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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!

Bret Sayre


    • Aug 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 70: Boys of Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 82:40


    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!

    Episode 69: In Pursuit of Another Deadline

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 68:03


    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!

    Episode 68: On a Deadline

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 104:24


    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!

    Episode 67: Deadline Imminent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 99:10


    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 Diamondbacks, J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees, and much more! 

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 44:02


    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.

    Episode 65: The Edwin Jackson Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 91:44


    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!

    Episode 64: Past the Super Two (Week Break)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 68:08


    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!

    Episode 63: Moore To Give

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 83:30


    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 for his return, and much more!

    Episode 62: When Washington Calls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 72:24


    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.

    Episode 61: Who Needs Transactions When You Have Injuries

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 68:13


    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.

    Episode 60: The Matt Harvey Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 52:11


    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

    Episode 59: May Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 67:54


    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.

    Episode 58: Getting Caught Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 74:38


    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.

    Episode 57: National League Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 101:20


    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?

    Episode 56: American League Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 80:37


    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?

    Episode 55: Sabermetrics, but for hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 69:24


    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

    Episode 54: Spring Has Sprung

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 53:42


    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!

    Episode 53: Making Marginal Moves

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 58:18


    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.

    Episode 52: Close To Actual Baseball

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 69:52


    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

    Episode 51: Baltimore Cashes In

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 50:04


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

    Episode 50: A Big Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 68:01


    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!

    Episode 49: The Mets Make a Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 47:00


    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.

    Episode 48: So This Is February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 68:03


    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

    Episode 47: The Brewers Like Outfielders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 47:50


    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.

    Episode 46: The Austin Jackson Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 54:06


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

    Episode 45: The Ship Sails

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 44:04


    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.

    Episode 44: The Slow Drip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2018 64:28


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

    Episode 43: Moving Out West

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 46:08


    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.

    Episode 42: Movin' Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 68:12


    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!

    Episode 41: Sweet Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 53:19


    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!

    Episode 40: The Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 56:15


    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.

    Episode 39: The Calm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 51:36


    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.

    Episode 38: Under New Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 49:08


    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

    Episode 37: Making A List, Checking It Twice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 50:19


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

    Episode 36: So This Is The Offseason

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 51:39


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

    Episode 35: How Did We Get Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 66:15


    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.

    Episode 34: No Transactions, Plenty of Baseball

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 55:28


    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

    Episode 33: Catchers and Concussions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 52:12


    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

    Episode 32: The DFA Pads-cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 50:38


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

    Episode 31: We're On Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2017 42:15


    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.

    Episode 30: The Cleveland Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 44:19


    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. 

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 53:38


    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!

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