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Luke the Drifter
3:26
who’s got the best Rotation and who’s got the best Lineup come season opener
Anthony Franco
3:26
Milwaukee for rotation. Dodgers have the best lineup
Joey
3:27
With all this arbitration stuff going on, what exactly to arbiters use to calculate player value? It all seems very confusing to me
Anthony Franco
3:28
They basically look at a wide swath of stats -- mostly traditional stuff like homers and RBI, but some newer metrics as well -- and compare that to previous player with the same amount off service time
Luke the Drifter
3:29
Are the Athletics gonna pull a magic rabbit out of a hat again this year as always, or did this do em in.
Anthony Franco
3:29
This year, nah. They'll just be bad
I think 2023 is a more plausible rabbit out of the hat year
Frank
3:29
Do you feel the ghost runner is here to stay.  I love the idea of a DH in both leagues. But the ghost runner cheapens the game, leads to an illegitimate outcome, and decreases my enjoyment of a close game.  I feel a game should be won by hitting, and base running - not this.  From comments you receive, do you feel many fans favor this rule, and are they more the casual fan.  Thanks.
Anthony Franco
3:30
I do think it's going to stick around. They used the lockout as a justification for it this year, and that makes basically no sense. Even if you're concerned about the shorter ramp-up, do the ghost runner for a couple weeks like you are with the expanded roster
In reality, I just think both MLB and the players like not having marathon games
3:31
I dislike the rule, at least before the 12th inning. Every time we post something about it returning, we get a ton of vitriol. I think most people either don't care or really hate it. It has far fewer passionate defenders than passionate detractors, as far as I can tell
Bob T
3:32
With Starting Pitchers mostly going less than six innings the onus is on the bullpens. Which teams do you consider to have the best bullpens in each league?
Anthony Franco
3:32
Rays, Braves, Brewers, White Sox all jump to mind off the cuff
3:33
Bullpens are all over the place, though, more so than any other area of a roster. The Mariners almost made the playoffs last year largely because their bullpen was unbelievable. It looked like a bottom ten group on paper
3:34
But then Drew Steckenrider, Paul Sewald and Casey Sadler became elite basically out of nowhere and they never lost a one-run game
Hits Like Rays
3:34
Hi Anthony!  Regarding your answer to my earlier question about the Rays trading for Jose Ramirez: why would the Rays not immediately do that deal?  It only removes Josh Lowe and/or Vidal Brujan from the current roster, but neither of them have a path to MLB at-bats this year anyway.  Adding Ramirez would make the Rays offense absolutely dominant and they clearly trying to win right now...
Anthony Franco
3:35
I think they should/would. Like I said, I don't know that Cleveland is really willing to move Ramírez at all, but if they were, I think that's the kind of offer they'd be looking for
baby shark do-do-do
3:35
If the Padres are really so hamstrung by the Hosmer contract, why haven't they bitten the bullet and attached a blue chip prospect to him to trade him? They're offense is trash and Tatis is out for months, but they've done essentially nothing to improve.
Anthony Franco
3:37
Salary dumping C.J. Abrams is a rough look, and I don't think Hassell or Campusano are valuable enough (talented as they are) to convince another team to take on Hosmer. Would either of those guys get 4/60 if they were free agents right now? I doubt it
3:38
Alright we're over 90 minutes now and I do have to circle back and fill in that Cardinals post from a half hour ago
Apologies on anything I couldn't get to today. As always, if you wanna throw anything at me on Twitter @affranco10, I'm happy to answer there
3:39
Appreciate all the questions, and your overall support of the site! I hope you all have a great weekend, talk to you next Friday
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