As another postseason unfolds, we’ve been privy to yet another premature October exit from the Phillies. The competitive window that began as a Cinderella run in 2022 has quickly soured into four straight years of disappointment for a fan base in desperate search of a ring. President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski has made a series of big-money, win-now moves in an effort to get his club across the finish line, which have yielded diminishing results year over year. It's fair to...

We’re fast approaching the Nov. 21 deadline for all MLB teams to tender player contracts. So which players are likely to be left out and non-tendered? We can leverage our model for clues. We’ve noticed that most teams will use surplus value as a key method for determining whether a player is worth what he’s expected to receive in arbitration – if he projects to be worth more than that number, he’s pretty certain to get a contract; if he’s under that number,...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down a rush of activity, including the Nolan Arenado trade, a pair of Marlins deals and more. Then, they discuss dominos falling on the free agent market, starting with Alex Bregman to the Cubs and ending with Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers and Bo Bichette to the Mets. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down all of the moves from the holiday break, including the Shane Baz trade, the Brandon Lowe three-team deal and more. Then, they discuss a flurry of free agent activity and what's next for the top players still on the market. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link...

Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down all of the moves at the Winter Meetings, including Kyle Schwarber back to Philly, Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz leaving the Mets and more. Then, they discuss the state of the free agent market and trade rumors for the Dodgers, Mets and Padres. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or...