Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript

Steve Adams

• Good afternoon! Hope the weekend treated everyone well. I will get going in a couple hours, at 3pm CT, but feel free to send in some questions ahead of time if you are so inclined!
• Let's get going!

Mr Redlegs

• What's the restriction on when you can trade a newly signed player? e.g. if the White Sox wanted, could they assume Seranthony Dominguez salary and trade him for a prospect now verses waiting until the deadline?

Steve Adams

• Any player signing as a free agent cannot be traded until the following June 15 unless he consents to it.

Amazins

• Do you see Peralta sigining extension with Mets? How much would get it done?

Steve Adams

• I assume they'll try to extend him, yes. David Stearns has shown pretty definitively that he prefers to eschew long-term commitments, particularly to pitchers. He knows Peralta well from Milwaukee and knows Peralta has signed one deal prioritizing comfort and security over maxing out on the open market.I imagine they'll aim for something like four years total (beginning in 2027, since he's already signed for 2026) and at a massive AAV. Something like $140-160MM total from 2027-30. He'd be 34 at the end of that contract.

Drake

• So who plays RF for the Giants? Lee or Bader?

Steve Adams

• Jung Hoo Lee was statistically one of the worst CFs in baseball last year, but his arm strength rated well. Bader is elite in CF. He'll play there. Lee will slide to the corner.

Al

• What do you see is the most likely scenario for Matt Shaw.

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