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Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 11/11/25
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Steve Adams
1:32
Wouldn't surprise me.
Adell
1:32
Do the Angels keep Adell and believe the breakout or sell high based on last year to add multiple pieces
Steve Adams
1:33
I don't know that you're selling that high on Adell. He hit 36 homers, but he was terrible defensively and his OBP was under .300.

He's a useful player and I do think he could fetch them an arm to plug into the middle/back end of the rotation, but he's not going to fetch them a major haul -- at least not in my view. But hey, even a serviceable fourth starter with a few years of control would be big for the Angels, given their perennial need for pitching. And Adell's defensive grades would surely tick up if he weren't being forced to masquerade as a center fielder.
Johnny U
1:34
do you feel the Reds bring in a 1B/DH or an OF as their big bat, via trade or signing?
Steve Adams
1:34
I expect them to be open to it but think it could just as likely be in the OF -- or that they could (should) add one of each
PhilsPhansince1965
1:35
How much of the Tajuan Walker contract can we unload this winter if we take back a couple of nominal prospect types?
Steve Adams
1:36
I think you could dump half to 60% for no return. They're not going to get a good prospect even if they eat the whole thing, but if they absorb 75% or more, I suppose you could get the "nominal" prospect you're referencing here.
POBO Paul
1:37
Breslow says the Bosox are looking for a starting pitcher.  Would they hve any intereat in Mackenzie Gore?  What kind of return could we expect?
Steve Adams
1:37
I'm sure the Red Sox do have interest, and I've said before that last year's Crochet-to-Boston trade is a decent framework for what to expect re: Gore.
Adam
1:37
True or False. The Reds have a top 5 rotation in all of baseball
Steve Adams
1:38
Off the cuff, I think this is probably right. Greene-Abbott-Lodolo-Singer-Burns, with Petty/Lowder waiting in the wings. Tons of talent there.
AstrosFAN
1:38
Could Christian Walker go back to the Diamondbacks?
Steve Adams
1:40
I tried to kick around an Eduardo Rodriguez-for-Christian Walker framework but couldn't get there. The D-backs need innings, too, and they have cheap 1B options in Locklear/Pavin Smith. Paying $20MM per year for another first baseman -- even one they love -- and reducing their rotation to basically Brandon Pfaadt and Ryne Nelson doesn't seem prudent.

Can't count on E-Rod for a ton right now, but at least you can hope he gives you innings.
Benson DuBois
1:40
Are the Pirates going to have a hard time dealing Keller?  There are good free agent options at 3 years/$54MM.  No need to trade a good bat for Keller if you can get a comparable talent on the open market.
Steve Adams
1:41
Keller at 3/54 is solid value. It's true there are pitchers like Merrill Kelly or Chris Bassitt who could be had on shorter deals, but they'd require larger AAVs and are already 37.

If Keller were a free agent coming off this season (really his past several seasons) and heading to market ahead of his age-30 campaign, you're not getting him for "only" three years. There' not necessarily a ton of surplus value AAV-wise, but a durable 30-year-old midrotation arm is going to get four or five years.
Drive to left by Castellanos
1:42
Any chance the Phils swap Casty to St. Louis for Arenado? Then flip Bohm to the Angels for Ward? Arenado has two years left, so that could appeal to the Cards.
Steve Adams
1:43
Arenado's contract is even less desirable than Castellanos'. And I'd rather have Taylor Ward than Alec Bohm.
Bregman or Tucker
1:43
Who gets the higher aav?
Steve Adams
1:44
Higher AAV in free agency?
Kyle Tucker (80.2% | 275 votes)
 
Alex Bregman (19.8% | 68 votes)
 
Total Votes: 343
Bailey Ober
1:44
If Pablo and Joe are traded, what will become of me? I may as well get traded too then, right?
Steve Adams
1:45
Eh, the Twins would be selling low enough that the return would be pretty negligible. And if you're trading Lopez/Ryan, you need SOMEONE to pitch innings. I think they'd hang onto Ober. Could always move him in July if he's bounced back (and/or if younger arms have jumped into the rotation mix)
Fwiw, i am very much team Tucker in this poll, too.
MLP
1:46
Iron Man Adams back on the mound again today, I see.  If the Cubs were to find a deal acceptable to Ian Happ or Seiya Suzuki, how much of their final year salaries would they have to absorb to get a useful return?
Steve Adams
1:46
I don't think they'd need to eat money for either player, but both have full no-trade clauses.
Brian
1:47
Do the Yankees prioritize Tucker or Bellinger? If Tucker, will that put Bellinger on the back burner until Tucker is signed? (I.e. just like waiting for Soto to sign before pivoting)
Steve Adams
1:50
In general, I think Tucker feels likelier to sign earlier. Boras tends to be pretty comfortable waiting. They're in a tough spot with Bellinger a little bit. If his market does pick up early, the Yanks could run into the same scenario they saw with Willy Adames last winter ... interested, but unwilling to commit until they know how the bigger fish pans out. By the time Soto was off the board last winter, it was too late on Adames.
Tim
1:51
Heard some early rumors Kazuma Okamoto wants to play for the Halos? You hearing any truth to that?
Steve Adams
1:53
I don't know anything about the Angels podcaster who reported that. I wouldn't put much stock in it this early. Like most free agents, you can assume Okamoto's priorities will be:

1) Role (he's not going to sign as a part-time player)
2) Money
3) Winning
4) Location

Maybe he became an Angels fan during Ohtani's heyday there. But even still, if a contending club offers him its everyday 3B job at comparable or greater money to what the Angels put out, then that prior affinity for the Halos won't matter much
LaTroy Hawkins
1:53
Any chance I'm both the bullpen coach and opening day closer in Minnesota this year?
Steve Adams
1:53
I endorse this.
Dan
1:53
Harrison Bader makes too much sense for the O's IMO.
Steve Adams
1:54
Bader is a plus defensive OF who can hit a little bit and will at absolute max cost three years -- two seems likelier. He fits/makes tons of sense for a lot of teams.
Gabe’s Gaffs
1:54
What’s the over/under on the number of players the Marlins churn through with Kapler as the GM
Steve Adams
1:54
Kapler isn't running baseball operations. He's the GM, but Peter Bendix is the president of baseball ops. Kapler is the No. 2 in that hierarchy
AA
1:55
Who is DH for Atlanta next year?
Steve Adams
1:55
I imagine after years of having a set DH, they'll just rotate guys through the position this year
Cleveland
1:55
I would say Cleveland makes the most sense for a Ketel Marte trade. Good farm, and he could hit in front of Jose, which has been a problem for years trying to find production there. They also have the farm to pull it off.
Steve Adams
1:56
I don't think Arizona is trading Ketel Marte. Even if they did, I have a hard time seeing a low-payroll club like the Guards make that move when Travis Bazzana is so close to the majors and plays the same position.
Yoshida
1:56
Is it possible that I end up just like Rusney Castillo and in AAA playing out my contract?
Steve Adams
1:57
Rusney was sequestered in AAA because of the now-defunct rule that his contract didn't count toward the Red Sox' CBT bill unless they added him back. Yoshida's 18MM AAV counts for the Sox no matter what they do with him.

He might still end up playing in AAA, but if he does, it'll be because he's just not performing well enough to merit an MLB look
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