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Winter Meetings Live Blog, Day 1
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estevao
3:15
Since 1967, hitters career wRC+ (Min 3000 PA)
1, Bonds 173
2, Trout 169
3, Votto 158
Trout is underrated, haha
Paul Swydan
3:16
So is Votto.
But yes, Trout is very underrated.
toki
3:16
Will Machado be more valuable over the course of his next contract than Harper?  Is that what the Yankees are betting on here?
Paul Swydan
3:17
He might be, but given the knee injury in his past, I wouldn't feel comfortable projecting him as such.
tommy lasagna
3:18
dodgers should probably consider moving some of: joc/grandal/stewart?  these guys have to be more valuable to others teams than to the dodgers at this point right?
Paul Swydan
3:18
Grandal is supposedly on the block.
Magic 8 Ball
3:18
When is Eno going to be interviewed on MLB Network?
Paul Swydan
3:18
That's not my department, but ideally every day.
Tom
3:18
Odds Machado goes to a team that isn't a NYY/Boston/LA/Chicago type market?
Paul Swydan
3:19
Strong? There are 23 other teams...
Sonny
3:19
of the LCS teams last year how many miss the playoffs this year?
Paul Swydan
3:20
I'll say one. And I'll that one is the Cubs. HOOTTTTTTTTTTTT TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE.
Mister Puppy
3:20
Should I get a Starlin Castro Marlins jersey before it's too late?
Paul Swydan
3:20
Only if you love ironic jerseys.
Babe Lincoln
3:21
Odds the Nats become deadline sellers?  Wouldn't that make for an interesting deadline???
Paul Swydan
3:22
5%? I can't see them falling apart given their division competition, but yes, it would be a hell of a thing.
rR
3:22
Judge + Betances for Bryant. Clears up OF logjam for Yanks, gives Cubs cheap bats + bullpen help
Paul Swydan
3:22
Wow, no.
3:23
Neither team is trading either player.
The Cubs, in particular, would be bananas to trade Bryant.
I could see the case for selling high on Judge, I suppose, but the Yankees aren't getting Bryant for him.
Ty
3:23
What would it take for Machado to be moved?
Paul Swydan
3:24
He'd have to make it crystal clear to Orioles management that he's not going to re-sign there, and I'm just not sure why he would cut off 1/30 of his market like that.
Babe Lincoln
3:24
What should the Mets do (other than beg for more money)?
Paul Swydan
3:24
Sell.
The owners, that is.
They should sell to new owners who are willing to spend more money.
Andy
3:25
Are Reds ready to try to win again? I think a lineup including Votto, Senzel, Suarez, Winker can be interesting. Rotation has been a disaster. Reds have a budding ace (Castillo), if they target a high-end starter in trade (Archer?), can 3 of the following make a rotation viable for wild card run? Challenge Cubs? (Bailey, Desclafani, Finnegan, T. Mahle, R. Stephenson, Cody Reed, A. Garrett.)
Paul Swydan
3:25
Yeah, the Reds are lurking.
Capt'n Canada
3:25
Anyone who thinks they are getting TORRES in a salary dump for Ellsbury is insane...
Paul Swydan
3:25
There are a lot of hopers and dreamers out there. Don't rain on their parade.
Richard
3:26
How possible is it the Braves could make a deal for Chris Archer?
Paul Swydan
3:26
I wouldn't totally rule it out, I just don't think that the Braves are anywhere near contention, and that if they trade a bunch of their best prospects to get Archer, then they're not necessarily any closer to being contenders.
The Bobby Starling Connection
3:27
Any research out there on how much a PED suspension costs a player/team with that player in terms of that player's trade or free agent value? I'm wondering whether Marte might be a realistic get for the Giants this offseason, whereas he probably would have cost more prospect value than they had or could afford last offseason. Or not.
Paul Swydan
3:27
Not that I've seen, but that's an interesting topic. I'd say that there probably isn't a large enough sample size to make a concrete conclusion.
Six Ten
3:28
If the Marlins brought $1.2 billion, how much would the Mets bring? Are we near a local peak in team value, or does it seem likely to continue escalating?
Paul Swydan
3:29
The Marlins got $1.2 billion, and the Dodgers got $2 billion in 2012. I would think the Mets would get at least $4 billion.
Sonny
3:29
When I was a kid I mailed a baseball card to Joe Robbie Stadium for Mike Piazza to sign. Sent it the day his trade was announced thinking mine would be on top of the pile. I haven't trusted the Marlins since.
Jay
3:30
If I showed up to the winter meetings as a fan next year, would there be stuff to do? Ways to stay occupied?
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