JotCast | MLBTR Chat with Steve Adams 6-21-16

MLBTR Chat with Steve Adams 6-21-16

Steve Adams

2:45

Latest wave of All-Star voting results just came out, which should have plenty of people fired up. On the plus side, Omar Infante's release has caused him to plummet to fourth! Hooray? Let's chat!

Big Dog

2:45

Should the Cardinals be worried about Rosenthal's recent struggles? Last night, even though he got the save, looked very shaky and threw nothing but fastballs.

Steve Adams

2:46

I'd be concerned with any pitcher that's walked 19 guys in 23 innings. Velocity is down about a mile per hour as well. I don't know exactly what's wrong, but I don't buy that they're comfortable with what's happening there either. There's legitimate reason to be worried for me.

Tim

2:47

Jon Jay to Angels?

Steve Adams

2:48

Fit makes plenty of sense, though I'd say the same about a number of teams. He's an affordable veteran that's a free agent at season's end, and he's playing well. I have a hard time seeing the Halos end up with him just because it'd be easy for another team to offer more. Anaheim's farm is bleak.

Chris Sale

2:48

Am I changing the color of my sox?

Steve Adams

2:49

Everything that's been written and said about the Sox is that they're going to stay in it, and even if they decided to completely change course and sell, I don't see them moving Sale when he's this valuable and they still have some competent pieces for 2017 around him.

Bron

2:49

How highly has Teheran lifted his value over his past couple of starts?

Steve Adams

2:50

I don't think throwing a one-hitter dramatically enhances his stock or anything (hell, the Padres moved James Shields after he coughed up 10 runs in a single start). The thing that's upped Teheran's value, for me, is that he's showing the pinpoint control he did a couple years ago before his pedestrian 2015 season. Improved K rate doesn't hurt either.

Andy

2:51

Red Sox go after a young starter or veteran starter?

Steve Adams

2:51

I doubt they're discriminating between the two. Rotation help is rotation help.

MetsBro

2:51

The Mets trading Harvey in the middle of the year might sound far-fetched....but how else are they going to add a legitimate impact bat? They don't have the farm system to deliver what they need.

Steve Adams

2:53

There are plenty of ways for them to get a bat without parting with Harvey. They have MLB-ready (or near-ready) bats like Dilson Herrera and Brandon Nimmo, plus a soon-to-be-returning Zack Wheeler, and a bunch of other prospects (Smith, Rosario, Cecchini). They picked up an impact bat least season without trading from the MLB club.

2:53

How good is Seung-hwan Oh?

Steve Adams

2:55

WAY better than I thought he'd be. I talked to a pair of scouts who said he was all fastball this offseason, but his slider has been really good. He looks unhittable. Total steal for the Cardinals and, thus far, one of the better relief pitchers in all of baseball.

Coppy

2:55

So what am I gonna get for Teheran now? Value is sky high. Would Gallo be it or starting point?

Steve Adams

2:55

I don't think they're going to trade him, nor do I think they should. (I mean, if Gallo+ is on the table, sure, let's talk, but that seems like a reach)

Dombrowski

2:55

Can I unload Allen Craig somewhere?

Steve Adams

2:56

He's currently injured in AAA and hasn't hit anywhere since 2013. No one is taking that deal.

Luhnow

2:57

True or false: AJ Reed and Alex Bregman start a game for the Astros this season.

Steve Adams

2:57

I think they both will. Bregman perhaps after the Double-A All-Star Game he's slated to start. I don't think Reed's season-long performance has necessarily merited a promotion, though he's been better of late. I think both will be up at some point this summer though -- probably Bregman before Reed.

2:58

(Would not have guessed that order prior to the season)

Jake

2:58

Surprised that no one claimed Rusney Castillo on waivers?

Steve Adams

2:58

Who's going to claim the remainder of that contract? I'd probably have had a heart attack if someone bit there.

Anonymous Coward

2:59

How do you value Arodys Vizcaino? The results over nearly a full season have been terrific and he has multiple years of control. On the other hand, he has a PED suspension and a long list of injuries. Less valuable than Giles but more than Storen?

Steve Adams

3:01

Less than Giles was, yeah, because he's already earning quasi-notable money via arbitration and has fewer years of club control remaining. Definitely more than Storen for basically the opposite reasons -- way more control, way cheaper. Braves would be right to ask for MLB-ready help in return and probably 2-3 overall quality pieces (or one really good one and a bunch of wild cards). Relief pitching at the deadline is insanely valuable... the Sox got six-plus years of Eduardo Rodriguez for three months of Andrew Miller!

Tank

3:01

Are either Robin Ventura or Rick Hahn in danger of being fired

Steve Adams

3:01

Sounds like Ventura's seat is getting warmer. I doubt it re: Hahn.

SF Fan

3:02

If Giants get Beltran, who do they give up?

Steve Adams

3:02

Zack Wheeler! Wait.

I don't really see the Giants going after a 39-year-old Beltran to roam that outfield, and the Yankees are still a ways off from striking me as a legitimate threat to sell off parts.

I am Jack's Colon

3:03

How come nobody is talking about Miller or Chapman?

Steve Adams

3:03

I see more talk about those two than almost any player in baseball right now. But as I just said -- there's still no firm indication the Yankees will move either. Just lots of speculation and (from fans' perspectives) lots of hope.

Kershaw

3:03

How filthy am I!?

Steve Adams

3:03

It's not even fair.

Michael

3:04

Where does Jay Bruce end up at the trade deadline? Is he an all-star?

Steve Adams

3:05

The Reds don't even know the answer to that question right now, but I'd guess the White Sox given their long-stated desire for a left-handed power bat. Reds are already plenty familiar with their farm, too, having gone through plenty of talks re: Frazier. He's not an All-Star for me, no.

shmalex

3:05

Dbacks getting Jean Segura was sneaky good. How well do you see a healthy Shelby Miller impact that dbacks rotation?

Steve Adams

3:08

I'm still not a Segura guy, though the move to second base has made it more palatable. He's still riding a crazy BABIP and hasn't been especially great over the past six weeks or so as that's begun to come back down to earth.

A healthy Miller is huge but it all feels like too little too late there. I can't fathom them making up 12 games in the division, though I suppose the Wild Card is technically still within reach. Crawling over four or five or six teams there doesn't strike me as all that plausible there either.

kaden

3:08

do you think that we will see either giolito or hader in majors soon?

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