Podcast: The Nationals’ Future And Cespedes’ Free Agent Stock
MLBTR’s Jeff Todd and Steve Adams discuss a disappointing season for the Nationals, then look ahead to the offseason and their 2016 roster. Following that (31:48), they break down Yoenis Cespedes‘ recent contractual amendment and his rapidly rising status on the free agent market.
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MLBTR Podcast Featuring Rockies GM Jeff Bridich
Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich joins the show as he approaches the one-year anniversary of his promotion. Bridich discusses his approach to building a contender in Colorado, addressing topics such as player development, the altitude effects of Coors Field, and the prospect haul from the Troy Tulowitzki blockbuster he orchestrated this summer.
Host Jeff Todd also runs down the week’s notes and looks ahead to the free agent market for center fielders this coming winter.
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Podcast: European Ball With Agent Josh Chetwynd
Host Jeff Todd chats with Josh Chetwynd of Elite Sports Group about his experiences in European baseball as both a player and a player representative. Chetwynd, who has been elected into the British baseball hall of fame and negotiated a European-record $1.3MM bonus for Italian shortstop Marten Gasparini, discusses the key differences between that emerging market and other international arenas.
For listeners with interest in all things international, be sure also to check out prior episodes featuring MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez (with a focus on Cuba) and former big league and KBO hurler Ryan Sadowski (talking Korean ball).
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Podcast: Jason Mastrodonato On Red Sox’ Front Office Moves
The Red Sox engineered a major front office shake-up this week, hiring Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations and parting ways with GM Ben Cherington. Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald joins the show to help digest the move and to look ahead at a fascinating offseason for the ballclub.
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Podcast: New Brewers Righty Zach Davies
In our third and final interview with just-traded young players, host Jeff Todd spoke with Brewers pitching prospect Zach Davies before he took the hill for his first outing with his new organization. (It went quit well: six innings, one earned run, and seven strikeouts against three walks.) Davies represents a nice, near-to-the-majors starter for Milwaukee, which added him in the Gerardo Parra trade.
Be sure to check out the previous podcast episodes featuring key deadline movers Brett Phillips of the Brewers and Daniel Norris of the Tigers.
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Podcast: Tigers Starter Daniel Norris Joins The Show
For the second year in a row, ace David Price was moved at the trade deadline. This time, the Blue Jays won the bidding for his services by structuring a deal around prized lefty Daniel Norris. As Steve Adams explains to podcast host Jeff Todd in breaking down the trade, that return — Norris, Matt Boyd, and Jairo Labourt — looks to be quite a strong haul for a rental player.
So, what do Tigers fans have to look forward to in Norris, their new southpaw starter? He already showed some of his stuff in an excellent first outing, but you’ll want to tune into the MLBTR Podcast to learn more, as Daniel Norris joins the show to discuss the trade and other topics.
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Podcast: Brewers Prospect Brett Phillips On His Deadline Trade
We’re changing things up a bit this week, as three key prospects in recent deadline deals took the time to join host Jeff Todd to discuss their trade deadline experiences and new organizations. So, rather than our usual Thursday afternoon episode, we’re releasing three episodes of the podcast.
First up is Brett Phillips, the rising center fielder who has shot up prospect lists and just headed from the Astros to the Brewers as a major piece in the blockbuster that sent Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers to Houston.
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Podcast: Tulo, Toronto, & Trade Deadline With Ben Nicholson-Smith
Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith joins host Jeff Todd to process the trade deadline activity, with a particular focus on the Blue Jays. Ben helps make sense of the bold deal to acquire Troy Tulowitzki (and what it might mean going forward), talks about the club’s plans to add pitching over the next two days, and offers his thoughts on several other open trade deadline storylines.
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Podcast: American League Overview
After last week’s National League trade deadline preview, MLBTR’s Steve Adams joins host Jeff Todd to cover the American League, discussing how every team might approach the trade deadline. We’ve seen Scott Kazmir change hands since the recording late last night, but there’s still plenty to digest with trade season officially underway. Will the Yankees make significant additions? How do the Royals deal with their injuries and seize the opportunity? Click play for that and more …
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Podcast: National League Overview
MLBTR’s Steve Adams helps Jeff survey the entire National League, looking at pieces for every team that could be moving at the trade deadline. How aggressive should the Mets be? Should A.J. Preller and the Padres hit the reset button? Is it time for the Cubs to make a significant trade acquisition, or are they better off waiting until 2016? These topics and more on this week’s episode.
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