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Steve Adams
1:00
Yeah I have him in the $175-200MM range
MLBTR Fan
1:01
Have MLB execs ever reached out to you guys regarding your opinions or anything on the site etc?
Steve Adams
1:03
I don't think they care too much about our opinions, but they certainly read the site and would let us know if we botched something particularly egregious regarding their organization. Thankfully that doesn't happen much. They're generally more complimentary, though I know there are a handful of teams that don't especially care for MLBTR haha. Or rather, there have been some teams in the past who did not under since-dismissed bb ops leaders. I'll leave it at that and let you speculate wildly the rest of the way, haha.
Rangers fan
1:03
Would you keep burger around?  He’s cheap but he has no value.
Steve Adams
1:04
Burger is the type of low-OBP, power-over-hit skill set that doesn't really do a ton for me. That's not to say he doesn't have any value when he's at his best, but the floor on that skill set is pretty low. I didn't love the Rangers' trade for him (or the Marlins' prior trade for him -- but hard to say that one didn't work out well)
woodruff
1:04
does he stay or leave milwaukee?
Steve Adams
1:04
He'll decline the mutual option and get a larger deal than the Brewers will offer elsewhere.
Little Johnny
1:05
Does Trout actually get to 400 homers this year? He went 130 at bats without a homer so it is hardly a foregone conclusion..
Steve Adams
1:05
Probably? He had a long slump, sure, but he has 21 bombs on the season and the power is obviously still present. It's not some foregone conclusion or anything,  but if you made me guess whether Trout hits a HR in the next 12-13 games or gets skunked, I'd take the homer.
4 Finger Charlie
1:06
Which do we see first? An 80 home run season, 300 hit season, or a .400 batting avg season by a player?
Steve Adams
1:07
None of the above? But 80 homers feels more doable than 300 hits or a .400 average. Today's pitching and defense is too good to get 300 hits or a .400 average ever again. But I'd say 80 homers is only slightly more plausible (again, because pitching is just so good now)
Brewerfan
1:07
% chance Peralta is dealt in the offseason? how would you see the package comparing to the Burnes trade?
Steve Adams
1:08
Certainly feels possible now that he's down to one year. I think the package would be comparable to that of Burnes, despite the latter having more name value. Peralta will be earning around half what Burnes had coming in arbitration, and his rate stats/velo aren't really trending down the way Burnes had been.
Alex Anthopoulus
1:09
Which problem do the Braves need to address more urgently? At #3 starter or a capable 4th outfielder that would allow a rotating DH?
Steve Adams
1:09
Pitching
free agency will be boring
1:09
This free agency is boring bc Bregman, Schwarber, and Bichette are likely to re-sign with their current teams and Tucker is likely going to LA
Steve Adams
1:10
I don't agree on Bregman or Tucker.
MoonbeamMcSwine
1:10
Guardians middle infield question: They have Arias with limited range, a big gun & inconsistent bat playing SS, Rocchio doing all things well.. and Travis Bazzana in AAA... Are you inclined to make this a three headed monster w/ Baz as the primary 2B? or does he get moved to an OF spot? He has the wheels for it...
Steve Adams
1:11
Bazzana at 2B. I don't think either Arias or Rocchio is the long-term answer at shortstop.
I don't think either is a big league caliber hitter, for that matter.
Danny Jansen
1:12
Let it be known, I will rise from obscurity and become a hero this postseason. You heard it here first!
Steve Adams
1:12
Noted, Danny
I'll be rooting for you
M's Fan
1:13
Who wins the AL West?
Steve Adams
1:13
Mariners for me
The savage
1:13
What do the jays do now? Demote a starter to the bullpen?
Steve Adams
1:14
Gausman/Bieber in the front two SP spots in the postseason, then see how Yesavage and the rest look down the stretch. I think it comes down to him versus Scherzer for the final rotation spot in the playoffs, and if Trey doesn't get the nod, he'll be waiting as either a piggyback/long-relief option or a potential late-inning monster. Good problem to have.
Logan Gilbert
1:14
What would an extension for me this offseason look like (two more years of club control for the M’s): 5/120 with options on both sides get two-way conversations going?
Steve Adams
1:17
I think he's too good to take that. He's already earning $7.365MM. You can conservatively say he'll make something like $27-30MM total over his final two arb years, so you're pitching around three years and $90MM for his first three free-agent seasons.

Garrett Crochet is in the same service bracket and just got 6/170 from the Red Sox with about 15% the career innings of Gilbert.

I think Boston went a little wild with that deal, but regardless, 5/120 doesn't feel strong enough to get Gilbert to sign.
1:19
I’ve got to call it for the week. Tim's mailbag will run tomorrow, and Anthony will have a subscriber chat on Friday. I’m on X @Adams_Steve and Bluesky @adams-steve.bsky.social.

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