Baseball Trade Values Podcast

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down the recent plague of pitcher injuries, including those to Shane Bieber, Spencer Strider and Eury Perez. Then, they discuss Jordan Montgomery to the Diamondbacks, the BTV free agent model's performance this offseason, other minor early-season trades and transactions and much more.

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Bitzer: How Did Our Free Agent Model Do? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/how-did-our-free-agent-model-do

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down the Dylan Cease trade to the Padres and recap the model's performance on trades this offseason. Then, they discuss Blake Snell to the Giants, Santiago Espinal to the Reds and a handful of other late-spring transactions.

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Bitzer: Trade Now... or at the Deadline? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/trade-now-or-at-the-deadline

Bitzer: BTV’s 2023/24 Offseason Trade Results https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/btv-s-2023-24-offseason-trade-results

Iversen: BTV 2023-24 Offseason Roundup https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/btv-2023-24-offseason-roundup

Meloche: The Blue Jays’ Competitive Window Is Closing Soon https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/the-blue-jays-competitive-window-is-closing-soon

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down Matt Chapman to the Giants and what the move means for J.D. Davis and the remaining Scott Boras free agents. Then, they break down the Zack Wheeler and Brayan Bello extensions, out of options players and more.

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Hirota: To Extend or Not to Extend: Wheeler or Bregman? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/to-extend-or-not-to-extend-wheeler-or-bregman

Costello: Young Star Extension Projections https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/young-star-extension-projections

Bergeron: Mariners Trades: 54% of the Time They Work Every Time https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/mariners-trades-54-of-the-time-they-work-every-time

Dierkes: Out Of Options 2024 https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/out-of-options-2024.html

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down Cody Bellinger re-signing with the Cubs and Mitch Keller's extension with the Pirates. Then, they discuss relief trades for the Red Sox and Marlins, Jorge Soler to the Giants, a run of lower-end free agents taking below market deals and much more.

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Hyde: How the Red Sox Should Finish Their Offseason https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/how-the-red-sox-should-finish-their-offseason

Taylor: Evaluating the Giants’ Trades Under Farhan Zaidi https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/evaluating-the-giants-trades-under-farhan-zaidi

Wileczek: How the Dodgers Keep Winning the Offseason: Contract Deferrals https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/how-the-dodgers-keep-winning-the-offseason-contract-deferrals

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down the Corbin Burnes trade, the Orioles sale and the Brewers outlook. Then, they discuss both sides of the Jorge Polanco Mariners/Twins deal, a pair of interesting White Sox moves, the Bobby Witt Jr. and Jose Altuve extensions and much more.

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Bergeron: Making Sense of the Braves’ Offseason https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/making-sense-of-the-braves-offseason

Meloche: Diving Into the Rays' Model of Success https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/diving-into-the-rays-model-of-success

Pechersky: Can The Guardians Trade Their Way Into Contention? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/can-the-guardians-trade-their-way-into-contention

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down the Dylan Cease/Mariners rumors and the Josh Hader/Astros deal. Then, they discuss a flurry of moves on the relief market, outlooks for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Angels, and much more.

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Bitzer: Should the Angels Rebuild? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/should-the-angels-rebuild

Costello: Have the Reds Done Enough to Contend? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/have-the-reds-done-enough-to-contend

Reedy: Amazon will invest in Diamond Sports as part of a bankruptcy restructuring agreement https://apnews.com/article/bally-sports-amazon-e44313c4491798f1f825a8c4e174f096

Blum: ‘That’s why I still play’: At 46, Fernando Rodney pitches on, seeking an MLB comeback ($) https://theathletic.com/5210030/2024/01/18/fernando-rodney-pitching-mlb-comeback/

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down Chaim Bloom to St. Louis and Alex Anthopoulos staying in Atlanta. Then, they discuss the Robbie Ray trade and subsequent Jose Caballero, a puzzling Dodgers-Cubs swap and many more transactions.

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Bitzer - Help Wanted: Article Writers https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/articlewriters

Bowden: Media Negotiations tweet https://twitter.com/JimBowdenGM/status/1746522867368395206

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down the details of Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers contract, as well as the team's trade for Tyler Glasnow and signing of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Then, they discuss the Chris Sale trade, a flurry of Royals moves and many more trades and transactions from the month of December.

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down Shohei Ohtani's record-breaking contract with the Dodgers. Then, they discuss the massive Yankees Juan Soto trade, a series of Braves moves and many more trades and transactions from a busy offseason week.

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Bitzer: Introducing The BTV Offseason Trade Proposal Competition https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/introducing-the-btv-offseason-trade-proposal-competition

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down the extensive Juan Soto trade rumors going into the Winter Meetings. Then, they discuss Eugenio Suarez trade, a boat load of free agent signings, the Jackson Chourio extension and more.

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Bitzer: Introducing The BTV Offseason Trade Proposal Competition https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/introducing-the-btv-offseason-trade-proposal-competition

Iversen: Roster Revamp 2023-24: San Diego Padres https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/roster-revamp-2023-24-san-diego-padres

Bitzer: Trade Now... or at the Deadline? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/trade-now-or-at-the-deadline

Rosenthal: Jackson Chourio’s pending extension, plus Josh Hader’s potential record deal https://theathletic.com/5106896/2023/12/03/jackson-chourio-extension-record/?access_token=160075&redirected=1 ($)