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Dan

3:28

Jeff - wanted to piggyback off your Mets thought. If they hadn't signed Bruce, wouldn't the term for Lynn/Cobb still driven them away? They seemed reticent to give anything over 3 years this year, which is why the Vargas contract made sense.

Jeffrey Todd

3:29

It's certainly not as simple as my comment might have accidentally suggested, of course. And yes, the Mets do have a notable stopping point on their current slate of commitments, which has largely been maintained.

3:30

That said ... might be possible to get one of those guys on a 3-year deal. But giving three to a somewhat limited slugger type in Bruce is just sort of odd to me. Especially since they really don't need a corner OF if Conforto gets healthy. I just never fully understood it.

Jo Nathan

3:31

Is Pittsburgh regretting the Cervelli deal? 2 WAR seems like a fluke in retrospect.

Jeffrey Todd

3:31

Seemed a bargain at the time. It's hard to get an everyday catcher. Still think he looks like a solid value so long as he can stay healthy this year.

Cardinals

3:32

St Louis for 90 wins this season... are you buying or selling?

Jeffrey Todd

3:32

Well within range of reasonable expectations but probably a slight bit on the optimistic side.

tad2b13

3:33

Buster Posey's value isn't as a catcher?

Jeffrey Todd

3:34

Of course it is. But he'd also be a good first baseman. Salvy has been a roughly average hitter for his career. The bat just doesn't really play at first.

Twins33

3:34

Do you see Chargois making it through waivers? I like his upside still with the Twins.

Jeffrey Todd

3:34

Appreciate the reminder that I need to finish writing that post!

3:35

Going to have to call it quits here ... I'll address that question on the site!

Thanks all, hope to see you again next week.

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