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Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 6/24/25
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Still an A
2:03
Ryan McMahon was a big trade target last year and the Rockies screwed that up by holding onto him. Does he have any value going into the deadline this year and does he get moved?
Steve Adams
2:04
I gave my colleague Anthony Franco a hard time last week since he wrote back on May 1 how the Rox missed the boat by not trading McMahon when interest was high in 2024. He had been terrible for nearly a calendar year at that point, with a ton of ugly trends (K's up, hard contact down, walks down, all kinds of red flags)
McMahon homered that night and has been on a TEAR since.
All arrows pointing up ... lower K%, more walks, better contact, all of it.
Anthony saved the man's career.
2:05
To your point, yes, McMahon should have considerable value and the Rockies should 100% trade him.

I am ... 15%  sure they do.
McMahon is hitting .268/.362/.518 since Anthony wrote that piece, ha (which, to be clear, I agreed with in full at the time)
Padres getting old
2:06
Oh boy. So when Cease and King leave we get a few draft picks and Randy Vasquez from the Soto dominos.
Steve Adams
2:07
Well, that and a deep NLCS run last year and a possible playoff run this season. And those picks will be in the top 40 of the draft, so they could immediately turn into high-end prospects (who, with Preller at the helm, are possible bait to acquire even more star-caliber players).

The circle of life!
Chris Gimenez
2:08
Should the Guards trade one of Manzardo or Santana??
Steve Adams
2:10
I'd be open to trading Santana, who's on a pricey one-year deal, regardless of contention status. Manzardo can move to 1B full-time. I don't think the return would be great, though, so if it gets to the point where you're potentially pissing off the clubhouse to add some Low-A relief prospect with a 3-5% chance of developing into a big leaguer, then it's probably not worth it.

But if Santana goes on a tear here and rebuilds some trade value, you've got to at least be open to it.
Senator Blutarsky
2:10
If not traded, would Ohearn and or Mullins get a QO?
Steve Adams
2:11
Both should.
Minister of Silly Walks
2:11
Even if the Cards are contending, could you see them try to move Nolan Gorman. He's a power hitting lefty but the Cards are already pretty good on the infield (Nado, Wynn, Donny, Willi with Saggese already up and JJ looking ready for AAA)
Steve Adams
2:12
Gorman increasingly feels like a change-of-scenery guy to me, yeah
MostlyToasty1
2:12
Who is a player not being talked about much that you think is very likely to be moved prior to the TDL?
Steve Adams
2:14
Trying to think of a few off the cuff here. I already mentioned Jeffrey Springs. Mike Tauchman isn't a big name or talked about much (despite playing on a clear seller) and is having a nice year. Edward Cabrera in Miami isn't "very" likely but is plausible. Feels like the Astros will want to find a taker to buy low on Chas McCormick.

Adolis Garcia?
D Hat
2:15
How do you rate questions worthy enough to be asked in your chat?
Steve Adams
2:16
There are 784 people actively in here at the moment, plus people coming and going the whole time. I just try to grab one I can answer quickly, usually. And obviously if I see a bunch of readers with different IP addresses (not usernames, haha ... I think many don't realize we can tell when you're just changing your name) asking about the same topic, I'll try to get that since it's on a lot of peoples' minds.
Steve Cohen
2:17
Now that Chase Burns is making his debut tonight isn’t it overdue for  Bubba Chandler to make his MLB Debut?
Steve Adams
2:17
Bubba has been overdue for about 2-3 months, but the Pirates clearly want to make sure he doesn't get a full year of service in 2025.
TREVOR ROGERS
2:17
If Rogers manages to pitch 4 more starts like the one from yesterday, could the Orioles be BOLD enough to attempt to FLIP him to recoup some players ( since Mike Elias sacrificed Stowers & Norby for this guy )?????
Steve Adams
2:18
I don't think it's out of the question. If it makes you feel better, I'm not at all sold on Stowers being a legitimate building block in Miami. I liked Norby a lot coming into the season but it's been a rough year.
Mike Rizzo
2:19
If you’re shopping for a back end starter at this deadline, would you rather go for Soroka or Trevor Williams
Steve Adams
2:19
Personally, I wouldn't target either. Although I'd be happy to take Soroka and put him in the bullpen.
Mets
2:20
What can the Mets receive for Blackburn?  Not enamored with his ability and would love to see him get moved.
Steve Adams
2:20
I don't think they'll trade him at this point with Senga and Megill down
Side note
Twins president of baseball ops Derek Falvey said this to the Minneapolis Star Tribune yesterday:

"Even when we had a couple injuries, there was a team that felt like they had some pitching depth and we had a brief trade conversation, ‘Hey, could we pick off some?’ And they were open to it. Within 72 hours, there were two different pitching injuries on that team that ultimately peeled them back from the market."
Gee, I wonder which team he could be talking about. Ha.
2:21
Doesn't mean a deal was close, but sure seems like the Twins were looking into Blackburn to backfill the fifth spot in the rotation with Lopez/Matthews out and Woods Richardson/Festa struggling.
2:23
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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