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Anthony Franco
5:02
Those teams you mentioned will probably look into it. Mariners, Giants, Dodgers, White Sox could poke around if they've still got financial flexibility
Chipper for Commish
5:02
If the players feel as if they got such a bad deal in the last CBA, why would they let Tony Clark continue to negotiate on their behalf instead of someone else?
Anthony Franco
5:03
They hired labor attorney Bruce Meyer as their lead negotiator between CBA's
Clark still has an important role as union head, but I'd guess Meyer is driving a lot of the MLBPA's goals as well
Tom
5:04
Who do you think is the biggest name to be traded prior to the season?
Anthony Franco
5:04
Matt Olson
Bencarr
5:04
Who do you see trading for Olson, and what would a return look like? Thank you
Anthony Franco
5:05
I did a full breakdown on this a couple weeks ago
I think the Brewers are the best fits on paper, but it remains to be seen whether they have the payroll flexibility
5:06
If they get that done, I'd guess it involves Aaron Ashby as the headliner the other way
Post Labor stoppage
5:06
With teams and free agents unable to talk, doesn't it make sense that GMs have had a LOT of time to discuss possible trades, and that as soon as baseball returns, we might expect a flurry of deals?
Anthony Franco
5:06
Teams are also barred from talking with one another
Bosox fan
5:06
What type of a package would Contreras demand?
Anthony Franco
5:07
I don't think it's as much as many fans might expect. Only one year of control, the public pitch framing metrics have never loved him
5:08
Gary Sánchez has been mentioned as a non-tender candidate two years running. I think Conteras is the better player, but not dramatically so
I'd be surprised if the Cubs got a top 100 guy for him
Blue Jay Crazy
5:08
Anymore signings of significance for the Blue Jays this off season?
Anthony Franco
5:08
Still have to add infield help, at least
Could take the form of a trade, but I'd be surprised if there weren't at least one more addition of significance
Twinssss
5:09
Dark horse MVP and Cy Young picks?
Anthony Franco
5:09
Haven't had enough time to think about this one to come up with a great answer, but it's a good question
5:10
I'll think on it over the next couple days if you want to ask me again next week
Answer Me
5:10
How many games do the Mets win and how deep do they go?
Anthony Franco
5:10
I'd probably put them around 90 wins
5:11
How far I think they go kind of depends on what the playoff structure looks like, which we obviously don't know yet
Nellie Cruz
5:11
Does a reunion with Seattle make sense? He could add some power and is still beloved here.
Anthony Franco
5:11
Yeah, I like the fit
Cruz tailed off with the Rays in the second half and at some point age will catch up with him
5:12
But he was still very good in Minnesota last year and the Mariners could use the offensive help. I'd be cool with them taking a $10-12MM flier on him or something like that
Dodgers fan
5:12
will we bring back Jansen or Kelly
Anthony Franco
5:13
I'd be surprised if Kelly comes back after they bought him out to save $8MM
It was a $12MM option but they paid a $4MM buyout, so an $8MM call to make
5:14
Jansen returning still seems plausible. I'd guess he'd have the most suitors of any reliever still on the market but it was oddly quiet on him in the first couple months of the winter
Tom
5:14
Should the M's extend Haniger with JK, Julio, and Lewis all OF's?
Anthony Franco
5:14
I wouldn't categorically rule it out, but I think it's more likely they just let him play his final arb year and then QO him next offseason
5:15
(Assuming the QO still exists)
Trevor story
5:15
Do I make sense for the Angels
Anthony Franco
5:15
Yeah, I think the Angels need a shortstop as much as any team in baseball. But they've thus far shown little indication they want to make a huge investment there
5:16
Seems the front office viewed the pitching staff as the bigger concern (which is fair, even if I'm more bullish on the rotation than most)
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