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The Var-show

• Varsho has looked really strong this spring. Do u expect a strong performance with free agency coming up?

Steve Adams

• I expect a strong performance because I think Daulton Varsho is a good baseball player. I don’t really buy into the notion that players can will themselves into a big performance ahead of free agency. If they can, someone should’ve given Zac Gallen the memo!

Guest

• Have you updated your percentage in re Konnor Griffin going north with the Pirates?

Steve Adams

• I don’t fully recall what I said last time I was asked, but it’s become more likely to me as camp has gone along and at this point I am expecting it.

NO

• Not Mike Vasil 🙁 How much money is he getting paid this season?

Steve Adams

• League minimum is $780K, and he has a year of service, so probably a couple thousand more than that.

Giolito

• Atlanta or San Diego where will I sign?

Steve Adams

• If Giolito were going to sign in Atlanta, it’d have happened by now. And it doesn’t seem like the Padres have the money for another big addition, though I suppose they could do some insane mutual option structure where they sign him for like a year and $13MM, with only $2MM coming in 2026 salary plus an $11MM buyout on a $25MM option or something, just to kick most of the salary down the road by a year.

Guest

• News on Seyia?

Steve Adams

• Cubs haven’t divulged the MRI results yet. When they do, we’ll have it up quckly.

Guest

• I know Mark spoke on it Sunday, do think Colt Emerson starts at SS for the M’s with JP’s shoulder issue?

Steve Adams

• I don’t. There’s no indication Crawford is dealing with a significant injury. The MRI was already clean. If he requires any downtime, it’s not going to be long. I imagine you’d be looking at Leo Rivas at SS with Miles Mastrobuoni making the club in a utility role, something like that.If the Mariners surprisingly announce there’s a more serious injury at play for JPC, then perhaps, but I don’t think Crawford missing two to three weeks prompts them to break the glass on Emerson, who’s still only 20 and only has 40 games over A-ball under his belt.

Tauchman

• Is he opting out and who gets him if so?  Sneaky pick up for a team if he becomes available?

Steve Adams

• He should absolutely opt out if the Mets aren’t going to carry him. They’ve not yet made that call.I was surprised both to see Tauchman non-tendered and settle for a minor league deal. Astros seem like the easiest fit if he opts out, but I think Tauchman would be a nice affordable upgrade for most clubs. Good player — the market clearly doesn’t love him though.

Walter

• If Wetherholt and Griffin do make their MLB debut on Opening Day, How much pressure is their for Bazzana and Condon to make their debuts in 26?

Steve Adams

• The Rockies and Guardians aren’t going to rush Condon or Bazzana to the majors before they think either is ready just because others from the top end of the 2024 draft are already in the majors.Fwiw, I’d be borderline shocked at this point if the Cardinals send Wetherholt down. Griffin feels likelier than not to me. Bazzana would’ve been defensible, and I bet the Guardians don’t wait too terribly long. Condon just isn’t as far along or ready as the other three, and the Rockies have zero incentive to rush him when they’re going to lose 100 games anyhow.

Best free agent

• Outside of Giolito, who is the best free agent still remaining?

Steve Adams

• Michael Kopech?

Murph

• Who takes the 4th outfielder spot for San fran?

Steve Adams

• I assume Luis Matos, since he’s out of minor league options and outperforming Drew Gilbert (who has options remaining)

Reds Fan Here

• A solid bounce back year for Matt McLain in 2026!  Looking very good in Spring Training.  What other young Reds do you anticipate having a solid 2026?

Steve Adams

• He looks outstanding this spring. I don’t care about the .500 average really; we’re talking all of 43 plate appearances. I do care more about the greater number of walks than strikeouts, the sky-high Statcast numbers (93.6 mph EV, 58% hard-hit) … still a tiny sample, of course, but those things are harder to fake. His chase rate off the plate is way down, contact in the zone way up.McLain looked great as a rookie before he ruined his shoulder. I wouldn’t expect some kind of MVP-level season out of him or anything, but he seems healthy now — and if he’s healthy, I expect him to hit.

  Terry Francona already said he’s going to bat McLain second this year, so it sure seems like the Reds are convinced he’s back to 100%. Hard not to be with how he’s played. Really encouraging spring for Cincinnati fans.

314

• Nelson Velasquez making opening day roster?

Steve Adams

• Cardinals beat seems to think so. Not hard to see why with how he’s hit and their oft-stated goal of adding a RHH outfielder (which they never did beyond minor league signings like this)

Ross Gload

• Does Bazzana really need more experience in AAA, or is this just service time manipulation? The Guards need all the offensive help they can get, so it will be key to put their best hitters on the major league roster such as him and Delauter.

Steve Adams

• I imagine they genuinely think it’d benefit him. They’re going to carry DeLauter, as you said. If it were pure ST shenanigans, they could send him down, too.I’m surprised he’s not at least sticking around until the end of camp though. More surprised that the Guardians continue to think Gabriel Arias and Brayan Rocchio is a tenable middle infield / that they did literally nothing to improve the offense this winter.

RoxTalks

• Not that I think Condon should be up at all costs by Opening Day, but I think he will be in Denver in ’26. He posted a 131 wRC+ in the minors last year and a 187 mark in 18 games in ST. I know he stuck out 26% of the time in ’25, but hes cut that down to 19% in ST and is drawing walks at solid clips across A, AA, and ST. Just for fun, he’s also slugging north of .700 this spring (in like 40 PA).

Steve Adams

• Certainly could be. But he also K’ed at a 28.5% clip in AA. Also doesn’t need to be added to the 40-man to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft before the 2027-28 offseason, so they could keep him down all season and have him break camp in ’27 as a potential PPI generator.

Bondora

• Who do you think will have the worst rotation in the league this year? Im thinking cardinals or White Sox…

Steve Adams

• Nats, Rockies and Angels are all worse than those two, for me.

Guest

• Is Moises Ballesteros still eligible for rookie status this season?

Steve Adams

• Yup

Travis

• Do the Braves reward Ritchie for a strong spring training with making opening day roster or protect their SP depth by sending him down?

Steve Adams

• I’d lean toward preserving the depth, especially with three rotation candidates already out relatively long-term (or very long term, in Wentz’s case)

ZacharyA

• If there was a WBC-style tournament for U.S. states, which 4 states would end up in the semifinals?

Steve Adams

• Georgia, California, Texas and Florida?

Bondora

• Who do you view as the giants second best bullpen arm outside of walker?

Steve Adams

• Genuinely not sure they have another even league-average reliever after that. Their complete ignoring of the bullpen this winter is insane to me and one of the reasons I have them third or fourth in the NL West.

Dills in 2026!!

• If Suzuki is going to be out and Tauchman opts out, should the Cubs bring him back?

Steve Adams

• I imagine he could find a spot with more opportunity than a couple weeks at Wrigley while Suzuki mends. If it’s a longer-term issue, then it’d make a little more sense, but they could just give Kevin Alcantara a look as well in that scenario.

Moreno

• Saw your response saying the Angels are worse than the White Sox in rotation, we have Soriano, Kikuchi, Rodriguez, and Detmers, what do you mean?

Steve Adams

• Not expecting much of anything from Rodriguez. I like Detmers’ arm but he hasn’t gotten it done as a starter and I don’t trust the Angels to coax it out of him. The depth behind Soriano/Kikuchi — both solid to good starters — is really weak

Krall

• With the Ferguson injury and the way he’s playing, could Hagen Danner get a spot on the Reds Bullpen at least Temporarily

Steve Adams

• Sure. He’s looked good, had a nice spring, has been an intriguing guy in the past when healthy. He’s out of minor league options though, so there’s no real “temporary” spot in the ‘pen. If they add him, they need to keep him there — even when Ferguson is healthy — or else designate him for assignment.

Preller

• Shouldn’t the Padres sign Giolito instead of trying on Marquez and Buehler?

Steve Adams

• This assumes that Giolito is willing to sign for whatever amount the Padres have/had left. If he’s content to sit and wait til someone will offer him $10-15MM, even on a prorated deal, and the best San Diego could offer with whatever budget space they had left was $5MM or so, it doesn’t matter if he’s a better option than Marquez.(But, yes. Giolito > Marquez or Buehler)

Tigers

• Who do you expect to end the season as the tigers closer. Vest? Jansen? Finnegan? Or other?

Steve Adams

• Kenley isn’t as dominant as he was at his 2017-ish peak, but he’s still good and seems like he’s just going to keep pitching effectively until the wheels fall off. No flashing bright red warning sign yet, so give me Jansen there.

Preller

• Padres rotation in trouble?

Steve Adams

• Been true for a year or so now

John

• Seems like Cole Young is set to open as the Mariners 2B.  Does that mean Colt Emerson will be sent down?  Or does he have a chance to stick?

Steve Adams

• Young has pretty handily grabbed the 2B job. Donovan will be at 3B. Crawford at SS (or, if he has a short-term injury, Rivas there). I imagine Emerson will be in the mix for a midseason call-up if injuries send Donovan/Crawford/Young to the IL. (Or perhaps Arozarena, with Donovan then shifting to more LF)

Bucco Basement

• Should the Pirates try to pick up Vientos to play 3B for them? I know his defense is questionable over there but I can’t give up his potential with the bat. Probably could get him for a prospect, too, since the Mets have a 40-man crunch if they want to add Tauchman. What do you think?

Steve Adams

• I’d be fine with that fit, but I’m more bearish on Vientos than you and would really dislike that park fit for any power-over-hit RH slugger. At the very least, he’s a little less pull-heavy than the average RHH, I suppose.

Georgia??

• Georgia over New York seems like a really bad take. Why Georgia ?

Steve Adams

• https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/GA_born.shtml
• List of Georgia-born MLB players
• (Sort by the “To” column to get current guys)

Paredes Pirates

• What would a prospect package need to look like from Pittsburgh to get Dana Brown off his “Big League Lefty Outfielder” Paredes price?

Steve Adams

• The Astros are trying to win right now and might not have Jeremy Pena on Opening Day as it is. They’re not trading Paredes for prospects. (And, as I said re: Vientos, that park would be tough for any RH slugger — but Paredes more than any RH slugger in MLB. He’s the most pull-happy RH home run hitter in the sport probably)

Georgia??

• Point proven you know more than I do about baseball. Time to eat crow Thanks Steve

Steve Adams

• Ha, I wouldn’t say I know more than anyone. But I am aware that GA is a powerhouse and that colder-weather states inherently produce fewer big leaguers, which makes sense. A lot easier to play ball year-round in Atlanta or Savannah, etc. than in Manhattan, Buffalo, Albany when you’re getting buried by snow

Shooter McGavin

• Do you think there’s a chance we’ll see Paul Skenes and Aaron Judge on the same team?

Steve Adams

• It’s called Team USA!
• But sure, Yankees will probably be in the Skenes chase when he hits FA in a few years, and Judge will still be signed then.

Steve111

• Who do you think to win tonight – Venezuela or USA

Steve Adams

• Genuinely could go either way. It’s one game between two rosters full of big leaguers. I lean U.S., just because the lineup is crazy, but Nolan McLean isn’t bulletproof. And that Venezuelan bullpen is … my goodness.
• I texted Anthony Franco, Tim Dierkes and Darragh McDonald last night and said: “What the actual hell happened to Andres Machado in Japan?”
• Dude is an absolute monster

Lucas Giolito

• Could I have gotten something like 2/24 back in November, had I proposed that?

Steve Adams

• I’m sure the Giants would rather have given 2/22 (or 2/24, sure) to Giolito than Adrian Houser. Houser took the 22 when it was offered. Giolito probably wanted more at that point.
• But yeah, whatever he signs for when he does come off the board certainly isn’t representative of what the highest someone was willing to pay for him in December was.

Dr. Know

• Can Shaw fight his way back into an everyday role with the Cubs?

Steve Adams

• Who’s he going to outplay on the current roster to get there? I expect him to be a pretty frequently used utility guy (400+ PAs), but barring an injury, he’s not going to be out there every single day. Next year, much likelier.

Squinky

• Is lazaro montes an untouchable prospect?

Steve Adams

• Is there such a thing as a prospect Mariners president Jerry Dipoto firmly won’t trade????
• I would imagine if there is, it’s Colt Emerson or Kade Anderson before it’s Montes.

Clint Hurdle

• Skenes/Keller/Chandler/Ashcraft/Jones (When healthy
• Pirates rotation upside as good as any team in the NL?

Steve Adams

• I wouldn’t quite stack them up against a fully healthy Dodgers rotation, but yeah they’re up there.

Arkansas

• Steve, who’d you pick to win march madness?

Steve Adams

• No one yet. I don’t follow college sports at all — baseball, a little bit, but not even ultra closely, as it’s not something I’m paid to cover — but I’ll still haphazardly throw together a bracket and hope to luck into some money in one of my friend pools

QO Predictions

• Who do you think will get a QO and decline? Obviously Skubal, but who else?

Steve Adams

• Oh this is so far ahead of time, but I like the question so give me a minute to run through the FA list haha
  (Which can be seen here! https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/08/2026-27-mlb-free-agents.html)
• I scanned pretty quickly so decent chance I missed someone, but:Jazz Chisholm
  Ian Happ
  Daulton Varsho
  Seiya Suzuki
  Shane Bieber
  Kris Bubic
  Jack Flaherty
  Casey Mize
  Brady Singer
  Tarik Skubal
  Bryan Abreu
  David Bednar

Brewerfan

• Who has a bigger years: Mitchell or Collins? Mears or Zerpa?

Steve Adams

• Collins, Zerpa

Joe

• So Luinder Avila has looked pretty good in the WBC. Royals 5th starter looked to be between Kolek, Bregert and Cameron, but all 3 of those have had pretty poor spring results. Did Avila cost himself a shot at starting the year in the rotation by leaving camp for the WBC? Or is the high pressure experience a boost to his development so it helps him in the long run?

Steve Adams

• I don’t think there’s any real jeopardy for Noah Cameron’s spot. 11 shaky spring innings aren’t going to offset last year’s 138 MLB frames

Power

• Skenes seems like he wants to hit FA like Skubal is going to. Would an extension giving him the salaries as Skubal (plus an extra 1M each season) with a say 35M-ish guarantee for one free agent season work for both sides? Skeener gets to set SP precedents, a big guarantee and still can become a FA at 29. The club gets an extra year of control on one of the best SP in a while.

Steve Adams

• Skenes is never signing an extension that buys out one free agent season

Hello stove

• What do you think singers next contract looks like?

Steve Adams

• Pivetta-ish? $13-15MM per season over three to four years? Obviously depends on how he looks this year, of course.

Fox Broadcast

• Trevor Rogers for the QO. Never again to be confused with Tyler

Steve Adams

• Told you I missed someone haha

QO Predictions Part 2

• Maybe Nico Hoerner? Brandon Lowe, Randy Arozerana, Taylor Ward possible if they perform well

Steve Adams

• Hoerner for sure
• Lowe — teams don’t pay 2B only players and he’ll be 32 going on 33. Ward doesn’t get on base enough; teams are generally wary of low-OBP corner sluggers.Randy perhaps, yeah.

QO

• i highly doubt singer and abreu get the QO. What makes you think they do?

Steve Adams

• Singer is a rock-solid 3-WAR SP who’ll be going into his age-30 season.Abreu might be one of the 10 best relievers in MLB and is also going into age 30. He’s less likely than the others (as is Bednar), which is only natural for a reliever, but if he repeats 2025? Easy QO for me.

Brewer Fan

• Again with the Mitchell hate!

Steve Adams

• I neither know nor hate Garrett Mitchell. But I am generally wary of any player who strikes out in one-third of his plate appearances holding down a consistent MLB spot.
• Mitchell is also hurt constantly.

Mickey Mouse

• Realistic LH OF trade options for HOU? Mickey Moniak?

Steve Adams

• Moniak is indeed a LHH OF, but I wouldn’t give up anything of note for him. Not even sure he’ll survive the season on a big league roster. The defense is really shaky, and I don’t think he can repeat the offense with such a massive chase rate and suspect hit tool.

Rick

• Is Jung a lost cause due to his prior injuries and missed time or can a healthy Jung be a productive 3B?

Steve Adams

• Depends on your definition of productive, which is relative. I think he can be a steady regular, but I don’t think he’s a star or anything. Increasingly feels like a change-of-scenery guy to me, given the ups and downs — and Chris Young’s pointed comments about him last summer.
• But, I said the same thing about Nolan Gorman and John Mozeliak, and the Cards held him

2-out walk

• Flaherty for QO? I think only if he has a great season. last time on the market when he was 2 yrs younger he only got $17.5M

Steve Adams

• Was more a vote of confidence from me that I think he can have a good, mid-3.00s ERA season with plenty of innings and a good K-BB profile
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Garrett

• Zack Littell to the Nationals makes sense for both sides and I’m surprised it didn’t happen earlier.

Mark P

• The Nationals have clearly not wanted to spend much money this winter, and were willing to wait out the market to see if they could land a relative bargain.  No word yet on what Littell is making in his new contract, but it’s probably not a ton.

Little Texas

• Relief pitcher Alexis Diaz as an example, how much should the Rangers play him in spring training games before knowing if he’s making the cut, 15 innings?

Mark P

• This question varies from pitcher to pitcher and from team to team.  Basically it comes down to any club’s roster needs, who else is in camp, what pitchers have or don’t have minor league options, what pitchers does a team feel confident they can sneak through waivers, what veterans with outs in their contracts are content to stay put, etc.

  In Diaz’s case, he signed a guaranteed contract this winter, so he’s basically a lock for the Opening Day roster barring injury.

A Royal signing

• Starling Marte is the best hitting OF on KC now.  I understand he will likely mostly DH when Perez is catching, but do you envision him getting played in the OF more often if he is hitting well?

Mark P

• Marte’s health is the biggest factor in his outfield time, not how well he’s hitting.  If he’s doing well at the plate, obviously KC will want to figure out ways to keep him in the lineup, but that also means not over-extending him and perhaps causing an injury.

Art Rock

• Talking Heads or DEVO?

Mark P

• Talking Heads are one of my favorite bands, so they’re the easy pick here.  No disrespect to Devo, or even to Devon White

Ed

• Is Stearns the right GM for the Mets? When you have Steve Cohen money to play with and a mandate to win while Juan Soto is in his prime, who cares if you’re comfortable giving Peralta 7 or 8 years? Just do it. It’s not the Brewers. Even if the signing doesn’t work out, it’ll hardly cripple the franchise.

Mark P

• Cohen pursued Stearns for years before hiring him, so I doubt Cohen is suddenly shocked by how Stearns approaches transactions, or isn’t willing to give his PBO carte blanche in making decisions.

  The Mets are no different than any other front office in that they’d “prefer” to not make any long-term signings.  It’s not an absolute rule for the Mets (as we’ve seen with situations like the Juan Soto deal) so if Stearns is willing to go longer-term for a pitcher he knows well, a longer deal might happen.

• It’s also worth noting that Peralta may just be aiming high with a 7-8 year ask.  A year away from free agency, he might want a deal like that to keep him off the market.

Royals

• Jac Caglianone is ths best hitting OF in KC

Mark P

• He is a fine prospect, but there is so far zero evidence he can be productive at the MLB level.  Can’t anoint him the best without any results.

That guy

• Do you see Skubal signing before or after the CBA deadline?

Mark P

• My hunch is slightly before.  Only a limited number of teams will be able to meet his sky-high asking price, and those teams preparing to bid on Skubal will make him their chief priority.

Red Sox

• Any chance Masataka Yoshida can boost his trade value at the WBC? He doesn’t fit on the Red Sox bench

Mark P

• A big showing in the WBC won’t make teams forget Yoshida’s first few big league seasons, nor will it reduce his remaining salary

Sodo Mojo

• Wouldn’t AZ have gotten a bigger return for Marte if the dealt him this winter instead of (maybe) at the deadline?

Mark P

• Marte’s contract runs through 2031, so it probably wouldn’t have made a ton of difference in his market.  If the D’Backs are thoroughly out of the race at the deadline and start selling, they’ll consider Marte offers, but a trade is probably still unlikely unless they can get something that helps them quickly reload for 2027.

Ross Detweiler

• Please give me hope that the Guardians won’t have a bottom 3 offense again this year

Mark P

• If even one of the younger guys break out, that one bat and J-Ram’s usual work might be enough for Cleveland to escape the bottom three?

  Seems like the umpteenth time I’ve written this, but it still amazes me that the Guardians didn’t get any kind of offensive help

King Felix

• I know my later years hurt my HOF chances. But without them, they’d say I didn’t play long enough. I have 8 more tries. What are my odds?

Mark P

• Hernandez is almost surely getting in.  His vote total already jumped from 20 percent to over 46% in his first two years on the ballot, so it’s easy project more support growing to get him above the 75% threshold

RAGBRAI

• Does Crews get optioned? He is having a terrible ST!

Mark P

• This would be a bold move for the Nats, though sending Crews down to Triple-A at some point might be necessary if he can’t get on track.  It’s worth noting that Crews doesn’t have a lot of upper-minors seasoning (71 games at Double-A, 62 at Triple-A) and he had only okay numbers at both levels, not dominant numbers.
• Since the Nats are in rebuild mode anyway, just keeping Crews in Washington to let him adjust to big league pitching makes sense.  But, his development won’t be helped by continual struggles, so a brief demotion just for confidence or tune-up purposes isn’t out of the question

Romaine Lettuce

• Can I get irrationally excited about Dustin May’s first Grapefruit League outing?

Mark P

• If you were really irrational, you would’ve spelled your screen name RoMayne Lettuce

Colt Emerson

• JP has as locked down this year for SEA. Am I blocked until his contract runs out?

Mark P

• There’s always 2B depending on how Young performs, or 3B if Donovan is moved over to second base (again, hinging on Young’s adjustment to the majors).

  Since this is Crawford’s last year under contract and Emerson has only six games of Triple-A experience, the timeline seems to be matching up cleanly enough that Emerson won’t be “blocked” for too long

Tampa Bay Rays GM

• Are we deep enough and competitive enough to hold onto Junior Caminero for a long time, or should we sell high and get a ton of prospects in return to rebuild for our “new” ballpark?

Mark P

• Caminero isn’t even arb-eligible until after the 2027 season, so he’ll remain a major bargain for the Rays for quite a while.  While the Rays are always broadly open to trading virtually anyone, moving Caminero any time before 2028 (assuming he keeps hitting like this) would be surprising.

Mets Fan

• So it looks like Mark Vientos is the odd man out. Who’s in need of a third baseman?  Mets play Benge in right field, and have Brett Batty back him up there, back up 3rd for Bichette, back up first for Polanco, and 2nd for Semien. That allows Brett to fill in for all those guys and allow them to have some DH time as well.  We don’t need Vientos.

Mark P

• The issue might be that other teams don’t view Vientos as a viable third baseman, given his defensive metrics.  So if they view him as a first baseman going forward, that lowers his trade value, plus his shaky 2025 production is another issue.

Kicker Roo

• Is it crazy to think that T.O. could be O’s MVO?

Mark P

• Terrell Owens plays baseball?

  A big season from O’Neill would be huge for the Orioles, but I’d suggest that if 2026 ends with him as their top bat, something’s gone amiss.

Giolito

• Compared to not playing this season, what are the chances I sign a minor league offer at this point?

Mark P

• Giolito will still end up with a guaranteed contract, but a one-year deal, and on a much lower price than he was expecting.

Bo knows….

• Speaking of the NFL, what’s your take on the surprising rumbling about Kyler Murray returning to baseball?  No way he gives up that NFL money right?

Mark P

• Agreed.  Murray isn’t starting from scratch as an A’s minor leaguer when he still has several years of eight-figure paychecks still available to him even as an NFL backup
• Could be that getting out of Arizona even leads to a Darnold-esque career revival

Bobby Cox

• Braves make a move for a 5th starter? Lucas G? I thought Bassett would have been the fit but 18 million alot

Mark P

• Atlanta seems like a decent fit for Giolito, but this has been true for months, even before all the spring injuries.  The Braves might simply their internal options to signing Giolito specifically.

Kerry Wood’s Slurve

• Who has the nastiest pitch in baseball today?

Mark P

• as per Statcast’s “run value” metric, Tarik Skubal’s changeup (with a +25 RV) was the most effective pitch in baseball in 2025.

  Tied for second with +23 RV is Chris Sale’s slider and Ryne Nelson’s four-seamer

Stein

• Thanks for your time Mark. What does Seattle do with all their OFs? Way too many and they need a starter.

Mark P

• It’s “too many” in terms of bodies, but not necessarily in terms of quality.  Robles and Raley are coming off rough seasons, and Canzone’s bat could well come back to earth.

  In terms of the depth outfielders the Mariners would be willing to trade, I doubt any would bring back a decent “sixth starter” type

Cards

• Was the Burleson to the Astros thing Rosenthal said an actual rumor or just him speculating?

Mark P

• It was speculation on Ken’s part, just because the Cards are open to business on a lot of their roster and the Astros need a LHH outfielder.  Even then, it was a reach because Rosenthal noted a third team would need to be involved in a trade (with that team getting one of Houston’s infielders).
• Rosenthal’s piece was also written before Pena fractured his finger, temporarily relieving the Astros’ infield surplus

Killingmesmalls

• Is the MLB trade rumors team, making  plans in case of a lockout for stuff to write about?

Mark P

• Between the 2020 pandemic shutdown and the 2021-22 lockout, we (unfortunately) have some experience in how to operate when there’s literally nothing happening in the baseball world.

Brewers Fan

• Kyle Harrison, gave up some runs but 8 Ks in 3 innings todayHe definitely is the player with the most upside in that trade right?

Mark P

• Given how the Crew develop pitching, it would surprise nobody if Harrison figured it out in Milwaukee

JD

• does Benge make opening day or we roll with Tauchman for a bit?

Mark P

• Benge is not exactly knocking down the door in terms of securing himself an Opening Day roster spot.  Tauchman was a very wise signing for the Mets, and I’m still surprised he had to settle for a minor league deal.

Zach

• Do you think the World Series would have gone any different if the Mariners held on to win the ALCS and went?

Mark P

• L.A. probably still wins, but who knows what might’ve happened in a short series.

  As a Jays fan, I seriously might’ve preferred the Jays just losing Game 7 of the ALCS to the soul-crushing near-miss that was Game 7 of the World Series

Nats Rebuild

• This has taken too long!

Mark P

• Hence the reason Mike Rizzo is out of a job.

  We had a question in the chat last week about whether you’d prefer your team to have ten years of competitiveness with no titles, or one title within a decade of failure.  Unfortunately, Nats fans seems to be going through that second option.

John W

• Who are the 5 best pitching labs in baseball?

Mark P

• Brewers, Dodgers, Yankees, Astros I’d put in the top four.  Padres, Guardians, Rays, maybe the Pirates all deserve attention for the fifth slot

Mayor West

• Who should the Reds attempt to extend now that Elly has rejected them?

Mark P

• Abbott makes some sense.  The Reds are in the awkward position about not knowing yet what they really have in so much of their roster, so among the younger guys, Abbott is perhaps the most reasonable choice as a legit extension candidate

Phillies fan

• Are the Phillies to old, are we going to sign a big free agent to spark some youth,and will Crawford,Painter, and MILLER going to be good

Mark P

• Just by the nature of when players hit the market, adding a free agent isn’t the way to make a roster younger.

  As to the in-house youth movement, that’s the biggest question hanging over the Phillies organization.  They strongly need at least one of the three guys you mentioned to break out and become an above-average big leaguer, in order to help keep the Phils’ contention window open

Dozed and Confuzed

• How far out do the Tigers need to be in order to trade Skub? If they go the whole year and don’t win, they get NOTHING out of losing him. Right?

Mark P

• They’d get a draft pick back via Skubal rejecting the qualifying offer, and that pick falls after the first round since the Tigers are revenue-sharing recipients.  So that’s not nothing, but yeah, still not a lot for a superstar ace.

  Detroit would have to be decidedly out of the playoff picture for Skubal to be moved at the deadline.  Like, 10-15 games under .500 and totally cooked.

Optimistic Venable

• In a recent chat you said last place isn’t out of the question for Minnesota. I’m sure most of that is on how much the Twins have declined, but how much do you think the White Sox are improved?

Mark P

• In general, I think the positive buzz on the White Sox is a little much, since that roster is still full of holes.  But the Twins seem like they’re heading squarely towards 95 losses, in my view.

Kevin

• Have the Cards become a team who will perennially look primarily and perhaps only to improvements from within à la Rays and other poorer teams with that model?

Mark P

• To be fair, this is how St. Louis operated for decades.  The Cards have never really been huge spenders in free agency…they make the occasional splash (i.e. Contreras, Matt Holliday, etc.) on the open market, but most of their biggest spends have been on extensions for players developed in-house.

Ketel

• He gets 10 and 5 rights in April. He’s not
• moving at this point

Mark P

• There’s also that factor.  Marte might well be open to accepting a trade, but we don’t know if he wants a change of scenery or what he’s feeling about staying in Arizona over the long term.

Buxton

• He gets 10 and 5 rights in April. He’s not
• moving either at this point.

Mark P

• Buxton already has a full no-trade clause in his contract through the 2026 season anyway

Guards

• Looking like it’s going to be a tough season. How much of the inaction was due to loss of TV revenue

Mark P

• The Guards were one of the teams who had MLB handle their broadcasts in 2025, not one of the teams who got out of their Main Street Sports contracts this offseason.

  While I have no doubt the reduction of TV revenue was a factor, the near-total lack of spending seems absurd for a team that is a) won a division title, b) got three extra home games’ worth of revenue in the playoffs, and c) had such clear needs in the lineup

• And while nobody expects Cleveland to splurge in free agency….why not a creative trade or two?

Bill James

• Do you think baseball would have been better if I never invented sabermetrics and algorithms, and Moneyball never happened? A lot of fans like looking at the back of a baseball card.

Mark P

• Bill James didn’t “invent” statistical analysis in baseball, but was just the first writer to start writing at length about such concepts.

Austin Hedges

• I get 10 rights in April, but not 5 yet. I’m not moving from the bench in 2026, am I?

Mark P

• Doesn’t matter, since Hedges will sign one-year, $4MM contracts with Cleveland until the end of recorded time

yankee fan

• what’s your take on the yankee’s outfield situation? I am severely irritated that they decided to give the QO to Grisham. I seriously don’t think he’s going to have another good season, I think he’ll regress heavily. I don’t care about the excuse of injuries. Yes, I’ve seen the news on Bellinger’s back, Aaron Judge keeps aging, and don’t get me started on Stanton’s health, but the Yankees have so many depth options and I really would like to see Dominguez at least get a full season. Spencer Jones is going off crazy in Spring and he’s also already turning 25! The Yankees really have an issue when it comes with giving their prospects an actual full season. (Besides Volpe of course, and it didn’t even work out well with him anyways)

Mark P

• Grisham would’ve been a very interesting free agent case if the Yankees hadn’t issued him a QO.  It’s not out of the question that he still could’ve been on the market today, if teams similarly had a tough time evaluating his 2025 power breakout.

  When the QOs were being issued last November, the Yankees at that point didn’t know if Bellinger would be returning.  So securing Grisham filled one hole on the roster, and the Yankees wouldn’t have issued the QO if they weren’t comfortable with the idea of Grisham possibly accepting it.

  As you alluded, and as we’ve written about countless teams in the past, one injury can suddenly turn a surplus into a deficit.  If Stanton gets hurt again, suddenly the DH spot is open any there’s plenty of room for one of Dominguez/Jones to get playing time.  If two injuries occur, suddenly New York’s bench situation may look a little thin.

Optimistic Venable

• So even if you’re not high on the White Sox for this season, are you buying into their prospects like the Montgomerys, Schultz, the probable No. 1 pick? Is the arrow truly headed up?

Mark P

• Oh, I think Chicago is definitely showing some potential.  It’s just that their big step forward isn’t happening until at least 2027.

Zach

• If Josh Jung repeats 2025 will he get traded and where?

Mark P

• Forget a trade, the Rangers might just non-tender him

Statement that’s not a question

• Cleveland will 3-peat-the Tigers and their fans think they won the division they haven’t won in 12 years. Underestimate away!

Mark P

• “Scoreboard” is indeed a fair counterpoint to criticisms of how the Guardians operate.  But, improving the offense helps Cleveland get a step closer to being plausible World Series contenders, not just candidates to reach the playoffs and maybe win a round

Brewers Fan

• As a fan of the Brewers who have had about a decade of competitiveness and the Bucks who got the ring but about to fall off a cliff.. give me the ring all day.

Mark P

• As a fan of Toronto sports, ditto with the last decade of TFC/the Raptors over the last decade of Leafs hockey
• That’s two hours for this chat, so it’s time to wrap things up.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a question, and more chattin’ will be had next weekend!
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Steve Adams

• Lots and lots of questions along these lines.
• I don’t think they need to add a regular outfielder. They already signed Yastrzemski, and they can go Yaz-Harris-Acuna and feel decent about the group. Yaz needs a platoon partner, and as I noted in the post on Profar’s suspension, they don’t have a good one right now. Eli White and Jorge Mateo hit right-handed but have poor lifetime numbers against lefties.I immediately wondered whether Andrew McCutchen as a part-time DH/LF might make sense. He could be lifted for White/Mateo late in games (or just serve as a DH against LHP with White starting in LF).

  The more pressing need for me is still on the pitching side. I don’t know how they look at this windfall and don’t use it on Giolito or Littell. This will be a good test of whether they actually just don’t think those guys are upgrades (as they’ve at least indirectly signaled) or whether they just didn’t have the funds to sign either prior to Profar’s latest buffoonery.

YanksNYC

• Seems like Yanks aren’t planning to invest in Chisholm long term. Doesn’t it make sense to trade him now, when value is high? They could balance the lineup with a Jazz-for-Nico deal, or trade Jazz to HOU in a three-team deal that nets Paredes. What say you?

Steve Adams

• Hoerner and Jazz are both one-year guys, so not sure that really makes sense. Sending Jazz to Houston and getting Paredes back still leaves the Astros with more infielders than spots to play them.A lot of fans seem aghast at the idea of a contending team losing a free agent for “only” the draft pick associated with a QO — hence the incessant Skubal speculation, which has never seemed plausible — but the Yankees are always in clear win-now mode. Trading Chisholm because he’s a free agent in eight months isn’t likely to make their 2026 club better

Phils Thine Horn

• Do Phillies actually add a starting pitcher of note or just fringe until Painter is ready?

Steve Adams

• Dave Dombrowkski (their president of  baseball ops) has pretty much said publicly that they’re not looking at established guys. They won’t have a spot for them once Wheeler is healthy (assuming everyone else avoids injury).They’re more looking for optionable depth types they could acquire, hence the recent minor league deal for Connor Gillispie. I have to think they’ll try to add someone who’s DFA’ed in a small trade at  some point, but I don’t think they’re going to sign Giolito, Littell, Tyler Anderson, etc. unless they incur another rotation injury.

Doc Metal

• In what order would you rank these – Eldridge, Condon, Justin Crawford? Thanks!

Steve Adams

• For what? Fantasy? Future value? 2026 impact?I’d probably err toward Crawford long-term value-wise, just because the floor is higher based on his speed and defense. He’s probably the least impactful from a fantasy standpoint though, total upside considered.

  Crawford feels likelier to be an average or better big leaguer to me than the other two, but Eldridge has the highest overall ceiling (with less floor because  of his 1B/DH status and more strikeouts).

Rules committe

• should the PED punishments be updated to 1 year for first positive and lifetime ban for second? Seems it’s not enough of a deterrent

Steve Adams

• Based on Profar alone? There’s been one other PED suspension in the past year (Jose Alvarado). PED bans have plummeted since the punishments were upped to 80, 162 and lifetime.
• I don’t think one guy being a knucklehead means the whole system is a failure.

SoxFan

• Trade idea:  Benintendi to the Braves, White Sox pick up half the remaining contract and the Sox receive a prospect for the OF.  This would help the Braves with DH and LF, say what you will but Benintendi hit 20 HR’s the past 2 seasons.

Steve Adams

• Eating half of Benintendi’s contract isn’t getting anyone to bite on him.
• And the Braves already have a LHH OF to step into the Profar void. They signed Mike Yastrzemski early in the winter.

charlie tuna

• Thanks Steve. Who do you think comes in second in the NL West and what was the first CD you ever bought?

Steve Adams

• Padres for me.
• Superunknown, by Soundgarden
• Incredible record to this day

Ben

• What’s your read on Wyatt Langford? Taking a step to superstardom? Or just an above average regular?

Steve Adams

• He’s already really, really good. Borderline star level. I’d lean toward stardom — but maybe not superstardom? Can I take that answer? Haha. I think “superstar” is reserved for like … Ohtani, Judge, Skubal, etc. But Langford also seems like he’s going to be better than the “above-average regular” moniker.Multi-time All-Star, a handful of seasons with some down-ballot MVP votes, but not a perennial MVP contender?

  I suppose everyone’s description of that outcome is going to vary, so let’s just say I think Langford’s already very, very good and going to be great.

Sam

• Littell and Giolito wait to sign after Opening Day at this point? Or do you think they find homes before then?

Steve Adams

• I think they’ll sign before then. I’d be surprised if they’re out there more than a week at this point.

Paredes

• Are the Astros really going to sit on Paredes, and will it really just take a left-handed OF to snag him? Griffin Conine come on down….

Steve Adams

• I don’t think they’re going to move him for the first LHH OF someone offers up, haha. No disrespect to Conine, but that trade isn’t happening.
• If the goal were to just get ANY lefty hitting OF, the move would’ve been made by now. I lean toward a spring trade, but I also think the logjam/surplus narrative is overstated. When was the last time Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa stayed healthy for months at a time?
• One injury and the whole thing is pretty smoothly worked out. I’m sure Paredes would prefer to have an everyday role, which is understandable, but I don’t think it’s some sort of disaster if they have all these veterans heading into the season. The “it’ll work itself out” cliche probably sounds tired to Houston fans who want to see a move come together, but it’s a cliche for a reason! It probably will work itself out. Dudes get hurt a lot — especially Yordan, unfortunately :((Said both as a fan of dudes who hit giant home runs and someone who owned Alvarez for years in a now-defunct keeper league haha)

Jays in 43 MLB parks

• Who would want Berrios or do Jays wait until a team has a significant starter go down for the year?

Steve Adams

• No one’s taking the 3/66 left on his deal. They’re “stuck” with him. (Which isn’t necessarily all that bad …. he’s still a decent pitcher, just not a $22MM-per-for-three-years pitcher)

Brian

• Any sleeper picks this year?  Miami?  Pittsburgh?  My Orioles should be much better……

Steve Adams

• I’m not sure the Pirates count as one since they’ve had a decent offseason and have all that vaunted young pitching, but they’re a decent one. Can I count the A’s?

GruberChops

• Kuzuma Okamoto ends up with a higher WAR this season then Bo. You taking the over or under.

Steve Adams

• Comfortably taking Bo

MKE Fan

• Why is everyone picking Milwaukee to finish 3rd or 4th in the Central? Have people not learned over the last 10 years?!

Steve Adams

• I would say because no, they have not learned. I have Milwaukee second in the NLC right now and my consistent caveat has been that they’ll make me feel stupid for it.

Farhan’s kid sister

• With Gavin Stone maybe not ready by Opening Day, any chance the Dodgers decide to sign Giolito or Littell? Yeah, I get the fact that they have an embarrassing wealth of arms to pick from on their 40 man roster but this is the Dodgers we are talking about. Seems possible that they could say, “hey we have money, why not sign another starter for insurance?”

Steve Adams

• I don’t think they’d consider either enough of an upgrade over the in-house arms.

Sue Shi

• Where do you see Zack Littell landing?  Simply amazed he is still available with his track record.

Steve Adams

• I’m not all that surprised. He only has 2+ seasons as a starter. He sits 90-92 mph with his heater in a velocity-obsessed MLB climate and has well below-average strikeout and swinging-strike rates. He’s a fourth/fifth starter, which teams are never going to break the bank for. If he went out looking for three-plus years, I can see why teams backed off.If I have to guess, at this point, I would pick the Braves and Twins to sign Littell and Giolito (flip a coin as to which lands where). But one injury somewhere else can always change that. (Or one PED suspension; five hours ago, I would not have picked Atlanta to sign one of them since I assumed their budget was largely maxed out)

Mr. Keeper

• Who has the better fantasy season between R. Laureano and J. Marsee?

Steve Adams

• I’ll take Marsee

Detroit Fanatic

• Will Torkelson hit 40rs this year?

Steve Adams

• And I will take the under on that

Don’t call me Frankie

• Lindor: hall of famer in your eyes?

Steve Adams

• Easily, yes.

jh

• 1. Steven Kwan 2.Yandy Diaz 3.Jose Ramirez 4.Junior Caminero 5.Nick Kurtz……I know hindsight is 20/20 but if not for a couple bone headed moves by the FO, this could be the best top 5 line up in MLB as opposed to the 28th worst offensive in baseball.

Steve Adams

• You can Monday Morning QB anyone’s lineup like this.We can’t assume Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero would be the same hitters in Cleveland that they are in Tampa Bay, working with a player development staff that clearly seems to do a better job with hitters than they do in Cleveland.

  This also gives them no credit for taking Kwan in the fifth round. They could’ve taken James Outman (who went a round later) or any of the dozens of guys who never reached the majors after they selected Kwan.

  Kurtz vs. Bazzana is too early to judge, and while I’m certainly taking Kurtz if given the opportunity right now, there are scenarios where they end up being close or Bazzana even ends up more valuable

  Besides, it’s not as though everyone thought Kurtz was the slam-dunk best option there and they bucked consensus by going Bazzana.

• Any fan of any team can drive themselves crazy by going back through drafts and wondering what could’ve been if they’d just made the “right” choice in hindsight.

Guest

• E. Suarez finally crosses the 50 Homer Run mark. You taking the over/under/exact?

Steve Adams

• I’d take the under on 40, let alone 50. No disrespect to him, but he’s only topped 40 twice and will turn 35 next July

Colson Montgomery

• 35+ HR’s and 200K’s possible?

Steve Adams

• Yes to both. Strikeouts probably likelier than the homers though, ha

Kyle

• The Brewers trading away their best pitcher from a season ago with the best record in baseball,  are they trying NOT to win the division this year??   Your thoughts

Steve Adams

• It’s just how they always operate. They also traded a pair of All-Star closers while contending (Hader, Williams) and another former ace off the back of a winning season (Burnes). The Brewers are good every year despite having no money from ownership precisely because they avoid getting sentimental and hanging onto guys to run out their contention window.When it comes to a team like Milwaukee, I get the idea of biting the bullet and trading Peralta. Ownership was probably never going to pay market value to keep him.

  It’s different (for me anyway) when it’s a Skubal situation or the Jazz Chisholm one someone asked about earlier. The Yankees can easily pay Jazz if they want to keep him and can add another high-end 2B if he walks.

  Tigers are a bit different since Skubal’s price will be SO huge, but they have basically no long-term money on the books and have run payroll up to the 200 range in the past, so I don’t think they should be treated with the same “well they’ll never pay him” approach

Rangers13

• Would E Duran be enough for Jo Jo Romero?

Steve Adams

• Not with the way he’s hit (or rather, hasn’t hit) for the past two seasons.

Tyler O’Neil

• Do I keep my opening day homer streak alive?

Steve Adams

• My favorite and most nonsensical streak in sports. I certainly hope so, though I can’t in good conscience say it’s a good bet to say he will, haha.

Guest

• Who will be the best player going forward: Bobby Witt Jr. or Ella De La Cruz?

Steve Adams

• Love Elly but easy BWJ here for me.

Kurtz on 1st

• Who’s closing for my squad?

Steve Adams

• Doubt they have a set guy early on. Feels like it’ll be a committee until someone separates.

JeffyM82

• Eloy Jimenez has been tearing it up in spring training.  Any chance he makes the Jays?  Can they option him to AAA without having to pass him through waivers?

Steve Adams

• It’s 18 PAs. I wouldn’t get too excited just yet. He cannot be optioned if they select him to the 40-man, no.

Mariners fan

• if Colt continues to impress, Cole holds onto second…. Does Donovan become ultimate utility?

Steve Adams

• Yeah, he’d probably just play more OF than INF in that spot, with occasional appearances at 3B/2B/DH. He could be a backup for Naylor at 1B, too, and even Crawford at SS. He has over 100 big league innings at both positions. Doubt they’d want him there long term, but if Naylor needs to go to the 10-day IL or something, they could go with Donovan (even though it’d probably be Raley first)

StuckIn LF

• Hi thanks for the chat. Question: is Mark Vientos odd man out in Queens?  Doesn’t have a place on the diamond and his development would be capped as a part time DH. Would the Mets be better off trading him? And does he have much value?

Steve Adams

• Trade wouldn’t surprise me, but there are enough possible ABs to grab that I don’t think it’s a lock or anything. Baty still really only has a few months as a productive MLB regular. Polanco has a long injury history and is just now learning 1B.They could probably find a way to make it all work, but if someone’s offering up a good reliever with options who can deepen the ‘pen, I’d consider it.

Mozman

• Cards fan can be happy about what?

Steve Adams

• JJ Wetherholt?

Chaim

• Is Lars Nootbaar a legit trade candidate for the Cards? Considering he’s getting a bit older & could help the rebuild if he’s moved.

Steve Adams

• Yeah but I think more midseason. He’s coming off the double heel surgery and I don’t think there’s a huge market/demand right now, save for the Astros maybe.

Albernaz

• Over/under 15th (or just use the MLB average) for Orioles rotation ERA?

Steve Adams

• I think they’ll be better than the median but not by a particularly wide margin.

Don

• Would Giolito at 1/12 and McCutchen at 1/3 make sense to replace Profar

Steve Adams

• Yup

John

• Why is fangraphs so low on the Padres? Projected 79 wins and 23% chance to make playoffs.

Steve Adams

• Poor depth, particularly in the rotation. They added a bunch of guys recently, but hard to be all that confident in Marquez, Canning, Buehler or Gonzales — and Vasquez was already a below-average option

Brook

• Assuming the Yankees bench will be Escarra, Rosario, Goldy and Grichuk….who gets sent packing when Volpe returns?  Rosario?

Steve Adams

• Someone else will probably just be hurt by then

Just a Fan

• Who reaches 500 career HR first? Trout or Harper? They both debuted at age 19. Trout is now 34 and Harper 33. Over the last 6 years, Trout has hit 129 HR and Harper 134. Trout has 404 career HR and Harper 363.

Steve Adams

• I find it depressing to say I’d probably choose Harper. I love both players, but Trout hasn’t surpassed 130 games since 2019 or 140 since 2016.

Rick

• What are the DBacks thinking?  They pass on an inexpensive all purpose outfielder in Lane Thomas, then elect to pass on other relatively inexpensive 1st basemen, ie. Goldy, Francis, Bell, etc and up with a 40 year old, 200 hitter in Santana?

Steve Adams

• Lane Thomas has been terrible since the Guardians traded for him and has been more of a platoon guy than a regular even prior to that. (The Nats used him regularly, but all the production was versus LHP)Santana still beat up lefties (same as Goldy) until last season and is one of the better defenders in the game at first base, even at 40.

  I don’t think passing on Thomas when they had other more pressing needs or on Goldy/France/Bell is all that glaring. I’d like to see a more exciting 1B option there, sure, but an eventual Santana/Pavin platoon could be just fine productivity-wise

The Knuder

• The MLBPA is challenging Profar’s suspension. I can’t recall them ever challenging a PED suspension. Without me looking it up, has it happened before, and have they ever successfully overturned a PED suspension or gotten it reduced?

Steve Adams

• I’m not clear that this is any different than a standard appeal. I haven’t looked into it yet. But in terms of appeals reducing suspensions, sure. It’s happened. Michael Pineda was dropped from 80 to 60 a few years ago. The Royals recently had someone whose suspension was reduced, I believe.It’s rare, but not unprecedented.

Chris

• Is Trea Turner an under the radar candidate for the HOF?  It’s definitely feasible he accrues 20-25 more WAR in his career (putting him in the low to mid 60s) and ends up with about 2500-2700 hits.

Steve Adams

• I don’t think it’s all that under-the-radar. He’s 32, signed for eight more years and already well north of 40 WAR — close to 50 if you go by fWAR. He’s going to shatter 2000 hits, top 300 homers and 500 steals. He’s on a pretty clear and obvious trajectory there, in my eyes.
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