JotCast | 2025 Trade Value Series Chat

2025 Trade Value Series Chat

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Ben Clemens

12:01

I will say, 'no one would be excluded' just doesn't convince me that much

like, great, fine, the marlins aren't excluded

they're not winning anyway

get out of here

12:02

as long as the teams who are perpetually competing for WS titles are all involved, meh

like, as I said, Soto's deal? I don't see it

that would truly exclude too much of the league. But Bobby Witt's deal? Garrett Crochet's deal? The teams who are actually movers and shakers have that kind of salary flexibility and WANT to be paying elite players this kind of money

12:03

it's different for, say, the surplus value all stars of the world. yes, if there's a guy who is going to deliver you 2 WAR in each of the next 4 years and not cost much, you really do want every bid

I think it matters a little less when the thing you're trading is a very scarce resource, though

could be wrong

12:04

totally unknowable

until we see a lot more trades of extremely top guys, which sadly we probably never will

alright, this has been two hours of chatting, and you guys have had so many great questions that I am pretty drained from the brain power to answer all of them

so I'm gonna go, and direct you to Eric Longenhagen's wonderful prospect chat where you can hear from someone who's higher than me on Roman Anthony

12:05