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Non-tender Candidates from Each Team
TradesPlayersEvery year around this time, we comb through our numbers and see which players on each team may be non-tender candidates (that is, players who won’t be offered contracts for next season). We do this largely by scanning our model for...
The BTV Podcast, Episode 61: Early Exits
TradesPlayersWelcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down recent transactions and news, including the Spencer Strider extension, the...
The BTV Podcast, Episode 60: The Sho Goes On
TradesPlayersWelcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down recent transactions and news, including the Shohei Ohtani, Luis Castillo...
Former Top Prospects Who Now Look Like Busts
TradesPlayersYou may have noticed that some former top prospects have seen their values drop in our model – some dramatically so. Why is that? Because we’ve learned, by close observance of front offices (we watch what they do, not what they say),...
The BTV Podcast, Episode 59: Shoulders and Shifting
TradesPlayersWelcome back to the Baseball Trade Values Podcast! In this episode, founder John Bitzer (@johnbitzer2) and Associate Editor Joshua Iversen (@jive_mlb) break down recent transactions and news, including recent site updates, MLB rule...
Ranking the Farm Systems by Trade Value
TradesPlayersWhich teams have the strongest farm systems? Which ones have the weakest? And how do our organizational rankings differ from, say, Baseball America or MLB Pipeline? First, our list represents a cross-section – a weighted average derived...
