JotCast | MLBTR Live Chat with Steve Adams -- 9/20/16

MLBTR Live Chat with Steve Adams -- 9/20/16

Steve Adams

3:08

Hello. Let us chat about topics we wish to discuss.

One minute -- need to figure out why my AC unit sounds like it's about to explode.

3:09

I am a mechanical genius! (That is to say, I hit it and it shut up)

Bret

3:09

Is Michael Saunders still a likely Qualifying Offer candidate?

Steve Adams

3:10

I think they should make the offer, even with the second-half slide. His overall production has been outstanding and he has a history of performing at a high level when healthy. The "worst case scenario" of him accepting doesn't seem all that frightening to me -- Saunders at about $17MM on a one-year deal is an overpay, sure, but not egregiously so.

Chuck

3:10

Who's you're Cy Young pick so far? Should be Porcello. 21 wins. 3 ERA, 0.98 whip

Steve Adams

3:12

I'd probably go Sale or Kluber. Porcello's wins don't really matter to me, and he's way behind the other two in terms of strikeouts. If Porcello wins it's not like it's a travesty, but he's been less impressive to me than his bat-missing peers.

Dylan

3:12

RIP Yulliete Solarte. Thoughts and prayers for the family

Steve Adams

3:13

Definitely. Can't imagine what Solarte is going through right now. A terrible loss.

Dylan

3:13

Will three chats a week stay over the off-season?

Steve Adams

3:13

Yep. Jeff and I at 2pm CT on our respective days and Jason at 6:30pm CT

Short stops

3:13

Does Ian Desomnd get a qualifying offer.

Steve Adams

3:14

Absolutely.

bravesfannc

3:14

Who hangs up Malex Smith for Conforto?

Steve Adams

3:14

Mets. Conforto's value is considerably higher even with the down season.

Kevin

3:14

Which free agent slugger could possibly foll the "Papi" void next year?

Steve Adams

3:15

I don't see why they don't just use Hanley and a hopefully revitalized Sandoval at DH. If they want to go the free-agent route, then Encarnacion or Kendrys Morales are probably the two best fits.

Pam Beasly

3:15

Post all star game MVP for both leagues?

Steve Adams

3:16

Dozier and Votto? Don't care that they're on terrible teams -- their second halves have been otherworldly.

Jay Bruce

3:16

In regards to my 2017 option, will the Mets decide to keep me or send me packing?

Steve Adams

3:17

I think they'll keep him, in part due to the fact that they traded talent (too much, in my eyes) to get him. But he was never a fit there, and I couldn't understand the trade even at the time it happened. I'd cut him loose, but I can see them wanting to save face and hope for a big 2017.

Michael Scott

3:17

Loved the 5 bright spots articles on the Braves and the Twins. Will we see more?

Steve Adams

3:18

As Jason said at the beginning of those posts, he's doing one for each non-playoff team.

3:18

Can Freddie Freeman get in the MVP conversation even on a bad team? Third in NL in WAR according to Baseball Reference.

Steve Adams

3:19

He'll get some votes, but it'll come to Bryant vs. Seager, which is the right call. (With Bryant likely winning)

Devin

3:19

Do the Indians still have a chance in the playoffs without Carrasco and Salazar?

Steve Adams

3:20

Sure -- a diminished one, clearly, but Kluber is a legitimate ace, Bauer is maddeningly inconsistent but has flashes of brilliance, and Tomlin was great for a large portion of the season. Their awesome rotation gets a lot of headlines, but Cleveland has a quietly strong offense as well.

Tom

3:20

Is there any chance of the white six getting rid of shields this winter?

Steve Adams

3:21

Sure if they want to eat some of the money they took on in getting him. But he's not opting out and no one's taking the entirety of their portion of the deal, unless a crappy contract is going back to Chicago in exchange.

Tyler

3:21

Jose Fernandez with the Marlins in 2017..yes or no

Steve Adams

3:21

Yeah

I'm sure they'll shop him around, but the asking price on him will be so preposterous that I can't envision it. They were asking the Dodgers for Seager, Pederson and 2-3 other players last winter.

Jeff Bridich

3:22

The heck do I do with Gerardo Parra

Steve Adams

3:23

Is traveling back in time and never signing him an option? That was such a weird move when it happened. Might be stuck with him and just have to hope for a better performance next season, but his sudden complete refusal to draw a walk doesn't bode well for the future.

Seriously, 8 unintentional walks in 360 PAs. That's shockingly terrible.

RIP bearHam

3:24

It was mentioned in the Braves Bright Spot article that they are going to make a run at 2 or 3 starters. Any inclination of what starters they might be, what would they have to give up?

Steve Adams

3:25

John Coppolella plainly stated in a Twitter Q&A with fans a week or two ago that he hopes to add two starting pitchers. No indication as to who they'll target, but I can see them adding some kind of innings eater and then aiming for someone with more upside. A lot of the pitching prospects they've acquired are still a few years out from the Majors, so cashing some of them in for an immediate rotation boost makes some sense.

red stockings

3:26

reds fire price in off season? who do you feel is the best player they received in the fire sale?

Steve Adams

3:27

I can see it playing out either way, which isn't a great answer, but if there were any sort of indication the team was giving, someone would've reported it by now. I genuinely don't think they've decided. If I'm picking who I think the best they got out of the fire sale will be, I go Peraza or Cody Reed in the long run, though obviously Duvall and Finnegan have been better for them to date.

Robin Ventura

3:27

The White Sox dont bring me back...do they?!

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