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2:19
Is the shift going away?
Anthony Franco
2:20
I expect it'll be disallowed in 2023, yeah
Teams will still move guys around defensively, but I think there'll be a rule that says you have to four players on the infield dirt, two of whom have to be on each side of the bag
2:21
Which probably means we just get shortstops playing like a step to the left of the bag against lefty sluggers, but it'd take away the third baseman in shallow right field setup we see all the time
Mark
2:22
i know that I am a Cards fan so automatically the pitching injuries of theirs always stand out to me but do the other teams seem to have all of the continuous pitching injuries as the Cards seems to always have?  Thank You guys for all you do!
Anthony Franco
2:22
I haven't seen any empirical data on this to have a great answer, sorry
2:23
I will say that doing some quick back-of-the-napkin math, it seems like they were a little injury-plagued last season at least
St. Louis had 19 different pitchers throw 30 innings for them last year
2:24
Leaguewide, there were 472 pitchers who threw 30+ innings
If those were evenly distributed, that'd be just under16 pitchers per team
2:25
So STL at least used more pitchers fairly frequently last season than the average team did. That's not necessarily all because of injury -- Daniel Ponce de Leon was just bad, for example -- and 30 innings is an arbitrary cutoff, but as a proxy, I think it kind of supports your intuition that they were hit hard
Paul. K
2:25
Jays get Ramirez. Guardians get Kirk, Gurriel, and Biggio. Who says no? If groshans substituted for Biggio or in addition, does that change things?
Hits Like Rays
2:26
Hi Anthony!  I hope you are catching up on sleep now that the chaos is over!  Who would the Rays need to send to Cleveland in order to get Jose Ramirez?  Their pursuit of Freddie Freeman indicates they are willing to spend for a major upgrade.
Anthony Franco
2:26
Got a couple Ramírez trade questions, so I'll start with a blanket caveat that I don't Cleveland's moving him
2:27
If they were, I think the Jays' offer proposed is light, even with Groshans. The Guardians could justifiably hold out for one of Moreno or Orelvis as a headliner, in my view
2:29
As far as the Rays go, it'd probably be something built around whichever of Josh Lowe or Vidal Bruján Cleveland prefers, maybe with a Taj Bradley or Seth Johnson as a secondary piece and two more solid prospects?
2:30
The Braves gave up two guys in the back half of most Top 100's (Langeliers and Pache) plus their first-rounder last season (Cusick) and a mid-tier pitching prospect (Estes) for two years of Matt Olson
They then extended him, but the trade was for two years
2:31
Ramírez is a little bit cheaper and a better player, and Cleveland's not obviously motivated to move him the way Oakland was with Olson
So it'd have to be a notably better package than the Olson one, in my view
Hot Dog
2:31
If Cueto would only require $5 million, why wouldn't a team like the Orioles pay him that? Obvious holes in rotation and if it works out, he's a trade chip. If not, you're only out 5 million
Anthony Franco
2:32
If he's getting a bunch of offers in that range, I'm guessing he'd rather go somewhere he can compete
Trion
2:32
Would the A's take Urshela from the Twins as part of a package for Montas or Manaea?
Anthony Franco
2:33
Don't think they'd have much interest, no. Urshela's only controllable two more years. They're definitely going to be bad in 2022 and probably won't be great in 2023 either, doesn't really fit the timeline
I think Kevin Smith -- whom they got back as part of the Chapman trade -- is going to get a few months of everyday run at third there
Joey Votto
2:33
Any chance, even the slightest chance, I look at what’s happening in Cincy, and decide ya know what, I want that ring, and let them waive my no trade clause?
Anthony Franco
2:34
Votto was asked this by Mark Sheldon a couple weeks and kind of demurred
2:35
Which is less forceful than he's been in the past about not wanting to be traded. I don't think the Reds would do it anyways, but I think it's more plausible now than it was six months ago
Trion
2:35
Do you think the Twins would move Urshela? Doesn't he block Arraez and Miranda
Anthony Franco
2:36
Arraez isn't a good defender anywhere. Miranda's probably going to be good, but he's unproven right now. I think they can hold the depth and rotate those guys around the infield, corner outfield, DH, etc.
2:37
If Miranda comes up and immediately hits, then maybe Urshela becomes a midseason trade candidate. But I don't think they'd move him right now and entrust the job to Miranda unless it's for immediate starting pitching help. I can't see who that guy would be they're getting back
Patrick
2:37
Any plans for opening day? I'll be at Target Field!
Anthony Franco
2:37
Watching MLB TV from my couch, probably
2:38
Closest MLB team is like a three-hour drive from me, so I typically only get to a couple live games a year
Dodgers fan
2:38
Will Justin Turner be back next year
Anthony Franco
2:40
It's a $14MM call on his 2023 team option ($16MM versus a $2MM buyout). Assuming he continues playing as he has in recent seasons, I think they'd exercise that
baby shark do-do-do
2:40
Who has a better year this year: Arenado or Reilly?
Anthony Franco
2:41
I'd still go Arenado. Glove gives him such a high floor
baby shark do-do-do
2:41
wtf is going on with Manaea? I get holding on to Montas, he'll still have another year at the deadline.  But I doubt they'll get offered anything of significant value at the deadline for Manaea
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