Baseball Isn’t Boring

Plenty of players switched teams over the last week, but only one is the Godfather of the Baseball Isn't Boring movement - Joe Kelly. Kelly joins Bradfo to reflect on his last week, including the days leading up to the trade to the Dodgers, the actual day of the deal, what it has been like returning to Los Angeles and some surprises along the way. As always, Joe doesn't disappoint.

The Cubs started July looking like they were most certainly on the path to becoming sellers at the Trade Deadline. A few weeks later it seemingly was only getting worse. But by the time August rolled around Jed Hoyer and Co. found themselves in position to make an aggressive move in the trade market, while holding on to some players who would be coveted at the Deadline. Bradfo and our friends at 670 The Score in Chicago bring you the post-Deadline press conference from the Cubs' President of Baseball Operations.

After months of talk, speculation and podcasts, the Trade Deadline has finally come and gone. We felt it was only fitting some sort of punctuation was given to one of the most important days of the Major League Baseball season, which is why Bradfo, Sammy and Producer Evan got together to define who were the winners of the Deadline, and who came away perceived as the losers. It was a wild ride that now only figures to get wilder.

Bradfo joins the Greg Hill Show to discuss what the Red Sox plans are as we move closer and closer to the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline!

This MLB Trade Deadline has already been wild and unpredictable, thanks in part to the wild and unpredictable nature of the MLB standings and teams. Bradfo sets the scene for one of the season's key moments - Deadline Day - looking back at lessons from last year and digesting what's what when it comes to this season's unpredictable nature.

The Weekly BIB Power Rankings with Producer Evan and Skiff are here! Notable teams on the outside looking in include the Angels, Yankees, Brewers, and Marlins, all of whom are buyers at the deadline and consider themselves contenders in 2023. Multiple teams have made substantial leaps due to their recent successes while others slide down the list due to rather weak performances in the past week... Also, who will land Justin Verlander and what would be the cost? Find out in this week's Power Rankings!

There is the excitement of watching your team make bold Trade Deadline moves in an attempt for a postseason run, and then there is ... being linked to the sellers. Courtney Finnicum - the voice of the White Sox fans - jumps back in on the podcast to offer valuable perspective of what life is like for those fans having to hang their hats on minor-leaguers and thoughts of 2024. Let's just say this: The evolution of margarita popsicles and the like will never be more important than thy will at the ballparks of these teams for the next few months.

You know all the names coming back to the contenders. Lucas Giolito. David Robertson. Lance Lynn. Aroldis Chapman. Max Scherzer. Jordan Hicks. But do you know the minor-leaguers who are being exchanged for these guys? Well, Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline is here to tell you who is who when it comes to the future of these franchises, and which teams got the best prospects in this flurry of trades.

As part of the recent podcast where Bradfo sits down with current Dodgers reliever Ryan Brasier, the pitcher goes into detail how he found his recent success after his new team simply said he needed to start throwing a pitch he had never thrown - a cutter. To listen to the entire podcast, click here.

Shohei Ohtani. Ronald Acuna Jr. Corbin Carroll. Gerrit Cole. They are all seemingly running away with their respective end-of-the-year awards. But one category that is very much up for grabs is the American League Rookie of the Year. It's made even more interesting by the sudden presence of Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas, who is coming on strong despite still living life at +3000. Bradfo sits down for an interview on the topic with the always-entertaining Casas.