Over the weekend, MLB Trade Rumors celebrated its 18th birthday! MLBTR just went and bought its first pack of smokes.
18 years is a long time, especially for an internet business. I’ve seen a lot of other sites come and go, change ownership, and move into gambling. But we’re still doing what we always have. We put all worthy MLB trade and free agency news in one place. We’ve perfected the art of getting news up quickly while still supplementing with tons of our own context and analysis. This is not an easy job, as our writers Steve Adams, Anthony Franco, Darragh McDonald, Mark Polishuk, Nick Deeds, and Leo Morgenstern could tell you.
That’s our entire writing team here at MLB Trade Rumors. October and November are big months for high-quality original work at MLBTR. We just completed Offseason Outlook posts for all 30 teams. We published Matt Swartz’s widely-used arbitration projections. And later today, we’ll unveil our Top 50 MLB Free Agents post, complete with contract and team predictions and 20,000+ words of analysis.
There are long-term ups and downs with any business. 2023 has been a down year: our revenue is down over 23%, to be particular. MLBTR has historically been primarily ad-supported, and that will continue. But ads are not always a reliable source of revenue, which is why I launched our Trade Rumors Front Office subscription service during the pandemic in 2020.
With Trade Rumors Front Office, we’ve created another revenue source to help ensure MLBTR’s longevity and independence. In doing so I wanted to be sure to provide great value to those who subscribe. I think we have been successful at that. Here is what $29.89 per year gets you:
Removal of ads on MLB Trade Rumors and in our app
Exclusive weekly hot stove articles from expert MLB writers Steve Adams and Anthony Franco
Exclusive member-only online chats with Anthony Franco every week
MLB Contract Tracker: a high-powered tool featuring more than a decade of free agent contracts and extensions
MLB Agency Database: agencies for more than three-quarters of those who played in MLB in the last three seasons, compiled from industry sources
Your subscription supports MLBTR directly, and we offer a 100% money-back guarantee. Subscribe to Trade Rumors Front Office today. And we hope you enjoy our Top 50 Free Agents list!