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Craig Edwards FanGraphs Trade Value Series Chat--8/20/2020
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Craig Edwards
2:46
I had Will Smith in earlier iterations of the list, but he just got pushed out at the end.
Chris
2:46
Who surprised you the most with their position on the list?
Craig Edwards
2:47
I think Mookie Betts surprised me the most given he just signed a massive contract.
Juan Soto 🐐
2:47
Humor me and come up with a fair trade package from the cubs for my man Juan Soto. I don’t care what it costs
Craig Edwards
2:47
Sorry, I'm not sure anybody else would find that funny.
BarryBondsJuicedForOurSins
2:50
What were the thoughts about Buxton for the list?  None?
Craig Edwards
2:51
He was maybe close to honorable mention. I am a big fan of his, but he's now just two more years from free agency, and there weren't too many guys like that who got close to the top-50.
Guest
2:51
Where would you put Dylan Carlson on the list? In the 50s?
Craig Edwards
2:53
He's probably somewhere in the next 20 or so. There's enough disparity in evaluations that he wasn't a sure thing. If you look at the prospects who made the list, it was the guys in the top-8 plus May. In terms of a consensus, he's just a bit outside that range.
Austin
2:54
How close was Kristian Robinson to an HM spot? I was surprised not to see him listed among those prospects
Craig Edwards
2:55
He wasn't that close. There's probably another 15 or 20 players that were ahead of him. Eric's report on him is right here. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/top-47-prospects-arizona-diamondbacks/
Billy Beane
2:56
Hi you did not rank *my favorite player* as highly as I would; (#1 overall) why do you carry this vendetta against me?
Craig Edwards
2:56
you know what you did.
alonsoBet
2:57
Is Brandon Nimmo a star? 148 WRC+ in 2018, plays with injured neck for first two months of 2019 but has 159 WRC+ in September when he comes back healthy, and has a 159 WRC+ so far this year! The plate discipline is just so elite
Craig Edwards
2:57
If he can make it through a full season, he might be. Of course, he won't get the opportunity until next season.
Guest
2:58
How did Ohtani get on this list? He is cheap but only a DH & the injuries have been significant. I mean you have him over Degrom & next year the NL DH will be gone so Ohtani only has value to 15 teams.
Craig Edwards
2:59
He's a good hitter and it isn't a foregone conclusion that pitching is over for him. This setback is a fairly normal one for those who have TJ. It's hard to give up on a two-way player.
3:00
That's all the time I have for today. Have to get the rest of the top-10 blurbs written. Look for that tomorrow. Thanks for the questions.
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