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Front Office Chat: 7/25/25
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Anthony Franco
3:00
Hey everyone, hope you've enjoyed your week!
Crunched on time today for obvious reasons so I need to keep this right at an hour. Apologies in advance if I don't get to your question. Let's get rolling
Ewitkows
3:00
Do the Brewers just stand pat?  Ortiz has been better and Durbin has been a spark plug at 3B.
Bob
3:01
I think the Brewers should offer a package of some of their top prospects for Oneil Cruz because they could get the most out of him. Is that reasonable?
Daniel H
3:01
Do the Brewers pull the trigger on a 3B/1B power bat, or should I just keep dreaming and have my heart broken again at the deadline.
Anthony Franco
3:02
I lean towards Milwaukee being pretty quiet. Can't see Pittsburgh trading Cruz in division, and I'd be pretty surprised if they did that at all given how badly they need offense
3:03
Durbin has solidified third, doubt they're finding a better shortstop than Ortiz on this market. They make sense for O'Hearn or Josh Bell, I guess, but they'll get Rhys back at some point as well
3:04
Get a better utility infielder than MOnasterio, maybe a rotational outfield bat depending on Frelick's timetable. I don't know that they need to go crazy beyond that. They're already really good and pretty deep everywhere
Hels Bells
3:04
What do the Cardinals get for Ryan Helsley? Could they pry Bobby Miller from the Dodgers? And who will be the top suitors for him?
Anthony Franco
3:06
I think they'd do better than Miller on Helsley, though I get the appeal of trying to take a flier on Miller since the velocity is still elite. Helsley's still the top rental reliever for me, though his value is down from when they should've moved him over the winter
Ken
3:06
On August 1, Jeffrey Springs is playing for whom?
Anthony Franco
3:07
I'll take the Giants
Duran
3:07
At first glance, the Red Sox rejection of the Cease/Salas/prospect trade offer for Duran seems like lunacy. A high-strikeout ace and a blue chip prospect for a guy having a down year that they're running out of space for? But looking at Salas, he’s slashed just .221/.305/.347 over his three years in the minors. Why do prospect outlets rank him so highly? And is the league as a whole just more pessimistic on him than the major prospect outlets?
Anthony Franco
3:09
He was a huge amateur talent and you can kind of write off the poor offensive numbers with how aggressively the Padres moved him. Most 18-year-old catchers are in high school or rookie ball and San Diego had him in High-A (probably too aggressively)
3:10
The back injury is a real concern though. I agree that if the Red Sox actually thought Salas was one of the top 30 prospects in MLB, they'd be willing to give up Duran for him and Cease
Yanks
3:10
What’s your view on the McMahon trade? With Suarez on the block, this feels like a major disappointment
Anthony Franco
3:11
I'm not a huge RyMac fan in general at this point, but only one team can get Suárez and the prospect cost would've been higher than it was on McMahon
3:13
Argument that he fits the ballpark a little better than Suárez does as a lefty bat. I wouldn't be super enthused about taking his entire contract, but he's better than Peraza/Vivas and he's a more sensible Suárez fallback for them than Ke'Bryan Hayes would have been
Taj Boyale?
3:13
Does Joe Boyle get the rotation slot vacated by Taj?  If so, will he be on any innings limit or do you think he'll hold that slot for the remainder of the season? Thanks
Anthony Franco
3:14
Should certainly get first crack at it. I'm still skeptical that the command is good enough for him to stick in the rotation the rest of the way, but he's more than earned the right to prove me wrong
Suarez
3:14
Is it all smoke that Arizona might keep him in favor of fam goodwill and a QO? Or is that just posturing by the team?
Anthony Franco
3:15
I'd be shocked if he and Gallen or not traded. I could see them keeping Kelly and extending him though
Cat_Herder
3:15
Things haven't felt this deflated in Comerica Park in a while.  What do the Tigers need to do to turn this thing around?  Is Carp's bat coming back enough to spark it?
Anthony Franco
3:17
Every team goes through stretches like this over 162, not really concerned about it. I've come around a little more on them needing to add a legitimate mid-rotation guy than I was previously though
3:19
Mize and Flaherty as a 3/4 is alright but feels a little wobbly. Back-end bullpen would still be my main focus but they should at least be in rotation help. Would like them a lot as a dark horse on Sandy actually
Kevin in Tx
3:20
Who would you see Texas going after due to having very little money.
Anthony Franco
3:21
I think they'll find a way to clear enough to make a run at O'Hearn, Bell, Jesus Sanchez, etc.
3:22
Offload Garcia and/or Heim, backfill catcher with someone cheap to pair with Higgy, and add at least one middle-of-the-order bat and another guy who raises the floor over Burger, Tellez, Duran, etc.
ClarkeInEC
3:22
What are your Top 3 of records that will never be broken?
Anthony Franco
3:23
I'd need more time on a full top three but I think Cy Young can feel pretty secure about his 749 complete games
Jeffrey Springs
3:23
SF? Is that a hunch or based on intel? Or a combo? I'd love to go to SF . . .
Anthony Franco
3:24
Just a guess based on the team need and the home park's ability to mitigate some of the home run concerns as a soft-tossing fly ball guy
Astros CF?
3:24
Is Jake Meyers the everyday centerfielder when he returns?  Good batting stats this season but it comes with a .374 BABIP and he's a .237 career hitter (.662 OPS) vs. right-handers.
Anthony Franco
3:26
Agree that he's not this good a hitter but I think he's done more than enough to keep the everyday CF job once healthy. Approach has legitimately improved and the glove is so good that he's a first division regular even if the bat reverts to league average
Marlins
3:26
You think the Marlins could pry Kristian Campbell away from Boston for a combination of Edward Cabrera and a reliever?
Anthony Franco
3:27
Nah. Sox just extended Campbell and Cabrera's injury history should give teams pause about giving up a hitting talent of that level
Miami will get a lot back for Cabrera, but I'd go a tier lower than Campbell
Can't zone
3:28
Can Polanco play 3rd base at all, or is he cooked? With the addition of Josh Naylor do you think Luke Raley is going to get the majority of at-bats in RF at the expense of Canzone?    Small sample size I know, but Canzone has hit pretty well this season in limited action... any meaningful difference in defensive chops between Canzone and Raley?
Anthony Franco
3:29
It's a bit of a tight squeeze, I agree. Felt like Seattle just felt the value on Naylor was too good to pass up, and if it meant cutting Canzone's reps a bit, so be it. That they're still heavily in on Suárez and continuing to play Williamson every day makes it seem like they don't want Polanco over there too often
Earl Grey
3:30
Of the young mets infielders, I'm guessing the trade value is something like: Vientos > Baty > Mauricio > Acuna. Does that sound about right? What could we expect as returns for them?
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