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Not my momey
6:45
Did the Mets do enough to secure a wildcard spot, or did they pull another 2022?
Mark P
6:45
I personally think the Mets will fall a bit short of the postseason, moreso because I think a couple of other wild card contenders are better, rather than any specific failing on the Mets' part
KC PAIN
6:47
I know you answered a general question on the return for Flaherty.  More specifically, how on Earth do the Tigers think he can play C?  92 steals allowed last year and 80 steals this year.  Dodgers even had him working at 1B.  The bat isnt special enough. I recall this story before and it was named Heriberto Hernandez.
Mark P
6:49
I wonder if the Tigers felt pressure to move Flaherty for something, but if they had just kept him, they still could've issued a qualifying offer this fall.  On the surface, the value of a compensatory pick would seem to be higher than the two prospects Detroit received from LA.  Even among Dodgers catching prospects, Liranzo seemed third behind Rushing and Cartaya
Drew
6:50
Any chance the Tigers spend big amounts of money this offseason? Keith, Greene, Skubal, Carpenter, Malloy, Olson and others constitute a solid core…
Mark P
6:51
After the trainwreck that was the 2022 season, the Tigers will be very careful about deciding that a young core is ready to be joined by some big expensive signings.  My take at this point is that the Tigers aim a bit higher than last year's adds of Maeda or Canha, but don't bid at the top of the market.
Cards
6:52
You think Carlson will ever figure it out? I hope he does but I think his struggles goes beyond the cards development issues
Mark P
6:53
It feels like Carlson is the latest in a string of hyped Cardinals prospects who have an immediate impact in the big leagues, but then just taper off as rival teams get a book on them.  

Making adjustments at the big league level is the kind of thing that is difficult to emulate in development, since obviously one needs to be facing actual MLB-level competition.  It could be that the old "Cardinal Way" needs to be shaken up or updated a bit, since STL isn't getting all the impact they could from their farm system
Mikey B
6:54
With Mike Trout’s injury history and not coming back in 2024, what do foresee for him next year and the rest of his career?
Mark P
6:55
My hope is that Trout can simply stay healthy for even the majority of a season.  Even "only" 120 games or something would be a big improvement over Trout's injury woes in recent years.

The concern has to be that Trout is already on the physical decline, and he'll be more of a regular on the IL than in the Angels' lineup going forward.
Guest
6:57
Do I have any idea what I'm doing as a MLB GM?
Mark P
6:57
Usually I don't post comments like these, but since the writer put 'guest' instead of the name of the GM they were intending to criticize, it's kind of amusing.
james
6:58
What are biggest underwater contracts?
Mark P
6:58
Probably the money James Cameron invested in all those visits to the Titanic.
6:59
Actual answer: unfortunately maybe Trout, considering the length and dollar value remaining on his deal, and his injury-plagued recent history
Guest
6:59
Well the tigers already spent money on colt Keith last offseason
Mark P
7:00
Locking up Keith to a pre-career extension is different than spending big on a free agent or trade acquisition.

The bright side for Detroit is that their early investment in Keith has looked pretty sound.  A very streaky rookie season, but Keith at his best has looked very comfortable against big league competition
John
7:01
Sausage or dog at the ballgame? Summer is winding down :(
Mark P
7:01
Still four weeks left in August!

And hot dogs for me
Cashman
7:02
Did I mess up by not going harder after a Rays infielder or two?
Mark P
7:02
Intra-division trades are harder to pull off than a deal with a non-AL East team.  And, the Jazz Chisholm trade looks like a nice win for the Yankees thus far
coastrider
7:03
Are Brandon Belt's playing days behind him?
Mark P
7:04
At this point it's hard to see Belt returning after a full season away.  Still strange that no team stepped up to give him an acceptable contract last winter, considering his impressive 2023 numbers
Guest
7:04
Some people say that Kyle Finnegan giving up five runs the night before the deadline didn’t hurt his trade value because acquiring teams consider a player’s entire season. Others say that of course, GMs are going to take something like that into account when making an offer. Where do you stand? Obviously, Finnegan was not traded.
Joshua
7:04
I am shocked the Nats did not trade Kyle Finnigan. Have you heard any speculation on what the offers were for him?
Mark P
7:06
Finnegan is under team control through 2025, so the Nationals probably feel any direct need to move him at the deadline.  They could revisit trade talks this winter, or at next year's deadline, or Finnegan might even be kept if he pitches well and the Nats are contending.

Moreso than just that one bad outing pre-deadline, Finnegan has been outperforming his peripherals all season.  Teams were surely a lot more concerned with his Statcast page than his bottom-line ERA, and thus weren't willing to meet Washington's demands
ROX DIEHARD
7:07
What does a Brenton Doyle extension look like? Or do they want to see more for a longer period ?
Mark P
7:09
The Rockies have been aggressive in trying to lock up players they view as cornerstones, and Doyle has certainly put himself in that category with a nice year at the plate.  Doyle's glove, baserunning, and even around a league-average hitter makes him an interesting player to watch, so an extension wouldn't at all surprise me
7:10
Hang on a second...

/checks the MLBTR agency database

....nope, Doyle isn't a Boras Corp client.  So sure, an extension wouldn't at all surprise me.
Dean
7:13
What do you make of the Ray's deadline approach?
Mark P
7:14
It would be the most Rays thing in the world if they sold off so much talent and still ended up reaching the playoffs this season.
7:15
That might be too much to ask for the rest of this season, but next year, I'd expect the Rays to figure out a way to return to contention
Ryan Howard (started the fire)
7:16
Why don't we see teams trade bad contracts more often? Surely general managers would love to try a change of scenery move before eating tens of millions. For example, Patrick Corbin for the Astros' Montero at the trade deadline. Financially it would have been a wash.  Why not?
Mark P
7:18
In that particular scenario, DC wouldn't want to bring in a struggling reliever when Corbin can at least eat more innings over the rest of the season.

Change of scenery trades or "bad contract swaps" can be hard to sell to ownership, unless your front office has some real hard data to back up why an expensive and struggling player on another team will suddenly improve on your club.  In general, however, since teams are even more loath to attach quality prospects to unload money from the books, your method would seem like it would be more commonplace
Labatt's luxury tax blues
7:19
With all of their wheeling and dealing at the deadline, did the Blue Jays manage to duck back under the luxury tax threshold?  Tell me this was all in attempt to free up enough $$$ to make a serious run at Juan Soto this winter?
Mark P
7:21
RosterResource has the Blue Jays' tax number at $241.1MM for next year, so again over the $237MM threshold.  Only the league office knows the exact calculations, however, as don't forget that RR, Cot's, Spotrac, etc. are all estimated totals given the byzantine nature of the luxury tax and all of the behind-the-scenes exact dollars and cents involved
7:22
And the obstacles facing a Jays/Soto pairing are....

a) would the Jays spend to that record level on a player not named Shohei Ohtani?
b) would the Jays be worried about devoting a lot of time and resources to a star free agent, only to be left standing like they did with Ohtani last winter
c) if you're Soto, why sign with Toronto when you're likely to get interest from more clear-cut contenders?
Sloth
7:23
This week’s roller coaster for the Twins: the least impactful trade deadline (in any direction) of any MLB team came sandwiched between two ugly losses, then was followed by four commanding wins. Hard to believe this was all the same week.
Mark P
7:24
The Twins' revenue issues seemingly tied the front office's hands for any big moves.  But, on paper, the Twins have a good enough roster already, and it be argued that we haven't seen them nearly their peak  due to all the injuries
UncleMike1525
7:24
Just for giggles but the Tax number is 241 million for next year.
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