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@JonHeyman Jeter defends Marlins players, says they just let their guard down in Atlanta and weren’t running around. A few left the hotel but just for a milk, a coffee and in one case a dinner at a house. They didn’t do a good job of social distancing but they weren’t out carousing, he says

The theory is to get rid of the expensive contracts before their value goes under water. Plus, if you can move someone at the height of their trade value, you may be able to derive more future value from another team (controllable assets). The first part is money. The second part is managing your prospect pipeline.

Dodgers don't need Eovaldi. Padres are in a constant rebuild and I don't think Eovaldi puts them over the top. White Sox are a year or two away. I don't think they want Eovaldi right now.

Not a philosophy that Bloom subscribes to.

RE: Cardinals @markasaxon Also, I can now confirm at least eight positives. Of those, six are players. One source said the number is 13.

@Rotoworld_BB Cards/Tigers 'highly unlikely' to play on Tuesday

Yes, we got to see players, not umpires. Did fans flock to the exits once replay became available?

Right now, he's only hitting 7% line drive rate. That's just not going to get it done. he's making a ton of soft and medium contact, but not much hard contact.

Posts like this deserve a week ban.

I actually think it's an empowering phrase, but that's just me.

I can't imagine the returns on a trade would be very good at this point unless there are multiple years of control left for the players involved.

His FB velo is down almost 2 mph and is relying too much on his curveball (60%) and right now that curveball is a pitch that is either hittable or far enough out of the zone for an easy take.

Chris Ownings had a better defensive year and he was a negative fWAR guy. Gallo's slugging had a much bigger impact on his fWAR than his defense.

A forced Marcus Wilson diet would get persecuted by the Hague.

Players in 2019 with a k rate above 38% and 100 PA's: Broxton, Jake Rogers, Chris Owings, Chris Davis, Nick Williams and Gallo. Gallo is the only one who had a positive fWAR (and only because he slugged about 600).

From SoxProspects: The Red Sox acquired Marcus Wilson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in return for Blake Swihart and international bonus pool money in April. Though he was drafted in 2014, Wilson is only 23 years old and was just added to the 40-man roster this offseason, putting him on the brink of the major leagues. After he was acquired, Wilson really struggled in Portland, hitting .161/.307/.226 in 75 plate appearances, but he recovered after being moved down to Salem, hitting .342/.413/.603 with 8 home runs in 167 plate appearances. His return to Portland went much better, as he hit .250/.325/.486 with 7 home runs in 163 plate appearances. The biggest concern with Wilson is his hit tool. Even in his successful return to Double-A, he struck out at a 30.1 percent clip. Wilson will show above-average raw power, plus speed, and the tools to develop an average-to-slightly better defensive profile, but if he cannot make more contact it is tough to project him as more than a fringe major league bench player. If he's striking out 30% of the time in AA and not hitting for monsterous power like Chavis or Dalbec, he'd be ugly in MLB. For example, Chavis had a 25% k rate in AA in 2018 and 27% in AAA in 2019. When promoted to BOS, he had a 33% k rate last year and is now sporting a scorching 45% k rate this year. If Wilson got some run this year, he'd most likely have a k rate around 40%. Without extreme power to back it up, that's a nightmare.

Also, nobody wants to watch Marcus Wilson play at Fenway for even a short season. He only had a 727 OPS in Portland last year.

I think Benintendi's struggles are just heightened due to the quirky nature of this season. He's falling behind early, but won't have 150 more games to make it up. It's going to get in his head and he'll continue to struggle.

My guess is that it doesn't.

It makes no sense to keep talking about his opt outs. There is no way he's opting out because he'd get less on the FA market.

Roenicke should have had Barnes throw the "get an out" pitch.

@JonHeyman Marlins tests were all negative again today

I think the issue of resetting goes away in the next CBA.

Eovaldi's injury history is what scares me off on him.

1. I don't believe Henry was a driving factor in signing Betts. I think he wanted to get under the cap more than anything else. 2. I wouldn't give Devers a 10 year extension. I think you could safely do a 7 year extension sooner than later and keep him around for his prime. However, if Bloom can get a good return for Devers, he might as well (unless he believes he's going to compete in 2021 or 2022.