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Travis Sawchik

12:43

Ha. Lamb would be nice for BoSox. But Devers is more talented than those guys.

Raindog

12:43

Given the peanuts price for JD Martinez, and the seemingly peanuts price of the Frazier component of the Kanhle trade, is it surprising the Red Sox didn't pick up a veteran 3B for cheap?

Travis Sawchik

12:43

It is kind of surprising .... There is some value to be had right now in buying bats

Mark Shapiro

12:43

Am I kidding myself thinking mild tweaking, and maybe 35M to spend this offseason make the Jays a contender?

Travis Sawchik

12:44

It's possible, but that odds are against and the longer you wait on a tear down the less return possible

12:45

I know this is crazy due to the money owed, but why don't the Yanks just outright Ellsbury like the Sox did Sandoval? Sometimes just getting rid of a guy you're going to have to pay to trade anyway makes some sense. Let the youngsters play.

Travis Sawchik

12:45

It could be an option down the road

Austin Barnes

12:45

Am I the best 2nd baseman on my team?

Travis Sawchik

12:45

Hmmmmmm

12:46

Barnes is a fascinating guy. And his .295/.403./.541 slash line deserves more PT

Clint Frazier

12:46

Am I going to be sent down when hicks comes back?

Travis Sawchik

12:46

No one seems to want to this to happen

mmddyyyy

12:47

Could the A's trade gray and Barreto to the Giants for san jose stadium rights?

Travis Sawchik

12:47

I'd rather have club control over San Jose forever

But add in Manaea and I'd think about it

Moltar

12:47

Are the Mets closer to a World Series title or a full rebuild? And if it's the latter, should they jump start that now?

Travis Sawchik

12:48

Mets could be a bounce-back team in 2018 with some retooling. I wouldn

't break it up

Chuck N Chino

12:48

Are the Brewers buy or hold at the deadline? They have some nice pieces they could move.

Travis Sawchik

12:48

Hold or light buy

Jan

12:49

Is the series win probability difference between Kersh-Wood-Hill-Maeda/McCarthy and Kersh-Wood-Darvish-Hill really signficant enough to warrant giving up anything of real value?

Travis Sawchik

12:49

If you assume full health, no. But that can be a dangerous assumption

Cole

12:49

Who can the Bluejays send away in a tear down? Tulo? Martin?

Sanchez and Stroman would be pieces to build around, no?

Travis Sawchik

12:49

Smoak? Donaldson?

Josh Donaldson

12:50

Who should be pushing for me right now? Cards, Sox?

Travis Sawchik

12:51

Problem for an intradivision trade is Devers is the Sox' only top 50 prospect

Clint Frazier

12:51

Doesn't my 1.6% BB rate mean I need a tad more seasoning?

Travis Sawchik

12:51

Yeah, but we also want to be entertained

Erik

12:52

Do teams think about past success when making trade deadline decisions? Are the Royals more likely to sell since they won a title recently? Will the Cubs push any less hard for short term upgrades since they won last year?

Travis Sawchik

12:52

Recent winning should reduce pressure on decision makers, so, yeah, it probably plays some role

Mt Lebo Blue Devil

12:53

With the disappearance of Kang and revival of Cutch, is it possible the new thinking at PNC is that the team's window is 2017-2019, since Cole will be there and Cutch might be at a point where accepting a 2018-2019 QO is an easy choice?

Travis Sawchik

12:53

The cutch revival, and the Cubs' 'meh', makes 2018 a little more interesting

Tyler

12:54

Which team makes the playoffs first: Reds, Phillies, or Padres?

Travis Sawchik

12:55

Hmmm. I wrote that the Phillies were the best bad team in baseball earlier this year and maybe Nola will become an ace and Stanton/Yelich will be there and it's a larger market ....so .... Phillies. Then Padres. Then Reds.

All in by 2060

Bruce

12:55

Should the yankees stand pat on alonso with how well headley is hitting recently?

Travis Sawchik

12:55

Nah. I like Alonso there and he won't be terribly expensive

Mistah Bean

12:55

What is going on with Donaldson? Is he still injured or are there indications of a decline?

Travis Sawchik

12:56