On Dec. 30, 2023, the Red Sox traded Chris Sale to the Braves for Vaughn Grissom, and sent $17M to cover Sale’s salary to boot. Here’s what that trade looked like in our model at the time:     So it was accepted by our model, albeit as a major overpay by Atlanta. --------- Fast-forward one year: Sale has won the Cy Young Award, after producing 6.4 fWAR in a remarkable comeback season. Grissom has struggled badly, producing -0.7 fWAR. So from today’s perspective,...

Here’s an interesting twist: The A’s will be players in the trade market, but not the way you might suspect.  After selling off the core of their last competitive team (Chapman, Olson, Murphy et al) for questionable prospects (most of whom didn’t pan out), GM David Forst recently disclosed that the team will be actively looking to augment their major-league club in the trade market. He also mentioned that they’re keeping Brent Rooker, who, after a 5+ fWAR season,...

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 Jonathan India/Brady Singer trade, Blake Snell to the Dodgers, Yusei Kikuchi to the Angels and more offseason news. Then, they discuss the non-tender deadline and offseason outlooks of the Dodgers and the New York Yankees. 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 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. 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 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. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link below:     Download link:...