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RosterResource Chat - 1/17/25
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AvatarJason Martinez
2:01
Welcome to the RosterResource Live Chat! Let's get it started.
Ira
2:01
Any update on Nimmo's plantar fascitis?  Can we really expect he will be fully healthy for spring training?
AvatarJon Becker
2:02
Hi everyone, welcome! Haven't seen anything on Nimmo, but I do know that in general plantar fasciitis is extremely annoying and can flare up for years, so he might just have to manage it for awhile. Part of the appeal of Winker is that he can fill in in LF/RF too
Broken Bat
2:03
It sure looks like RedSox have no interest in Anthony breaking camp and heading north with the Refsnyder extension. So they wait and gain that year of control? So a mid May promotion should Roman continue to hit in AAA? Thoughts?…
AvatarJason Martinez
2:04
Refsndyer is a 4th OF/platoon vs LHP. Roman Anthony will be a starting OF when he gets called up. So there's no correlation there. I imagine he'll have a chance in Spring Training but having all of this depth makes it easier to not rush him (and also pushes back his service time by a year if they don't call him up for about 2 weeks; any fan of a team would love 6+ years of their best prospect rather than 6).
AvatarJon Becker
2:05
I'd be more surprised to see Anthony make the OD roster than Campbell, but certainly not unlikely or infeasible by any means for sure.
Guest
2:05
Austin Warren was a strange super 2.  He was with SF and they quickly agreed to close if not league minimum salary.  He was DFA'd  a short time later and subsequently claimed by the Mets.  RR depth charts has Warren at AAA.  How is Warren paid?  Does he receive his MLB min. salary at AAA if he remains on the 40 man roster?  Is it prorated if remains at AAA? lastly, if Warrens' contract is prorated, why does Myles Straw get his full contract after being removed from the 40 man roster and relegated to AAA before being dumped on the blue jays for international $?
AvatarJon Becker
2:07
Complicated one here but I'll try to be succinct. Arbitration-year contracts that are agreed to (not deciding in hearing) are fully guaranteed, BUT Warren agreed to an MiLB split on his contract. So if he's in the majors he gets paid at a $775K rate, $350K in the minors. Straw gets his full contract because it was a fully guaranteed extension, removing a player from the 40-man doesn't mean the team can pay him less. If it did, teams would try it a lot more often!
jaygray007
2:07
At this point, Ha Seong Kim - O/U 1.5 years on a deal?   O/U 10 million per year?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:09
I still think he gets a multi-year deal. Teams should know who he is. There is uncertainty regarding his shoulder but that should be just for the first couple months of the season. A 1-year deal seems more risky than locking him up for 3+ because there's a chance he's not back to full strength until 2nd half.
AvatarJon Becker
2:10
Boras is generally pretty good with the "players coming off injury" contracts, having gotten Conforto and Hoskins pretty good two-year deals where they could opt out after one. I think Kim could be looking at something similar, maybe where the player option escalates in value depending on how many games he's able to play in.
jaygray007
2:10
What do you think ends up happening with Starling Marte?  Mets just keep him as a strong bench presence and thats that?
AvatarJon Becker
2:11
Probably just that. Mike Puma reported yesterday they tried to work out a trade to a team who would play him more but they couldn't work it out. He'll still play all the time against lefties as things currently sit.
AL Central Casting
2:11
Chances Walker Jenkins sees big league action in 2025? Chances it's before September?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:14
He's a bit under the radar in regards to 2025 because he's only played a few games above Hi-A. But he's considered one of the best prospects in baseball. If he crushes it in AA/AAA and the Twins OF is struggling just a bit, we'll be hearing about it all the time. So it's really up to him and he's the type of prospect who'll ump to the front of the line when he's ready. I'd still guess 2026 but wouldn't rule him out for August/September.
jaygray007
2:14
You don't have to think super hard about this, but I'm just curious what comes to mind when i say to predict the homes of:   Santander, Profar, Verdugo, Grichuk
AvatarJon Becker
2:15
My off-the-top-of-my-head picks here would be Santander to the Mets, Padres figure out how to bring Profar back, Verdugo to the Pirates, Grichuk to the Guardians.
Broken Bat
2:16
Profar would actually deepen Cubs options a whole bunch in regards to roster construction. Why not?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:17
They already have 4 OF (Happ, PCA, Tucker, Suzuki). Profar should be playing everyday and shouldn't have a difficult time finding an everyday job. I imagine he's waiting for the Padres but could also have a few other offers to be a team's regular LF.
AvatarJon Becker
2:17
I suppose he could play first but then the Cubs would have to move Busch over to third, where he was really bad as a prospect.
Toronto Fan
2:18
Do you like the Myles Straw trade? If Blue Jays miss out on Sasaki, do you think they pivot to Dodger signings?
AvatarJon Becker
2:19
I like it for the Blue Jays if it's what tips the scale for Sasaki for them, but it would be good to have that extra cash to go after players the Dodgers drop, too. Not sure who the Guardians would have signed with that extra $2M in bonus pool but it's a good way to get the Straw money off the books, especially if they do something with it.
Matthew
2:19
What do you see the Twins doing with their rotation? Do Woods Richardson and Paddack make the rotation over Festa and Matthews?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:21
I don't think SWR is quite to the level of "he's never going back to AAA" so he'll have to hold off the competition in camp. But I do think he goes in to camp ahead of the others. They've been waiting on Paddack. He's out of options so the Twins will give him every opportunity to win the spot. Festa and Zebby will be needed at some point. Not necessarily in April.
jaygray007
2:22
jurickson profar: over or under $30 million guaranteed?
AvatarJon Becker
2:22
Over, but not by much. I thought at the start of the offseason he could've done as well as 4/64 (though I had more like 3/45 in mind) and now I'm thinking something like two years for $30M-$32M.
drplantwrench
2:22
what does the dodgers 6 man rotation look like when they sign roki?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:25
Dodgers are probably the one team that needs to go with a straight 6-man rotation because of all the question marks. Just about every other team will likely use a spot-starter when they play more than 5 days in a row. With that said, I think they'd go ... Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow, Sasaki, Gonsolin, May ... and then Ohtani would jump in there at some point (early-to-mid May).

But I'm really hoping he goes to Toronto, in which case they'd go Gausman, Berrios, Francis, Bassitt, Sasaki with Yariel Rodriguez bouncing back and forth between rotation/bullpen.
Pete Alonso
2:25
Do you think my market should be a wake up call to Vladdy jr, or does his age get him to $400 million?
AvatarJon Becker
2:26
I don't see Pete and Vlad as particularly comparable at all. Yes, they're both righty-hitting 1B, but if Guerrero repeats his 2024 he'll be coming off 11 WAR in two years entering his age-27 season. Alonso's coming off 5.9 WAR in two years entering his age-30 season.
Save the 1st baseman
2:27
WAR and HOF voters underestimate the value of 1B. Garvey, Mattingly, Hernandez were some of the most famous and accomplished of their era’s, how can they be kept out of the hall?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:28
They were kept off the ballot because they didn't hit certain milestones (hits, HR). It's not WAR that kept them off. And it will be the veteran's committee that decides if they eventually get in. But, yeah, those dudes were impact players in their era (All-Star level, great defense, personality, clutch) and deserve to be in. They'd have my vote.
Eric (Not Longenhagen)
2:29
O/U on the number of games Austin Wells plays for the Yankees this year.  No veteran like Trevino to split time and no Agustin Ramirez pushing through the minors
AvatarJon Becker
2:31
Maybe something like 114.5? Cal Raleigh led the league with 125 starts at catcher, and Wells made 96 last year. 20ish games would be a big jump but he's not exactly jockeying for playing time now, you're right.
TheBabbo
2:31
Can you please explain the relationship (if any) between the team Roster Resource and Depth Charts pages? I had thought the RR pages were a rough summary of a team's lineup situation based on the more detailed DC playing time, but the disclaimer at the top of the DC pages makes it sound like there's no real connection.
AvatarJason Martinez
2:32
RosterResource displays a projected Opening Day roster. Depth Charts shows the breakdown of playing time projections by position/overall and lists in order of PT by position. Looking at both is helpful because they're very different things. I update both so there is definitely a connection.
Jack Flaherty
2:33
Do you think speaking up for union representation change hurt my market?
AvatarJon Becker
2:34
Nah, I don't think so. I'd be very surprised to learn teams really care about those things when evaluating — there are certainly intangibles they look at but I don't think being an outspoken union rep is one of them at all. I think what could be hurting his market is the back injuries he kept fighting through and the downturn in his stuff after the move to LA.
AJ Preller
2:34
Since we’re signing intl players other than Sasaki, do we shop Cease or is it less likely we move a pitcher now?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:36
I've been saying that I thought Cease would be staying put if they got Sasaki. Without him, they become more desperate to fill out their roster with (seemingly) not a lot of $. So how do you add 2 hitters and 1-2 SP without adding to payroll? Trade Cease to fill 2 holes and free up $13MM.
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