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Jeffrey Todd
2:53
Is he though? Solid player on a not-super-cheap contract.
Pad Squad
2:55
Best guess, where does Brad Hand go? Possible trade detail prediction too?
Jeffrey Todd
2:55
You ask too much of my feeble brain.
Basically every contender should and probably does have interest.
Yolmer Sanchez
2:55
Any ideas on where the White Sox might send me? 2+ WAR season has to give me some solid value, especially at 25 y/o
Jeffrey Todd
2:55
Seems like a "hold" for now.
Brian
2:56
Thank you very much for doing these chats!
Jeffrey Todd
2:56
Thank you and everyone else for participating. Would obviously not be much of a chat without y'all!
2:57
Steve and I chat quite a bit ... we need the variety, believe me.
Kryin' in KC
2:57
What arms do you see the Royals bringing in to steady the rotation and pen?
Jeffrey Todd
2:58
Really think those kinds of decisions are going to come after the larger ones are made -- i.e. do they make a real play for Hoz/Moose?
Justin
2:59
Dozier extension looks like?  Falvey and Lavine will likely see middle infield surpluses don’t allow much return anyways?
Jeffrey Todd
2:59
For a variety of reasons I sort of expect he'll just play out his contract.
3:01
Twins feel ready to contend, esp in a weak division and with a wide-open AL wild card picture. Hard to trade him now, though could always pivot at the deadline or next winter. Could look into a solid-value extension, sure, but I don't see them doing it unless they get a really solid price.
3:02
But Dozier might be looking at Justin Turner + in free agency. So might not have a ton of incentive to settle unless he really just likes the idea of settling in.
Stomper
3:03
Has Oakland already made its biggest deal this winter?
Jeffrey Todd
3:04
Well, Steve and I were chatting, as we were wont to do, and realized that this is roughly the 94th time in recent memory they have signed a player to this sort of contract. (3-6 mill AAV, one or two years). And also that it seems the Billy Butler contract is the largest the team has ever given a free agent.
That's just amazing.
3:05
Would suggest this could be the biggest contract they give out. But I also suspect they could look for value in a catcher and perhaps consider dealing a pitcher for an OF or something. Also Lowrie still seems a plausible trade candidate even if they are truly happy carrying him to start the season.
Brian
3:05
If you're taking a first year manager, wouldn't Arod be the most qualified?
Jeffrey Todd
3:05
I mean lots of other guys have been MLB coaches, MiLB managers, etc.
So no, probably not.
3:06
Going to jump ahead here since I'm so far behind in the queue
Cardsfan
3:08
Is Donaldson really available?
Jeffrey Todd
3:08
Not really, I suspect. Though he was also supposedly not available the last time he was traded.
Smith
3:08
You think Cashman would deal Betances and a middling prospect for Taijuan Walker IF Ohtani signs elsewhere?
Jeffrey Todd
3:09
Don't think he brings back Walker. Despite Taijuan's ups and downs, he's a starter, and young, and still controllable, and still with lots to like.
Jake
3:09
Possibility mets get reed and shaw
Jeffrey Todd
3:10
Seems fairly unlikely they'd get both of those guys.
Not inconceivable but those are, what, two of the top four relievers (non-Davis/Holland division)?
Andy
3:11
How much would a combo of Addison Reed af Juan Nicasio cost the cardinals? Less than Davis/holland alone?
Jeffrey Todd
3:11
Almost surely less than Davis. Could go either way on Holland.
I am a bit lower on Holland than are some others at MLBTR, so I'll guess the other two out-earn him.
3:12
(In combination.)
Zac
3:12
Should the Tigers eat as much as 50% of Zimmermann's contract to trade him if he waives his NTC
Jeffrey Todd
3:12
Yeah probably.
Lunar verLander
3:13
Wait, you mean you DON'T converse with yourself about hypothetical trade scenarios and FA signings? Everyone else does, right?
...right?
Jeffrey Todd
3:13
Oh I certainly do that.
Of course, I am being paid to do so.
Then again, I did it before I began being paid to do so.
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