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Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 11/11/25
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Derek Shelton
1:57
What other former Twins greats will I bring onto my coaching staff?
Steve Adams
1:58
Star Tribune reported this morning that the Twins want James Rowson as a bench coach
Djboy2898
1:58
What would it cost the Giants to get trade for Brandon Lowe? Would trading Ramos for Mitch Keller or Pablo Lopez be enough
Steve Adams
1:58
Ramos isn't enough for either, especially Lopez
2:00
Brandon Lowe ... it's one year at $11.5MM. Notable injury history, plenty of swing-and-miss. He has some value but it's not through the roof or anything. Couple of 40 or 45 FV prospects
Jed
2:01
Matt Shaw and a TOR starter or go outside the organization to fill 3rd base and go lesser in the rotation?
Steve Adams
2:03
Latter scenario is likelier. I'm not personally huge on Matt Shaw after 2025. I don't think it's at all out of the question that he just puts it together in his second year, but there weren't a ton of positives in his rookie campaign other than the plus DRS rating at 3B.

I assume there are teams (probably including the Cubs) who are higher on Shaw than me, so in the very hypothetical scenario (which Cubs fans should not at all want), I'd be seeing what kind of SP I could get with Shaw as one of the headliners and then looking at 3B alternatives.

I put the Cubs on Kazuma Okamoto on our Top 50 for this reason (and because I had a hard time placing Okamoto in general, ha)
Arte Moreno
2:03
What's a realistic return for Taylor Ward?
Steve Adams
2:04
I will call for the Brady Singer/Taylor Ward trade until I'm blue in the face. Or until it happens. Or until one of them is traded for a different player
Tim
2:04
Clase and Ortiz definite banned from baseball?
Steve Adams
2:04
I don't see how either comes back from this.
Vrmind
2:04
Back to ATL: Baldwin just won ROY, they got Murphy coming off an injured/down year. How do you see that playing out? Just rotate the two through C/DH or start shopping Murph this off-season just to get rid of the contract?
Steve Adams
2:05
Rotate them. They'd be selling low on Murphy. Having both gives them a nice C/DH tandem next year, protects against further health trouble for one or the other, and keeps open the possibility of eventually dealing Murphy when his value is higher.
2:09
Alrighty, I've got to call it this week. I'm on X @Adams_Steve and Bluesky @adams-steve.bsky.social if you have more questions.

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Thanks all!
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