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 Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…
- MLBTR’s Top 40 Trade Candidates and the general market conditions (1:10)
- The Nationals firing president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez (3:40)
- Does this shake-up increase the likelihood of a MacKenzie Gore trade? (14:10)
- The Braves losing Spencer Schwellenbach to the injured list as they keep losing games (18:30)
- The Yankees lose another starter, with Clarke Schmidt likely to undergo Tommy John surgery (31:00)
- The Blue Jays surging to the top of the American League East and what they might try to do at the deadline (33:45)
Plus, we answer your questions, including…
- Could the Mariners get Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks without giving up Harry Ford? (46:25)
- The Rangers have a bunch of impending free agents such as Patrick Corbin, Jon Gray, Luke Jackson, Chris Martin and Shawn Armstrong. Should they trade them and could they get anything of note? (49:20)
- What do the Mets do at the deadline? (52:25)
Check out our past episodes!
- 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
- Reacting To The Devers Trade And Aaron Civale – 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