 2015 campaign with Japan’s Seibu Lions. LeBlanc, a seven-year MLB veteran, talks about his hot stove experiences as well as his approach on the mound and dedication to the game. He also shares a great story about an unlikely source of a valuable pitching tip.
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MLBTR Podcast: Alden Gonzalez On The Halos
MLB.com’s Angels beat writer Alden Gonzalez joins host Jeff Todd to discuss the latest on the Halos. Just-tabbed GM Billy Eppler has already swung a major deal to add shortstop Andrelton Simmons, but there are plenty of needs and less resources available after that move.
What does the Simmons swap tell us about the new chief baseball decisionmaker? What can Eppler and co. do next to address the team’s other priorities? Will the team sign a major free agent or two? What will happen to C.J. Wilson? Those are among the many topics covered in today’s podcast.
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The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast runs weekly on Thursday afternoons.
MLBTR Podcast With Peter King Of CBS Radio News
Respected journalist Peter King of CBS Radio News has reported on some of the world’s most important news stories. He’s also a hot stove junkie who once followed transactions by way of newspaper and now regularly visits MLBTR.
King joins host Jeff Todd to discuss the roots and growth of his particular blend of fandom, chat about the recent rise of the Mets — the club he’s rooted for all his life and covered in this year’s World Series — and tell us more about his interesting career in broadcast journalism. Listen in here:
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Podcast: Talking Top 50 Free Agents With Tim Dierkes
MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes joins host Jeff Todd to discuss the site’s annual top 50 free agent predictions. Listen in to learn more about how and why the list is compiled, along with a breakdown of some of the most interesting and hardest-to-call free agents on this year’s market.
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MLBTR Podcast: The Qualifying Offer Episode
After catching up on moves around the league, Jeff welcomes MLBTR’s Steve Adams to the show to discuss his philosophy on liberally extending qualifying offers. The discussion then moves into this year’s market, covering a host of possible QO recipients — including players such as Marco Estrada (Blue Jays), Daniel Murphy (Mets), Denard Span (Nationals), David Freese (Angels), Matt Wieters (Orioles), Ian Kennedy (Padres), and Colby Rasmus (Astros).
If you’re in need of a refresher on how the qualifying offer process works, and why it’s so important, check out this post from yesterday for a primer.
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Podcast: Back to the Future Screenwriter Bob Gale
Back to the Future Day finally arrives tomorrow, and as big fans of the trilogy here at MLBTR we’ve got a special treat for this week’s podcast. Host Jeff Todd spoke with Back to the Future screenwriter and longtime Cardinals fan Bob Gale, who discussed why Doc Brown is a baseball fan, the ballplayer inscribed on Griff’s bat, his 1989 prediction of the Cubs topping Miami in the 2015 World Series, and much more.
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Podcast: MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes Previews The White Sox’ Winter
MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes joins the show to discuss how the White Sox might move forward after a disappointing season. Tim says that GM Rick Hahn has a wide range of needs to address, but explains how that also gives the club flexibility to act opportunistically. You can also read some of Tim’s thoughts on the South Siders in his recent offseason outlook piece on the club.
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Podcast: Arbitration Talk with Matt Swartz
This week, Jeff runs through the end-of-season news around the game before welcoming MLBTR’s arbitration guru Matt Swartz to the show. Swartz, of course, just released his yearly projections for each arbitration eligible player’s salary. He’ll also be reviving his Arbitration Breakdown series this offseason, in which he examines some of the most unique arb cases and details whether or not those players’ atypical platform seasons will lead to an inaccurate projection from our model.
Among the topics discussed on this episode are the specific arbitration cases of Aroldis Chapman, Trevor Rosenthal, Josh Donaldson and Jake Arrieta. Additionally, Swartz explains why Dontrelle Willis still holds the first-year arbitration record for a starting pitcher ($4.35MM in 2006) and whether or not Dallas Keuchel can set a new first-time record this winter.
Those unfamiliar with MLBTR’s model may first want to check out Swartz’s explanation of the arb process, our model, and, of course, the above-linked projections.
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Podcast: Adam McCalvy Breaks Down The Brewers
MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy joins host Jeff Todd to break down all the recent changes in the Brewers organization, including the hiring of David Stearns as the team’s new general manager and the trade deadline deals that came before. There’s been a lot of movement in Milwaukee already, and that could set the stage for a busy winter.
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MLBTR Podcast Featuring David Aardsma
Jeff catches up on the week’s news and notes, then welcomes veteran right-hander David Aardsma to the show to talk about how the veteran reliever is navigating the later stages of his career. Aardsma offers his thoughts on the feeling of being traded and being designated for assignment as well as the difficult decision to opt out of his minor league deal with the Dodgers this year. Also discussed is the Top Velocity program Aardsma went through this offseason and the impact it had on his mechanics and health as the season wore on.
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The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast runs weekly on Thursday afternoons.