Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams: 6/9/26
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anonymous
1:27
No because they have yelich but castellanos would be a good dh
Steve Adams
1:27
Castellanos has lost two miles per hour of bat speed in the past two years and has batted .240/.280/.390 over his past 711 plate appearances in the majors.
1:28
He was just released by a team whose collective offense has posted worse rate stats over the past month than Zack Greinke did as a hitter in his career.
1:29
The fascination with Castellanos -- and it's not just in this chat, it dates back to last deadline/last offseason -- is genuinely perplexing to me. He hasn't even been below-average, he's just been a bad hitter for closing in on three years now.
Luis Lara
1:29
What do you think of my contract extension? Give it a grade.
Steve Adams
1:31
They paid a top prospect the same amount it'd cost to sign a 30-something fourth starter in free agency. In doing so, they secured control over three would-be free agent seasons and cost security over his arb years. Seems fine to me.
Blindreid
1:32
Sign Arraez to an extension?
Steve Adams
1:32
Feels likelier that they trade him. The Giants had zero interest in handing out any additional long-term contracts this past winter.
Posey
1:32
Why didn’t I invest in a bullpen?
Steve Adams
1:33
One of the top questions I'd have to ask for any team regarding their 2025-26 offseason
John
1:33
What if Lara doesn't hit MLB pitching?
Steve Adams
1:33
Then the Brewers are basically out the same as if they'd signed Matt Boyd and he blew out his UCL a month into the first season of the deal.
Matthew
1:34
Can you please explain the Braves/Carlos Carrasco situation.  Why do they keep designating him for assignment just to turn around and resign him (multiple times this season)?  What purpose does this serve?  Thanks Steve.
Steve Adams
1:35
I explain it in the post every time it happens! Haha.

He can't be optioned. He's content with riding the AAA/MLB carousel. Select him to the majors, get a fresh arm/length for the 'pen, DFA him the next time they need a spot. Repeat.
He's the 41st man on their 40-man roster.
White Sox
1:35
Sandy Alcantara seems to be a good trade target for the Sox? He also shouldn't cost them any of their top prospects
Steve Adams
1:37
I suppose he's not costing them Bonemer or Montgomery, but the ask would still be relatively significant, and I imagine the Marlins would at least start out asking about Hagen Smith, Tanner McDougal, Billy Carlson, etc.
SDP
1:38
Jason Adam and Will Wagner to Houston for Christian Walker and Ullola, who says no
Steve Adams
1:38
I don't think that makes Houston better in the aggregate, and at least as of this moment, I'm skeptical they'll do anything to make the team worse.
Boston GM
1:38
Red Sox looking for a right handed bat wouldn’t a trade for Royce Lewis work for them.
Steve Adams
1:39
Doubt the Twins are anxious to sell low on him, and no harm seeing if he can play a passable 1B/2B and get some of his form back at the plate. He decimated AAA pitching after he was sent down.
Lovable losers
1:40
Can the Cubs really afford to move on from value like Shaw, Ramirez, or Wiggins at the trade deadline for? Or do they stay mid tier and move Alcantara, Long or Triantos for a blah move?
Steve Adams
1:44
I'm not super high on Shaw in general, as I've said in the past, but I don't think there's any reason they can't move on from one of Shaw or Ramirez. The infield is set long-term with Bregman, Swanson, Hoerner and Busch -- for better or worse. (Left side looking a bit shaky at the moment, but it's a five-week skid for Dansby and Bregman has been serviceable at least).

Moving one of those guys to a team with more infield needs and then using the other as a superutility and/or corner outfield piece would be fine.

I can understand being reluctant to move Wiggins, given the lack of pitching in place beyond '26. Personally, I hope they do it just so I don't briefly conflate Jaxon Wiggins and Jordan Wicks, which I inexplicably do for about 1.5 seconds every time either one of them is mentioned, haha.
Trade
1:44
Robbie Ray becomes an actual Ray for Brody Hopkins and a lower prospect. Thanks
Steve Adams
1:44
I'm not giving up Hopkins for Ray even if the Giants pay the whole salary
Angels Fan
1:45
Who would bring back a better return for the Angels, Neto or Soriano?
Steve Adams
1:45
Who gets the bigger return?
Zach Neto (controlled thru 2029) (60.2% | 127 votes)
 
Jose Soriano (controlled thru 2028) (39.8% | 84 votes)
 
Total Votes: 211
1:46
I like watching this oscillate in realtime, because that's basically what I did mentally, ha. I will give the nod to Soriano though, as the need for SP is always larger.
1:47
I don't think the Angels will trade either, though, since they're content to just live in their own state of denial about the status of the organization.
Max
1:48
Do you really think the Marlins will trade me? The way you think they will perpetually be a AAA club since anyone whois good or decent you expect them to trade for someone unproven and if thats the case they will never contend/
Steve Adams
1:49
If someone makes a compelling offer, there's no reason to think they wouldn't. He's only controlled for two more seasons after this one -- same amount of control they had over Edward Cabrera and Ryan Weathers, both of whom they traded.

I get the frustration of perpetually trading so many arbitration-level players, but that's just their reality.

I don't think it's any sort of foregone conclusion that Meyer is dealt, but they will 100% be asked about him, and they'll entertain the idea if someone makes a significant offer.
Chupco
1:50
chances angel blow up team and star rebuild this off season
Steve Adams
1:51
0.4%? They should, but we've seen this routine from Arte Moreno enough to know that doesn't feel like anything but the longest of long shots.
Team Kaptain
1:51
What could the Reds do at the trade deadline? Feels like nothing
Steve Adams
1:52
No need for them to make that decision seven weeks out. They'll hopefully be getting Greene back by then, which helps. Elly, too.

Obviously a frustrating team, but there's a decent core in place there and if they're within arm's reach they'll try to contend, even if it's just with more small-scale bullpen/bench acquisitions.
D
1:52
If/when the White Sox draft chose a SS with the #1 pick in this year's draft, what do we do with the SS surplus?
Steve Adams
1:55
I don't believe there's any such thing as a true surplus in a sport where injuries and prospect stall-outs are this common, and that's especially true when you're talking about shortstops who haven't even been drafted yet. Even if they take Cholowsky and he's a true franchise shortstop by late 2027/early 2028, then you just make it work. Montgomery plays some 3B, Vargas and Mune rotate at 1B/DH (with Vargas still mixing in some occasional 3B reps). You've got Bonemer and Carlson in there, too, of course, but they can be moved around as well.

Half the regulars you see around the league were drafted as shortstops but have since moved to other INF positions or the outfield.
1:56
("Half" is hyperbole, but it's extremely common, and shortstops tend to be the best athletes on the field, so moving them to other positions tends to be easier than relocating someone who's further down the defensive spectrum)
1:57
You also can't assume they'll all hit and stay healthy. Someone in the group will bust. We're less than 10 years removed from "wow Eloy, Moncada, Anderson, Robert, etc. -- this team is going to be unstoppable for years."

Prospects get hurt and bust. A lot.
CHISOX FAN
1:58
The old adage " You never have enough pitching" has been misinterpreted by Chris Getz to read "you never have enough Shortstops."
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