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Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 2/9/21
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Steve Adams
3:03
(I kid -- the minimum is $14.69MM -- but I also see no way the Bucs give that out)
Well -- he wants $12MM for 2021. One-year deal. Point remains.
Mike
3:04
I want $12 million too.  What makes Paxton think he will get it?
Steve Adams
3:04
Corey Kluber and Drew Smyly getting $11MM apiece for a combined 27 innings of work in 2020 probably doesn't help. Also, him being one of the 20-30 best pitchers in the game when healthy.
Who knows?
3:04
Do you see the Rangers adding another pitcher?
Steve Adams
3:06
Gibson, Lyles, Arihara, Dunning, Folty, Allard, Cody, Cotton ... they have some rotation depth there already -- enough that I don't think they'll spend much to add someone. Then again, I didn't think they'd even bring in a Folty type.

I could see them adding a reliever more than another SP.
JN
3:07
Is Eduardo Rodriguez going to have a normal workload this season?
Steve Adams
3:07
I doubt almost any starter will have a "normal" workload in 2021 after they all maxed out around 60-80 innings last year. E-Rod, in particular, will be on a shorter leash though after missing the year due to Covid and myocarditis.
Frankie Who?
3:08
Is it unreasonable to think the Indians can win the central?  LaRussa has not coached in years and the Twins have a shakey line-up....I know its a long shot...but can you tell me there is a chance??
Steve Adams
3:09
I don't know many people who describe the Twins' lineup as "shaky" -- especially with Cruz back in the fold. It's not as good as it was in 2019, but it's solid and it's deep.

Sure Cleveland has a chance, but they're behind both the Twins and White Sox pretty comfortably for me. Their lineup is extremely topheavy.
DS
3:10
What kind of contract do you think Rosenthal ends up with?
Steve Adams
3:11
Two years at 7-8MM per? I liked him at three early in the winter but it's tougher to envision now that camp is a week away. Boras has gotten has share of impressive late deals, though, so I won't rule it out.
Adge
3:11
How many Free Agents left do you think get more than 1 year? I got Turner, Walker, Rosenthal and Odorizzi
Steve Adams
3:13
I'll add JBJ to that. Maybe Justin Wilson. Melancon perhaps. And a two-year deal for Ken Giles wouldn't shock me -- one of those backloaded deals that pays him to rehab the TJ surgery in '21 and pitch at the back end in '22 (something like 2/6)
PurpleFlamingo
3:14
why do you hate cub fans
Steve Adams
3:15
If I hated Cub fans I wouldn't have much of a relationship with my dad or the bulk of his side of the family (Joliet natives). Just a whole lot of bad trade proposals from them today (e.g. Gleyber+Clarke Schmidt for one year of Javy Baez). Suppose I could ignore them all, but when lots of people are asking about the same players/combinations, I'll try to take one or two even if they're outlandish.
Mike
3:16
I have Paxton getting 3 year 48 million
Steve Adams
3:16
Scott Boras has entered the chat.
Kevin
3:16
Is Andrew Vaughn really going to be the White Sox DH at the beginning of this season?
Steve Adams
3:16
I doubt it, but I could see midseason if he rakes through the upper minors
David Stearns
3:16
What do I have to do to get Odorizzi to come home to the Brewers instead of going to St. Louis?  3-year, $40 million?
Steve Adams
3:17
I think 3/40 would be a very competitive offer for Odorizzi -- if not a winning bid. But I don't think the Brewers would give it out, either.
Halos homer
3:17
why would the Angels trade for Alex Cobb instead of just signing a guy like R.Porcello?  Im kinda confused by the trade.
Steve Adams
3:18
I emailed Tim Dierkes, Connor Byrne and Jeff Todd from MLBTR right after that trade asking basically the same thing. I don't understand it from any vantage point.
We all agreed, by the way. It seems bizarre. Obviously the Angels see something.
Eric T
3:19
how do you rank the best 5 relievers available?
Steve Adams
3:22
This is off the cuff so I might tweak it with more thought, but:

Trevor Rosenthal, Tyler Clippard, Justin Wilson, Mark Melancon, Yusmeiro Petit?

Honestly, after Rosenthal it's a pretty tightly bunched group. You could argue for any of Shane Greene, Sergio Romo, Brandon Workman or a bunch of other guys and I wouldn't put up a huge fight. Most of the relievers left have some discernible flaw, a mixed track record, etc.
Chris
3:22
Any truth to the osuna to the angels rumors?
Steve Adams
3:23
From Jeff Fletcher (Orange County Register):

Jeff Fletcher
@JeffFletcherOCR
Replying to @JamesMelau9
Checked this out last night.

The response I got:  “No chance.”
3:24
I would trust Fletcher on that matter much more than the actual source of the rumor
Angels
3:24
Play keep or trade Adell or Marsh?
Steve Adams
3:25
Keep 'em both. Give them some run in AAA. Call one or both up and reduce Fowler's role midseason.
Howard K Stern
3:25
Matt Olson and Jesus Luzardo for Heliot Ramos and Joey Bart. Who says no?
Steve Adams
3:25
A's
Wade WIlson
3:26
Are you a supporter of DH in the NL?
Steve Adams
3:27
I am, but I grew up watching AL baseball in Minnesota and think watching pitchers hit is boring.
Rookie GM
3:27
I dont get it. Why are angels Fans always looking to get rid of Adell? Not really a fan favorite it would seem.
Steve Adams
3:28
I think they expected him to be Mike Trout but also forgot that Mike Trout batted .220/.281/.390 in 40 games during his own debut season.
Urban Faber
3:28
Dick Allen belongs in the HOF.
Steve Adams
3:28
Yup
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