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MLBTR Chat: 1/11/22
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John
3:38
With all the mlbtrade rumor chat writers being so knowledgeable how often do you guys get offers to work for individual clubs in management
Anthony Franco
3:38
Haha, I think you're overstating our value to teams. I can't speak for anyone else on staff, but I've never gotten an offer to work for a club
Tim
3:39
Who's interested in Corey Dickerson? Solid left-handed bat and good fielder
Anthony Franco
3:39
He'll land somewhere on a one-year deal, probably be worth a bit more than he ends up making
3:40
Maybe a return to Philly, could fit with the Reds or Guardians perhaps
Nats fan
3:40
Given how far away the Nationals are from contending, if they can't sign him to a long-term extension so, what do you think the return would be if they were to trade him with three years of control?
Anthony Franco
3:40
Soto? Astronomical but I don't think they're giving that any consideration
Twins and fish
3:41
What kind of package would it take to land Pablo Lopez for the twins?
Anthony Franco
3:42
Interesting fit given the Marlins' hunt for controllable outfielders. I'd guess a López deal involves whichever of Larnach or Kirilloff the Fish like more
Tim
3:43
Status of Mike clevinger?
Anthony Franco
3:43
Seems like the most recent update is from November when he said he expected to be throwing at max effort within a few weeks. No reason to believe he's not on track for Spring Training
3:44
Chris
3:44
Is Manny Machado a Hall of Famer? He has never been considered one of the best players in the game, but has 45 rWAR, is coming off a 5 WAR season and will only be 30 in July.
Anthony Franco
3:44
Still work to be done obviously but I think he's on that path, yeah
Bryan
3:44
Thanks for the chat Anthony!! Thoughts on Padres brass keeping Preller long term?
Anthony Franco
3:45
Run of Padres questions in the queue for some reason, this'll be the last one I take
3:46
I'd give him at least another year and then reevaluate. Took a long time and a lot of money but that roster's really good. Wouldn't abandon Preller now mostly because the entire pitching staff got hurt late last season
JeffR
3:46
Gazing into your crystal ball, who do you see playing SS for the Angels this year. Hopefully someone that is not on their current roster.
Anthony Franco
3:46
Yeah they need somebody. DeJong or Ahmed make sense if they're not going to splurge
Dan
3:47
I see that the Mets are again getting turned down for interviews...this time for bench coach. Any thoughts on the reason why?
Anthony Franco
3:47
Seems like a few of their requests just came late enough in the process that those guys' current teams didn't want to scramble to replace them
3:48
Are the Mets actually being turned down by an abnormally high number of candidates this offseason or are they just getting leaked when most organizations keep that stuff in-house? I really don't know the answer
John
3:48
Finding topics to write articles about has to be getting very challenging at this point no?
Anthony Franco
3:49
Getting tougher, yeah. The minor league signings also seemed to dry up. Can only hope the CBA discussions become more frequent and fruitful in the coming weeks
CJR
3:50
Do you expect  NYY to add another pitcher and if so does a trade or FA seem more plausible
Anthony Franco
3:50
Trade seems more viable, since free agency's down to like Rodón, Kershaw and Michael Pineda (at least for starters)
3:51
The Yankees are a good fit for any of the Oakland guys. Everyone with a rotation need probably wants Montas, but he makes a ton of sense with New York
MLB
3:51
Can an American born or a Canadian born player move to a different country for a year then become an amateur international free agent when he turns 16, 17, etc.?
Anthony Franco
3:52
I don't know the exact rules on eligibility but I believe Alex Reyes did something like this to avoid the draft
3:53
Or I should say, he was from New Jersey and then moved to the Dominican Republic as a teenager and got out of the draft. Whether he moved for family reasons or specifically to avoid the draft, I don't know
Twins Brewers
3:54
Max Kepler/Jose Miranda enough for Freddy Peralta?
Anthony Franco
3:55
Nah, I don't think Milwaukee's giving any consideration to a Peralta trade. They locked him up through 2026 right before he became really good
Alright everyone, that's all I've got time for today
3:56
Thanks as always for hanging out
We had over 500 people in here at peak, so as always, had a bunch of stuff I couldn't get to
3:57
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3:58
Have a good week!
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