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Chris
9:29
Is it crazy to think the Yanks offer Grisham a QO to see if he can do it again?
Mark P
9:30
Grisham's not getting a QO, even if he has started hitting again.
Bobby Cox
9:31
Do you see the Braves trading Murphy since Drake will be ROY?
Mark P
9:34
Murphy is owed $45MM over the 2026-28 seasons, and there's another $15MM club option attached for 2029.  He's been good this year even with Baldwin understandably eating into the catching playing time.

Given how catching is in short supply around baseball, I don't think Atlanta would have a ton of trouble finding interest in Murphy on the trade market.
9:35
Moving Murphy does put some extra pressure on Baldwin to keep it going, and retaining both catchers through 2026 also makes some sense.  This would guard against a sophomore slump for Baldwin, for instance
Nothin but Nats
9:35
Nathaniel Lowe… DFA candidate? Huge disappointment for the nats
Mark P
9:36
He's certainly looking like a non-tender after the year, so an early DFA just to see if another team will eat some of his contract is very possible
Dalton Rushing
9:38
I'm gonna end up being a 3rd string jobber if I can't learn to hit in the show, correct?
Mark P
9:39
Sure.  But I'll need to see (way) more than 100 PA in the majors before making a call on Rushing
Carrie Halas
9:40
Way way back when they started the Mcdonald land ads he was the heavy and his full name was evil grimace
Mark P
9:40
This is the kind of delightful tidbit that I love finding in these chats.
Tim
9:41
odds of cards signing Helsley in the offseason
Mark P
9:43
Most players say they like playing for their old club, but Helsley was so particular about it that I think there's a decent chance of a reunion.  Only Helsley or his agents know if Helsley's interest extends to the point of perhaps being willing to give the Cardinals a minor hometown discount, but we'll see how his market plays out
Chris A
9:44
Do you think there is a deal in place for the sale of the Twins? It would make sense to wait for the offseason to announce it. I am super worried without a new owner, the Twins will go into full rebuild
Mark P
9:45
There hasn't much new news on the ownership front, but who knows what's happening behind the scenes.  It could be that the Twins' deadline moves were made just as a harbinger for a sale being announced sooner rather than later.  Or, perhaps the league wants to get the Rays' sale finalized first before moving onto the Twins.
Tim
9:45
Which player of all time do you wish you could see play in person?
Mark P
9:46
Babe Ruth is the obvious answer.  Plus all of the great Negro League legends that most fans even of that era didn't get a chance to see play.
Guest
9:46
I think Drake Baldwin is not a lock for ROY at all, Isaac Collins has had a lot to say about that the last two months. Nearly all stats favor Collins.
Mark P
9:47
Forgot to put this as an addendum to that previous post, but you're right, I think Collins will win NL ROY.  He's gotten himself in line for an everyday role with a Brewers team that is conquering baseball.
Desertdan
9:48
Is PCA’s post ASG slump a normal second half regression, or something worse?
Mark P
9:49
His strikeout and walk rates were both really rough even when he was crushing the ball in the first half, so some regression was inevitable.
Chris A
9:50
Wasn't the bad guy the hamburgler?
Mark P
9:51
Yes, I just looked this up on Wikipedia.  As I understand it, Grimace seemed to be more of a main villain before his face turn, whereas the Hamburglar was more of a lower-level nuisance.  That probably made it easier to keep the Hambluglar (tm Vic Michaelis) a bad guy, since obviously McDonald's can't endorse the concept of stealing their food.
Cleveland
9:52
Your take on Bazzana? He was the 1.1, but so far seems like the weakest guy taken of the top picks.
Mark P
9:54
The Guardians just promoted him to Triple-A today, which makes sense since he's been ripping up minor league pitching.

Obviously it is way WAY too early to pass judgement on anyone from the 2024 draft.  If Kurtz wasn't breaking out so early and skewing the curve for everyone, Bazzana's numbers (as a "normal" prospect) would look great.
Check your tiebreaker answer
9:54
Mark, second tiebreaker after head to head is NOT inter-division record---it is INTRA division record..
Mark P
9:54
You're correct, that was a typo on my part
Rockies
9:55
Do we have a pathway to success in the future, or do we need to pick up more prospects?
Mark P
9:55
I don't think the Rockies will get truly on track unless they modernize their operation and bring in a bunch of new front office voices from outside the organization.
Galcian
9:56
Do the Cardinals sign any one this Winter or do they stand pact?
Mark P
9:56
A blockbuster signing is doubtful, but I'm sure Bloom will bring in some talent in his first offseason in change
9:58
Time to wrap things up for the evening, now that we got a few more baseball questions in after our deep dive into McDonald's character lore.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a question, and we'll be back with more chatting next weekend.
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