My latest for The Athletic addresses Jake Arrieta’s ongoing free agency and the gap between his asking price and actual value, which appears to be one of the key factors behind his continuing unemployment.
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MLB Now: Feb. 6
Here are some clips from my appearance on MLB Now on Monday with Dan O’Dowd, Joel Sherman, and host Scott Braun.
On George Springer’s two-year contract with the Astros, buying out two of his three arbitration years:
https://streamable.com/m/1874256683
On the teams in the middle that should be aggressive right now in pursuit of a possible playoff berth (I focus on the Twins):
https://www.mlb.com/video/share/which-teams-should-be-buyers/c-1874256183?tid=7417714
On Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto’s request for a trade:
https://www.mlb.com/video/share/will-realmuto-get-traded/c-1874257183?tid=7417714
On the top 10 pitchers right now, who’s number one, and where Stephen Strasburg fits on the list:
https://www.mlb.com/video/share/will-realmuto-get-traded/c-1874257183?tid=7417714
As for the top seven pitchers I mention in that clip, here’s my list, with the caveat that this was a hastily assembled list assembled while researching other topics in the small window between our production meeting and air time. Given more time, I might return a slightly different result:
1. Max Scherzer
2. Corey Kluber
3. Clayton Kershaw
4. Chris Sale
5. Justin Verlander
6. Madison Bumgarner
7. Zack Greinke
TV Party: MLB Now four-pack
MLB.com has posted four clips from my latest appearance on MLB Now with host Brian Kenny, Ron Darling, and my former SI.com colleague Jon Heyman. They are . . .
Quick takes on recent contract talk from Zack Greinke and Jeff Samardzija:
BK’s All-Underrated team and honorable mentions from the panel:
Baseball Prospectus’s Sam Miller on PECOTA predictions for top pitchers, with our takes on Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander and picks for breakout pitchers for 2015:
Round-table interview with Orioles General Manager Dan Duquette:
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