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Craig Edwards FanGraphs Chat--8/1/2019
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Craig Edwards
2:45
it takes a few days for guys to report sometimes so the moves don't actually happen until then.
RMR
2:46
Is Dustin May going to stick in the rotation for a bit or is this just a 1-2 start thing?  Does he have the kind of stuff that could make him a TOR guy?
Craig Edwards
2:47
probably a 1-2 start thing and then bullpen at some point. Yes, to TOR, and probably mid-rotation by next year. He's the 8th best prospect in baseball. HIs report is in here. https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-in-season-prospect-...
Tom
2:48
Are you surprised the Red Sox didn't bring in a couple of crappy guys with MLB experience, just to avoid the "you did nothing" cries?
s
2:48
Vazquez aside, is it worth being disappointed in Pittsburgh's deadline considering Cabrera and Liriano probably wouldn't have fetched anything meaningful?
Craig Edwards
2:50
I put these questions together because doesn't it seem like teams like this could have paired up. The Red Sox don't have a system to trade from, but what's Liriano going to cost? Teams don't have to make a move just to make one, but making small marginal improvements might end up being the difference in a tight race.
Billy Beane
2:50
Hey Craig, thanks for the chat. Seems like if I'm the Mets, I should have traded Wheeler, even if I only got something like what the reds got for Roark, right? A Jameson Hannah-type seems a lot more valuable to the Mets than Zach Wheeler for 2 probably meaningless months.
Craig Edwards
2:50
I agree, and I'd be surprised if Houston wasn't offering something similar.
Aaron Sanchez
2:50
How will Houston use me?
Craig Edwards
2:52
Everybody says bullpen, though a few starts after the team makes some suggestions on how to pitch might be in order as well just to see what they have.
PD
2:52
Does Harrison Bader need a change of scenery or is he just not that good?
Craig Edwards
2:54
He still needs to figure out how to hit right-handed pitching. He had a good season a year ago by destroying lefties and those numbers have come down so now his overall hitting line is bad. He doesn't need to hit much to be an everday outfielder with his glove in center. I suspect he will rebound, whether it is with the Cardinals or elsewhere. Given who St. Louis has been playing in center, Bader still seems to have a pretty clear shot at playing time, even this season.
Chat Mapman
2:54
Do you like the Dodgers' move to call up Dustin May?
Craig Edwards
2:55
It's great. It's using an old trope, but he's better than a lot of the guys they could have traded for.
Richard
2:56
If the Astros have a plan to fix Sanchez, think they might consider making him do it in AAA?
Craig Edwards
2:57
They have an 8-game lead and a great team so not sure why sending him away from the MLB staff would be warranted. Probably get the best feedback from how MLB hitters respond.
AL
2:58
Do you think Dubon gets called up this year?  And is Duvall going to stick in atlanta’s OF?
Craig Edwards
2:59
Yes and No.
Jon
3:00
I'm really struggling with Atlanta's acquisition of Melancon - paying the whole contract (~$18M for a guy worth half that at best) and sending a couple decent arms on top of it.  I've seen hardly any criticism directed towards the Braves (but meanwhile, Giants fans are dancing in the streets).  Is "we have the money, so it makes sense to get ripped off and overpay" really a valid reason for Atlanta to make this deal?  Am I crazy?
Craig Edwards
3:03
The Braves have a ton of money they haven't tapped into and very minimal contract obligations for next season. Maybe they should have gotten Ian Kennedy instead, but Melancon has pitched pretty well this season. If he were a FA at the end of the year 2/18 isn't too far out of line with what he might get. Hard to get too worked up over it when one of the guys they sent over in Winkler has already been DFA'd.
October
3:03
I am looking way ahead and presuming some stuff.  Would Houston align Greinke to start in NL home games in WS so they get his bat in there?  it is disappointing to not see him hit as frequently after this trade...
Craig Edwards
3:06
You certainly are. Greinke is the team's third-best starter so he'd be lined up for game 3 in the NL park and game 7 in the AL park. If Cole and Verlander weren't ready for game 1 or 2 and Greinke started game 1, he'd still get game 5 in the NL park. Kind of hard to set things up any other way with 2-3-2 format.
AL
3:07
Does the weak trade market for non-pitchers bode poorly for the FA market this winter?  Seems like no one is valuing any of the older guys as worth a shot.
Craig Edwards
3:08
Who are the free agents this winter? There's Rendon and...Didi, maybe J.D. Martinez. Marcell Ozuna, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal, Josh Donaldson. The FA crop is pretty weak so not sure if that will mean good contracts for the guys out there or just not much to talk about.
Angels
3:09
we sure did nothing yet again...  are you surprised that no trades for SP occurred in light of the losses the team has suffered this year?  thank you
Craig Edwards
3:10
Not totally surprised. Guessing the team is looking more toward 2020 at this point. They still need rotation help.
Guest
3:10
What happens with Clint Frazier now ?
Craig Edwards
3:11
Depends on what the Yankees actually think of him. He wasn't enough of a headliner to get Robbie Ray. The team could see what happened with their outfield this season and keep him around as a corner outfield/DH, and that might end up being his best use for the Yankees.
Matt
3:12
With all the teams sitting on their hands(both buyers and sellers), were teams not offering enough or asking for too much?
Craig Edwards
3:12
Yes?
3:15
I'm sure it is both, but with all the extensions in spring, there weren't a ton of pending FA available. With Bumgarner not moving, not a lot of pitching to be had so teams tried to get creative with guys with multiple years of team control, but the cost is justifiably high. Most teams seem to want to win in 2020 so they don't want to give up players who might be good in those years. That creates a bit of an impasse as the players on both sides of these types of deals tend to be players who might help a contending team next season. The lack of pending FA made things very difficult this deadline.
Thanks for all the questions. That will wrap things up for this week.
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