JotCast | Top 50 Free Agents Chat | 11/9/2023

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Ben Clemens

12:50

I suppose it is, and I dunno if Chapman wants to play in Detroit but if he does, why would it require an overpay?

12:52

Sorry, had to run off for a sec but I'm back

Hunter

12:52

I guess I thought it may require an overpay since they are less obvious contenders than some of his other prospective suitors

Ben Clemens

12:53

Yeah, this brings up something I've always wondered

How come we don't get to see the free agency process from a player side

I'd be really interested to hear a mid-tier free agent, or upper tier but not one of the best 5 or so, break down how they make their decisions

is it always the highest contract?

Are they doing vibes meetings with managers and teammates?

DO they research the towns where they might live?

12:54

Mannnnn I really want to know this

Appa Yip Yip

12:54

Would you rather sign Matt Chapman, or split the money and instead go with like, Candelario and Lee Jung-hoo, or comparable players?

Ben Clemens

12:54

I think that Eric made a really good point about Lee in his writeup

If you're signing him, you have to treat it as a multi-year investment

like if I told you you'd get exactly Ha-Seong Kim's results

You'd be quite happy

but he didn't adapt seamlessly by any means

Walewander

12:55

Ben, free agent players are mostly concerned with local school district quality

Ben Clemens

12:55

I know you're joking, but I want to know HOW MUCH they care about that

it's surely not actual zero

Adam

12:55

Severino seems like a perfect Twin fit with the slider .. does 1/12 mil work ??

Ben Clemens

12:56

I mean, I projected him for that, so I'd say yes

but I also think you might see like 1/8 plus a bunch of incentives with a second-year option and a buyout, or something

Steve O

12:56

Do the Yankees and Cardinals match up on a Brendan Donovan trade? Is Clarke Schmidt and a mid tier pitcher (Greg Weissert?) fair or would the Yankees have to kick in more? I could see the Cardinals keeping him but they have no pitching and I think the market gets a bit crazy..

Ben Clemens

12:57

If that's how the Cardinals end up filling a pitching vacancy, there are going to be some unhappy Cardinals fans

maybe if the Cards sign two good starters and can't find a third?

But I think that the overall return you're talking about is definitely in the ballpark

12:58

I do not think the Yankees would have to kick in more

Dan

12:58

Do most children of major leagues go to public schools? Do most families of major leagues live in the same city as the stadium? If your living an hour or two out (only commuting 81 times a year to that location) there surely is a good school system near every stadium.

Ben Clemens

12:58

I assume they don't, so yeah, maybe quality of private schools? maybe whether they have friends in the area for the kids? I dunno

I want to know these things!

Captain ACAB

12:58

What would you do to make the salary structure more "fair" so that young players get paid more for their most productive seasons and not wait until they are "overpaid veterans" in free agency?

Ben Clemens

12:59

if I could take over the game? I'd institute some kind of restricted free agency and shorten time to free agency

Nate

12:59

When Alex Gordon was a free agent (before he ultimately re-signed with the Cubs), I remember him telling Nebraska newspapers that location and cost-of-living trumped anything else, including winning. He willingly took less with KC because he comfortable and his money went further.

Captain ACAB

12:59

Mike Hampton family said he signed with the Rockies because of the schools. https://www.sportscasting.com/mike-hamptons-121-million-pitching-contr...

Appa Yip Yip

12:59

Guys who are married with kids are absolutely listening to their wives and honestly maybe even the kids depending how old they are

Ben Clemens

12:59

I mean, they obviously should be!

But I just want to hear the stories. Player's Tribune, this would be right up your alley

Marcos

1:00

Better animation reference: Money can be exchanged for goods and services, or there could be anything in the box?

Ben Clemens

1:00

i like the Simpsons more so I have to go with that one

they are two all-timers though

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