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  • • MLBTR Podcast: Debating A Salary Cap, How To Improve Parity, More Dodgers Moves, And Anthony Santander
    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 Tim Dierkes of…...2025
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  • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 3:00pm Central
    • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 3:00pm Central
    MLBTR’s Anthony Franco will be holding a live chat today at 3:00 pm central, exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove…...2025
  • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 2:00pm Central
    • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 2:00pm Central
    MLBTR’s Anthony Franco will be holding a live chat today at 2:00 pm central, exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove…...2025
  • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 2:00pm Central
    • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 2:00pm Central
    MLBTR’s Anthony Franco will be holding a live chat today at 2:00 pm central, exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove…...2025
  • • MLBTR Podcast: Brent Rooker’s Extension, Gavin Lux, And Catching Up On The Holiday Transactions
    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 Tim Dierkes of…...2025
  • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 2:00pm Central
    • Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 2:00pm Central
    MLBTR’s Anthony Franco will be holding a live chat today at 2:00 pm central, exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove…...2025
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Tim Dierkes injury and suspension

  • • MLB Mailbag: Soto, Skubal, Cubs, A’s, Braves, Crews, Cardinals, NL Awards
    I'm pinch-hitting for Tim Dierkes on this week's MLB Mailbag! This week, I fielded questions on Juan Soto's free agency, Tarik Skubal's emergence as an elite arm, Hector Neris' release, the Cubs' luxury-tax status, the Athletics' outlook in Sacramento, the Braves' litany of injuries and their playoff chances, the Cardinals and player development, Dylan Crews'…...2024
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  • • Mike Minor Likely To Throw For Teams Later This Month
    Free-agent lefty Mike Minor implied back in September that he was considering retirement following an injury-shortened 2022 campaign in Cincinnati. However, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports that Minor feels good after spending the offseason throwing in preparation for the 2023 season and is likely to host a throwing session for teams later this month. Minor had…...2023
  • • Agent: Johnny Cueto could potentially return late in 2019 season
    MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes spoke with agent Bryce Dixon about Nelson Cruz’s market Tuesday at the Winter Meetings, and Tim also got an update on another Dixon client, Johnny Cueto. It isn’t yet clear when the Giants right-hander will be back on the mound in the wake of Tommy John surgery last August, though Dixon is optimistic about both a full recovery for Cueto and potentially a return late this season...2018
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  • • Pitching Notes: Cueto, Kikuchi, Holland, Happ, Howard
    MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes spoke with agent Bryce Dixon about Nelson Cruz’s market yesterday at the Winter Meetings, and Tim also got an update on another Dixon client, Johnny Cueto.  It isn’t yet clear when the Giants right-hander will be back on the mound in the wake of Tommy John surgery last August, though Dixon is…...2018
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  • • More uncertainty than ever before surrounding Kershaw in injury-plagued year
    Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is slated to return after one single rehab start, manager Dave Roberts told reporters, including Ken Gurnick of MLB.com (via Twitter). There’s more uncertainty surrounding Kershaw than ever before, just as he prepares for an offseason decision as to whether to opt out of the $65MM guarantee left on his contract, as Tim Dierkes discussed in his latest version of MLBTR’s ...2018
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  • • MLB's Celebrated 2018 Free-Agent Pitching Class Is Overhyped
    2016
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  • • Rich Hill Re-Signs with Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • Rich Hill, Josh Reddick to Dodgers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • MLB Winter Meetings 2015: Dates, Schedule, Rumors and Predictions
    2015
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  • • Mark Trumbo to Mariners: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015

Timeline

  • 2025
    "This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes of…"

  • 2024
    "Tim Dierkes’ MLB Mailbag: Waivers, Gleyber, Goldschmidt"

  • 2023
    "Along with this post, Tim Dierkes is holding a live White Sox-centric chat on Wednesday at 11am central time."

  • 2022
    "The Red Sox have signed right-hander Tyler Danish to a minor league contract, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports (Twitter link)."

  • 2021
    "Now it’s your turn to grill Tim Dierkes and Steve Adams about it!"

  • 2020
    "MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes recently took a deep dive into the Cubs’ unpopular offseason, in which they spent a meager $3."

  • 2019
    "Click here to join today’s live chat with me, Tim Dierkes."

  • 2018
    "Astros right-hander Chris Devenski has changed his representation and is now a client of MVP Sports Group, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports on Twitter."

  • 2017
    "It’s almost incredible to think that last year, when doing a “Three Needs” look at the Sox, one need that Tim Dierkes listed was to make a decision on whether they should embark…"

  • 2016
    "Heading into the winter, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes predicted a one-year pact in the…"

  • 2015
    "However, that one season will probably come at a steep financial cost, as Tim Dierkes of MLBTradeRumors."

  • 2014
    "1 million through arbitration next season, per Tim Dierkes of MLBTradeRumors."

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Tim Dierkes trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Braves, Jordan Weems Agree To Minor League Deal
    The Braves have agreed to a minor league deal with free agent righty Jordan Weems, per MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes. He’ll be in major league camp as a non-roster invitee in spring training. Weems is represented by O’Connell Sports Management. Weems, who just turned 32, has spent the past three seasons with the Nationals, for whom…...2024
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  • • MLBTR Live Chat: Top 50 Free Agent Edition
    You’ve had a few days to digest our entire 2024-25 Top 50 MLB Free Agent rankings, all 20,000 words of it. Tim Dierkes, Anthony Franco, Darragh McDonald and I put more than a month into deliberating our contract predictions. If you want to ask us more about our process, a particular prediction, tell us someone we…...2024
  • Cub Tracks’ elephantiasis
    • Cub Tracks’ elephantiasis
    Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Upon one decision lies the offseason. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum...2024
  • • Tim Dierkes’ MLB Mailbag: Soto, Bichette, Tigers, Cardinals
    In this week's mailbag, I discuss Juan Soto's free agent contract, the Rangers' 2025 rotation, possible matches in a Bo Bichette trade, outlooks next year for the Tigers and Cardinals, and much more. Jason asks: Juan Soto is obviously going to be the talk of the offseason. He has also undoubtedly proven a huge asset…...2024
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  • • Tim Dierkes’ MLB Mailbag: Waivers, Gleyber, Goldschmidt
    This week's mailbag gets into possible waiver contract dumping, Gleyber Torres' free agency, teams' interest in Trevor Rogers, the Cardinals re-signing Paul Goldschmidt, and much more. Ben asks: What teams might we expect to see make some last minute, financially-motivated maneuvers to avoid the consequences of the luxury tax? Do you anticipate any notable players…...2024
  • • Dodgers Flexibility
    Tim Dierkes breaks down the reasons behind the large deferrals in the Shohei Ohtani contract with the Dodgers. He notes that it’s not a luxury tax dodge on the part of the Los Angeles: The collective bargaining agreement has a section for calculating the CBT hit for a contract that includes deferred money.  According to […]...2023
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  • • Phillies, Jose Ruiz Agree To Minor League Deal
    The Phillies and right-handed reliever Jose Ruiz have agreed to a minor league contract, reports Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors. He’ll be invited to major league spring training this year and compete for a spot on the roster. Ruiz is repped by the OL Baseball Group. Ruiz, 29, split the 2023 season between the…...2023
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  • Cub Tracks manages expectations
    • Cub Tracks manages expectations
    Craig Counsell on being introduced as Brewers manager in 2015 | Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs have a new manager and that probably heralds an interrsting offseason. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, ...2023
  • • D-backs Grant Zach McAllister His Release
    The Diamondbacks granted right-hander Zach McAllister his release from their Triple-A affiliate in Reno, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reports. He’d been with the Aces all season and is now a free agent. McAllister, 35, hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2018. He spent six years as a steady back-of-the-rotation starter and then middle reliever in…...2023
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  • • Offseason In Review: Chicago Cubs
    Along with this post, Tim Dierkes is holding a live Cubs-centric chat on Thursday at 9am central time. Use this link to ask a question in advance, participate in the live event, and read the transcript afterward. The Cubs made a pair of significant signings, but still avoided the market’s flashiest free agents. Major League…...2023
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Tim Dierkes stats and results

  • • Cub Tracks has the winning formula
    Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news, four days a week. The future’s uncertain, and the end is always near. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for maxim...2022
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  • • Post-Lockout Trade Candidates: Impact Players With A Chance To Move
    Earlier in the week, MLBTR owner Tim Dierkes published our list of the 14 players we consider to be the likeliest trade candidates following the ongoing MLB lockout. That list was the result of an extensive talk with Tim, myself and Anthony Franco, wherein we considered the possibility of more than 100 players and whether…...2022
  • • MLB's Celebrated 2018 Free-Agent Pitching Class Is Overhyped
    2016
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  • • Projecting the Domino Effect If MLB's Biggest 2016 Hot Stove Rumors Come True
    2016
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  • • Assessing Justin Upton's, Yoenis Cespedes' Worth After Jason Heyward's Megadeal
    2015
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  • • MLB Winter Meetings 2015: Dates, Schedule, Rumors and Predictions
    2015
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  • • Is 26-Year-Old Jason Heyward Poised to Be MLB's Next 10-Year Megadeal?
    2015
  • • Jordan Zimmermann's $110M Deal Is Good Move to Kick Off Tigers' Latest Revamp
    2015
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  • • Carlos Carrasco Is MLB Offseason Pitching Market's Best Value
    2015
  • • Is David Price Worth $200 Million Free-Agent Deal with Bad Postseason Resume?
    2015
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  • • Top 50 Free Agents Live Chat With Tim Dierkes
    You’ve had a few days to digest our entire 2023-24 Top 50 MLB Free Agent list, all 20,000 words of it.  Along with Anthony Franco, Darragh McDonald, and Steve Adams, we worked on this list from late September up until the moment we published on November 6th.  As the owner of the website, I have…...2023
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  • • Edwin Encarnacion Positioning Himself as the Prize Slugger of the MLB Offseason
    2016
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  • • Edwin Encarnacion Positioning Himself as the Prize Slugger of the MLB Offseason
    2016
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  • • Assessing Justin Upton's, Yoenis Cespedes' Worth After Jason Heyward's Megadeal
    2015
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Top Tim Dierkes news

  • • Aroldis Chapman to Dodgers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
  • • Cardinals To Sign Mike Leake
    10:09am: Leake’s deal is for five years and worth $80MM, per Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter).  The deal also includes a mutual option that could increase the total value of the deal to the $93MM/$94MM range.  The pact also includes a full no-trade clause. At the outset of the offseason, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes predicted that…...2015
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  • • Is David Price Worth $200 Million Free-Agent Deal with Bad Postseason Resume?
    2015
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  • • Wei-Yin Chen Seeking Five-Year, $100MM Deal
    Free agent pitcher Wei-Yin Chen is searching for a five-year, $100MM contract, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (on Twitter).  At that price, Kubatko adds, it’s clear that the Orioles have moved on to other offseason targets.  At the outset of the offseason, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes projected that Chen would land a five-year deal worth…...2015
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  • • Astros Sign Doug Fister
    The Astros have announced the signing of righty Doug Fister to a one-year deal. The PSI Sports Management client will receive a $7MM guarantee in the contract, which includes incentives that can boost its total value to $12MM, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets. Heading into the winter, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes predicted a one-year pact in the…...2016
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  • • Pirates Claim Travis Ishikawa
    The Pirates have claimed Travis Ishikawa from the Giants, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes tweets. The Bucs, in announcing the move, say that they will make a corresponding move to add Ishikawa to their 25-man roster once he joins the team. The … ...2015
  • • Brandon Moss to Indians: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2014
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  • • Tigers In Talks With Jordan Zimmermann
    The Tigers are in talks with free agent starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, tweets Jon Morosi of FOX Sports. Sources tell Morosi and Ken Rosenthal that talks have become serious. The Dodgers and Cubs have also been tied to Zimmermann. MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes rated Zimmermann as the seventh best free agent. Dierkes anticipates a six-year, $126MM contract for…...2015

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Tim Dierkes fantasy rankings and news

  • • MLBTR Originals
    A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR the last seven days: On this week’s edition of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast, Jeff Todd spoke with MLBTR founder Tim Dierkes about fantasy baseball strategy. A new episode … ...2015
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  • • MLBTR Podcast: Fantasy Edition
    MLBTR’s owner Tim Dierkes joins Jeff to talk fantasy strategy as the trade deadline approaches, with a particular focus on relief pitching (including how you can use @closernews to boost your saves). Jeff then discusses some strategies for maximizing DL … ...2015

Tim Dierkes schedule, game

  • • Braves, Jordan Weems Agree To Minor League Deal
    2024
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  • • Cub Tracks’ elephantiasis
    2024
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  • • Tim Dierkes’ MLB Mailbag: Rangers, Bichette, White Sox, Jordan Walker
    Today's mailbag gets into possible offensive additions for the Rangers, Bo Bichette trade scenarios, the White Sox and the record books, requiring starters to go six innings, Jordan Walker's future, and much more. Kevin asks: Do you see the Rangers getting a DH/ outfielder that hits for power? Evan Carter was the Rangers' starting left…...2024
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  • • MLB Mailbag: Soto, Skubal, Cubs, A’s, Braves, Crews, Cardinals, NL Awards
    2024
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  • • Phillies, Jose Ruiz Agree To Minor League Deal
    2023
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  • Cub Tracks’ Morel courage
    • Cub Tracks’ Morel courage
    Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, hand-selected for your possible pleasure, with commentary. A few things about this and that. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-...2023
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  • • Live Chat With MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes
    The team has been putting in extra hours trying to keep up with all the hot stove news this week, so we haven’t been able to run our regularly scheduled chats.  So, I’m hosting one right now!  Click here to participate....2022
  • • Camp battles: Cubs’ second base competition
    As MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes detailed earlier this week, the Cubs are coming off a rather quiet offseason. There were no earth-shattering trades, no significant free-agent signings. The high-payroll club doled out just $3.5 million in guaranteed contracts over the winter, although it did add at least a couple familiar names by way of the minor-league market. One of those pickups, longtime Indian Jason K...2020
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  • • Agent: Johnny Cueto could potentially return late in 2019 season
    2018
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  • • MLB's Celebrated 2018 Free-Agent Pitching Class Is Overhyped
    2016
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Tim Dierkes rumors, scandals

  • • MLB's Celebrated 2018 Free-Agent Pitching Class Is Overhyped
    2016
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  • • Projecting the Domino Effect If MLB's Biggest 2016 Hot Stove Rumors Come True
    2016
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  • • MLB Winter Meetings 2015: Dates, Schedule, Rumors and Predictions
    2015
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  • • Jordan Zimmermann's $110M Deal Is Good Move to Kick Off Tigers' Latest Revamp
    2015
  • • Brandon Moss to Indians: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2014

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