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The BTV Podcast #97: Breaking Down the Dylan Cease Trade

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BTV's 2023-24 Offseason Trade Results

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Featured Trades

Marlins GET

Shane Sasaki

1.3

John Cruz

1.9

3.2

4.7

1.5

Rays GET

Ben Rortvedt

0.1

0.1

1.3

1.2

Yankees GET

Jon Berti

4.7

4.7

2

-2.7

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Dodgers GET

Liover Peguero

13.5

Total Value

13.5

Pirates GET

Michael Grove

9.8

Total Value

9.8

Ms. Dajuba

Guardians GET

Bobby Dalbec

0

Total Value

0

Red Sox GET

Myles Straw

-11.2

Cash

3.2

Total Value

-8.00

Ms. Dajuba

Mets GET

Justin Lawrence

13.6

Total Value

13.6

Rockies GET

Mark Vientos

9.6

Jose Butto

3.5

Total Value

13.1

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This past offseason, we debuted several new features, one of which was our free agent calculator, which you can find here if you’re a GM-level subscriber.  It works a little differently than the predictions of other sites. Instead of forecasting the exact length and amount of a player’s contract, our approach is to let the user choose the length, and the total amount and AAV will display.  For example, our tool will display an estimated fair value for Jordan Montgomery...

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Joshua Iversen

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Welcome to the 2023-24 Offseason Roundup. Any additional trades will be added to this article as they are reported. — Cincinnati Reds acquire IF Santiago Espinal ($3.0M) from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for RHP Chris McElvain ($0.3M) After spending all offseason with too many infielders and not enough positions to play them all, the Reds closed out camp with a gaping hole on their depth chart, caused by Noelvi Marte’s PED suspension and Matt McLain’s mid-spring...

Epsiode 97

104 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 the Dylan Cease trade to the Padres and recap the model's performance on trades this offseason. Then, they discuss Blake Snell to the Giants, Santiago Espinal to the Reds and a handful of other late-spring transactions. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link...

Epsiode 96

93 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 Matt Chapman to the Giants and what the move means for J.D. Davis and the remaining Scott Boras free agents. Then, they break down the Zack Wheeler and Brayan Bello extensions, out of options players and more. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player or download link...

Epsiode 95

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 Cody Bellinger re-signing with the Cubs and Mitch Keller's extension with the Pirates. Then, they discuss relief trades for the Red Sox and Marlins, Jorge Soler to the Giants, a run of lower-end free agents taking below market deals and much more. Listen to the episode through your favorite podcast provider, or via the media player...