ZIPs seems to think the Red Sox got rolled (-26 time independent wins, for a 4 win increase this season), and I agree. I thought the Moncada trade was awful, though Cameron doesn't think so. Any thoughts on this?
What did you think of the Eaton trade? Obviously it was pretty controversial. Do you think they could have just signed Fowler instead?
Does jose abreu for Blake swihart and Sam travis sound right?
If Votto's contract had,say, half as many years on it, what sort of return could he net?
Will Don Cooper right the Giolito ship?
Do the Tigers change course now that the White Sox and Royals have started selling and start looking to add?
What's your hottest take on the Fowler deal?
If the ball is juiced going forward in a way that helps players with middle of the road power, does that improve the value of players such as Josh Bell and Dominic Smith that were perceived to be underpowered?
Was Sherman Johnson selected in the rule 5 draft yesterday?
if the moon was made of spare ribs would you eat it too?
What should CLE does about 1B/DH? One of the ex-Jays realistic?
I think the Eaton trade was a good one for the Nats on its own merits (as was the Melancon deal), but IF they also land Jansen, for, say, 5/$80M with an opt-out after two, also worth looking at all those moves in conjunction. For the cost of Giolito, Lopez, Dunning, Felipe Rivero, Taylor Hearn, and say $125M, they get Melancon for the stretch run and five years of Jansen+Eaton. Young pitchers and cash, with the only one who's demonstrated success at the MLB level also a reliever. That seems like a pretty good allocation of resources.
How much should the Cardinals be willing to pay to Turner after signing Fowler? 5/90?
Who are some midtier starting pitcher candidates available for trade right now? I'm thinking trading for a No. 4-type pitcher might be a better use of resources than throwing money at someone like Nova.
How many Mike Trouts are the Reds away from being competitive?
Who SHOULD be a more valuable trade chit: a) Archer, b) Quintana, c) Sale?