MLB Trade Rumors Podcast
With an eye always focused on the hot stove, the MLBTR podcast gives analysis of transactions, roster moves and, of course, rumors from around the league. Host Darragh McDonald is joined each week by a fellow MLBTR write...
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On the show
- Anthony Franco16 eps
- Steve Adams14 eps
- Tim Dierkes1 ep
Also: Ethan Hullihen
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Based on 1 signal.
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- 🇺🇸United States · BaseballHOME#10216K to 84K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Baseball#2311K to 57K
- 🇳🇱Netherlands · Baseball#126.6K to 35K
- 🇩🇰DK · Baseball#93.8K to 20K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Baseball#502.1K to 11K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
47K to 247K🎙 ~2x weekly·174 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
93K to 493K🇺🇸34%🇧🇷23%🇳🇱14%+13 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
51K to 271K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/14/26 | Playoff Storylines And The State Of The White Sox, Yankees, Padres, And Braves | Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the remaining playoff teams and the reality that at least one small-payroll club will make the World Series this year. They also recap the seasons of the teams who were recently eliminated and preview what their offseasons could look like. | 1h 04m 57s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Diamondbacks Stories, Offseason Previews For Eliminated Playoff Teams, And Creative Pitching Usage | Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss the Diamondbacks' decision to bring back Torey Lovullo, comments from the team's owner that they're going to scale back payroll, and whether Ketel Marte could be on the trade block. They also take time to preview the offseasons of the Phillies, Cubs, Red Sox, and Astros following their respective eliminations from playoff contention and talk about some creative new pitching strategies, such as the Marlins using starters on their bullpen-t... | 1h 10m 36s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Wild Card Rosters And What's Next For The Rangers, Diamondbacks, and Pirates | Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss Aaron Judge being left off the Yankees' Wild Card roster, the plan for Garrett Crochet to pitch out of Boston's bullpen, whether the Rangers will scale back their payroll next year, how the Diamondbacks could build around their core, and news that Ben Cherington expects to return as Pirates' GM following a winning season. Listener email topics include what the Guardians' low-payroll success could mean for CBA negotiations, which managerial openin... | 1h 02m 31s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Free Agent Power Rankings, Cade Cavalli's Extension, And Likely Playoff Matchups | Anthony Franco joins Darragh McDonald to discuss this year's weak free agent class, the latest Free Agent Power Rankings, what kind of market to expect for Japanese star Teruaki Sato, the Nationals signing Cade Cavalli to a four-year extension, and how the playoff brackets are shaping up as teams play out the final games of the regular season. Listener email topics include whether the new postseason format is inferior to the old one, an idea for teams to get an extra ABS challenge dur... | 1h 00m 44s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 | Dodgers Hot Topics, The D-Backs Claim Jesús Sánchez, And Prospect Evaluation Time | Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss Shohei Ohtani landing on the IL and whether he should continue to pitch long term, Josue De Paula's callup, and Edwin Diaz's disastrous season. Other topics include the Diamondbacks claiming Jesús Sánchez off waivers despite him not being eligible for the playoffs, the Mariners and Twins calling up many of their top prospects to finish the year. Listener email topics include changes that the Brewers could make during the offseason and wheth... | 1h 07m 56s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | What To Expect From The Angels Under Stan Kroenke | Brennan McClain of Pro Hockey Rumors joins Darragh McDonald to discuss Stan Kroenke's purchasing the Los Angeles Angels. He shares insider knowledge about how Kroenke has run the Colorado Avalanche his other sports franchises. They also talk about what the future could hold for the Angels' payroll and potential real estate expansion around the stadium. | 40m 20s | ||||||
| 9/2/26 | Rays stadium approvalLuis Robert Jr. claimed+3 | Anthony Franco | RaysOrioles+5 | — | RaysLuis Robert Jr.+3 | — | 1h 03m 17s | ||
| 8/26/26 | Astros management changesMariners promotions+4 | Steve Adams | AstrosJim Crane+3 | — | Dana BrownKade Anderson+7 | — | 1h 08m 20s | ||
| 8/19/26 | Athletics management changesReds injury updates+4 | Anthony Franco | AthleticsNationals+3 | — | AthleticsReds+8 | — | 1h 04m 35s | ||
| 8/12/26 | MLB payrollCBA+3 | Ethan Hullihen | MLB Trade Rumors | — | MLBpayroll tracker+3 | — | 49m 22s | ||
| 8/5/26 | trade deadlineMLB trades+3 | Steve AdamsAnthony Franco | Adley RutschmanMarcelo Mayer+8 | — | trade deadlineMLB+6 | — | 1h 34m 55s | ||
| 7/29/26 | trade deadlineMLB trades+3 | Steve AdamsAnthony Franco | Red SoxNationals+2 | — | trade deadlineMLB+7 | — | 1h 54m 12s | ||
| 7/22/26 | contract extensiontrade strategy+3 | Steve Adams | RedsBrewers+4 | — | Chase BurnsKyle Bradish+5 | — | 1h 04m 47s | ||
| 7/15/26 | JJ Wetherholt extensionPirates trade+3 | Steve Adams | CardinalsPirates+3 | — | JJ WetherholtPirates+6 | — | 1h 01m 58s | ||
| 7/8/26 | trade deadlineMLB teams+4 | Anthony Franco | RoyalsCincinnati+4 | — | trade deadlineRoyals+6 | — | 1h 01m 03s | ||
| 7/1/26 | MetsAngels+4 | Anthony Franco | CubsGuardians | — | MetsAngels+7 | — | 57m 35s | ||
| 6/24/26 | injuriestrades+5 | Steve Adams | DiamondbacksRed Sox+3 | — | Diamondbacks injuriesRed Sox trade chips+5 | — | 1h 02m 50s | ||
| 6/17/26 | MLB trade deadlineGiants selling+4 | Anthony Franco | GiantsBrewers+4 | — | GiantsBrewers+8 | — | 1h 05m 04s | ||
| 6/10/26 | free agent rankingsYankees performance+3 | Steve Adams | Yankees | — | free agent rankingsYankees+5 | — | 1h 04m 49s | ||
| 6/3/26 | CBA proposalscompetitive integrity tax+4 | Tim Dierkes | Players AssociationMLB+1 | — | CBAMLB+5 | — | 1h 11m 46s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Gage Jump promotionTigers trade speculation+3 | Anthony Franco | AthleticsTigers+3 | — | Gage JumpTigers+6 | — | 59m 37s | ||
| 5/20/26 | MLB call-upspitching rotations+4 | Anthony Franco | Blue JaysDodgers+2 | — | Colt EmersonBlue Jays+7 | — | 1h 02m 03s | ||
| 5/13/26 | MLB tradesplayer performance+4 | Steve Adams | Cleveland GuardiansSan Francisco Giants+1 | — | Patrick BaileyCleveland Guardians+6 | — | 1h 05m 47s | ||
| 5/6/26 | Tarik Skubal injuryMarlins catchers+3 | Anthony Franco | TigersGiants | — | Tarik SkubalMarlins+3 | — | 1h 04m 04s | ||
| 4/29/26 | managerial changesplayer signings+3 | Steve Adams | Red SoxPadres+2 | — | Alex CoraRob Thomson+7 | — | 1h 08m 15s | ||
| 4/22/26 | Kevin McGonigle extensionPadres valuation+5 | Anthony Franco | PadresCBA+3 | — | Kevin McGoniglePadres valuation+6 | — | 58m 00s | ||
| 4/15/26 | MLB tradesinjury updates+4 | Steve Adams | Blue JaysWhite Sox+3 | — | Lenyn SosaBlue Jays+8 | — | 1h 03m 19s | ||
| 4/8/26 | 2026-27 Free Agent ClassFree Agent Power Rankings+3 | Anthony Franco | — | — | Free Agent ClassTarik Skubal+7 | — | 55m 56s | ||
| 4/1/26 | offseason recapplayer extensions+3 | Steve AdamsAnthony Franco | MarinersBrewers+2 | — | MLBextensions+5 | — | 1h 57m 31s | ||
| 3/25/26 | extensionsprospect promotions+4 | Anthony Franco | CubsPhillies+1 | — | Pete Crow-ArmostrongChristopher Sanchez+3 | — | 58m 51s | ||
| 3/18/26 | World Baseball ClassicHunter Greene injury+3 | Steve Adams | BravesJarren Duran+5 | — | MLBtrade rumors+3 | — | 1h 02m 47s | ||
| 3/11/26 | Jesús Luzardo extensionPhillies outfield+5 | Anthony Franco | PhiladelphiaBraves+2 | — | Jesús LuzardoPhiladelphia Phillies+7 | — | 1h 00m 32s | ||
| 3/4/26 | Max ScherzerMLB+4 | Steve Adams | Blue JaysYankees+3 | — | Max ScherzerBlue Jays+5 | — | 1h 04m 02s | ||
| 2/25/26 | injuriesoffseason moves+3 | Steve Adams | BravesGuardians+2 | — | Pablo LopezJordan Westburg+7 | — | 1h 04m 20s | ||
| 2/18/26 | Tigers rotationBrewers-Red Sox trade+4 | Anthony Franco | OriolesDiamondbacks+4 | — | MLBtrades+7 | — | 1h 04m 36s | ||
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Chart history for MLB Trade Rumors Podcast
Peaked at #9 in Denmark, top 10 in 1 of 18 tracked markets, currently #9 in Denmark.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Denmark | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| HU | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Brazil | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| MY | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| South Korea | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Mexico | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| Ireland | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #61 | #61 | — |
| TW | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| Canada | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| Japan | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| Sweden | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| United States | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| Germany | — | #131 | #131 | — |
| France | — | #135 | #135 | — |
| Australia | — | #142 | #142 | — |
Chart Positions
18 placements across 18 markets.
Chart Positions
18 placements across 18 markets.