MLB Trade Rumors Podcast

MLBTR Podcast: The Struggling Mets, Bryce Eldridge, And Trey Yesavage

By Darragh McDonald | September 17, 2025 at 11:58pm 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 Mets moving Sean Manaea to the bullpen and optioning Kodai Senga (1:50)
The Diamondbacks, Reds and Giants, who are trying to chase down the Mets (13:40)
The Giants promoting Bryce Eldridge (19:40)
The Blue Jays promoting Trey Yesavage (25:30)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

Will the Astros trade Christian Walker in the offseason and move Isaac Paredes over to first base? (38:45)
Will the Braves make any shocking trades of their core this offseason? (47:40)
Will the Red Sox nab a postseason spot and can they make a deep postseason run? (55:00)

Check out our past episodes!

Talking Mariners With Jerry Dipoto – listen here
A Conversation With Pirates GM Ben Cherington — Also The O’s, Zack Wheeler, And The Rangers – listen here
The Pohlads Aren’t Selling The Twins, Nathaniel Lowe, And Service Time Manipulation – 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 Benny Sieu, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Talking Mariners With Jerry Dipoto

By Darragh McDonald | September 12, 2025 at 10:27pm CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto to discuss…

Seattle’s lack of spending on free agent position players (2:30)
The unique challenges of getting players to want to come to Seattle (4:40)
The club’s interest in re-signing Josh Naylor (8:15)
Do optics matter when making a move such as bringing back Eugenio Suárez or Jorge Polanco? (9:20)
The club’s ability to add talent at the deadline (13:25)
Does the expanded playoff field make it harder to trade prospects for major league talent? (16:30)

Plus, Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors joins the show to discuss…

Anthony Rizzo retiring with the Cubs (20:40)
Sean Murphy undergoing hip surgery and how the Braves look going into the offseason (24:45)
The Lourdes Gurriel Jr. injury and the outlook for the Diamondbacks prior to the winter (31:35)

And we answer your questions, including…

What would it look like if the White Sox locked up their young core by giving extensions to Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel, Edgar Quero and Shane Smith? (42:25)
Which version of Pete Crow-Armstrong will the Cubs get going forward, his red-hot first half or recent struggles? (51:40)

Check out our past episodes!

Aroldis Chapman, And Offseason Possibilities For The Braves, Rangers, Pirates And Marlins – listen here
A Conversation With Pirates GM Ben Cherington — Also The O’s, Zack Wheeler, And The Rangers – listen here
The Pohlads Aren’t Selling The Twins, Nathaniel Lowe, And Service Time Manipulation – 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 Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Aroldis Chapman, And Offseason Possibilities For The Braves, Rangers, Pirates And Marlins

By Darragh McDonald | September 3, 2025 at 11:54pm CDT

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

The Red Sox extending Aroldis Chapman (1:10)
The Red Sox releasing Walker Buehler, who then signed with the Phillies (4:05)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

What will the Braves do this winter after claiming Ha-Seong Kim? (10:10)
What can the Rangers do this winter? (22:05)
What can the Pirates do for left field next year? (31:30)
Who will the Marlins make available in trades this offseason or at next year’s deadline? (36:40)

Check out our past episodes!

A Conversation With Pirates GM Ben Cherington — Also The O’s, Zack Wheeler, And The Rangers – listen here
The Pohlads Aren’t Selling The Twins, Nathaniel Lowe, And Service Time Manipulation – listen here
Walk-Year Performances, Roman Anthony’s Extension, 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 James A. Pittman, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: A Conversation With Pirates GM Ben Cherington — Also The O’s, Zack Wheeler, And The Rangers

By Darragh McDonald | August 27, 2025 at 11:59pm CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to discuss…

What attracted Cherington to a smaller market like Pittsburgh (2:40)
Why have the Pirates been so much better at developing pitching than hitting? (5:10)
The choice of picking Paul Skenes first overall in 2023 (9:05)
The Pirates not having signed a free agent to a multi-year deal in many years (13:45)
Is there a sense of urgency for the Pirates to make something happen in the near future? (16:20)
The balance of subtracting pitching to add hitting (18:45)
What percentage of rumors that make it to the public are based in fact? (22:30)

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

The Orioles extending Samuel Basallo and losing Félix Bautista to shoulder surgery (23:45)
Zack Wheeler of the Phillies facing a lengthy absence (43:35)
The Rangers losing several players to the injured list as they hang in the back of the playoff race (57:00) (recorded prior to the Nathan Eovaldi news)

Check out our past episodes!

The Pohlads Aren’t Selling The Twins, Nathaniel Lowe, And Service Time Manipulation – listen here
Walk-Year Performances, Roman Anthony’s Extension, And More! – listen here
Sifting Through The Trade Deadline Deals – 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 Charles LeClaire, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: The Pohlads Aren’t Selling The Twins, Nathaniel Lowe, And Service Time Manipulation

By Darragh McDonald | August 20, 2025 at 10:00am CDT

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

The Pohlad family taking the Twins off the market and what that could mean for the club’s future (2:10)
Nathaniel Lowe getting released by the Nationals and signing with the Red Sox (18:35)
The Astros losing Josh Hader due to a shoulder capsule sprain (29:25)
The Phillies losing Zack Wheeler due to a blood clot (32:20)
Why late August/September is prospect promotion season (36:00)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

Are there some notable relievers who could be on waivers this month? Also, what happens to a player when he is on waivers? (44:55)
If I told you that the Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker, would you believe me? (52:40)
What’s the craziest out-of-nowhere team to make the playoffs and could a team do it this year? (56:35)

Check out our past episodes!

Walk-Year Performances, Roman Anthony’s Extension, And More! – listen here
Sifting Through The Trade Deadline Deals – listen here
Megapod Trade Deadline Preview – 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 Bruce Kluckhohn, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Walk-Year Performances, Roman Anthony’s Extension, And More!

By Darragh McDonald | August 13, 2025 at 10:37am CDT

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

The August Edition of MLBTR’s 2025-26 Free Agent Power Rankings (1:05)
The upcoming free agency of Dylan Cease (2:15)
The upcoming free agency of Brandon Woodruff (5:35)
The upcoming opt-out of Lucas Giolito (12:50)
The upcoming opt-out of Edwin Díaz (18:40)
The upcoming free agency of Bo Bichette (24:25)
The Red Sox signing Roman Anthony to an extension (31:55)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

Should Tigers fans be nervous? Is the club worse off going into next year? Should they trade Tarik Skubal this winter? (38:55)
The Mets didn’t trade Mark Vientos at the deadline and Pete Alonso is trending towards opting out. Will the Mets move on from Alonso this time? (51:05)
The teams that are considering six-man rotations, should they piggyback two of them in one game? (57:20)

Check out our past episodes!

Sifting Through The Trade Deadline Deals – listen here
Megapod Trade Deadline Preview – listen here
David Robertson, Trade Chips For The O’s and A’s, And What The Rangers Could Do – 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 Eric Hartline, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Sifting Through The Trade Deadline Deals

By Darragh McDonald | August 6, 2025 at 11:56pm CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to go over the various deadline dealings, including…

The Padres acquiring Mason Miller, JP Sears, Ryan O’Hearn, Ramón Laureano, Nestor Cortes, Freddy Fermin and Will Wagner, while not trading Dylan Cease nor Robert Suarez (1:20)
The Athletics sending out Miller and Sears, getting a pile of prospects, headlined by Leo De Vries (25:20)
The Twins trading a bunch of rentals but also Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland and Carlos Correa (31:50)
The Astros taking on Correa despite previously trying to avoid the competitive balance tax (50:05)
The Phillies’ deadline (58:25)
The Mariners acquiring Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suárez from the Diamondbacks (1:00:40)
The Diamondbacks trading Merrill Kelly but not Zac Gallen (1:07:45)
The Rangers’ deadline (1:16:00)
The Mets acquiring various relievers, including Tyler Rogers from the Giants (1:19:05)
The Yankees acquiring Camilo Doval, David Bednar and Jake Bird (1:25:45)
The Pirates holding several trade candidates but they did trade Ke’Bryan Hayes to the Reds (1:35:15)
The Blue Jays acquiring Shane Bieber and Varland (1:43:40)
The Red Sox acquiring Dustin May from the Dodgers (1:54:20)
The underwhelming deadlines of the Cubs and Tigers (1:59:40)

Check out our past episodes!

Megapod Trade Deadline Preview – listen here
David Robertson, Trade Chips For The O’s and A’s, And What The Rangers Could Do – listen here
Rays’ Ownership, The Phillies Target Bullpen Help, And Bubble Teams – 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 Chadd Cady, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Megapod Trade Deadline Preview

By Darragh McDonald | July 30, 2025 at 11:08am CDT

This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss various trade deadline topics, including…

The Padres entertaining trade offers on Dylan Cease and Robert Suarez while also trying to win (1:25)
The Royals have extended Seth Lugo instead of trading him and have picked up Randal Grichuk and Adam Frazier even though they’re just a borderline contender. (19:45)
There have been rumblings that the White Sox could hold Luis Robert Jr. and pick up his 2026 option if they don’t get an offer they like now. (29:25)
The Pirates are sellers but will they trade controllable guys like David Bednar, Mitch Keller, Oneil Cruz or Ke’Bryan Hayes? (40:25)
Should the Marlins trade or hold Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera? (59:40)
The Mariners acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks. Will that be their biggest move or are there more to come? (1:12:15)
The Diamondbacks sold Naylor but have more moves to come (1:18:55)
The Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon from the Rockies and are now dealing with the Aaron Judge injury (1:23:55)
The Rockies now more open to selling than in recent years (1:34:50)
The Twins are trading rentals but what about Joe Ryan, Jhoan Durán or Griffin Jax? (1:40:20)
Does the Emmanuel Clase gambling investigation push the Guardians to sell? (1:47:40)
What are the Cardinals doing? (1:52:10)
What could the Brewers do? (1:56:30)
What will the Reds and Giants do? (2:05:35)
Will the Phillies do something bold? (2:11:05)
The Nationals and MacKenzie Gore (2:12:30)

Check out our past episodes!

David Robertson, Trade Chips For The O’s and A’s, And What The Rangers Could Do – listen here
Rays’ Ownership, The Phillies Target Bullpen Help, And Bubble Teams – listen here
Firings in Washington, Bad Braves, And An AL East Shake-Up – 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 Geoff Burke, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: David Robertson, Trade Chips For The O’s and A’s, And What The Rangers Could Do

By Darragh McDonald | July 23, 2025 at 9:56am CDT

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

The Phillies signing David Robertson (1:40)
Orioles general manager Mike Elias basically admitting they will be selling (7:00)
The Athletics listening on their starters but not Mason Miller (16:05)
The Rangers flipping Dane Dunning and hanging around the Wild Card race (23:35)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

What about a Duran Duran trade? Jarren Duran of the Red Sox for Jhoan Durán of the Twins? (29:55)
Should the Angels be buying? (37:30)
If the Cardinals are sellers, who should be untouchable? (44:50)

Check out our past episodes!

Rays’ Ownership, The Phillies Target Bullpen Help, And Bubble Teams – listen here
Firings in Washington, Bad Braves, And An AL East Shake-Up – listen here
Depleted Mets’ Pitching, The Pirates Are Open For Business, 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 Jerome Miron, Imagn Images

MLBTR Podcast: Rays’ Ownership, The Phillies Target Bullpen Help, And Bubble Teams

By Darragh McDonald | July 16, 2025 at 11:58pm CDT

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

Rays owner Stuart Sternberg having an agreement in place to sell the team a group led by Patrick Zalupski (2:15)
The Rays acquiring Bryan Baker from the Orioles (10:00)
The Phillies targeting controllable relievers of the Twins and Guardians (20:00)

Plus, we answer your questions, including…

Which 2025 All-Star hitter and pitcher are most likely to be traded ahead of the deadline? (29:50)
Will the Red Sox trade an outfielder to upgrade another part of the roster? Could they get Joe Ryan from the Twins? What should Boston do with Tanner Houck? (36:15)
Could the Padres trade Dylan Cease and still compete, the way the Tigers flipped Jack Flaherty and still made the playoffs last year? What will the Friars add at the deadline? (51:50)
How will the Mets use Clay Holmes the rest of the way? (59:50)

Check out our past episodes!

Firings in Washington, Bad Braves, And An AL East Shake-Up – listen here
Depleted Mets’ Pitching, The Pirates Are Open For Business, And More! – listen here
The Braves Say They Won’t Sell, Jeimer Candelario DFA’d, And Injured D-Backs – 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 Kim Klement Neitzel, Imagn Images

Load More Posts

Show all

Headlines

MLB Trade Rumors Podcast

Navigation

MLBTR INFO

Connect