{"id":64956,"date":"2025-08-12T21:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/64956\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:46:05","slug":"mlbtr-chat-transcript-mlb-trade-rumors-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/64956\/","title":{"rendered":"MLBTR Chat Transcript &#8211; MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Good morning! We\u2019ll get going at 1pm CT, but as always, feel free to submit questions ahead of time.<br \/>\nGood afternoon! Quiet day and I\u2019m finished eating lunch, so let\u2019s get underway early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Piratus maximus<\/p>\n<p>What is Pittsburgh doing?\u00a0\u00a0Trading Hayes looks like starting over. Will Cruz still be around when they\u2019re competitive again?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think dumping the rest of an unwanted Hayes contract constitutes starting over. If they traded Paul Skenes, that would\u2019ve been starting over.Cruz only has three years of club control after this one, and I don\u2019t expect the Bucs to compete in 2026, so I\u2019d lean toward him being traded before the Pirates are genuinely competitive again, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">He Hate Me<\/p>\n<p>So, just saving money this off-season and still trying to compete in 2026? Or do the Twins enact a full tear-down, including trades of cost-controlled talent like Joe Ryan (whose value could plummet with an injury in 2026)?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think we can really know which direction they\u2019ll go until their sale process has been completed. If they don\u2019t have a new owner in place \u2014 or at least an agreement with a buyer \u2014 by the offseason, I\u2019d expect each of Joe Ryan, Ryan Jeffers, Trevor Larnach and Bailey Ober (among others) to be kicked around the trade market this winter \u2014 especially the first two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Frisco Kid<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts about the Giants promoting Bryce Eldridge to the majors?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>He only has 150ish PAs in AAA and they\u2019ve been good, not great, with a 32% strikeout rate. I get the frustration with the big league club and the excitement to see the org\u2019s top prospect, but a 20-year-old who\u2019s K\u2019ing in nearly a third of his Triple-A plate appearances seems like he\u2019d be overmatched in the majors.Plus, calling him up would mean adding him to the 40-man two years earlier than they need to in order to protect him from the Rule 5. You\u2019re eating up a 40-man roster spot for the coming offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the year, I thought the Giants would call up Eldridge if they were contending and he was mashing in AAA. I tend to think now that the better move is to wait until 2026. It\u2019s not like he\u2019s absolutely forcing the issue with dominant play in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Gaurdiansjoe<\/p>\n<p>How long are we gonna wait to know if we have our starting pitcher (Ortiz) or our all star closer (Classe)? Should we just assume they are both done for the year? For ever? Seems like we should of heard something, hopefully something good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re on administrative leave until Aug. 31, so I doubt we\u2019ll hear anything before then. My guess \u2014 and it is a total guess, just based on how prior league investigations regarding a variety of topics have played out \u2014 is that on 8\/31, the league just announces that the leave has been extended through the end of the regular season (or possibly through the World Series), and they\u2019ll quietly continue the investigation with an eye toward announcing discipline in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Steve Cohen<\/p>\n<p>Will the Pirates ever call up Bubba Chandler this year?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>After Aug. 15, players no longer have enough days on the calendar to exhaust their rookie status this year. I\u2019m guessing that on 8\/20 or so, Chandler is magically ready for the majors, and he\u2019ll then head into \u201926 in position to break camp on the roster and possibly net the Pirates a draft pick via the Prospect Promotion Incentives, depending on ROY voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">KevininFla<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe the Padres will make a serious effort to re-sign Michael King in the offseason?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d be very surprised if they don\u2019t make a real effort, yes. Cease seems likelier to go, between the two<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Peace Love &amp; pancakes<\/p>\n<p>Look ahead to next year for the Brewers \u2014 what might they be seeking in free agency? Do they go with Vaughn at first? Durbin at third? Ortiz at Short? Wait for the middle infield rookies to mature? If they spend any money (always a big if), what night they seek out?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I just don\u2019t expect them to look to spend all that much. Vaughn has all but staked his claim to the 1B job in 2026 with his absurd turnaround. I could see them looking for some left-side infield help, but there aren\u2019t many great options out there in that regard anyhow aside from Bregman or Suarez, I suppose, and the Brewers aren\u2019t ponying up for either.I imagine they\u2019ll be open to adding a veteran starter on a one-year deal and they\u2019ll look for some bench\/bullpen upgrades who won\u2019t break the bank. They\u2019ll at least listen to offers on Freddy Peralta, since he\u2019s only signed one more year and that\u2019s just what the Brewers do. But in general, I just wouldn\u2019t get your hopes up for a big-money acquisition. It\u2019s not how they typically operate, and based on how much success they have every year, I\u2019m not really sure it\u2019s how they need to operate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Joshua<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts on the Nats starter Brad Lord? He\u2019s been a pleasant surprise, do you think he could be a legit #3 starter? Thanks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been better than I\u2019d have expected, but it\u2019s below-average strikeout levels with good-not-great command and pretty poor chase\/swinging-strike rates. A genuine No. 3 mid-rotation arm would surprise me. He feels more like a borderline No. 4\/5 guy. He\u2019s having a pretty similar season to Mitchell Parker\u2019s 2024, granted with a lot more grounders (but also more walks and hit batters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Free Agency<\/p>\n<p>Does Zac Gallen get a QO next year? Fair to assume King and Woodruff do, injuries notwithstanding?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>All three will get qualifying offers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">AJ Preller<\/p>\n<p>Tell me I\u2019m not dumb enough to Luis Arreaz to a long-term contract\u2026No power, doesn\u2019t walk, below average defense and speed\u2026 money could be spent in other places, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve gotten a bunch of questions from Padres fans about this, seemingly because one Bleacher Report writer predicted Arraez will get something like six years and $90MM?I think Arraez\u2019s contract will come in at maybe half that \u2014 I find most of that opinion piece\u2019s predictions to be pretty unrealistic in one direction or another \u2014 and I don\u2019t expect the Padres to be the ones to make a big push to re-sign him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">JV<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Verlander actually pitches next season? He says he plans to, but the issue would be what team would want him? Posey said at the press conference for JV he hopes to resign him in the offseason. Do you think thats still true?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Verlander had a rocky start but has a 4.02 ERA, 20 K% and 7.5 BB% over his past 16 starts. I don\u2019t see why teams would think he\u2019s incapable of pitching another year. If he wants to pitch, someone will sign him to a one-year deal. It\u2019d probably come in under this year\u2019s $15MM salary, but the idea that he\u2019s cooked or something feels more like people reacting to his 1-9 record, which is more an indictment on the Giants\u2019 roster than on Verlander\u2019s ability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Arodyankees<\/p>\n<p>Does Trent Grisham get a QO??<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019d be defensible, but I lean against it. The Yankees are luxury payors, so they\u2019d only get a pick after the 4th round if he rejected and signed elsewhere. That\u2019s not especially great compensation, and they probably don\u2019t want Grisham taking up a $22MM salary on day one of the offseason when they already have Judge, Dominguez and Spencer Jones in the outfield mix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Oz<\/p>\n<p>The Braves will have $32 million to spend when Marcell Ozuna and Raisel Iglesias depart via free agency.\u00a0\u00a0What moves do you think Alex Anthopoulos will make this Winter?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not really true. I mean, it\u2019s true that the $16MM salaries of Ozuna and Iglesias are off the books, but all of that money will be eaten up organically by raises elsewhere on the roster.Spencer Strider\u2019s salary jumps from $4MM to $20MM. Reynaldo Lopez goes from $8MM to $14MM. Jurickson Profar from $12MM to $15MM. (Well, he only got half that salary this year with the suspension, so technically from $6MM to $15MM). Aaron Bummers goes $3.5MM to $9.5MM.<\/p>\n<p>The arb class is small, with several non-tender candidates (Kelenic, Eli White, Dane Dunning, Nick Allen) \u2014 but Dylan Lee will get a raise from just over $1MM to something between $2-3MM as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves have $159MM on next year\u2019s books, and that\u2019s before picking up options on Chris Sale, Pierce Johnson, Ozzie Albies and Tyler Kinley. That\u2019ll bump that $159MM figure to $191MM. ($193MMish, after accounting for Dylan Lee)<br \/>\nThe Braves don\u2019t really spend aggressively in free agency anyhow, so I\u2019m not sure it matters a ton. I\u2019d expect them to be more active on the trade market as they look for upgrades at shortstop and perhaps a bat to cycle through the OF\/DH<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">RoxTalks<\/p>\n<p>Does Cody Bellinger pick up his player option? My gut says yes based on his slightly lackluster batted ball profile, but he\u2019s had an above average year at the dish and at multiple positions in the field so I could see him declining it and seeking more on the open market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>No chance he picks it up. It\u2019s a net $20MM decision for him, and he\u2019ll trounce that mark in free agency.<br \/>\nBellinger has been an above-average bat for three years now. The injury is behind him. He\u2019s playing good defense at multiple spots. He\u2019ll be 30 for most of next year. He should pursue \u2014 and will likely find \u2014 something like a five-year deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Mets4Life<\/p>\n<p>What are the chances Mets resign Alonso now that he\u2019s soon to be the franchise\u2019s all time HR leader?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>The Mets didn\u2019t want to sign him long-term last offseason, and I don\u2019t see any reason they\u2019d be more excited about doing so now that he\u2019s a year older. I expect Alonso to decline his player option, hit the open market (this time without a QO), and sign elsewhere for something like $100-110MM over four years.If the same cycle plays out, where he goes out seeking a massive deal and is left standing in February, maybe the Mets will circle back with another opt-out deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Bobby M<\/p>\n<p>Adolis Garcia DFA candidate soon? He\u2019s been absolutely brutal this season and the team would be better without him on the roster. He\u2019ll be non tendered so why not see if someone picks up the salary<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t expect him to be DFA, no \u2014 though I wouldn\u2019t be totally stunned if they put him on outright waivers later in the month to see if someone will claim him.I do agree he\u2019s a non-tender candidate, but they can run him through waivers without committing to cutting him. If he clears, they can hang onto him and see if he catches fire in September and restores a little trade juice. They\u2019re stuck paying him either way, so may as well hang onto him and see if there\u2019s any sort of market early in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">K Dubs<\/p>\n<p>Do the Phillies promote Crawford after Aug 15?\u00a0\u00a0He absolutely deserves the look; Batting .330 and .416 OBP in 94 games.\u00a0\u00a0And if so, what does the OF look like with Bader, Marsh, Kepler in the mix and heavy on LH hitters?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Yeah I expect he\u2019ll be up once we get past the 2026 rookie cutoff there, and I imagine the Phillies will just DFA Kepler once they decide to bring Crawford up. It hasn\u2019t been a good fit. No one\u2019s going to claim the rest of the contract, of course, so he\u2019d be released in that scenario.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">romorr<\/p>\n<p>So after 3 IL visits and a bad year of pitching, what\u2019s Eflins market look like? See too many people thinking he still gets 3-4 years @ 20 million+. Seems like the perfect 1 year guy to rebuild value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I doubt I\u2019d have predicted much more than 3\/66\u00a0\u00a0even with a healthy season. I agree, he\u2019s a one-year guy \u2014 maybe two with an opt-out, I suppose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Steve<\/p>\n<p>How long are you going to run an ad in between every question and answer? Its terribly annoying and to me is rapidly causing me to skip your chat altogether.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Genuinely do not know what you\u2019re referencing. There shouldn\u2019t be ads in the chat, and no one has ever complained about this before. Send us an email through the contact form with more details?<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Bo\u2019s Brother<\/p>\n<p>I know it\u2019s a few months away, but what\u2019s the ballpark for a Josh Naylor contract this offseason? Will he best Christian Walker\u2019 contract? Naylor is a few years younger, but Walker put up better numbers leading into free agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I think he can top the total guarantee but probably not the AAV. Naylor is a hard one to peg, but in a world where Andrew Benintendi gets $75MM, I\u2019d be looking to match or top that. He\u2019s a better hitter who\u2019s also hitting the market at an uncommonly young age (as Benintendi did).<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Re: Bellinger<\/p>\n<p>If\/when he declines his option, are the Yankees still obligated to pay him the $5 million buyout?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Jonny Venters<\/p>\n<p>What does a Murakami deal look like?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Jake<\/p>\n<p>Have we ever seen a contending team make an acquisition blunder like the Cubs did with Mike Soroka? Velo was trending down on a pitcher who has an injury history and they made the trade anyways?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>The velo dip was pretty notable, but the Cubs were obviously comfortable enough with their review of his medicals.I don\u2019t think their big blunder was necessarily in acquiring Soroka at all, but rather in having him stand as the only real addition to a rotation that\u2019s in glaring need of more help.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs (and Tigers and several others) seem paralyzed by the notion of giving up top prospects in a trade. The entire industry as a whole \u2014 Padres, Mariners and maybe the Phillies excluded \u2014 seems to be in this boat. Front offices are so protective of prospects that it\u2019s reached the point of absurdity, in my view.<\/p>\n<p>The number of guys who\u2019ve gone from untouchable to sell-low trade chips and eventual DFA fodder is staggering. The MLB front office groupthink regarding prospects is so over the top.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Raz Sox<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Houck a non-tender?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I lean that way. I could see keeping him if he\u2019d been good when healthy and then had the TJS, but he was maybe the worst starter in the league. Obviously, the elbow health (or lack thereof) probably contributed to that, but you\u2019d be tendering him for something like $4.5MM to $5MM knowing he won\u2019t pitch next year and knowing he\u2019d command the same salary in arb the following season. If Boston feels Houck\u2019s 2027 is worth two years and $9-10MM, I suppose that\u2019s defensible. (2024 Houck certainly was, obviously) But a non-tender seems reasonably likely to me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">JErry DIpoto Mind Trick<\/p>\n<p>the Ms have to make a real effort to sign Naylor, right? He\u2019s a perfect fit and we don\u2019t have any real 1B prospects in the system<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll make some effort, but I don\u2019t know that the lack of high-end 1B prospects in their system means much. The free agent market this year will have Ryan O\u2019Hearn, Pete Alonso, Paul Goldschmidt, Rhys Hoskins, Luis Arraez and, of course, Naylor. Trade market could have Nate Lowe, Ryan Mountcastle, Triston Casas, Alec Burleson and others.<br \/>\nSo sure, if they like Naylor well enough, absolutely make a run at keeping him. But I don\u2019t think it\u2019s any sort of colossal misstep if they decide they don\u2019t want to go 4-5 years on him and pivot to something shorter-term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Mountcastle<\/p>\n<p>Mountcastle and Mayo for Luis Robert.\u00a0\u00a0Who says no?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Mike<\/p>\n<p>Yanks offer weaver 3-45 with a player option for another 12 right now weaver take it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not a 3-year, $45MM offer. That\u2019s a 4-year, $57MM offer with the final season being a player option. If they offer that, yes, Weaver should take it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Ben and Jerry Rice cream<\/p>\n<p>Why are top 100 lists sleeping on Dakota Jorden ? He\u2019s got Major league talent and is kicking butt<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s hitting well as a former college player playing against younger opponents in Low-A and still K\u2019ing at a 23% clip. He struck out a ton in college. He\u2019s striking out a lot considering the opposition he\u2019s facing, too.<br \/>\nAn NCAA player who\u2019s more than a year removed from being drafted within the first four rounds should be beating up Class-A pitching. Statistically, nothing he\u2019s doing is particularly crazy.For what it\u2019s worth, MLB.com just ranked him sixth among Giants\u2019 prospects in their re-rank of all 30 systems today, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">DTownWarrior78<\/p>\n<p>I am totally peeved at Scott Harris and the Tigers FO for not going after E. Suarez, as he was the bat that could really stretch this lineup. But with the moves that this FO did make, do you think we have enough to make a \u201cserious\u201d run this postseason?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Splashy Cubs<\/p>\n<p>Cubs need an off season splash especially if they lose Tucker so who do they get?\u00a0\u00a0Bellinger reunion or someone else?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve got Busch at 1B and an outfield with Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki, Ian Happ, Owen Caissie and Kevin Alcantara. They clearly didn\u2019t want to move Caissie at the deadline.I don\u2019t think they\u2019d shell out five years and $100MM+ for Bellinger. (Someone will) If they make a big move, a more legitimate run at Bregman or a quality rotation arm seems more feasible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">ccsilvia<\/p>\n<p>Prediction on whether Edwin Diaz exercises his 18.5M player option or hits the market?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Easy call to turn down the 2\/37 left on his deal and test free agency again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Pablo Lopez<\/p>\n<p>This question is based on an earlier response. Did I just not come off the top of your head, or do you think Joe Ryan is more likely to be traded than I? If so, why? Thanks for the chats. They\u2019re a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Depends on how he finishes the season, but if Lopez doesn\u2019t make it back, or he makes it back but has diminished results, it\u2019s not crazy to me to think they\u2019d hang onto him and shop him at next year\u2019s deadline. (Again, assuming the Twins don\u2019t have a new owner in place and thus continue trending toward the rebuild side of things)<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Miguel Andujar<\/p>\n<p>With this season I am having am I better than Torres and can match his $12-$15 million annual salary?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Torres was 27 this past offseason. Andujar will be 31 in March. And his rate stats are largely attributable to being shielded from RHP to an extent. He\u2019s decimated lefties and been a league-average bat against righties. He doesn\u2019t have much\/any defensive value. I don\u2019t see how he gets into Gleyber range on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Andrew<\/p>\n<p>If he opts out, would the Tigers seriously consider taking another run at Bregman?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>He will opt out, and I expect the Tigers to chase after him again, yes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">bmcferren<\/p>\n<p>Luis Robert gets a major league contract this offseason or just a minor league invite?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox will probably exercise his option, which is insane to me, but that was their thinking behind not trading him.He\u2019d get a big league deal if they declined it, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">WeNeedtoFindNimmo<\/p>\n<p>So if Diaz opts out, what does he get?\u00a0\u00a0Would think he is probably getting around $20m\/season for another 3-4 years\u2026 and I don\u2019t think the Mets are going to lose him given he\u2019s been a success in NY<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I think around 4\/80. I also think it\u2019ll come from someone other than the Mets unless Steve Cohen personally steps in. Signing a reliever to a long-term deal at $20MM annually feels like the antithesis of the David Stearns baseball operations playbook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">SandyEggo<\/p>\n<p>Laureano\u2019s option get exercised? He\u2019s been excellent in 2025 and 6.5 won\u2019t break the bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Definitely exercised, barring some major injury<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Medical malpractice lawyer<\/p>\n<p>I get teams like to sometimes hide\/downplay injuries publicly, but two years in a row now the Astros have had \u201cminor injuries\u201d turn into nearly year long absences. Is this medical malpractice, or simply publicly being shady?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Houston has for years been the least forthcoming team in the game when it comes to the health of their players. They did recently start (finally) issuing weekly medical updates on their injured guys, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Pirates<\/p>\n<p>Will the Pirates trade Skenes in the off season, or at next years deadline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I doubt either. Probably 2+ years before they get to really considering that (and only if the franchise is still toiling)<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Kyle<\/p>\n<p>If the Red Sox wanted to move Yoshida in the offseason, how much money would they have to eat to get someone to take him?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>Probably close to $30MM of the $36MM he\u2019s still owed? Jesse Winker got $7.5MM on a one-year deal last winter with the same skill set and coming off a better year. Yoshida feels like a guy who might get a year and $5MM or so. If he has a big finish, maybe they only need to eat like $25MM or so, but we\u2019re talking the majority either way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">Astros Infield<\/p>\n<p>SOMEONE is going to have to be traded during the offseason, right?\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t see how otherwise everyone fits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I could see them making Christian Walker or Isaac Paredes available \u2014 probably preferring to move the former.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">CubanMissileCrisis<\/p>\n<p>Would the Sox consider a QO for Chapman? He\u2019s older than rope but probably been the best closer in baseball this season, no?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>I was queueing up a \u201che\u2019s already received one in the past and thus can\u2019t get another one,\u201d but he\u2019s been traded and extended at prior points where he\u2019d have received one, so he surprisingly is still fair game for one.I have to think that given his age, he\u2019d accept. Accepting a QO for him would also immediately give him the all-time AAV record for a reliever. Nice little perk!<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be the craziest thing in the world to make the offer, but $22MM (or thereabouts) is more than he\u2019d get on a one-year deal in free agency, so I feel like they\u2019ll probably pass on doing so. Good as he\u2019s been, I\u2019m not sure even the Red Sox believe he can suddenly sustain a 7% walk rate after sitting 14.5% or higher in each of the four prior seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">AA<\/p>\n<p>How big of a return can Alex get for Sean Murphy this off-season? I assume Walcott is not happening? Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?!<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n<p>No, not getting Sebastian Walcott for three years of Sean Murphy at $45MM. It\u2019s nice value, sure, but it\u2019s not like there\u2019s $50MM of surplus value there or anything.I\u2019m not entirely convinced they trade him. Could just go Baldwin\/Murphy at DH\/C next year.<\/p>\n<p>In general, while I think the remaining Murphy money is fine, I don\u2019t expect that the Braves would be able to command any true top-tier prospects if they move him. Swapping him for a big league SP on a team that has pitching depth and needs C help has some merit though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"user\">JaysFan<\/p>\n<p>Should Blue Jays fans enjoy this run with Bo, or do you think he will re-sign?<\/p>\n<p class=\"moderator\">Steve Adams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steve Adams Good morning! 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