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Chat With MLBTR's Steve Adams: 8/27/19
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Steve Adams
5:02
A fully healthy Yankees vs. a fully healthy Astros would be an interesting debate, but Houston has fewer key injuries right now, and Correa sounds like he'll be back in early Sept., too.
Right field
5:03
Resign Ozuna 5/85 who says no cards or him
Steve Adams
5:03
I think that's a longer and more lucrative contract than Marcell Ozuna will receive this winter.
Rick Hahn
5:04
I think we'll see in Glendale if the White Sox will contend in 2020, but I would love to hear your thoughts
Steve Adams
5:05
Can't answer that until we see how they operate in the offseason. I'd expect them to be motivated buyers, but whether they actually lure any top-tier free agents to Chicago or trade for any significant pieces can't possibly be known now.
Dark
5:05
What could the Phillies get back for Cesar if they traded him, and where might he go?
Steve Adams
5:08
He's at the point where his arbitration salary might exceed the number at which other teams value him. Second base is always a deep position. Any return on him would be minimal, and while I'm not saying they'll non-tender him, I also wouldn't be completely shocked to see it happen.
5:09
That's not to say he's not a good/useful player. He is. But useful players still get non-tendered sometimes. The question here is: do the Phillies (or any other club) view him as a $10MM+ player?
Jason
5:09
Since the Braves picked up Melancon’s 2020 salary (insane), would it be an upset if he wasn’t given a long leash to be their main closer in 2020?
Steve Adams
5:10
They picked it up and then immediately put Shane Greene into the closer's role, so I don't think his salary will have much bearing on how they use him in 2020. (Also -- agreed that taking on that entire salary was baffling)
DJ Lobsterdust
5:11
Where will DJ LeMaheiu be playing next season?
Steve Adams
5:12
He's on a two-year deal, so with the Yankees -- probably all over the diamond again.
Cards fan
5:12
Cards recent run a mirage or is this team a contender?
Steve Adams
5:13
I don't think they've ever NOT been a division contender. There's no clear-cut best team in the NL Central. I wouldn't pick St. Louis as a likely World Series participant, but they could certainly win the division (as could Chicago or Milwaukee)
Brew crew
5:13
Do Brewers have the payroll flexibility to fix their pitching issues in the offseason while keeping key FAs and bolstering offense?
Steve Adams
5:16
They had a near-$130M payroll in 2019 and only have $51M committed to next season without too much in the way of huge arbitration raises coming. I think they'll be wary of paying Grandal top dollar on the multi-year deal he'll likely command, but they should be able to afford a multi-year deal to install Moose at 3B (moving on from Shaw) and add some meaningful pitching, yes.
Brewers trade yelich?
5:17
Would the brewers ever consider moving yelich this offseason to retool the roster since they’re likely missing the playoffs? Atlanta looks like a good match, Pache/waters and a couple of the pitching prospects
Steve Adams
5:18
Why would missing the playoffs one year cause Milwaukee to trade one of the game's 5 best players, who happens to be on one of baseball's best contracts? One playoff miss shouldn't send a team into a rebuild/retool mentality, and Milwaukee fans would riot if they dealt Yelich.
neal Huntington
5:18
Will I trade Felipe Vazquez in off season. and will be my return
Steve Adams
5:19
Huntington (Pirates GM) made so many comments about keeping Vazquez and expecting him to close future playoff games for the Pirates that trading him just a few months later would require a pretty staggering overpay from the theoretical trade partner in question.
Billington
5:19
AL Manager of the year has to be Kevin Cash correct?
Steve Adams
5:20
I'd imagine Cash, Baldelli and Melvin will all get consideration in the race for "manager of the playoff team that was least expected to make the playoffs"
CJ10
5:21
What are the odds of the Braves going after Mad-Bum?  Do you think they sign Teheran for another year or two after this season?
Steve Adams
5:23
I'll be surprised if they're not involved in the Bumgarner market.

They don't need to re-sign Teheran; they have a $12M option on him with a $1M buyout (which basically makes it a net $11M decision). That might be a bit steep for him based on his non-ERA numbers, but he's a durable source of 30+ starts who isn't that far removed from very clearly being worth well more than that sum.
James McCann
5:23
What kind of deal am I getting this winter?
Steve Adams
5:24
He's controllable via arbitration, so he'll get a decent raise but still make something under $7MM probably.
Twingo
5:25
Does Nelson Cruz finish in Top 5 for MVP? Provided Twins hold on
Steve Adams
5:26
Doubt it. He's missed a lot of time and has zero defensive or baserunning value. I don't think most voters would even consider him the Twins' MVP.
Big hands
5:27
Will Merrifield  be available in the off-season, I still believe he’s a perfect fit for the Cubs!
Steve Adams
5:29
He'll be available in a "We'll trade him if you give us your top 3 MLB-ready prospects/young players, the naming rights to your stadium, your first-born child and do my chores for the next six months" type of way.

I think he SHOULD be (more) available, for the record.
5:30
Giants announce that they've released Scooter Gennett
5:31
I've got to wrap this up for the week. Thanks for chatting, everyone. We'll do it again next week! Until then, I'm on Twitter @Adams_Steve.
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