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Mark P
8:56
It's the nature of relief pitching that the Jays pen could suddenly snap back to form, but I have my doubts
Beat Em Bucs!!!
8:57
What can you see the Pirates doing this offseason? They need bats and have a surplus of good young pitching. I would like to see them add two bats to their lineup.
Mark P
8:59
As much as "you can never have too much pitching" applies, dealing a young arm for a young up-and-coming bat makes a ton of sense for the Pirates.  I agree that they need multiple hitters to help get things turned around, and if ownership isn't going to spend in free agency, then the front office has to be more aggressive on the trade front.
Jrmomo1000
9:02
Do you think marmol will be the cardinal manager next year
Mark P
9:04
2026 is the last guaranteed season of Marmol's contract, so the Cards would be eating just one year of money in the event of a managerial change.  Allowing Bloom to pick his own manager would make sense with Bloom fully taking over the front office, and Bloom might welcome this flexibility since he basically inherited Alex Cora in Boston.
Still Miller Park
9:05
Does this Brewers team have what it takes to win it all?
Mark P
9:05
Absolutely.  The Brewers are a scary opponent for anyone in October.
Dodgers fan
9:07
The bullpen is scaring me what do you think
Mark P
9:07
It's certainly a concern, but the Dodgers seem to go into October every year with a patchwork pitching staff but have still made it work with two titles in five years.
Mill Badlock
9:09
Can we now consider Henry Davis a complete 1/1 bust?   I see no hope for improvement at the plate.
Mark P
9:10
For the "what should the Pirates do this winter" question earlier, the answer maybe should've been an overhaul of their hitting development strategies.  

Davis has a 57 wRC+ over 610 career PA, or a little more than the equivalent of one full MLB season.  While it's early to write him off entirely, there haven't been many or any flashes that Davis is close to breaking out, so that's a very troubling lack of progress for a player that (as a 1-1 pick) had to be a key building block in a rebuild.
Peter Bendix
9:12
What happen to the Mets this weekend? Are the Marlins that good or the Mets are so bad?
Mark P
9:13
The Mets' pitching is so inconsistent that they're always prone to a rough series, or a rough week, or several weeks.  The Mets' biggest plus right now is that so many other NL teams are kind of treading water, so New York is still in a wild card spot
Nick Flack
9:14
do you think the cardinals should move on from arenado?
Mark P
9:15
They should've moved on last winter, and I suspect the front office is still shaking their head of the chain of events that led Arenado to reject that deal to Houston.  

Going forward, it's hard to see much of a trade market for Arenado at all given his salary and how his offense has completely fallen off the table this season.
Jackson
9:16
Will the Phillies fix their outfield come the offseason and 2026? Bader is an improvement, but he’s a rental. It’s just getting old watching the same lackluster platoons play out year after year
Mark P
9:18
Crawford's on the horizon, and it would help the Phillies a ton if he's able to be a productive rookie from the jump.  Kepler obviously isn't returning and Bader is a BA, and I wonder if the Phils might try to explore any kind of "unwelcome contract swap" for Castellanos
9:19
The trouble is that the Phils have a lot of money invested elsewhere in the roster, so there's less to spend on a big splashy outfield move.  Now that being said, I won't rule the Phillies out on Kyle Tucker or someone since that's just how this team rolls, but to some extent Dombrowski's hands are a little tied in terms of obvious ways to help the outfield
Bregman
9:20
What are you thinking? 1) He opts out, becomes a free agent and signs elsewhere? 2) He opts in & plays another year under his current deal? 3) He signs an extension?.
Mark P
9:21
My guess is that he signs an extension to remain in Boston, either before free agency opens or just after the market opens.
There's no way he opts in, and there seems to be enough mutual admiration between him and the Sox that I suspect both sides want to make a deal happen
Bobby Cox
9:23
Braves will pick up Albies option? I mean numbers are padded by last month but he has 0 range arm but 2nd market is weak.
Mark P
9:24
Albies' club option for 2026 is worth $7MM, but with a $4MM buyout.  So the difference of just $3MM will almost certainly make Atlanta exercise the option, even if there's a chance Albies is then traded elsewhere
I don't know's on 3rd
9:24
Why don't the Phillies have to pick up all of Buehlers contract?
Mark P
9:25
When a team releases a player, they are responsible for the rest of any salary owed.  A new team is responsible for just the prorated portion of the MLB minimum salary, subtracted from the remaining overall salary left on the contract (in Buehler's case, $3.4MM or so).
Dave D
9:26
I understand why they reduced the roster size in September, but 28 seems small  Any discussion of may be expanding to maybe 30 at least ?
Mark P
9:27
I'm sure the MLBPA wouldn't mind having more jobs available for a month.  But, I think having having 30 roster spots still gets into the "competitive advantage or disadvantage during pennant races" territory the league and union looked to eliminate when cutting September rosters down from 40.
Brewers Fan
9:29
At what point does the evaluation of a particular player trait change? Asking re Bruce Turang, whose 40 power grade is looking ridiculous at the moment
Mark P
9:31
I dunno who this Bruce Turang guy is, but Brice Turang has been on an absolute scorcher for the last month.  Don't be surprised if/when Turang wins NL Player of the Month for August.
different brewer fan
9:32
yeah and can we adjust his fielding grade?
Mark P
9:33
DRS still has him at +9, but even that's down from +22 last year.  I'm not sure I've watched the Brewers enough to make an eye test evaluation, but put it his way, if you're a Milwaukee supporter.....you're pretty happily taking this better-hitting version of Turang, right?
Brian
9:34
Do the M's call up Harry Ford in September? With Raleigh not going anywhere, what do you think of his future in Seattle?
Mark P
9:35
I'm on record as predicting Ford to have been a deadline trade piece, so I was a touch surprised to see him stay put.  Then again, teams were loath to move big prospects in general midseason, so maybe we'll need to wait until the winter to see Ford dealt, since I still feel he's now an expendable piece.
Bobby Cox
9:36
Where does Nick Allen rate this season fielding had to be top 5. Can't hit at all, I would rather Raffy Belliard at plate.
Mark P
9:38
Allen's defensive metrics are elite.  He should be at the very least a Gold Glove finalist, and probably a winner.

Having a fantastic defensive shortstop who can't hit isn't really an issue if the rest of your lineup can pick up the slack.  Allen's lack of offense has been magnified the fact that so many other Braves hitters struggled for much of the year, but if the front office improves elsewhere, I can see AA standing pat with Allen as the starter.
Santana
9:39
Is picking up Carlos Santana a difference maker for the Cubs?  Could he help them get to the series?
Mark P
9:39
It's more of a talent floor raise over Turner
Andy
9:40
It seems like alot more players are getting released than in years past. Is this because teams are trying to save some prorated salary?
Mark P
9:41
Don't forget that the rules were changed a few years ago concerning August trades.  So since teams can no longer move most players after the deadline, you're seeing more releases or waiver situations as teams try to clear roster space (and save money)
Halos
9:44
Do you think the Angels will bring back Ron Washington next year, make Ray Montgomery the manager or will they go look elsewhere for a manager?
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