JotCast | MLBTR Chat with Steve Adams 6-8-16

MLBTR Chat with Steve Adams 6-8-16

Steve Adams

3:07

Hello! Apologies for chatting a day late... this chat will be brought to you by DayQuil, ibuprofen, vitamin c supplements and whatever else I've poured into my body since Tuesday morning to try to evict this god forsaken cold that is plaguing me.

A Naked Juice (Green Machine) as well! That's sitting right next to me. Can't forget it.

fergie23

3:07

Taillon here to stay?

Steve Adams

3:08

Huntington's implication yesterday was that it's a spot start, so I don't know that I'd pencil him into the rotation for the rest of the season. At some point I'd think he either gets shut down or moved to the 'pen -- he didn't pitch in 2014-15 at all for any of their minor league affiliates... tough to imagine him reeling off a 180-inning season

Blammo the Wonderpup

3:08

Ever play Overwatch?

Steve Adams

3:09

No, but I'd like to! It looks excellent.

Giants Offense

3:09

How much longer must I remain stagnant before something gets done to make me better?

Steve Adams

3:10

Given the injuries they have, especially Pence, I'd imagine they'll be active sooner rather than later. We've seen a couple trades already in June -- one (Shields) much more significant than the other (Johnson), of course -- and I have to believe there are multiple clubs that will be willing to sell earlier than usual. (Padres, Brewers, Braves)

Slim Brady

3:10

Yordano Ventura for Nick Markakis? not the craziest idea....Right?

Steve Adams

3:11

If it's not the craziest idea, it's close. Sorry. No way the Royals do that, even if they're fed up with Ventura.

German A's

3:11

Hey Steve, hope you feel better. True or false - Reddick, Hill, Valencia should bring back at least 3 top 100 prospects!?

Steve Adams

3:12

Between the three of them, I'd imagine that's a realistic expectation, yeah. Would depend somewhat on if they're packaged, moved separately, if other complementary pieces are included, etc. -- But I do think that's fair, and Valencia's trade value, in my eyes, is higher than it would be in some others', I'd wager.

sean

3:12

Kelly Johnson was a pretty unintersting move for the mets, how is he improving what they already have other than more depth?

Steve Adams

3:13

I just looked at it as more or less a depth move, though I was admittedly a bit surprised to see them part with an upper-level arm that got some love on their organizational prospect rankings. But Morris hasn't exactly thrived this season, and the Mets know him better than anyone, so perhaps they think his stock has dipped a ways.

Crunchy Black

3:13

Does Dan Straily have any real trade value? The pitching market is thin and he isn't really in the Reds plans beyond this year.

Steve Adams

3:15

Certainly more than he had 2-3 months ago. I don't know that I'd agree he's not in their plans beyond this season. Maybe he wasn't when they plugged him into the rotation, but he's a controllable arm that's pitching well, and a lot of the future pieces they're counting on (DeSclafani, Iglesias, Lamb) have dealt with injuries this season.

Bob the Slob

3:15

If you were AJ Preller, do you keep Pomeranz to try to build up even more value or sell him now?

Steve Adams

3:17

I don't know that the answer has to be trade him now or trade him in late July. He's controllable through 2018, and the Padres aren't exactly teeming with long-term pieces in the rotation. If you can get a near-MLB-ready arm and a couple of other intriguing pieces, sure, go ahead and pull the trigger, but he's in the midst of a seemingly genuine breakout. If they believe it's sustainable, they can hold onto him, try again in 2017, and move him next July if things go south. Plenty of options ther.

The Boat

3:18

Would Jarrett Parker and Tyler Beede net the Giants Julio Teheran? He seems like a good fit there.

Steve Adams

3:18

Teheran is a good fit there, yeah (he's a good fit a lot of places), but that's pretty light to bring back someone pitching as well as Teheran and on as friendly a contract as he is.

Taylor

3:18

Speaking of Pomeranz, if you had a choice do you take him or Ross? And who is the better buy if you are trading for them?

Steve Adams

3:19

Ross has barely even pitched this season and there's no definitive timetable for his return. No one's giving up anything of meaning for him right now.

Illini Bill

3:19

Do you think the White Sox will trade for left handed power bar

Steve Adams

3:20

I do! Hahn seems committed to being pretty aggressive this summer, and there are a few available. Bruce makes some sense there, and we know the Reds are open to moving him after the near-trade in Spring Training (and given the rest of their rebuild)

Hello

3:20

What's the word on Justin Morneau?

Steve Adams

3:22

Still recovering from elbow surgery, I'd assume. If he were ready to work out for teams or at this point, I'm sure his agents would be getting that out to the media, as was the case with Lincecum (although probably not to the same extent... the Lincecumania was fairly silly, I think)

Andrew Miller

3:22

Should I start packing my bags? Where should I book my plane ticket to?

Steve Adams

3:24

I don't think the Yankees would actually pull the trigger on a Miller trade unless they got someone who could immediately step into the rotation and another pair of reasonably valuable prospects. Half a season of Miller got the Sox Eduardo Rodriguez two years ago, and while his contract is now considerably larger, his value is as well. It'd take a big haul and would be a pretty notable departure from the Yankees' previous operations

Adam Steves

3:25

Quickly explain why other teams don't make claims on revocable waiver guys like Matt Dominguez? Why are they nice with revocable waivers but not regular ones? Seems weird

Steve Adams

3:26

When you're talking about putting a guy through revocable optional waivers, I think there's more or less a basic understanding of being courteous now will lead others to do the same to you in the future. It's a rare procedure and a different animal than outright waivers entirely. Plus, let's be honest, how many teams are clamoring to put Matt Dominguez on their 25-man roster?

have a cigar

3:27

Vince Valasquez only two pitches today, sore bicep. I'm sure they will shut him down at least for 15 days. Who of their young studs in the minors comes up?

Steve Adams

3:29

Yeah -- pretty discouraging to see him leave after two pitches that didn't crack 87-88 mph, especially with all of the durability concerns he's had in the past. Eflin's been pitching really well in Triple-A, so they could go that route. They could also just give Oberholtzer a few starts if they think it's a short-term thing, and bring up a different arm for the 'pen. Not the most exciting option there, though.

Dan

3:30

More likely to get replaced by/on Aug 1: Werth or Papelbon (and I say this as a diehard Werth fan)

Steve Adams

3:31

Werth's struggles notwithstanding, I'd probably guess Papelbon since the Nats have been tied to bringing in a bit-time bullpen arm for so long. Werth is at least showing more power than he did in 2015, and there are also going to be more relievers than corner outfielders available.

Gogerty

3:32

Kelly Johnson resign with Atlanta in offseason?

Steve Adams

3:32

I'm pulling for it. KJ signing with Atlanta and being traded to the Mets in June would be a fun yearly tradition.

Legend

3:32

Beltran to Oakland for Hill??

Steve Adams

3:33

The point of Oakland trading Hill would be to get younger, controllable pieces to build for the future. Beltran is the opposite of that.

Imre

3:33

Javy Baez is 3 for 3 today and seems to be getting his act together at the plate. If his bat continues to produce, do you see him pushing Bryant to LF on a semi-permanent basis? Assume Soler is of the DL and healthy.

Steve Adams

3:34

Most impressive thing about Baez, to me, is that he's just not striking out that much. If he can keep managing the K's, they'll have to work him into the lineup more often, even if it's at the expense of some occasional at-bats for Soler and, to a lesser extent, Russell/Zobrist.

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