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Jeffrey Todd
4:15
To be clear, for those that are confused ... the question is whether a team will offer enough to make it worth it to the Jays, who could otherwise presumably make a qualifying offer and get a pick back if JD declines.
4:16
Man, I don't see how he's traded in July. He's not going to have any time to show he's at fully health  ... at most maybe he'll have started a rehab assignment, I believe.
Donaldson could well be an August trade piece, though. Maybe they will run him through waivers at the beginning of the month and hope he returns to generate value.
4:17
At this point, we can't be sure he'll end up rejecting a qualifying offer, it should be noted.
Toddrey Jeff
4:17
Do you get the sense that Machado will agree to be traded to a team that will use him at 3rd?  I thought he was insistent about being a SS.
Jeffrey Todd
4:17
Not his choice.
Michael
4:18
Does Michael Fulmer get moved and if so, does he command 2 in a farms top 10?
Jeffrey Todd
4:19
I'm not really bullish on him being dealt. But if he is, it'll have to be b/c there's a really nice offer -- so, yes, at a bare minimum, 2 of an org's top 10 type of guys -- or the Tigers will just hold.
chris
4:19
what is the market for Choo at the moment?
Larry
4:20
What can my rays realistically get for Nathan Eovaldi ? Who would be interested in him?
Jeffrey Todd
4:21
Definitely possible. He might be most interesting as a guy who'd work from the rotation down the stretch and then move into a multi-inning relief role for the postseason.
Oh, whoops, I guess I had another question in there ... think I mis-clicked it.
But let's go for it.
4:22
Choo ... I mean, the Rangers will be looking to save some money. He's just too expensive. He's hitting very well, but almost 35 and hasn't been consistent/durable the past few years. That'll be factored in.
4:23
Haven't looked closely, but he's mostly going to appeal to AL teams, and there are very few real buyers on that side ... only a few that might really want a DH/part-time OF type. Maybe the M's, as we discussed above, but again this is going to be a situation where the Rangers are paying down a lot of the contract.
GM Girsch
4:25
My team is under-performing!  Big splash or shoot for the WC with some moderate deadline moves?
Jeffrey Todd
4:25
Cardinals fans are hard for me to understand. I get that you want the club to be in first place, but they are right in the thick of things despite having weathered some injury problems.
4:26
I think they'll certainly explore mid-season upgrades, possibly significant ones, but I don't think that's going to be driven by a sense of desperation. It'll be a sense of "hey, we do have a good team that really can contend." I think they are performing right to expectations, and that they will remain in the race more or less to the end. But it's going to be a tough go in this division ... even the WC will be a fight.
jgu71
4:27
Any sense in the Reds putting a prospect package together for Noah Syndergaard, gotta get a front line starter somehow? Thanks
Jeffrey Todd
4:28
They need so many pieces still. Doesn't help that Senzel just went down. But ... Thor is controllable. If he's seriously dangled, his value will be discounted a bit by his recent injury issues. So, sure, they ought to poke around at least.
4:29
As usual, though, this idea of non-contenders getting in on long-term pieces at the deadline rarely comes to anything. That's b/c when those types of players really are put on the block, contenders are generally willing to pay an extra premium for the chance to have them right now.
Dan
4:30
Can the Pirates turn it around?
Jeffrey Todd
4:30
Not optimistic
DM KC GM
4:31
Given your thoughts on Dietrich and Gennet where does Whit Merrifield rate in relation value wise? Better defender than either at multiple positions and solid offensively.
Jeffrey Todd
4:32
Whit has less offensive upside but is a better-rounded player whose versatility would make him fit on just about any roster in baseball. He's a cheaper, somewhat better-hitting version of Josh Harrison at this point.
Not to say he's clearly more valuable than the other two -- Gennett has just kept swinging it and certainly has real value -- but Merrifield has a broader potential market, I guess.
4:34
Okay somehow those questions are going straight into the form. Weird. Thankfully "chris" seems to be a straight shooter.
Cash man
4:34
Is there an upgrade at 1st base available for th NYY? How about Justin Smoak
Jeffrey Todd
4:34
Loads of possibilities. Spend the next month canvassing and evaluating Bird and thinking up possible combinations, then decide.
Ed McWilliams
4:35
How much are you buying the reports of the Mets listening on degrom and Noah
Jeffrey Todd
4:36
Their acting GM said as much, so I'm buying it. I think deGrom is the more likely one to move.
Austin
4:36
What would Treinen fetch from Atlanta?
Jeffrey Todd
4:37
As of this immediate moment, the A's are the team best positioned to chase down the Mariners for a wild card spot. So I don't think he's available.
Fred
4:37
Is Lance Lynn building trade value by pitching better since April?
Jeffrey Todd
4:37
Sure, but you'd be looking at cost savings, realistically.
Michael
4:38
Is Matt Harvey to NYY a real possibility?
Jeffrey Todd
4:38
Expect them to aim much higher.
Rocco Rox
4:38
is it time to hit the "sell" button on the ROX? i'm sure Otto & Parra would get something decent in return maybe Cargo & DJ as well....they are on pace to win 77
Jeffrey Todd
4:40
Not yet. Outside of Ottavino, their rental pieces are not that exciting. Those hitters are all below-average bats when you account for park effects.
Ed McWilliams
4:40
How much longer do you see the nationals window open for
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