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 conclusion of the Yankees/Gerrit Cole saga, a run of moves by the Angels, upcoming Qualifying Offer decisions and more offseason news. Then, they discuss the offseason outlooks of the Cleveland Guardians and New York Mets. Link: Bitzer - The A’s Intriguing Strategy for the Trade Market...

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 Yankees impending decision with Gerrit Cole's opt-out and a few early offseason moves by the Braves. Then, they discuss the offseason outlooks of the teams eliminated in the Division Series. Links: Bitzer - The Four Most Tradeable Cardinals Veterans...

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 latest RSN news, Buster Posey taking over in San Francisco and an interesting front office dynamic in St. Louis. Then, they discuss the offseason outlooks of the teams eliminated in the Wild Card round.

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 Matt Chapman extension and the future opt-out decisions for Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery and Cody Bellinger. Then, they discuss other upcoming club and player option decisions. Links: Bitzer - The 5 Most (and Least) Cost-Efficient Teams...

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 2024 MLB Trade Deadline, including the model's performance, the clearest trends, the biggest outliers, the path forward and much, much more. Links: Bitzer - Trade Deadline Analysis: How Did Our Model Do? https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/trade-deadline-analysis-how-did-our-model-do-1 Iversen - BTV 2024 Trade Deadline...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) discuss the Aaron Civale trade to the Brewers and other early rumors. Then, they take a look at the standings to break down buyers, sellers and everyone in between. Links: Sammon, Mooney and Woo - MLB trade deadline watch: Could Rockies leverage trade market without many clear sellers? ($)...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) discuss White Sox trade rumors and recent starting pitching injuries. Then, they break down the Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia DFAs and other low performers. Link: Pechersky - Trade Deadline Primer: Washington Nationals https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/trade-deadline-primer-washington-nationals

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 Luis Arraez trade, Pete Alonso extension rumors and other news. Then, they celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast by answering a few listener questions. Links: Bitzer - Announcing a New Subscription Tier for the BTV Trade Simulator...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) discuss an upcoming change to the BTV website and new subscription tier. Then, they break down recent transactions and injuries, the best and worst performers in April and much more. Links: Bitzer: Announcing a New Subscription Tier for the BTV Trade Simulator...

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. Link: Bitzer: 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. Links: Bitzer: Trade Now... or at the Deadline?...

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. Links: Hirota: To Extend or Not to Extend: Wheeler or Bregman?...

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. Links: Hyde: How the Red Sox Should Finish Their Offseason...

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. Links: Bergeron: Making Sense of the Braves’ Offseason...

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

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. Links: Bitzer - Help Wanted: Article Writers https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/articles/articlewriters Bowden: Media Negotiations tweet...

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. Link: Bitzer: 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. Links: Bitzer: 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 recent rush of trades and transactions ahead of the non-tender deadline. Then, they discuss the results of the managerial musical chairs, an update on the A's move to Las Vegas and more.

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) introduce the new BTV website and discuss the Rangers' World Series victory. Then, they break down the recent flurry of option decisions, front office resolutions in Boston and Miami and much more. Links: Iversen: Welcome to the new and improved Baseball Trade Values website!...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) provide an update on the new BTV website and discuss the MLB playoffs so far. Then, they break down recent injuries, front office turmoil in Boston and Miami, and much more.

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) discuss Matt Swartz's annual arbitration estimates. Then, they break down the recent flurry of front office and managerial moves and more. Link: Franco, Adams and Swartz: Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2024 https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/10/projected-arbitration-salaries-for-2024.html

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) discuss the performance of last month's waiver claims. Then, they break down front office news, including the Chaim Bloom firing, David Stearns hiring and more. Link: Cotillo: Why Chaim Bloom was fired and what it means for Red Sox, Alex Cora...