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Paul Swydan

9:36

As a matter of fact, I waited specifically until Benintendi got 10 GS in CF before targeting him for a trade in a LF/CF/RF league.

Kevin

9:36

Redraft: Trade Bellinger and Chris Davis for Miggy. Is that too much?

Paul Swydan

9:36

Yeah. Right now, Bellinger is a better player than Miggy.

lance mannion

9:36

Evening, your thoughts on what Freeman would garner in a trade. Thanks

Paul Swydan

9:37

Thanks to his contract, he'd garner plenty, but also because of that contract -- which is going to look very cheap in a year or two if it doesn't already -- I don't think the Braves have any interest in trading him.

Nick

9:38

Is Bregman on the table after his slow start? Basically replacement level for over 1/3 of the season.

Paul Swydan

9:38

That's a fair and good question. My gut tells me no, they'll stick with him and see if he improves, but that they might try to find a veteran in trade to help him along. Having said that...

Harper's Hair

9:38

At what point is Bregman droppable in a 12 team league?

Paul Swydan

9:39

I dropped him last weekend, for Chris Taylor. Bregman immediately homered in 2 straight games, but I don't regret the decision, because Taylor has been very good as well.

Pedro De Pacas

9:39

Start Blach v. Mil or Freeland v. Cle tomorrow?

Paul Swydan

9:39

Freeland

conforto vs ozuna

9:40

Conforto vs Marcell ozuna ros? And for future?

Paul Swydan

9:40

Conforto, though I do really like Ozuna as well. He's just older.

Trent

9:40

Are the Yankees most likely to trade for a 3B, a 1B, or a SP come July?

Paul Swydan

9:41

I guess by nature of players needed for the position, SP, though I'm not sure they'll make a deal for any.

Gorp

9:41

Two trades on the table. Would you rather give up jones/carpenter for springer or jones/bellinger/bnorris for mookie/fowler?

Paul Swydan

9:41

The Springer one.

9:42

The Sporting News article Ryan Davis wrote about how Fowler is fitting in with the Cardinals didn't give me any warm fuzzies about him pulling out of his slump any time soon.

Anthony

9:42

Is a rotation of Sale/Carrasco/Maeda/Manaea/J.Gray/Rodon good enough to win in a 14 team H2H league with QS instead of W's? I have Conforto/Ozuna/Fowler/Peralta/Mazara/DeShields, I could deal one of them for a SP...any buy low candidates you'd recommend?

Paul Swydan

9:42

Assuming Carrasco stays healthy, I think it's right on the cusp. Key is how Gray and Rodon come back from their injuries. I'd give it a month and see.

Larson

9:43

Could Zack Cozart fetch a top 100 prospect at the trade deadline?

Paul Swydan

9:43

As I'm sure you've seen, the problem with trading Cozart is that not many teams need a shortstop right now. In a vacuum, yes, Cozart should. But given lack of need barring injury, he may not, and the Reds may be wise to just stick with him.

CaptainPeanutbutter

9:44

"And there's nothing wrong with a 3-4 WAR player." I feel like this is something that isn't understood nearly as broadly as it should be. When people say a prospect might be a 3-4 war player and fans think that's an insult it is maddening (in most cases)

Paul Swydan

9:44

Maddening perhaps isn't how I'd phrase it, but yes, I am familiar with this phenomenon. It just puts the onus on us to educate better.

Sterling Mallory Chris Archer

9:44

All the signs are pointing to a Bauer Breakout. Has it clicked for him?

Paul Swydan

9:44

I'll never be sold on Bauer, sorry.

For Innings

9:45

Also, what would renting RA Dickey cost the yankees? He has AL east & NY experience, he can fill in for Montgomery whenever he begins to hit his innings limit/ whoever gets hurt. I think Cashman is gonna hold most of his prospects, especially Torres.

Paul Swydan

9:45

I think you're on the mark. I think the target is a veteran who the team feels can rise to a new challenge, and Dickey could fit that bill perfectly.

It wouldn't cost them anything prohibitive, let's put it that way.

CaptainPeanutbutter

9:46

Re: Fowler in St. Louis, can you expand on what you mean? Didn't people pretty much just say he was fitting in well and not trying to change things?

Paul Swydan

9:46

Yes, but I think the subtext to that is "he's not really allowed to be himself." I don't know, it left me worried.

boss

9:46

If your the Redsox what do you do at deadline, already gave up a lot this offseason so who could they afford to target?

Paul Swydan

9:47

I think you have to find an innings eating veteran pitcher now, no reason to wait until the deadline with Rodriguez out for a month. Count me as unsold on the Brian Johnson experience.

9:48

Beyond that, there's not a ton they can do unless they want to foolishly overpay for Frazier/Moustakas.

9:49

With Devers still hitting well at Double-A, I'd just call him up.

Ice cubicle

9:49

So should we be looking to sell Miggy? It happened this quickly?

Paul Swydan

9:49

I don't think Miggy is done, no. But if you can find someone who is willing to pay full market value for him, you have to think about it. Especially with guys like Justin Smoak having huge seasons.

Jeffery

9:50

Do you think there is anything to the idea of hitter "framing"? Like a guy overselling backing off an inside pitch to convince the ump it's a ball?

Paul Swydan

9:50

Sure, I think some guys are capable of doing that. Jeter certainly was.

9:51

But, in general, I don't think it's something most hitters can do. I've heard far too many hitters tell me/other reporters that the only way they can hit well is to "see ball, hit ball." For hitters like that who are just trying to react to the pitch, I can't imagine they have enough time to work in that sort of "framing" strategy too.

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