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Steve Adams

3:07

I think most people assume the Brewers will suck, which I don't agree with at all. Royals are a decent one but not on the level of the White Sox or Twins, I don't think. Mariners are better than people think. Phillies have disappointed for so long that they've almost become underrated, ha.

Old Timer

3:07

Is it safe to say the off season is so slow because no one knows when the season will start?

Steve Adams

3:08

More so because no one knows what to expect in terms of attendance, and owners don't want to spend a bunch of money only to find out that they're looking at like 20% gate revenue all year.

Daniel

3:08

What's with this whole concept of Kris Bryant being this overrated player? Yes, the price tag is a bit steep, especially coming off a career worse. 2018 was a big step back but 2019 was super solid. Other than this past season he's had an OPS+ averaging 137. Even his defense saw improvement at 3rd (albeit a shortened sample size). Do you feel he would be overvalued per his price point if he plays anything like his seasons prior to 2020, especially offensively?

Steve Adams

3:09

I've railed against this "Bryant is overrated" notion in the past. It seems like when he came up and won ROY and MVP in consecutive seasons, he somehow set this expectation that he was going to do that every year. That's not realistic at all, but because Mike Trout exists and is probably an alien overlord here to consume our souls and devour our planet, people think every great player should be as consistent as him.

3:10

Bryant's trade value is negligible right now because no one wants to take on salary, but's he's a great player who's really only had one "bad" year, and it was the one that lasted two months.

Pitts/NYM trade idea?

3:10

Came up with this idea via BTV; Reynolds for Smith and Allan.

Steve Adams

3:11

I don't put any stock in the Baseball Trade Value stuff, and there is no way the Mets would give up Dom Smith and Matt Allan for Bryan Reynolds.

Jung Bong Jovi

3:12

Thanks for the chat! An offensive solution for Atlanta seems to be the primary need, but have there been any rumblings about what they do for the bullpen? I enjoyed Melancon and O'Day, so maybe they still come back on a lower salary?

Steve Adams

3:14

I could see them adding another affordable reliever, but if they wanted O'Day back I feel they'd have just picked up his already-cheap option. Melancon, I could see. They obviously love him since they were willing to inexplicably take on the entire 2020 salary to get him. I doubt they'd go two years, but if he takes something like Archie Bradley's deal, sure.

3:15

Ok, I have to wrap this up for the week. Connor will do a Front Office chat next week at this same time. Thank you everyone for participating and for supporting Trade Rumors, as always! You can ask me more things on Twitter @Adams_Steve, and I promise at some point I'll try to actually start becoming active on Twitter again, ha.

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