MLBTR Podcast: Brewers vs. Rays, Dodgers and Guardians Post-Mortem, And The A’s New Front Office Boss

The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss… The Brewers going to the World Series (2:00) The Dodgers coming up short of a three-peat (6:30) The Rays going to the World Series (14:40) The Guardians going into offseason mode (18:10) Three of the four LCS teams generally being defense-oriented (26:40) Three of the four LCS teams being low-payroll clubs and whether that impacts the CBA negotiations (35:25) The Athletics hiring Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations (48:05) The Phillies keeping Don Mattingly as manager while the Astros let Joe Espada depart (53:40) Plus, we answer your questions, including… Will the Marlins be open to trading Otto Lopez this winter? (58:50) Will teams want to wait until a new collective bargaining agreement is finalized to sign large contracts? (1:03:25) Check out our past episodes! Playoff Storylines And The State Of The White Sox, Yankees, Padres, And Braves – listen here Diamondbacks Stories, Offseason Previews For Eliminated Playoff Teams, And Creative Pitching Usage – listen here Wild Card Rosters And What’s Next For The Rangers, Diamondbacks, and Pirates – listen here The podcast intro and outro song “So Long” is provided courtesy of the band Showoff. Check out their Facebook page here! Photo courtesy of Kiyoshi Mio, Imagn Images View Comments (0)