MLB Trade Rumors Podcast

MLBTR Podcast: Contracts For Imai And Okamoto, And Thoughts On The Pirates And Giants

By Darragh McDonald | January 7, 2026 at 11:56pm CDT

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 Astros signing Tatsuya Imai (3:15)
The Blue Jays signing Kazuma Okamoto (21:10)
The Pirates agreeing to a deal with Ryan O’Hearn but missing on Okamoto (37:55)
The Giants signing Adrian Houser and Tyler Mahle and maybe being content with their rotation (54:30)

Check out our past episodes!

Three-Way Trade, Murakami’s Short-Term Deal, And Willson Contreras To Boston – listen here
The Mets Sign Jorge Polanco, And The Braves, Blue Jays And Royals Make Moves – listen here
Winter Meetings Recap – 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 Troy Taormina, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Three-Way Trade, Murakami’s Short-Term Deal, And Willson Contreras To Boston

By Darragh McDonald | December 24, 2025 at 9:08am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

The Pirates getting Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery for Mike Burrows in a three-team trade with the Astros and Rays (Recorded prior to the news of the Pirates agreeing to a deal with Ryan O’Hearn) (1:10)
The Astros trading away Jacob Melton and Anderson Brito to get Burrows (10:10)
The Rays trading away Lowe, Mangum and Montgomery for Melton and Brito, in addition to trading Shane Baz to the Orioles for four prospects and a draft pick (13:30)
The Orioles giving up four prospects and a draft pick to get Baz (19:05)
The White Sox signing Munetaka Murakami (25:40)
The Red Sox acquiring Willson Contreras from the Cardinals (45:40)
The Padres re-signing Michael King (54:35)
The Athletics acquiring Jeff McNeil from the Mets (58:55)

Check out our past episodes!

The Mets Sign Jorge Polanco, And The Braves, Blue Jays And Royals Make Moves – listen here
Winter Meetings Recap – listen here
An Agent’s Perspective with B.B. Abbott – Also, Cease, Williams, Helsley, And Gray – 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 Wendell Cruz, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: The Mets Sign Jorge Polanco, And The Braves, Blue Jays And Royals Make Moves

By Darragh McDonald | December 17, 2025 at 9:44am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

The Mets signing Jorge Polanco (2:40)
The Braves making three signings: Robert Suarez, Mike Yastrzemski and Ha-Seong Kim (17:15)
The Blue Jays signing Tyler Rogers and Cody Ponce (31:40)
The Royals extending Maikel Garcia, signing Lane Thomas and trading Ángel Zerpa to the Brewers for Isaac Collins and Nick Mears (46:10)
The Tigers making three signings: Kenley Jansen, Kyle Finnegan and Drew Anderson (57:25)

Check out our past episodes!

Winter Meetings Recap – listen here
An Agent’s Perspective with B.B. Abbott – Also, Cease, Williams, Helsley, And Gray – listen here
Some “Classic Baseball Trades,” Nimmo For Semien, And Ward For Rodriguez – 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 Nick Turchiaro, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Winter Meetings Recap

By Darragh McDonald | December 12, 2025 at 9:36am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

The Phillies bringing back Kyle Schwarber on a five-year deal (1:35)
The Orioles signing Pete Alonso to a five-year deal (8:10)
The Pirates and Reds reportedly coming close to signing Schwarber (14:25)
The Dodgers agreeing to a three-year deal with Edwin Díaz (19:45)
The Mets losing Alonso, Díaz and Brandon Nimmo in the span of a few weeks (23:50)
The Mariners trading Harry Ford and Isaac Lyon to the Nationals for Jose A. Ferrer (29:10)
The Twins reportedly planning to hold their candidates and compete in 2026 (41:55)

Check out our past episodes!

An Agent’s Perspective with B.B. Abbott – Also, Cease, Williams, Helsley, And Gray – listen here
Some “Classic Baseball Trades,” Nimmo For Semien, And Ward For Rodriguez – listen here
Offseason Preview Megapod: Top 50 Free Agents – 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 Jim Rassol, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: An Agent’s Perspective with B.B. Abbott – Also, Cease, Williams, Helsley, And Gray

By Darragh McDonald | December 3, 2025 at 11:49pm CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by B.B. Abbott of Wasserman Baseball to discuss…

Abbott’s approach to free agency (3:30)
The impact of the media on free agency (10:00)
The different levels of player involvement in free agency (17:00)
The decision to sign an extension instead of going to free agency (20:15)
Chris Sale and his extensions with the White Sox, Red Sox and Braves (23:00)
Byron Buxton and his extension with the Twins (28:50)
Representing young players going into the draft (32:10)
The general state of baseball (35:50)

Plus, Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors joins the show to discuss…

The Blue Jays signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year deal, recorded prior to the Cody Ponce agreement (40:30)
The Mets agreeing to a three-year deal with Devin Williams (50:50)
The Orioles signing Ryan Helsley to a two-year deal (55:40)
The Cardinals trading Sonny Gray to the Red Sox for Richard Fitts and Brandon Clarke (1:06:30)

Check out our past episodes!

Some “Classic Baseball Trades,” Nimmo For Semien, And Ward For Rodriguez – listen here
Offseason Preview Megapod: Top 50 Free Agents – listen here
Surprising Option Decisions, Qualifying Offers, And Paul DePodesta – 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 Jerome Miron, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Some “Classic Baseball Trades,” Nimmo For Semien, And Ward For Rodriguez

By Darragh McDonald | November 26, 2025 at 9:27am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

The Rangers trading Marcus Semien to the Mets for Brandon Nimmo and cash (1:25)
The Orioles trading Grayson Rodriguez to the Angels for Taylor Ward (20:05)
The Mariners re-signing Josh Naylor to a five-year deal (31:20)
The Braves acquiring Mauricio Dubón from the Astros for Nick Allen (40:50)
Four different guys accepting a qualifying offer (52:40)

Check out our past episodes!

Offseason Preview Megapod: Top 50 Free Agents – listen here
Surprising Option Decisions, Qualifying Offers, And Paul DePodesta – listen here
Offseason Preview Megapod: Top Trade Candidates – 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 Jerome Miron, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Offseason Preview Megapod: Top 50 Free Agents

By Darragh McDonald | November 19, 2025 at 11:58pm CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams and Anthony of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

MLBTR recently turning 20 years old (1:00)
MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents and the general vibe of the offseason with a likely lockout looming one year over the horizon (2:45)
Kyle Tucker’s prediction and market (9:30)
Bo Bichette (24:50)
Dylan Cease (37:25)
Munetaka Murakami (48:35)
Tatsuya Imai (1:03:00)
Cody Bellinger (1:12:50)
Pete Alonso (1:22:30)
Josh Naylor (1:28:50)
Zac Gallen and Michael King (1:29:45)
Devin Williams (1:38:05)
Robert Suarez and Brad Keller (1:45:50)
Gleyber Torres, Brandon Woodruff, Trent Grisham, Shota Imanaga, recorded prior to those four accepting their qualifying offers (1:53:20)

Check out our past episodes!

Surprising Option Decisions, Qualifying Offers, And Paul DePodesta – listen here
Offseason Preview Megapod: Top Trade Candidates – listen here
Bo Bichette’s Health, Kazuma Okamoto, And Dylan Cease’s Market – 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 Dan Hamilton, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Surprising Option Decisions, Qualifying Offers, And Paul DePodesta

By Darragh McDonald | November 12, 2025 at 9:27am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

The gambling scandal involving Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz of the Guardians (3:15)
Shane Bieber deciding to stay with the Blue Jays (8:35)
Jack Flaherty deciding to stay with the Tigers (18:45)
The Rays declining their club option on Pete Fairbanks (26:00)
Trevor Story deciding to stay with the Red Sox (35:35)
The Tigers issuing a qualifying offer to Gleyber Torres (43:20)
The Cubs issuing a qualifying offer to Shota Imanaga (46:25)
The Red Sox not issuing a qualifying offer to Lucas Giolito (53:10)
The Yankees not issuing a qualifying offer to Devin Williams (55:20)
The Rockies hiring Paul DePodesta as president of baseball operations (1:00:00)

Check out our past episodes!

Offseason Preview Megapod: Top Trade Candidates – listen here
Bo Bichette’s Health, Kazuma Okamoto, And Dylan Cease’s Market – listen here
The Phillies’ Outfield, Tarik Skubal, And Hiring College Coaches – 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 Kiyoshi Mio, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Offseason Preview Megapod: Top Trade Candidates

By Darragh McDonald | November 5, 2025 at 11:58pm CDT

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

MLBTR Podcast: Bo Bichette’s Health, Kazuma Okamoto, And Dylan Cease’s Market

By Darragh McDonald | October 29, 2025 at 10:15am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

The Blue Jays getting Bo Bichette back for the World Series as he is on the cusp of free agency (2:45)
Kazuma Okamoto to be posted for MLB clubs this offseason (10:45)
The free agent market for Dylan Cease, who has interest from the Cubs (20:10)
The Orioles hiring Craig Albernaz and the Angels hiring Kurt Suzuki for their managerial vacancies (34:45)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

If the Blue Jays were to extend Addison Barger, would the Lawrence Butler deal be a good comp? (40:35)
If a veteran signs a minor league deal, are they eligible to be taken in the Rule 5 draft? (44:50)
Will the Red Sox trade Jarren Duran? (46:25)

Check out our past episodes!

The Phillies’ Outfield, Tarik Skubal, And Hiring College Coaches – listen here
Murakami To Be Posted This Offseason, Managerial Vacancies, And More! – listen here
Rockies’ Front Office Changes, Skip Schumaker, And ABS Talk – 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 Dan Hamilton, Imagn Images

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