JotCast | MLBTR Chat: 12/22/21

MLBTR Chat: 12/22/21

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Anthony Franco

8:52

I've thought about this but I don't have a good answer. Too much uncertainty about how the virus will proceed over the next few months

Rob

8:53

If you’re the jays, do you trade Moreno (plus stuff) for Jose Ramirez ?

Anthony Franco

8:53

Yes but I don't think Cleveland would do it

Hooah.

8:53

I would like to see MLB go back to just a four team post season. This wild card is BS. Let alone a 16 team post season.

Anthony Franco

8:54

I like the current system well enough but it seems like additional expansion's happening. I'm just hopeful it stops at 12 instead of 14

Jed

8:54

Would 4 years/$50 million AAV with an opt out after year 3 get Correa’s attention?

Anthony Franco

8:54

It depends on his priorities. Some guys prefer maxing out over long term, others are more comfortable with that kind of risk/reward play

8:55

But if Correa is willing to take a short-term deal, these terms would probably get his attention

#1 Fan

8:55

can Patrick Sandoval repeat last years performance? Do the metrics support he can be better?

Anthony Franco

8:56

I think so, as long as he's healthy. The swinging strike numbers he posted were absurd

I was also in the stands for his best start of the season and watched the Twins flail at basically every changeup he threw, so I'm all in

James

8:57

Who are the best remaining back end relievers? As a Cards fan I feel they need at least on more guy that can stop a rally in it's footsteps.

Anthony Franco

8:57

Not a ton left in terms of name value. Kenley Jansen's the big one. Andrew Chafin, Joe Kelly, Ryan Tepera

Paul

8:58

Given the Trevor Story’s drastic home/road splits, how do you think he’ll do elsewhere?

Anthony Franco

8:58

Fine. Rockies' hitters have a tough time on the road because the ball breaks different at Coors

I'm actually more alarmed by Story's RHP/LHP platoon splits than I am the H/R stuff

bmcferren

8:58

Yoshi Tsutsugo a sleeper for the homerun crown in 2022?

Anthony Franco

8:59

Ha, that's a real deep pull. I don't see it, particularly not in that park

Arbitration

8:59

Any predictions on how the arbitration compromise shakes out

Anthony Franco

9:00

I think they keep the arb system but players eventually get there after two years instead of three

BigLL

9:00

Does the MLB pLay a FULL season in 2022??? Thank you for the chat!

Anthony Franco

9:00

I believe so. Still think there's too much money at stake to give up the season

Taylor Walls

9:01

What do the Rays do with me?

Anthony Franco

9:01

I'm sure they'd be open to a trade in the right situation, Rays basically are with everybody (except Wander). But I'd guess he opens the season splitting time with Díaz and Bruján at third

9:02

Could see him being part of a deadline deal if he's not playing regularly over the first few months though

John

9:02

Would you agree with me that rivalries, not bat flips, draw attention to the game? Nothing beat early 2000s Yankees/Red Sox. This coming from an Orioles fan. Pedro vs Clemens was must watch tv.

Anthony Franco

9:03

I wouldn't pit bat flips and rivalries against one another. I think they're each appealing to different kinds of fans

Help! I'm locked out!

9:03

Anthony, be honest - when readers criticize your mistakes (or what they think are mistakes anyway), does it bother uou?

Anthony Franco

9:04

Depends on what the mistake is. If I had a stupid typo, put a player on the wrong team, etc., then yeah I'll be annoyed with myself

9:05

If it's that the reader values pitcher wins or a hitter's RBI totals more than I do, then not really. That's just a philosophical difference, and we all engage with the game in different ways. That's fine

Brian

9:05

Cubs were interested in a Hosmer trade near the deadline, do you think this is still a possibility?

Anthony Franco

9:06

Sure, they've got the payroll flexibility to do that kind of "Hosmer plus a prospect for contract relief" thing

Cubs

9:06

If you could have only 1 of Schwindel/Wisdom/Ortega, who would you take going forward?

Anthony Franco

9:06

Frank

Bob T

9:06

Do they move DJ to first and trade Vout?

Anthony Franco

9:07

I don't think they want DJ playing first everyday. He's still alright at second and third base, relegating him to the bottom of the defensive spectrum feels like a bit of a waste

9:08

I think a Voit trade's more likely because they re-sign Rizzo or trade for Olson than it is because they want LeMahieu there

Spencer Torkelson

9:08

Who are your ROY favorites at the moment?

Anthony Franco

9:09

Bobby Witt Jr. and Keibert Ruiz

Conforto

9:09

The White Sox neeeeed me right?

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