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Frankie Montas
8:10
Has any underperforming baseball player like me ever turned down a large player option to have more opportunity to play elsewhere? The handwriting is on the wall for me: I'm going to be buried behind many more talented starting pitchers if I say in Queens.
Mark P
8:11
Montas is surely not opting out and leaving $17MM on the table.  His next contract wouldn't be worth near that much.
Giants
8:12
Do Giants look to add another big bat this offseason to go with Devers do you think?
Mark P
8:13
Probably.  Though, it isn't a great look that the offense is still such a problem even after such heavy investments in Adames, Chapman, and Lee
And the investment of taking on Devers' contract, of course
Commander McBragg
8:14
Are you worried (like myself) that the Cubs won't even make the playoffs this year.  They sure have looked terrible lately!!
Mark P
8:15
The Cubs still have a healthy lead on the rest of the wild card field.  Despite their struggles, I think Milwaukee almost going unbeaten for like a month made Chicago's struggles (which are real, don't get me wrong) look a bit worse than they actually are
Password
8:15
September cup of coffee? He’s already on the 40 man
Mark P
8:16
Now that he's started playing first base, Garcia as a call-up might be Boston's preferred option than seeing what Nathaniel Lowe can provide in a new environment.
Kyle
8:17
In light of the article the other day about Story opting out, where would you put the odds of that actually happening, and what kind of contract could he be looking at in this years free agent market?
Mark P
8:18
I agree with Darragh's take that Story will likely stay in his contract.  Maybe if Story goes scorching hot in September he might consider it, but it is much more likely that he stays in Boston rather than risk free agency
Guest
8:19
Who has had the worst season, however you choose to define it? Braves, Rockies, Giants, Orioles, Twins? Someone else?
Mark P
8:20
Expectations were so high for the Braves and Orioles that they're certainly the biggest disappointments of this group.
Perry
8:21
Should I focus more on Starting pitchers or relievers?
Mark P
8:22
Rotation help is always more valuable but relievers are cheaper and (relatively) easier to find.  Starters have to be the first priority since if you can lock down at least one rotation spot, it has a good cascading effect on everything else
Braves Homer
8:24
AA trade Profar for salary relief and go after Tucker?
Mark P
8:25
What team would want to take on Profar's contract, and before you say "the Padres," remember that they have payroll limitations of their own.  Signing Tucker to a mega-deal would be out of character for the Braves, and seemingly unlikely for a team that made a point of getting under the tax line last winter
Tommy Lasorda meets God!!!
8:25
Funniest thing you remember seeing in a game?
Mark P
8:26
Forget about perfect games or four-homer games....I was at the "Alejandro Kirk stole a base" game the other night
Free agent buzz
8:26
What do the Dbacks do this offseason. They moved their pending FAs, but feels like a full rebuild would be a weird move.
Mark P
8:27
They're not rebuilding.  They've got a good amount of money off the books and, while their payroll be lower than it was in 2025, they'll still have some money to spend on upgrades.

Fixing the pitching is the obvious priority, since they'll need at least one starter and multiple relievers.
Hawk
8:29
With Stearns in NY, who is the main brain behind the Brewers success?
Mark P
8:31
This kind of consistent year-after-year succeeds needs a lot of people to keep the wheels turning rather than just one singular executive.  

Obviously the Mets made a point of recruiting Stearns and the Cubs hired Counsell away, but it's interesting that you haven't really seen the kind of coaching/front office hiring exodus from Milwaukee that you've seen with other teams making a point to hire people away from the Rays, Guardians, Dodgers, etc.
Gaurdiansjoe
8:32
I know Bazzana just got to triple a, any chance he and Delauter get a call up this year to get their feet wet? Falling further and further back, might as well try for top 3 in next years rookie of the year
Mark P
8:32
DeLauter might be out for the season due to his hamate surgery, and the Guardians probably don't see any reason to rush Bazzana just yet.
8:33
There does seem to be a decent chance Bazzana is Cleveland's Opening Day second baseman, if the Guardians want to make a bold PPI move
Guidey Bud
8:34
Soderstrom in LF has been dreadful… does the presence of Rooker and emergence of Kurtz block him from meaningful MLB at bats ?
Mark P
8:35
The public defensive metrics have him at +1 DRS and +2 OAA.  The Fielding Bible people don't exactly have him on their radar, but if Soderstrom can provide that kind of passable defense, he'll work out just fine in left field
8:38
We're two hours deep, so it's time to wrap things up.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a question!
8:39
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