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Paul Swydan

9:31

Here's the list of qualified starting pitchers from 2017: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&...

You can adjust from there.

Big Joe Mufferaw

9:32

Justin Wilson has NEVER been as good as Betances. Definitely not something yankees would do

Jeff Zimmerman

9:32

.... and I wrote up the leader for one magazine but don't remember who it was

Paul Swydan

9:32

It might be if the Yankees were determined to get rid of Betances. If they are convinced that he needs a fresh start, they might take less than they otherwise would just to get him out the door.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:32

But Betances choked in last season

Ben

9:32

Are people underrating the Nationals after Harper? They still look like the best team in that division going forward.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:33

Really depends on what they do with their Harper money. Spend it wisely or just spend to spend

Paul Swydan

9:34

So, OK, it's not just Harper. Daniel Murphy, Gio Gonzalez, Matt Wieters, Sean Doolittle, Ryan Madson and Shawn Kelley are all free agents as well.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:34

They could add SP, Bat, and Closer with Harper's cost

Paul Swydan

9:34

Also, how many good seasons does Ryan Zimmerman have left? They owe him $18M in 2019.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:35

Don't underestimate a Zimmerman

Paul Swydan

9:35

Anthony Rendon is a free agent in 2020.

Never!

Just sayin'.

AA-Ron

9:36

Should mlb adopt any rules to prevent ownership groups from Marlin-izing fan bases?

Paul Swydan

9:36

They shouldn't have to. Just don't sell to groups that aren't liquid. They did it with Frank McCourt, and now they've done it again. They'll learn eventually, I guess.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:36

No, I just think the Marlins are going about it really bad

Harps

9:36

Isn't a projected 50 WAR(being conservative) over 10 years worth like 500mil? Why is Harper "only" looking at 400?

Paul Swydan

9:37

I'm sure Harper is looking at $500M. Don't worry.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:37

Teams for sale are f'd up usually and need fixing

Harper will get bank

Roger

9:38

Who gets a bigger extension: Correa or Lindor?

Paul Swydan

9:38

I don't think either is going to sign an extension. I think baseball is entering a new world order. Everyone is going to see how much money Harper and Machado etc get next winter and say "I want that too."

Jeff Zimmerman

9:38

Correa but not sure

Paul Swydan

9:38

Mookie Betts and Francisco Lindor already turned down huge extensions. I don't think that was an accident.

Frank

9:39

Has Addison Russells value deteriorated to where he can't headline a package for a young, cost controlled SP?

Paul Swydan

9:39

I think it's partially that Russell's value has diminished and partially that most teams just don't have a glaring need at shortstop that is conspiring against him leading such a package.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:39

Maybe but some team may still think he has it

Gleybeer Torres

9:40

Chance JD Martinez ends up anywhere other than Boston?

Paul Swydan

9:41

There's always a chance, but it seems like Boras is just waiting until Dombrowski blinks.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:41

Over 50%. Some team/owner may just stupid wanting to win

not Marlins Man

9:41

Forgive me for the less than serious topic, but any thoughts on the circus that was tonight's Marlins town hall meeting? I'm heartbroken that there isn't a video of Jeter vs. Marlins Man https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/12/19/16798734/marlins-man-derek-jet...

Paul Swydan

9:42

I think that Marlins Man is a clown and I wish he was relegated to the sideshow already. Wearing an orange visor doesn't make one deserving of press coverage.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:43

Agree, some points sound awesome ... and in even more unrelated news, I drafted Brett Cecil in a 50 round draft-and-hold league

Tom

9:44

Jackie Bradley for Zach Greinke: ARI gets a big upgrade over Tomas in the OF and can use the money saved on Greinke to upgrade at catcher, sign a cheaper starter, and/or pursue an extension with Pollock or Goldschmidt. BOS gets a great starter to fill the hole left by the ERod injury and potential suspension of Wright; and they free up an OF slot to sign JD Martinez. Taking on Greinke and JD both is expensive, but the Sox are already over the CBT threshold, so the payroll ramifications are relatively limited. Who says no?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:44

Boston, I think the money is a major factor

Paul Swydan

9:45

I'm not sure that John Henry wants to pay both Greinke and Martinez, so I'll say the Red Sox would say no first. But that's certainly an interesting idea.

Andrew

9:45

Over/under WAR for JBJ in 2018: 3.0? No pushing allowed.

Paul Swydan

9:45

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