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Steve Adams

3:19

Probably not entirely. He was one of the league leaders in spin rate, and the spin on his cutter is down noticeably.

That said, his spin dropped in late May, right around the time reports of this potential crackdown started coming out. And he obliterated the D-backs despite a huge drop in spin. The spin on his cutter and slider are still elite, even if they drop (especially assuming that the league-average spin will also drop in general).

Plus, not that it's a perfect excuse, but one of those "blah" outings was at Coors. Most pitchers have "blah" outings at Coors, regardless of sticky crap on their hands.

Astros fan

3:19

Straw + prospect for Starling Marte - is Miami interested? Crane needs to stop being a cheapskate and try to win the WS. Astros shed lots of salaries after this season.

Steve Adams

3:21

I don't think that gets their interest, though I suppose it depends who "prospect" is. Offering a Hunter Brown or Forrest Whitley (granted his stock is down) is a lot different than offering their No. 25 prospect or something.

I don't think they'll go for Starling due to the aforementioned luxury concerns though.

If you really want them to get aggressive, call up old friend Mike Elias and see what he needs to move Cedric Mullins.

2021>2020

3:22

Can you give me a quick NL East sellers/buyers guide. What one key purchase or sale should each team make?

Steve Adams

3:25

Seems like something we should do for all six divisions -- either on the site or via email content for our Front Office subscribers. And seems like something that'd benefit from me spending more than 30 seconds answering it off the cuff, ha. I'll get to work on something this weekend, but to appease the immediate ask...

Braves: Acquire a SP and a RP
Mets: Get one starter now, then as the deadline looms get aggressive for Ketel Marte or Starling Marte
Phillies: For the love of god get some bullpen help
Marlins: Get the max package you can for Starling Marte. Try to find a Corey Dickerson taker.
Nationals: Add a veteran starter, target corner infield help.

Billy Wagner

3:26

HOF?

Steve Adams

3:26

I think so

Theodora

3:26

What would it take for the Mets to get Marquez from COL?

Steve Adams

3:29

A metric [pick your favorite expletive]-ton, haha. Or at least it should. But it's the Rockies, so who knows?

Really, though, if you're not offering multiple names from the top tiers of your farm system and/or controllable MLB pieces, I don't think you should bother. That means multiple names from the Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Ronny Mauricio, Matthew Allan tier... maybe including a David Peterson type if the Rox want actual MLB guys.

Really, they're in such a bad spot, they shouldn't be focused on current big leaguers, but they took Gomber as the Arenado centerpiece so who the hell knows what on earth goes on there?

3:31

Alrighty. I've got to wrap this up for the week. Thanks so much for all the questions. Sorry, as always, that I can't get to ALL of them -- even in these subscriber chats. I try to get to as many as possible and try to make sure I'm not sticking to one team or one reader (with multiple questions) TOO much.

You guys are awesome, and your support is so very appreciated. You can always ask me more stuff on Twitter @Adams_Steve. Have a great weekend!

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