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BIB on the Go: Payton Tolle Talks Trade Rumors

21 Nov 2025

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Chapter 1: What is Payton Tolle's perspective on trade rumors?

0.031 - 3.355 Bradfo

And I know that you've probably been asked that before, but it's probably not.

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3.375 - 32.335 Payton Tolle

It's actually the first time. The only time that I've talked about it is with family and friends, but it's different. Yeah. It's, I mean, I really, I now I'm kind of off social media. So like really the, like, Oh, well look at like the new, I'll look up red socks and try to find the news of the day. And like, I was a day late on, Whitlock making Team USA super behind now.

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32.375 - 37.985 Payton Tolle

Twitter is an amazing thing, but it's also like the worst thing ever. So I just got rid of it.

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Chapter 2: How does social media influence a player's mindset during trade deadlines?

38.526 - 43.255 Payton Tolle

But like, kind of, I just try to, it's just, I don't know.

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43.275 - 45.779 Bradfo

Did you have social media during the trade deadline last year?

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45.799 - 51.594 Payton Tolle

I did. Yeah. Well, I didn't have Twitter. I had Instagram.

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51.834 - 54.377 Bradfo

You also had friends and family.

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54.418 - 88.009 Payton Tolle

Exactly, yeah. That Dustin May trade went through, and I had a coach text me. It was like, are you going to be playing in Tulsa or in Oklahoma City for one of the Dodger teams this week? And I'm like, what do you mean? What are you talking about? Do you know something that I don't? Um, but I mean, it's like kind of one of those things, like, it's just, uh, that's the nature.

88.049 - 100.339 Payton Tolle

That's the nature of the game. And, uh, it's, I'm not going to sit here and act like it's not part of it. Cause it's a part of it, but you know, it's like, yeah. what can I do about it?

100.8 - 122.454 Bradfo

Or have you become better at it? Like, that's the thing. Like, this is, again, when last July, when your name, and even, like, on August 1st, August 2nd, August 3rd, when your name's still, like... you become better at dealing with it, right? Part of that is getting rid of social media. Yeah, definitely. Yeah, but do you understand?

122.474 - 134.146 Bradfo

I guess the question is, do you understand exactly what you're saying? Is that, hey, listen, this is what it is. And if you could go through the entire clubhouse and every guy in there has dealt with something similar, you know?

134.566 - 158.303 Payton Tolle

Yeah, everybody deals with it. I think I started to... you know, you really started to hear it, uh, getting into Portland. Cause like you got, you get into like all the stuff with like rule of five eligible guys and like, you know, guys that think, Oh, I'm gone. I'm gone. I'm gone. They're, they're kind of talking about it all the time. And it's like, well, okay.

Chapter 3: What was the impact of the Dustin May trade on Payton Tolle?

186.782 - 213.098 Bradfo

Did you have one? uh i i don't i i asked that and i that was a terrible way of phrasing that because it made it seem like i knew that you had a halloween costume my point my point was is that i remember you saying how you dressed up as magnum pi way back when yeah yeah did you have a halloween costume we we just did we were super we went to good me and my girlfriend did uh

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213.483 - 251.383 Payton Tolle

we just did like men in black at, uh, it was like Goodwill men in black, but my, my jacket wasn't even black. Like it was just kind of a dark gray with lines and it wasn't even right. But, uh, it was, uh, Yeah, I needed to bring back... I got... A couple people said I needed to be Ron Swanson this year. But... Tom Selleck... I need to do another Tom Selleck. Maybe like a Wyatt Earp.

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251.623 - 254.487 Payton Tolle

Maybe next year. Really get the stash going.

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254.807 - 258.192 Bradfo

Oh, yeah. Are you committed to that now?

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258.492 - 291.592 Payton Tolle

For a while? The stash? Yeah. Yes. I've been told there's a couple people that are like, you need to have facial hair because we don't like baby face. I'm like, well, baby face is a lot easier to keep up with. I like the mustache. I think it's fun. I don't know.

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It's

292.947 - 295.372 Payton Tolle

It seems like other people like it.

Chapter 4: How do players cope with the uncertainty of trade rumors?

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325.805 - 341.527 Payton Tolle

I come around, the beard might come back. I might shave it for the off season and then come back spring training and start growing it back out again. I might... Maybe I won't shave until we make the postseason or something like that.

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342.048 - 368.3 Bradfo

It's good for your brand, man. It was awesome seeing... I don't know if you saw the... So I'm walking out of Fenway Park, I think after your debut, and these two young ladies who I've seen around... I shouldn't mention them. I'm drawing a blank right now. But they're just sitting on the sidewalk wearing... The Peyton Tully mustache.

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369.281 - 379.051 Payton Tolle

I saw a couple people doing it. It's fun. If somebody can get that out of me keeping a mustache, that's perfectly fine with me.

Chapter 5: What role does family and friends play in managing trade-related stress?

379.071 - 379.491 Payton Tolle

I love that.

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380.753 - 386.319 Bradfo

We're just here. Again, your brand has never been hotter. Congratulations.

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386.339 - 386.819 Payton Tolle

Thank you.

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387.64 - 395.348 Bradfo

You've been very generous with your time. It's always good to talk to you. I hope I didn't lecture about the media too much.

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395.328 - 404.116 Payton Tolle

No, it's good. It's good. I think this is a lot better than any other part. Like this is this, we got into some good stuff. It's a meaty stuff today. I like it.

404.136 - 406.698 Bradfo

It's just, it's just two guys talking, man.

Chapter 6: How does Payton Tolle feel about the nature of trade discussions?

406.899 - 426.314 Bradfo

It's two guys talking. Like I had, it was just two days ago. I had Dustin Bedroia telling me like, like I was a terrible dresser. So I'm like, it's okay. It's just like, it's just two guys talking. Yes. Yes. Yeah. But, uh, all right, man. Thank you so much. Thank you.

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