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Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 11/25/25
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CHISOX FAN
1:29
Are we going to trade Quero? That would be stupid. Every team needs  two catchers. What's wrong with having two good ones?
Steve Adams
1:30
I don't think the White Sox getting interest in both is any sort of sign that they're planning to trade one of the two, but there's no sense in not listening.

Also, I'm not entirely sure Quero is a "good catcher" -- at least not yet. The glove needs a lot of work, and his offense was pedestrian. He's young and there's plenty of development time left for him, of course, but I feel like the White Sox currently have one good catcher (Kyle Teel) and a possible second one.
Angels OF
1:30
Can Bleday, Tauchman or Yaz fit LF for halos. If halos pay 8 mill of Soler contract would there be any takers maybe KC or Cleveland.
Steve Adams
1:32
Soler is a 34-year-old DH coming off a below-average offensive season and his highest strikeout rate since 2020. I don't think paying down to $5MM is enough. He might not get a big league deal if he were a free agent.

Bleday/Tauchman/Yaz for the Angels in LF seems fine, sure, but they should be looking more at center fielders than corner guys. You can't play Adell in CF after how bad he looked there in 2025.
AstrosFAN
1:33
Do you think Jesus Sanchez could go to Kansas City in Astros shop him?
Steve Adams
1:35
He's another guy that I thought was a very strong candidate to get non-tendered. I know Houston needs some LH balance in that lineup and traded for him this past July, but I thought they'd cut their losses given how bad he was there.

Royals, Guardians, Pirates, Reds all make varying degrees of sense, but the return is going to be negligible. I think they should've just moved on, saved the $6-7MM and looked for alternative solutions. Especially with Jim Crane once again reluctant to cross the CBT threshold.
Adam
1:35
Does the Sonny gray return up the value of other starting pitchers on the trading block?
Steve Adams
1:36
Modern front offices don't really subscribe to the "If he cost this, then this guy is going to cost even MORE" mentality. They've got their models for how they value players and aren't going to deviate much, if at all, from them because of how another team valued a completely separate asset.
Joe Ryan
1:36
Am I still a fit in Boston after the Gray trade?
Steve Adams
1:37
Still have two rotation spots up for grabs, but I think Red Sox fans have disproportionately hinged their hopes on Ryan, specifically, since they were interested in him at the deadline. (Rob Bradford -- who is great! Hi Rob! -- frequently hyping him probably helps fan the flames a bit, too)
1:38
But sure, you could acquire Ryan, and go with a Crochet-Ryan-Gray-Bello front four and leave the fifth spot up to a Tolle/Early/Sandoval/Crawford competition. Guys are going to get hurt, so you'll need all those other arms at some point anyhow. (Plus, Early or Tolle might be part of the ask to get two years of Ryan)
Rally Monkey
1:39
Combining questions: How about a change of scenery framework of Soler for Arenado? Money coming from STL would have to be involved (all but 5 MM in 2027 perhaps). Cards could get out from next year’s commitment and save a bit of money while Angels get a slightly above average defensive 3rd basemen and rebound candidate.
Steve Adams
1:40
There's no reason for the Cardinals to take on Soler. They're not going to want him on the roster. They could eat some of his contract and just release him, but that's no different from just agreeing to pay down more of Arenado's contract.

I don't see any way the Halos get out of the Soler deal short of simply releasing him.
Veteran Righthander
1:40
On Marlins suggesting they will bid on some players, perhaps even spend--about how much would they need to show the league/other owners that they were attempting to be competitive?
Steve Adams
1:41
They'd try to push their luxury tax/CBT number up into the same 105 range the A's targeted last year. For Miami, that'd mean adding another $35MM or so in AAV -- but 40-45 might be safer to make sure they avoid any kind of grievance that'd come up in CBA talks.
Ben
1:41
The obvious move for the Orioles is to spend on at least one (ideally more) arm that can slot into the rotation alongside Rogers, Bradish, and the pupu platter... is the Ward acquisition the end of looking for bats? While it's reasonable to expect bounce backs from a number of guys (Adley, Gunnar's power, Cowser, etc), I don't feel confident in JUST Ward bolstering that lineup... maybe a mid-tier bat such as a reunion with O'Hearn or Yastrzemski or even a guy like Willi Castro?
Steve Adams
1:42
The Athletic was out here writing the day after the Ward trade that Baltimore hasn't even ruled out a run at Kyle Tucker. I don't think they're done shopping for bats at all, although echoing a common refrain here, I was surprised they tendered a contract to Ryan Mountcastle.
Buster Posey
1:43
Is trading Bryce Eldridge a viable option this offseason, with Devers looking to take 100-110+ games at 1B next year? Packaging Bryce and some other MLB-ready arms, plus some mid-level prospects, possibly attract an offer from Scott Harris of the Tigers for Skubal?
Steve Adams
1:44
I still see almost 0% chance that the Tigers trade Skubal.

But separately, yes the Giants can and probably will at least consider the idea of trading Eldridge. Have to think he could be an important part of a trade if the Twins shop Joe Ryan or Pablo Lopez, or if the Marlins are listening on Edward Cabrera, or when the Nats shop MacKenzie Gore, etc.
Kyle
1:45
Would any of the dodgers pitching prospects or a guy like Wrobleski get Cowser from the Orioles? Fits need for need
Steve Adams
1:45
I'm pretty down on Cowser overall. I wouldn't trade Wrobleski for him. But yeah, that would (or should!) get Baltimore's attention
Murakami
1:46
In your top 50 FA rankings, you had Murakami ranked 4th. I see a lot of negativity around him (defense, inability to hit fast balls). How big of a variance was there in these rankings (i.e., how much farther down the list could you see him to have been reasonably ranked)?
Steve Adams
1:48
We base them on earning power. I can definitely see us being high on Murakami -- potentially very high -- but I can also see us being low on him. Murakami and Imai are the two far and away highest-variance players on our list.

That said, I'd be pretty shocked if Murakami came in south of $90MM, so for me there was never any way he was going to be lower than No. 12 or so. (We had Josh Naylor 12th with a five-year, $90MM prediction)
Byron Buxton
1:49
Who do you see covering the outfield with me in Minnesota next year (I will still be in Minnesota next year, right?)
Steve Adams
1:50
Unless the Pohlad family orders further payroll reduction and the Twins trade Joe Ryan/Pablo Lopez -- at which point I believe Buxton would ask for a trade -- then he'll be back, yeah.

Alan Roden and Matt Wallner probably open the season in the corners, but by the summer they'll be talking about potential promotions for top prospects like Walker Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez (health permitting)
John
1:50
this is a dumb question, but if it’s looking like a 2027 lockout, why don’t they try to ramp up cba talks now?
Steve Adams
1:50
They had some preliminary talks during the GM Meetings last week
Addy Barg
1:51
I'm a rare Blue Jays fan that doesn't want the team to resign Bichette. I just don't see him aging well on a 7-8 year contract, especially with how poor the defense is. I would rather they spend elsewhere. Thoughts?
Steve Adams
1:52
I think the bat is going to age as well as you can reasonably expect. I get the defensive concerns, but I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum from you. I'd be pushing hard to keep him around for the next eight years or so. He's such a good hitter, fans love him, clubhouse loves him, etc
Dale
1:52
Would you agree that the Twins have a high-variance crop of players? As in, a lot of young -- but with big league experience -- guys, who if they all somehow took steps in the right direction, could end the rebuild before it even starts?
Steve Adams
1:54
I do agree with that. The farm is deep, and that doesn't even include guys like Keaschall, Roden, Lee, Lewis and Taj Bradley -- any of whom could be an above-average regular next season.

I have a hard time seeing that many things go right for them and would like their chances far more if ownership actually let the front office spend. ....But I don't expect them to do that, either.
Walter
1:55
Gavin Williams and Steven Kwan for Hunter Greene and Spencer Steer. Would free some payroll for the Reds to get Schwarber.
Steve Adams
1:56
Trading Hunter Greene -- even for Williams/Kwan -- would be antithetical to signing Schwarber, which is a win-now move. Greene is the best player in that package you laid out.

And the Reds don't need to shed payroll to sign Schwarber. Or at least they shouldn't. You can backload the deal a bit to make 2026's salary more manageable, and they'll have Singer/Stephenson/Lux off the books next winter, with no truly exorbitant arb raises due
David
1:57
Did any of the non-tenders surprise you?
Steve Adams
1:58
No one who was non-tendered surprised me -- just surprised by how many middling players were tendered contracts. Teams this year almost exclusively non-tendered guys with five-plus years of service. Are the Pirates, Guards, etc. going to run the Jack Suwinskis and Will Bensons of the world through waivers, knowing they'll go unclaimed and can be stashed in AAA as depth since they won't reject the outright? It was just weird.
Jeff Torborg
1:59
Do Vientos/Tong/Mauricio get Buxton and Pablo Lopez to Queens??
Steve Adams
1:59
Nope
John
1:59
Best starting pitcher available for trade? Available with more than a 30% chance to get traded
Steve Adams
2:00
MacKenzie Gore, Edward Cabrera, Joe Ryan, Mitch Keller ... I think like half our Top 40 Trade Candidate list for the offseason was starting pitchers, ha:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/mlb-rumors-top-trade-candidates...
Guarded Indian
2:00
Where is the tracking for the prediction contest?  I think I have a couple correct already.  I love this contest!
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