JotCast | Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams 8/25/20

Chat with MLBTR's Steve Adams 8/25/20

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Ian

2:32

Could Bundy land a top 100 prospect?

Steve Adams

2:32

He should, in my view.

2:32

Any left fielder on an expiring contract the padres can pick up? A contending team shouldn’t have Profar as their starting LF

Steve Adams

2:34

Not sure it needs to be a pending free agent, but Pillar is hitting well in Boston and would be a nice defensive add in a corner spot. Blue Jays have buckets of outfielders with some control left, not that they're all established bats to plug right into a postseason lineup.

2:35

Yankees activated Judge, put Avilan on IL, recalled Andujar

JD Dreaming

2:36

Choo, B Martin to SD for Luchesi, Sd take that?

Steve Adams

2:36

Rangers aren't getting anything of value back for Choo, and while Lucchesi has struggled in '20, he certainly still has some value.

Matthew

2:37

Is there any way possible the Yankees can trade Stanton?

Steve Adams

2:37

Not really, no. That money looked immovable even before this year's revenue losses.

Freshly Squeezed

2:37

What is the biggest prospect-for-prospect trade you can remember?

Steve Adams

2:38

Zac Gallen for Jazz Chisholm last year comes to mind, but that's recency bias. The Jesus Montero/Michael Pineda swap between Seattle and the Yankees was kind of prospect-y like that. But generally, those deals are rare.

Rick

2:38

Has the super two passed yet? I know there’s no set date.

Steve Adams

2:39

Yeah -- there's no set date, but we're at the point where the most MLB service anyone who is promoted can get this year would be about 94 days.

That's not enough to come anywhere near S2

TimDog

2:39

Is Boston ready to hit the reset button, is JBJ the next to go?

Steve Adams

2:40

They are to an extent -- Bogaerts and Devers aren't moving -- but I doubt JBJ is the next to go. He's making $11MM and sitting on a 76 wRC+. No one is trading anything of value for that.

Tijuan Walker

2:40

Where do you see me traded to in the next week?

Steve Adams

2:42

There are like 10-14 teams looking for pitching right now, and they've probably all talked to Jerry Dipoto about Walker. This is a cop-out, of course, but the reality is there's no good way to predict that right now. The Mariners don't know where they're trading Walker yet -- only that they plan to trade him.

Giggy

2:42

The rumors I hear about Boston shopping Bogaerts seem ridiculous to me. He’s a guy to build around. Do you see a situation where that makes sense?

Steve Adams

2:44

The only thing close to a rumor on Bogaerts I saw was Ken Rosenthal citing some exec who said they should see what people would offer. That's not really the same as anyone saying they're shopping Bogaerts. He's not going to get moved; his contract is too valuable, and moving him would signal a full-blown tear down of the roster. I don't see it.

prospect - prospect

2:44

Luis Urias and Trent Grisham trade.

Steve Adams

2:44

Yeah that was sort of in that vein, though Lauer/Davies weren't prospects. Urias/Grisham was the core of that though, so it works.

PittsburghBob

2:45

Will the Pirates be able to trade Joe Musgrove K.Kela seeing both are dealing with minor injuries right now?

Steve Adams

2:45

Doubt Musgrove goes if he's still on the IL. I think so long as Kela isn't on the injured list, and an acquiring team agrees he doesn't need to head there based on his current medicals, he'll be moved.

Drayer's conscience

2:46

Anybody else the Mariners plan to trade?

Steve Adams

2:47

Matt Magill? I don't think they'll be that crazy active, though teams will probably try to get them to listen on Gonzales and Austin Nola.

Doubt Gonzales goes anywhere.

Guest

2:48

Does Nate Lowe get moved?

Steve Adams

2:48

I'd like to see Lowe get a chance somewhere, and it doesn't look all that likely in TB anytime soon. I think there's a decent chance; you know other clubs have asked about him.

Dark

2:48

Phillies traded for Wilson Ramos while on the IL

Steve Adams

2:49

Sure, it CAN happen, but Ramos was a pending free agent at that point so the Rays took what they could get. Pittsburgh controls Musgrove for years still.

O's

2:49

In your opinion, what should the O's look to do - sell off as much as possible (Givens, Cobb, Milone, Alberto, etc), keep guys for stability and ease in prospects, go nuts and add pieces (jk)?

Steve Adams

2:50

Shop Givens, Castro, Alberto ... offer to eat a big portion of Cobb's deal.

None of those guys will be under club control by the time this team's rebuilding plan is ready to kick back into contention.

Rangers29

2:50

I want the Rangers to reach a QO on Kluber in the off-season, am I crazy?

Steve Adams

2:52

They have an option on him that's basically the same amount. If you're going to offer him that money, you should just pick up the option, hope he bounces back, and then make a QO the following winter.

Gil Hodges

2:52

Do the Mets trade for pitching? Does a shortstop go or maybe Conforto?

Steve Adams

2:53

They added Stroman last year and don't have much under contract in 2021 (outside of deGrom, of course). Wouldn't be surprised to see them add an arm that helps this year and next.

Stevil

2:54

Did you mean Ramirez instead of Gonzales when you mentioned potential Mariner trade chips?

Steve Adams

2:54

Just said teams will ask about Marco -- followed by saying doubt he goes anywhere.

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