The BTV Podcast #116: Vladdy's Unusual Contract

In this episode, we discuss a flurry of extensions.

Offseason Trade Market Results and Trends

How well did our model correlate to the market?

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The 2024-25 Offseason Trade Roundup

Analyzing every trade so far...

Featured Trades

Rockies GET

Carlos Lagrange

2.8

Henry Lalane

4.8

Total Value

7.6

Yankees GET

German Marquez

1.6

Cash

6

Total Value

7.6

Ms. Dajuba

Cubs GET

Sandy Alcantara

53.2

Total Value

53.2

Marlins GET

Kevin Alcantara

16.3

Owen Caissie

12.2

Cade Horton

25.9

Total Value

54.40

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Orioles GET

Mitch Keller

23.4

Round B Comp Balance Pick

2

Jack Brannigan

2.3

Total Value

27.7

Pirates GET

Coby Mayo

27.2

Total Value

27.2

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Yankees GET

Sandy Alcantara

53.2

Total Value

53.2

Marlins GET

Jasson Dominguez

37.4

Will Warren

15.6

Total Value

53

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johnbitzer

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Now that we’re well into the 2025 season, it’s time to do our semi-annual check of our model’s correlation to the market this past offseason. Along the way, we’ll throw in a few observations in trade market trends. Let’s get to the results. By our count, for the 2024/25 offseason: Number of trades: 81 Number of trades accepted by our model: 77 Acceptance rate: 95.1% Average variance (in absolute value terms): 2.5 So there were 81 trades, of which 77 fell into...

Ethan Pechersky

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As Opening Day approaches, the Blue Jays are one of the most intriguing teams in baseball. Their once-up-and-coming core is now set to reach free agency next winter, giving 2025 the distinct feel of a make-or-break season.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette still offer plenty of firepower alongside free agent signee Anthony Santander, and a rotation featuring Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt and new acquisition Max Scherzer could be one of the best in the majors. Meanwhile,...

Epsiode 116

108 Minutes

Joshua Iversen

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Welcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down extensions for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Garrett Crochet, Ketel Marte and others. Then, they discuss some surprising early-season trades, the Braves' woes and much more. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link below:     Download link:...

Epsiode 115

91 Minutes

Joshua Iversen

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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 trades, signings, extensions and other transactions leading up to Opening Day 2025. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link below:     Download link:...

Epsiode 114

102 Minutes

Joshua Iversen

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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 handful of late free agent signings and extensions for Lawrence Butler and Yandy Diaz. Then, they discuss the Gerrit Cole injury, the performance of the BTV free agent model and much more. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link below:     Download link:...