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Anthony Franco

3:23

Player options are considered guaranteed money. Club/mutual options are not, except for the portion of the tab that is guaranteed as a buyout

Kirt

3:23

Do you have confidence in Washington's Josiah Gray?

Anthony Franco

3:25

Yep, good stuff and athleticism. I talked to him a couple times when he was in college and in the minors, was always impressed with his understanding of pitching and desire to get better

Scott Downs fan

3:25

Who’s most likely playing SS for the Yankees next year? DeJong? IFK? Simmons? Ahmed?

Anthony Franco

3:25

I'll say Kiner-Falefa, but I don't love it

Jorge78

3:26

Anthony! How goes the subscriber project? Are MLBTR fans beating down your door? On a regular chat can you tell if someone asking 🤔 a question is a subscriber (like is there an Angel Halo above our names? Thanks!

Anthony Franco

3:26

Can't tell, no

Rene S., Dyer, IN

3:27

Hey, Anthony: Nauseated lifelong Cubs fan here. According to yet another rumor (not that I believe that stuff), the Ricketts family has become disenchanted with the cost of free agents. They feel like they've been "taken" repeatedly by some guys who were busts in Cubs uniforms (Yu Darvish, Jason Heyward, I could go on). My question is this: do they intend to tie Hoyer's hands, at least partially, or let him do what he thinks he needs to try to build a competitive roster? Will the Cubs do "just enough," or do they mean to actually stop being a punchline?

Anthony Franco

3:28

They've already done more than I'd expected with Miley, Stroman and Gomes. I don't expect them to sign Correa and I don't really see a path to contention by 2022, but it also doesn't seem they're content to battle with the Pirates for fourth place either

Within the next year or two, I think they'll pivot back towards making definitive buyer type moves

Justin

3:29

- with rumors of Carlos Correas having lower back problems, what is the probability Correa returns to the Astros or do they turn their attention to Story to allow for Jeremy Peña more time to develop?
- what pitchers are the Astros targeting, either starters or the bullpen?
- what MLB prospects could have break out years? Bobby Witt? Adley with the orioles?
- who could the Orioles move this off season or are they going to wait out the next year for more prospects to develop?
- and the all important question, how long before fans should be concerned about the lockout? I would assume that owners would want players ready for opening day, so i would expect little to be done between now and the middle of January, but what are your thoughts?

Anthony Franco

3:30

1) Would still be surprised if Correa returns, given that they've reportedly only offered five years so far
2) Sure, both those guys and Julio Rodríguez are Rookie of the Year favorites
3) Probably no one good, maybe Means? Guessing they'd listen on Santander but won't find a ton of demand
4) February 1

3:31

Alright everyone, stuck around for an extra half hour this week but I've gotta run to put some stuff together for the site

3:32

Thanks for all the questions this week. It's by far the most packed queue I've seen in one of these, which I wasn't expecting given the state of everything right now

Apologies for the stuff I didn't get to. Happy to take questions during the week on Twitter @affranco10

Appreciate your support of the site! Have a good weekend, talk to you all next Friday!

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