This Trade in History: Christian Yelich to the Brewers

Curious about how trades from the past would look using our model? In this first article of a new series, we tackle the Marlins/Brewers trade from the perspective of the 2017/2018 offseason to how it looks now. Needless to say, it’s a doozy.

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Non-tender Candidates for Every Team

Which players are at risk of being cut from 40-man rosters this offseason? We took a look at every team’s list of players whose trade value is zero or less, based on our model. Some names might surprise you.

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The BTV Podcast #40: 40-Man Madness

A former top prospect was traded. Some well-known Yankees were DFA’d. Did any of the moves made at the 40-man roster deadline surprise us?

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Mailbag: We Get Questions. A Lot.

Why does a player’s value seem too high? Or too low? How can we reduce everything to one number? We get asked these types of questions a lot, so here’s our attempt to tackle them.

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The Yankees Are in a Bind

After losing the Wild Card game, the Yankees need to go bold. But how? Should they spend on free agents or trade prospects? Either way, it’s going to hurt.

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Angels Get

Chris Bassitt

Bassitt

17

Grant Holmes

Holmes

0.5

Total Value: 17.50

Athletics Get

Jo Adell

Adell

14.4

Chris Rodriguez

Rodriguez

3.9

Total Value: 18.30

Total Value: 17.50

Total Value: 18.30

andyinfremont

December 2, 2021

1

Blue Jays Get

Chris Bassitt

Bassitt

17

Max Muncy

Muncy

7.6

Lou Trivino

Trivino

1.1

Total Value: 25.70

Athletics Get

Jordan Groshans

Groshans

24.5

Total Value: 24.50

Total Value: 25.70

Total Value: 24.50

joshstuart

December 2, 2021

0

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Brewers Get

Hunter Renfroe

Renfroe

1.6

Total Value: 1.60

Red Sox Get

Alex Binelas

Binelas

4.9

Jackie Bradley Jr.

Bradley Jr.

-12.8

David Hamilton

Hamilton

5.4

Total Value: -2.50

Total Value: 1.60

Total Value: -2.50

johnbitzer

December 2, 2021

3

Marlins Get

Joey Wendle

Wendle

4.4

Total Value: 4.40

Rays Get

Kameron Misner

Misner

7

Total Value: 7.00

Total Value: 4.40

Total Value: 7.00

johnbitzer

November 30, 2021

4
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