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 Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…

• The Red Sox trading Connelly Early to the Nationals for Curtis Mead (recorded prior to the news of Mead’s broken wrist) (1:30)
• The Tigers and their tough decisions to make on Tarik Skubal and others (20:05)
• The Padres going into the deadline in a borderline position with some Mason Miller trade rumors in the air (38:55)
• The Mariners not playing especially well but having starting pitching, such as Emerson Hancock or Luis Castillo, to trade (47:25)
• The catching market getting shaken up by injuries to Shea Langeliers of the Athletics and Kyle Teel of the White Sox (55:25)
• The Angels listening on controllable pieces such as Reid Detmers, José Soriano and Zach Neto while they have an interim front office leader (1:05:40)
• The Rangers being in first place in the A.L. West but with clear holes and unclear amounts resources to improve (1:25:50)
• The Reds having rentals to trade but also other pieces (1:32:55)
• The Marlins going from red hot to ice cold and how that impacts Sandy Alcantara‘s availability (1:38:25)

Check out our past episodes!

• Chase Burns And Kyle Bradish Extended, The Reds’ Selling Strategy, And Some Pre-Deadline Trades – listen here
• JJ Wetherholt’s Extension, The Pirates Without Griffin, And Exciting Times For The White Sox And Marlins – listen here
• Trade Deadline Questions About The Royals, Reds, Cardinals, Padres And More! – 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 Lon Horwedel, Imagn Images