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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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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Blue Jays Get

Ketel Marte

Marte

37.3

Total Value: 37.30

Diamondbacks Get

Manuel Beltre

Beltre

2.4

Jordan Groshans

Groshans

24.5

Adam Kloffenstein

Kloffenstein

1

Otto Lopez

Lopez

6

Kevin Smith

Smith

4.7

Total Value: 38.60

Total Value: 37.30

Total Value: 38.60

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Athletics Get

Jasson Dominguez

Dominguez

25

Oswald Peraza

Peraza

25.5

Austin Wells

Wells

9.3

Hayden Wesneski

Wesneski

3.7

Total Value: 63.50

Yankees Get

Sean Manaea

Manaea

18.5

Matt Olson

Olson

45.3

Total Value: 63.80

Total Value: 63.50

Total Value: 63.80

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November 27, 2021

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Angels Get

Sonny Gray

Gray

28.3

Total Value: 28.30

Reds Get

Jo Adell

Adell

12.9

Sam Bachman

Bachman

10.3

Arol Vera

Vera

6.3

Total Value: 29.50

Total Value: 28.30

Total Value: 29.50

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Athletics Get

MacKenzie Gore

Gore

13.9

Joshua Mears

Mears

2.4

Total Value: 16.30

Padres Get

Chris Bassitt

Bassitt

17

Total Value: 17.00

Total Value: 16.30

Total Value: 17.00

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November 26, 2021

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