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Craig Edwards FanGraphs Chat--1/2/2020
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Craig Edwards
2:57
Trade rumors and prospect stuff, probably.
SparkyMcGuffey
2:57
Will there be a better deal for Price in Spring Training? With some of the top Ps off the market, seems like now would be a time to make a deal. Seems the Sox have their hands tied until they lose some of the bigger contracts.
Craig Edwards
2:58
That's one of those situations where normally, that would be the case, but it's not like teams are going to hold $20 million or $30 million of their budget to find out if a starting pitcher is healthy. If they are going to make a move with Price and get the monetary savings they want, they are probably better off doing it in the next six weeks.
Estevão
2:59
So to sum it up for those that didn't quite understand. What is the chance that the Yankees and Dodgers meet in the WS over the next 25 years?
Craig Edwards
2:59
Unless I'm doing the math wrong again, let's say 64%.
Thoms
2:59
What do you think of inverting the draft order for teams that don't make the playoffs? I know that this year things are back to normal-ish, but tanking isn't fun for anyone, and if teams were fighting for draft position by trying to win games down the stretch, that seems like a win to me. Baltimore shouldn't be rewarded for throwing away good players. In this scenario, everyone is trying to win. Thoughts?
Craig Edwards
3:00
I don't think that's going to get more fans to the park or anything like that. The monetary incentive for tanking is far greater than the actual winning incentive. If you want to deal with it directly, you have to make it more costly.
Yordan
3:01
Do you think any real traction on an Arenado deal is being stalled by the Kris Bryant grievance?  The outcome of the grievance could seriously affect Bryant's trade value, which would in turn impact the trade market for third basemen.
Craig Edwards
3:01
Yes. Donaldson first, then Bryant grievance, then potential Bryant trade, then Arenado.
Alex
3:02
More likely to be dealt by the Yankees before the season, Andujar or Happ?
Craig Edwards
3:02
I'll say Happ.
Kevin
3:02
Does Ohtani pitch every six days this year?
Craig Edwards
3:03
I sure hope so, or at least once a week.
Zachary
3:03
In response to Piercing Eyes, I think the least likely teams to meet in the world series are actually the Memphis Grizzlies and Real Madrid.
Craig Edwards
3:03
You say that now, but when the next two expansion teams are Memphis Grizzlies and Real Madrid, you might change your tune.
Mark
3:04
There continues to be smoke around Ozuna returning to the Cardinals. Clearly their front office has to know not to spend $$$ on bringing back a declining defensive player who is putting up barely above league average offensive numbers....right...right?
Craig Edwards
3:06
If the price is right, he's an upgrade over what they have. The Cardinals are going to wait around as the White Sox and Reds find other solutions and potentially shrink the market. I don't think it is likely Ozuna--who is a good bet to hit better next year--ends up back with the Cardinals. There are other teams who will likely go higher than the Cardinals.
Taylor
3:07
Don Larsen's career and legacy are basically defined by a single game; for which other player in MLB history can you say the same?
Craig Edwards
3:08
Dock Ellis. Bucky Dent. Time has a way of stripping things down to its most basic. David Freese will probably be in that group at some point.
Matt
3:08
Aaron Boone.
Gregg
3:08
Re: Taylor: Johnny Vander Meer:  the second no hitter defined his career.
Craig Edwards
3:10
If you want to compare it to music, if you went back 50 years, some group might have a bunch of songs people have heard of. Twenty-five years later, it might be just a handful, and after 50 years, we might think some band was a one-hit wonder when they actually produced a bunch.
Anyway, that will do it for me today. Thanks for all the questions.
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