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Anthony Franco

2:44

Opt-outs are a player-friendly feature, since they're guaranteed the whole deal but can leave early if they play well enough to beat what remains on their contract

2:45

For instance, Nick Castellanos was guaranteed all $64M from the Reds. The only reason he's not making that is because and Scott Boras determined (correctly) that he can make more than that this winter

I'd be surprised if Báez got $110M guaranteed with an opt-out. Tim had to push Steve and I up to even get him to $100M, although he was also one of the hardest players to place

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2:46

Such an electrifying player when he's going well, but his approach is so bad that it can be a disaster when he goes cold

sayonarachops

2:46

Favourite relievers outside of the top 50? bonus points if they're also not mentioned in honourable mentions

Anthony Franco

2:46

Daniel Hudson might've been an honorable mention, but if he's not, then him

2:47

Luis García was quietly really good for the Cardinals last year. Tony Watson's always solid

2:48

I'm also intrigued by the idea of Vince Velasquez as a reliever. No idea if he's amenable to that, but if he's willing to take like $4-5M to work as a multi-inning reliever next year, I'm in

Brian

2:48

Looks like Daniels might spend. If he can't lure production to Texas, is he gone?

Anthony Franco

2:48

That's Rangers' president of baseball ops Jon Daniels

2:49

I really don't know. It seems possible, since they've been pretty bad for most of the past few years. And they hired Chris Young last year, and he can take on a larger role

2:50

But Daniels has been there so long that ownership must really like him. They also brought Young in to learn from Daniels rather than immediately replace him, so it's hard to gauge whether anything they do over the next couple years could put his job in jeopardy

Hello

2:50

Was a Matt Olson trade priced into your predictions? If so, who do you think will win the Matt Olson sweepstakes?

Anthony Franco

2:50

I didn't factor that into the free agent stuff, but I do think he'll get traded

2:51

It might take until there's clarity on whether we get an NL DH though. If NL teams can bump their current first baseman to DH for Olson, that should open a huge market for the A's

2:52

I'd love the Phillies as a fit in that scenario. Get Olson and stop playing Hoskins in the field

Guest

2:52

Why Eddie Rosario Value is so cheap ?

Anthony Franco

2:52

We had him at 2/15, which I actually think is pretty bullish

2:53

Rosario got non-tendered last winter with a projected $8M salary, then signed for the same amount. He was bad enough in the first half that Cleveland salary-dumped him for no prospect return

2:54

He was awesome for Atlanta obviously, both in the regular season and the postseason. He'll always have the legacy as a key contributor to a World Series team

2:55

But it really was only like two great months, for a player who's been streaky for his entire career. I don't think teams are going to go crazy in thinking he's dramatically better now than he was in July just because he got scorching hot

Angels

2:55

No love for the Angels huh? Looks like business as usual for them if your predictions are anything to go by, ie; not addressing their pressing needs.

Anthony Franco

2:56

I gave them Marcus Semien and Carlos Rodón?

Chaz Michael Michaels

2:56

Would really be tough for us Nats fans to watch them pass/whiff on any of the major FAs as speculated in the top 50. Is there really no chance Rizzo is true to his word and tries to rebuild fast? Wouldn't Max Scherzer be a possibility to return to DC as well given he's a short timer, they'll pay him (always have), and I believe his family is still living in the DMV?

Anthony Franco

2:56

Ha, I gave them Kyle Schwarber and Steven Matz

2:57

I don't think Scherzer's coming back, but I think they should/will be aggressive to install a couple key pieces and try to compete by 2023

Shane

2:57

Hello, if you can pick just one area that needs improving, what would it be? Starting pitching, relief pitching, closer, etc?

Anthony Franco

2:57

Just in the abstract? Bullpen, since that's the most volatile area of a team

2:58

The Mariners had like the worst bullpen in the American League in 2020. All of a sudden, Casey Sadler, Drew Steckenrider and Paul Sewald popped up out of nowhere and were awesome, and Seattle almost made the playoffs in 2021

That kind of stuff doesn't really happen with an entire rotation or position player group

The Crew

2:58

Does a package of Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, Corey Ray and Antoine Kelly get talks at least STARTED for Jose Ramirez coming to the Brewers?

Anthony Franco

2:59

No I think Cleveland's getting a top 10-15 overall prospect as a headliner if they trade J-Ram

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James Click

2:59

If you are me, do you go for one of the high priced SS or go with a young Pena and instead spend money on a CF? The CF market would probably be cheaper on the FA side and/or could potentially get a good CF on the trade market that won't cost as much as one of the SS. A strong CF could offset the impact of the CC loss.

Anthony Franco

2:59

I'd prioritize shortstop if I were the Astros, but I also like Chas McCormick a lot more than most people probably

3:00

I think he'd be an above-average player if they let him play everyday, but that doesn't seem like public consensus and it seems like they might not even like him as much as I do

Randy

3:00

Minnesota Twins Falvey suggested the Twins might pursue a nontraditional approach to starting pitching. The Rays have done it to a certain extent, but do you see this as a coming trend?

Anthony Franco

3:01

I think we basically already have. The Dodgers opened with Corey Knebel during an elimination game in the NLDS, the Braves opened with Dylan Lee in the World Series

Openers, bullpen games, tandem starting -- it's all already here to some extent, and I think it'll only become more prevalent over the coming years

Alright everybody, that's all I have time for today

3:02

Lot more questions in the queue than usual, so I'm sorry I couldn't get to everything I wanted to

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