JotCast | MLBTR Live Chat with Steve Adams -- 7/27/16

MLBTR Live Chat with Steve Adams -- 7/27/16

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3:51

Do the Yankees deal Nova? To who, for what?

Steve Adams

3:53

Yeah I think they'll find a taker, though the return won't be great. He has less upside than other rentals like Cashner and Hellickson and has a lesser track record over the past few years. A couple of low-level guys with some lotto ticket upside or an older bullpen/back-of-rotation type of prospect from the middle tier of some team's Top 30 seems reasonable enough. I like him for the Mets or Marlins -- just to get some innings into the back of their rotations.

3:53

Do you think Rangers get Sale.

Steve Adams

3:53

I don't think anyone's going to get Sale.

Chris

3:54

Odds of Jeffress, Smith, and Thornburg all being moved before the deadline?

Steve Adams

3:54

All being moved? Slim. One of the three going? Fairly likely. I'd rank them Smith, Jeffress, Thornburg in terms of likelihood, though I don't really think either Jeffress or Thornburg ends up moving.

Shelby Miller

3:55

Am I worth ANYTHING

Steve Adams

3:56

Sure -- teams wouldn't be talking trade if you weren't. Miller's mechanics seemingly went to hell, but he's a season removed from being a really nice mid-rotation arm. The D-backs paid for a 3.00 ERA despite the fact that it was abundantly clear that he's probably not a true-talent upper-2.00s/low-3.00s arm, but he's not this bad. Teams would love to try to fix him, but no way can I see the D-backs selling low and taking the ridiculous scrutiny that would come from paying $20 to acquire a $10 bill then selling it for a buck fifty.

Kevbot

3:56

What do you make of the M's deadline strategy so far?

Steve Adams

3:57

Moving Montgomery was fine to me since they have other options for the 'pen and got an MLB-ready asset in return. I wouldn't be surprised if Vogelbach was in the Majors in early August.

3:58

Swapping Benoit for Storen is just hoping that each does better with a different pitching coach in a different setting. I prefer the Storen end of things, so good on Dipoto for that I suppose.

Guest

3:58

My wife left me

Steve Adams

3:58

Get that Pokemon Go fired up.

PATigersFan

3:58

Why do you hate (fill in the blank)???????????????

Steve Adams

3:59

Yeah getting plenty of those haha. We've had 2000+ people in here asking questions since this thing started -- it's not easy to get to everyone.

Gary

3:59

Thoughts about trading Royals Volquez, Hochevar, and Morales?

Steve Adams

4:00

Hochevar has the most value -- think he's a good fit for a team like the Mets that is looking for a guy that only needs to step in and be their third- or fourth-best reliever. Volquez and Morales I don't think bring back all that much in return, but I'm sure there are teams that would give up a marginal prospect to take a chance on Volquez. Maybe more depending on the Royals' willingness to eat salary

Reid

4:00

Any chance the Yankees become buyers with their recent success?

Steve Adams

4:02

The Yankees have publicly said for weeks that they're not tearing everything down and are open to scenarios that include selling short-term veterans as well as trades that bring in controllable pieces. It's easy to fall in love with the black-and-white notion that every team is a buyer OR a seller, but the Yankees will be open to doing some of both if it means getting a controllable arm that they like in exchange for some prospects.

Sam

4:02

Have you caught a Charizard yet?

Steve Adams

4:02

Sure haven't. Darn.

4:02

Do the Dodgers go for a huge trade or medium trade like 2015?

Steve Adams

4:04

They went out and got someone I didn't really think of as a trade candidate at last year's deadline by picking up Alex Wood, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them do something similar this year. DeSclafani, a guy like Danny Duffy -- no reason for them not to try to pry controllable guys with upside away from non-contending teams outside their division.

Cleat

4:04

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Steve Adams

4:05

If that's true take a screenshot and send it our way on Twitter. We'll have our developers look into it.

Dillon

4:05

Are the Rangers gonna make a move

Steve Adams

4:05

Yeah -- Daniels is always a pretty active guy this time of year and there are some real needs there. I'd expect them to add both a starter and a reliever.

German guy

4:06

Any chance max Kepler gets traded to a winning Team?

Steve Adams

4:06

Twins control him for another five years after this season -- two at the league minimum (or close to it). No real reason for them to do so.

Conn

4:06

Seth Smith, Adam Lind, Steve Cishek... who is apt to go, and what kind of return?

Steve Adams

4:07

Lind probably goes just to clear a spot for Vogelbach. Return won't be great given his performance this year. I think they'll hang onto Smith and Cishek.

Justino

4:07

If not traded, does Cashner get a QO?

Steve Adams

4:07

Yeah I think he'd get one, but that's a moot point since he's 95-99% going to be traded in the coming days.

Grayson

4:08

The next person to get traded is...

Steve Adams

4:08

Pure guess: Cashner.

Justin

4:08

I feel the Rangers called up Gallo hoping he'd produce and up his value in the next 5 days. Thoughts?

Steve Adams

4:09

Five days of him hitting (or not hitting) isn't going to change his value much in the eyes of Major League scouts. They called him up because Prince is going to miss the rest of the season, creating an opening at 1B/DH.

The Big Dombrowski

4:09

Am I gonna make any more moves?

Steve Adams

4:09

Have to think Sox will get another reliever at the very least. Probably still looking for another starter as well.

Matt

4:10

Most likely closer to change teams this week? Miller/Davis seem unlikely, Robertson/Gomez/Jeffress/Street/Clippard more so but getting talked about less.

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