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Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 1/6/26
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Steve Adams
2:12
Ray on Opening Day
Bosox Fan
2:12
Am I the outcast Red Sox fan who likes the idea of Bichette over Bregman? Not from a leadership standpoint but they were both injured and Bichette offers higher upside at the plate.
Steve Adams
2:13
Probably an outlier since Bregman has already endeared himself to fans while Bichette has been a rival player for the past seven or eight years. But I don't think it's crazy at all to prefer the 28-year-old to the 32-year-old, no.
Injured guys
2:13
Justin Morneau? David Wright?
Steve Adams
2:14
Two good ones -- Wright more so than Morneau, but man, that season Morneau was having when he took that concussion at second base. Oof. Joe Mauer, too, if we're talking about Twins from that era. Hell, throw Francisco Liriano in the mix.
CHISOX FAN
2:14
Bo Jackson
Steve Adams
2:14
Indeed
2:15
Fun and useless fact -- I went to college with Bo's son! Bo was at my graduation from my tiny D-3 college in southern Minnesota. My then-brother-in-law almost passed out when he saw him.
Pat
2:15
Should I be concerned that Ryan O’Hearn hasn’t officially signed yet?
Steve Adams
2:15
Nah, deals struck around the holidays are always kind of wonky
2:16
We're still getting DFA resolutions for guys who were designated like three weeks ago. It's the one time of the year where all rules regarding the timing of moves seems to go out the window
OHearn
2:17
Ryan just had his first kid. He’s locked in
Steve Adams
2:17
Oh there you go. I didn't realize this. That certainly would help to explain the slower-than-expected timeline of his deal becoming official, too.
And hey, good for him!
Blooming Chaim
2:17
Which jersey will Arenado play his next game in?
Steve Adams
2:18
Honestly, I'd guess the Cardinals first and foremost. I just don't see any trade value. Angels probably next on the list, but St. Louis will need to be eating like $30MM of the $37MM they owe him.
2:19
Going to wrap up here, but lots of good names from the crowd on some potential greats who were cut down by injuries
Eric Davis
2:19
I could’ve been one of the best to ever do it.
Adam Steves
2:19
Josh Hamilton
MoonBeamMcSwine
2:19
Travis PRONK Hafner
Jim C
2:20
JR Richard
AO
2:20
Rocco Baldelli could've been great too if he wasn't hurt all the time...
Jake
2:20
Ben Sheets was incredible when he wasn't injured, still one of the greatest curve balls I've ever seen. You knew it was coming and just couldn't hit it.
Montana Illini
2:20
Tony Conigliaro - for the injured list!
MKE Fan
2:20
top 5 players injuries stopped from being great? PRINCE FIELDER?!
Steve Adams
2:23
Alrighty. I'm on X @Adams_Steve and Bluesky @adams-steve.bsky.social for more questions. We've got 1200ish people in here right now, so no way I was getting to even a small fraction of all today's questions! Thanks for chatting, though.

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