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DFA Podcast

by Bret Sayre

DFA is a podcast presented by Baseball Prospectus. Join Bryan Grosnick, R.J. Anderson, and Shawn Brody as they cover all the transactions and moves you need to know, plus much more!

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Episodes

  1. Episode 70: Boys of Summer

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) tackle some big name pitcher injuries, leaders for the Cy Young award, the Yandy Diaz callup, and much more!

  2. Episode 69: In Pursuit of Another Deadline

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss the addition of Mike Fiers and Shawn Kelley to the Oakland Athletics, the Washington Nationals signing of Greg Holland, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays continuing to trade, Johnny Cueto's injury news, and much more!

  3. Episode 68: On a Deadline

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) take on the craziness of the non-waiver trade deadline. Moves like Chris Archer to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jonathan Schoop to the Milwaukee Brewers, Kevin Gausman to the Atlanta Braves, and so much more!

  4. Episode 67: Deadline Imminent

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) run through the bigger deals of the weekend as we approach the 2018 MLB non-waiver trade deadline. These include Nate Eovaldi going to the Boston Red Sox, Asdrubal Cabrera heading to the Philadelphia Phillies, Eduardo Escobar to the Arizona...

  5. Episode 66: The True Worth of a (Former) Bird, Hand

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and Craig Goldstein (BP) discuss the trade of Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the San Diego Padres movement of Brad Hand and Adam Cimer to Cleveland.

  6. Episode 65: The Edwin Jackson Episode

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) tackle the biggest news of the week -- Edwin Jackson! The duo also discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation, injuries to big-name third basemen, Jayson Werth's retirement, and much more!

  7. Episode 64: Past the Super Two (Week Break)

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) breakdown the Kansas City Royals-Washington Nationals trade, the injury-plagued Angels, Miguel Sano's demotion, injuries in the reliever market, and much more!

  8. Episode 63: Moore To Give

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) makes sense of the Tampa Bay Rays trading Álex Colomé and Denard Span, the DFA of Hanley Ramirez, the mess that is the New York Mets, Phil Hughes finding a new home in San Diego, Ronald Acuña joins a plethora of injured stars, Alex Reyes prepares...

  9. Episode 62: When Washington Calls

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) address a slate of moves by the Washington Nationals, Jose Bautista's release, the San Diego Padres' infield situation, whether the Pittsburgh Pirates can stay in the NL Central race, and the Willy Adames situation in Tampa.

  10. Episode 61: Who Needs Transactions When You Have Injuries

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss what the Robinson Cano suspension means for the Seattle Mariners, wrap up their discussion on the Matt Harvey trade, and look ahead for teams suffering from a plethora of injuries.

  11. Episode 60: The Matt Harvey Episode

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss Matt Harvey, what a Clayton Kershaw injury means to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and some notable call-ups

  12. Episode 59: May Day

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) get you up to speed on all of the injuries to the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, as well as some of the notable callups from around the league.

  13. Episode 58: Getting Caught Up

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) return from a short break by getting caught up to speed on what has happened around the league.

  14. Episode 57: National League Preview

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) return from a short break to finish their preview of the National League. What better way to start the new season than with another preview show?

  15. Episode 56: American League Preview

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) return from a short break with a preview of the American League. What better way to start the new season than with a preview show?

  16. Episode 55: Sabermetrics, but for hair

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) are joined by Zach Crizer (BP, MLB.com) to talk about the wonders of lefty bench bats and Tim Lincecum

  17. Episode 54: Spring Has Sprung

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) breakdown Logan Morrison's role with the Minnesota Twins, Francisco Liriano to the Detroit Tigers, Ben Revere to the Cincinnati Reds, and much more!

  18. Episode 53: Making Marginal Moves

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) get to talk more Tampa Bay Rays, the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins starter signings, and a pair of Baltimore Orioles signings.

  19. Episode 52: Close To Actual Baseball

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) tackle Eric Hosmer signing with the San Diego Padres, J.D. Martinez signing with the Boston Red Sox, Jason Vargas to the New York Mets, and some...interesting trades by the Tampa Bay Rays

  20. Episode 51: Baltimore Cashes In

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss the Andrew Cashner signing, Chase Utley, Eduardo Nunez, and a ton of minor moves

  21. Episode 50: A Big Deal

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) have Yu Darvish to talk about, followed by Yu Darvish, and wrapped up with Yu Darvish. It's a Yu Darvish episode!

  22. Episode 49: The Mets Make a Move

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) get one big deal to talk about (Todd Frazier to the New York Mets) before taking on a whole cluster of little moves.

  23. Episode 48: So This Is February

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss a trade between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics, the Alex Avila signing, and Bartolo Colon to the Rangers

  24. Episode 47: The Brewers Like Outfielders

    Bryan Gosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' trade for Christian Yelich and signing of Lorenzo Cain,as well as a pair of smaller signings for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals.

  25. Episode 46: The Austin Jackson Episode

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) breakdown a handful of moves that have taken place over the past week.

  26. Episode 45: The Ship Sails

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss the haul for some Pittsburgh veterans, some more reliever signings, and a couple former Mets.

  27. Episode 44: The Slow Drip

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) tackle the Jay Bruce signing, a three-team reliever trade, Yangervis Solarte's move

  28. Episode 43: Moving Out West

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and Shawn Brody (BP, BtBS) talk about the Evan Longoria trade, the Wade Davis signing, and catch up on the post-Christmas action.

  29. Episode 42: Movin' Money

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and Shawn Brody (BtBS, BP) breakdown the Los Angeles Dodgers-Atlanta Braves trade, try to figure out what the Philadelphia Phillies are doing with the Carlos Santana signing, discuss Zack Cozart to the Los Angeles Angels, and much more!

  30. Episode 41: Sweet Relief

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and Shawn Brody (BtBS, BP) discuss the aftermath of the Marcell Ozuna trade and how the mid-tier reliever market moved quickly. It's a wrap-up of the Winter Meetings!

  31. Episode 40: The Storm

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss the Shohei Ohtani signing, the Giancarlo Stanton trade, and what they mean for their new respecitve teams.

  32. Episode 39: The Calm

    As the offseason starts moving, Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) focus on the Seattle Mariners' trade for Dee Gordon, the Chicago Cubs' signing of Tyler Chatwood, and some other notable moves from around the league.

  33. Episode 38: Under New Management

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) wrap up the pre-Thanksgiving week by discussing some of the big managerial changes this offseason has offered

  34. Episode 37: Making A List, Checking It Twice

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) compare top-target lists as we patiently wait for the stove to warm up

  35. Episode 36: So This Is The Offseason

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and Ben Diamond (BP) discuss the early stages of the pitching market, interestingly positioned teams, and the qualifying offer.

  36. Episode 35: How Did We Get Here?

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) take a look back at how the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros created their rosters, as well as how they stack up against each other.

  37. Episode 34: No Transactions, Plenty of Baseball

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss how the playoffs so far, the MVP race, the Dodgers and Kenta Maeda, and much more

  38. Episode 33: Catchers and Concussions

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss R.J.'s latest piece on catcher concussions, some minor moves, and what is now officially a full regular season of the DFA Podcast

  39. Episode 32: The DFA Pads-cast

    Host Bryan Grosnick (BP) and co-host R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) spend a late-September show picking apart the San Diego Padres.

  40. Episode 31: We're On Fire

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) look retrospectively at how the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros came to be in their current form.

  41. Episode 30: The Cleveland Show

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) breakdown the Cleveland Indians' roster, as well as what has led them to their current position.

  42. Episode 29: A (Longer) Pirate's Life For Me

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss a duo of Pirate extensions, some callups of younger prospects, a crucial NL Central injury, all known quantities in the Kansas City Royals bullpen, and much more!

  43. Episode 28: The Eye Test

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) look at some of the Dodgers big call-ups, a Mets outfield addition, some AL West moves, and much more!

  44. Episode 27: Justin Time

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss what happened at the waiver deadline, what the Tigers are doing, and who positioned themselves well going into September.

  45. Episode 26: Always Be Clobbering (Baseballs)

    Bryan Grosnick (BP) and R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) enter the fun world of dinger discussion, the depressing world of the New York Mets, and much more!

  46. Episode 25: The One About The DL, Part 25

    Host Bryan Grosnick (BP) is joined by Rob Mains (BP) to break down the Miguel Sano injury, Scherzer/Darvish/Lester DL-stints, Andrew Miller injury, and much more

  47. Episode 24: A Weaver Farewell

    Host R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) and guest co-host Zach Crizer (BP) say a few things about Jered Weaver and J.P. Howell before looking at the season Nick Pivetta has put together.

  48. Episode 23: That's Clippie

    Host Bryan Grosnick (BP) and co-host R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) discuss the Astros' acquisition of Tyler Clippard, the Brewer's trade for Neil Walker, and much more

  49. Episode 22: The One About The Mets

    Host Bryan Grosnick (BP) and co-host R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) are joined by Jarrett Seidler of BP Mets to talk about the ever-so-lovable New York Mets

  50. Episode 21: The Deadline Was Just A Suggestion

    Host Bryan Grosnick (BP) and co-host R.J. Anderson (CBS Sports) talk about some of Jerry Dipoto's weekend moves, the Sean Rodriguez trade, promotions, demotions, and much more.

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DFA is a podcast presented by Baseball Prospectus. Join Bryan Grosnick, R.J. Anderson, and Shawn Brody as they cover all the transactions and moves you need to know, plus much more!

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Bret Sayre

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