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Jeffrey Todd
3:32
Others asking re Espi ... the bar for being a utility infielder is pretty low. He's a really good fielder. I think he'll be back in the majors this year.
Jacob
3:34
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Jeffrey Todd
3:34
Thanks! It's fun to be a part of it.
Carl
3:34
How much stock do you put in the "The team is desperate to win now, so they'll overpay" theory? For example, it seems like fans of every non-contender with a closer thinks that the Nationals can be talked into to giving up Robles for him.
Jeffrey Todd
3:35
If you get to the root of why people say that, it has merit. Teams now know they are in a certain situation -- for the Nats, say, very likely to win the division. And they have a pretty good idea of what they could do to improve. So, they are more likely to give up more value for the simple reason that they have a greater anticipated return on the cost of the investment.
3:36
But the whole desperation thing is a bit iffy ... maybe in some circumstances you'll have an owner that is just plain willing to punt the future, but teams will typically stay within their valuations.
al
3:36
Would Teheran be enough to grab Fisher and Bregman from the Astros?
Jeffrey Todd
3:36
Not a chance.
3:37
Going to grab a few more here ...
Chris
3:38
Darvish and Choo to the Dodgers for Puig, Verdugo, Buehler, Farmer, and a Low Level
Jeffrey Todd
3:38
Not a chance.
Erik
3:38
Justin Smoak to Cleveland?
Jeffrey Todd
3:38
Not a chance.
DFA
3:38
When will Yankee fans get what they want and see Ellsbury and Headlet DFA?
Jeffrey Todd
3:38
Not a chance.
Chris
3:38
Profar to the Braves for Albies or Ruiz or a pitcher
Jeffrey Todd
3:38
As above.
Patty O'Furniture
3:39
Teheran to the Brewers make sense?  Hader / Brinson as a return to ATL?
Jeffrey Todd
3:39
I see Teheran is still being overvalued in some quarters ... I'm just not seeing a big return this summer, sorry.
3:40
I have been meaning to do a rapid-fire "X for Y?" session for a while. It just presented itself.
Brandon Phillips
3:40
Will I be with the braves after the deadline?
Jeffrey Todd
3:40
Guessing yes. Minimal demand.
Curious George
3:40
I miss Ben Nicholson-Smith
Jeffrey Todd
3:41
Me too. Sorry if I pale in comparison
Zack
3:41
Could you see Cozart going to Boston and pushing Bogaerts to third?
Jeffrey Todd
3:41
This probably makes more sense on paper than in practice. Hard to know how the team and especially Xander/Boras would feel about that.
Well, it may not be hard to know how Boras would feel.
padres
3:42
wanna go camping?
Jeffrey Todd
3:42
I do, actually. After the deadline.
Al Avila
3:43
Isn't it weird I could be trading my son?
Jeffrey Todd
3:43
Slightly less weird than negotiating a contract with him.
Jeffrey Todd
3:44
The chat is over.  Goodbye!
Jeffrey Todd
3:44
Hey, that's what I was going to say.
Thanks all! Gonna hang up here. We'll do it again next week.
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