Reacting To MLB Free Agency Predictions & Best Team Fits From Jim Bowden.

[@stephenn3290]

You are 100% with Max Fried. He has been linked to the Dodgers for a long time and he hangs out with them. Every year there are photos of him at Kershaw ‘s ping pong event at the stadium.

[@flat_life750]

i mean he is from socal and grew up a big dodger fan so hopefully they can get him....

[@reidpreston2784]

3:48 As a Twins fan, Wacha makes absolute sense. You can never have enough starting pitching, and when your starters go on IL, your season collapses. Case in point, the 2024 Twins

[@Versatilty]

I mainly agree that Fried is looking at the Dodgers but I think the Red Sox have an outside chance because he's a childhood friend of Giolito and Gio already had him to Boston this off season. Gio also talked about them always wanting to play on the same MLB team together and the only way that happens is if Fried goes to the Red Sox. I think the Dodgers are still #1 but I do believe the Sox are #2.

[@MIKELIN8]

I saw an article on Twitter today which said the Rangers were going to get rid of some salary to get under the luxury tax threshold. Fried to the Dodgers makes so much sense, especially looking at Jack Flaherty being there now, too. Both grew up as Dodgers fans, Flaherty says this is his dream come true, I'm sure it would be the same for Fried.

[@jackmarascio6665]

Hello Jim I am a first time visitor and love your knowledge on free agancy I look forward to hearing more of your analaysis especially when it comes to my dredawful Pirates.

[@joshdaniels5480]

Bow skipped a lot of good #4 & #5 type SP for Atlanta but put Snell being expensive as hell…

[@briand524]

As much as the Mariners need positions it wont be through signing anyone with a big contract. The only pitching will be bullpen help. Good job tearing up "The Paper Liar Insider".

[@jelambertson]

You should have the age of the player there as well. That has to be one of the most important factors.

[@chuck2200]

any and every left handed starting pitcher would be a target for the Dodgers.

[@mikelanzalotti7120]

I’m a Phillies fan but I see them going the rental route because of deals expiring after 25, if they don’t win I see major changes

[@JoeRiq209]

How can he use salary comps for a player of 6 yrs, $150 mil to 3 yrs, 42 mil? Those are two very different numbers. These are all just recent contract numbers being thrown around with no rhyme or reason behind them.

[@roncal1]

100% correct on Max Fried

[@greg5775]

Flaherty will be staying in LA, if they want him. It's his dream team.

[@roncal1]

I hope you are correct

[@matt5765]

Santander to the REDS please!!! We need a big bat in the RF corner. He'll hit 50+ HR's in Great American and he' a SH! I wouldn't be surprised if we land him.

[@Methoes123]

New O's Owner said he's not getting any younger and he's ready to open wallet for talent.

[@362chop]

Baltimore not exactly a desirable location.

[@CharmCityRado]

​@@362chopmost players go to the highest bidder. And Camden Yards is in the top 3 in all the parks/stadiums

[@362chop]

@@CharmCityRado Again, Baltimore.

[@CharmCityRado]

@@362chop so? All cities are shit holes and new ownership

[@MbgFire2067]

Sad to see the Phillies left out on some of these OF and P free agents. We need some help in the OF and certainly the bullpen and another good starter.

[@trentbean5932]

Juan Soto back to the Nationals is actually a very high possibility

[@Methoes123]

O's also, spend 20-30m on BP help increasing team yearly salary an additional 100 mill per season for next 6-10yrs. Still keeping yearly player cost under 225 mill per yr.

[@JaymesProvine]

I will say if Mets convince Soto to come to Queens I think Pete to the Bronx is possible

[@gregdiamond6023]

Max Fried wasn’t really home grown. He was in the Padres system and traded to the Braves by Preller as a minor leaguer.

[@JoeRiq209]

You have an issue with Ozuna ahead of Walker?

[@BALLCAPSports]

@@JoeRiq209 12 is a little high. Great bat, DH only. Walker might be best defensive 1b in the NL. I’d move Ozuna back.

[@robsullivan85]

Why would the Yankees now want Alonso? They need a 1st baseman

[@Wolfpack2077]

Think Corbin Burnes to the A's would be interesting... sure you have to play in Sacramento a few years but playing in Las Vegas has to be enticing. Snell wants to play in Seattle.

[@yodarlinsolares4675]

I guess Philly ain’t making any moves this offseason as per this report ☹️

[@joez2037]

If we have that kind of extra money after Soto I'd rather spend that money on Corbin Burnes. IF we get back to the world series next year the dodgers will have Glasnow and Ohtani in their rotation and we'd be better off with a second ace over Bregman. My two cents.

[@thomaswoo6605]

You are so wrong. The Meta can't go into this offseason with reclamation projects and 1 year options. They need to be all in on Burnes, Soto and Alonso at the very least

[@Ewe-pt1jw]

Don’t underestimate what Mets do this off-season. I can see them bringing Alonso and Manaea back, and signing Burnes. Trading for Bellinger after he opts in. And I see Padres trying for Fried. Adames goes to Dodgers, after Teoscar leaves. Edman will man CF.

[@greatnessdelton1381]

Dodgers are high on Pages and after letting Seager and Trea walk, I don't see Adames being the SS they commit 200M+ to.

[@jordanramirez1491]

11:04 wasn't Cronenworth a shortstop to at one point?

[@kyleravensbergen385]

This is a weird thing to focus on but if ernie is the opening day 3rd baseman for the jays weve failed, he should be the first man off the benchif theres an injury but hes not a starter, I agree with jays not being in on Santander tho if they grab an outfielder it will be a guy who can play left (ideally ward imo)

[@stevemammen5595]

Liked the "crazy" sign for Wacha, Wacha, Wacha😂😅

[@ples7083]

Phillies not interested in 1 player in the top 25 seems crazy.

[@jonmurphy5609]

They never mention the Phillies on this channel

[@Ewe-pt1jw]

Phillies could possibly trade for Luis Robert. And they will find a closer. Outside of that, not much they will do other than to internally get better.

[@ples7083]

@@Ewe-pt1jw they have options of trading Bohm, Marsh, or Stott. They would definitely be interested in a Tanner Scott or any reliever. Interest in Alec Bregman as well.

[@stevemammen5595]

Look at Jimmy James dropping Science!!

[@jacobkelly5150]

Seems way more likely walker's back on the dodgers now

[@n1ghtt295]

4:51 Mets are NOT going to bring back Michael Wacha 😂😂

[@joshdaniels5480]

Let’s go!

[@Darkjaws96]

Sucks that my Cardinals are probably in for a rebuild. I hate waiting 😢

[@boomustdie3406]

Julio Urias signs in Cleveland. Yep.

[@penguinfan774]

I don’t get why the jays couldn’t sign Santander Soto or Suarez. They should be in on all 3 because they need bats at LF and 3rd, and it’s clear they will adapt their budget depending on the player. Maybe it’s not getting hopes up after last offseason and Ohtani but tried hard for Ohtani, he just choose another team

[@penguinfan774]

Just for clarity I’m not saying they will or won’t sign any big bats because it seems they have 50 mill to spend for a multiple of different players, but I wouldn’t write them off either

[@greatnessdelton1381]

As an outsider(Dodger fan), you guys seem in a flux state right now. No offense, but that's not attractive to free agents. You're stuck in a juggernaut of a division. No matter what you do this off-season, at least on paper, you're gonna be the third best team in your division. The Yankees and Orioles aren't going anywhere. Gausman and Bassitt have a couple years left on their contracts, I believe, and they're both on the older side. And they're your best starters. Vlad Jr and Bichette are impending free agents next off-season, and I'd be doing everything I could to bring them back if I was your GM. Springer's contract just looks bad, he's 34, is declining, and can't stay healthy. The Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays also objectively have better farm systems than you right now. The Orioles, not so much, given most of their guys have graduated, but theirs is still solid. I think there's a good chance you're starting a rebuild next off-season. 🤷‍♂️

[@penguinfan774]

@@greatnessdelton1381 You’re not wrong about the lack of a future currently, but if they resign vlad I think everything changes quickly. For 2025 we mainly need bullpen help, and some middle of the order bats. All of which are very attainable and I expect us to at-least be competitive. As for 2026 and beyond assuming we resign vlad we have a ton of mlb ready prospects, many have already shown they are at least mlb caliber players. With so many veterans gone and younger players in after 2026 we will have plenty of money to spend and I believe keep a sustainable team going. If we don’t resign vlad a rebuild is definitely coming, without a franchise player like vlad we have nothing to build around.

[@Mcbobby12]

With trout most likely going to DH we need everything except maybe bullpen add a little to the bullpen but with trout as DH we need all outfield we need a 1B with drury saying he's out we could maybe use a 2B. I like bellinger at CF for us if he wabts to come back home. We need to be active this winter to compete.

[@Ochoa685]

We do not need a 1B

[@boomustdie3406]

Poor Mets and Yankees. Whoever doesn't sign Soto instead signs Vladdy or Murakami for following season.

[@AXCrix]

15:45 as a yankee fan who cares we got Alex verdugo and now we love him why not bring a strong 3B man and put jazz in LF

[@jackmarascio6665]

what about Buehler to the Cubs HIs roomate at VAnderbilt was ss DAnsby?

[@realityblood]

I don’t see the Phillies getting 1 guy on this what 😭

[@guerillalou2312]

Yankees go get Soto and Snell. I get Warren and Hamilton are good but they are trade packages. Same with Jones if they sign Soto.

[@bigcountry9486]

Yankees fans are high this isn’t The Show

[@guerillalou2312]

@@bigcountry9486 dude you act like this is an unrealistic scenario. At least know what you are talking about please.

[@bigcountry9486]

@@guerillalou2312 I do, as a met fan soto would be silly to leave. But in what world can you actually make that happen. Gleybers money comes off yes but you have 30 mill dollar contracts everywhere

[@guerillalou2312]

@@bigcountry9486 the Yankees have almost 100 million coming off the books this year. They have money.

[@bobbydalton6664]

Guess Reds wont try to get nobody.Owners are as bad as Jerry Jones is.just glad hes not in baseball too.Castallini needs to sell them to someone who wants to win

[@joselopezmoya9786]

SA TANDER will be a good fit for the METS.

[@michaeltill8573]

I could see Orioles going after Soto if they let Santander walk not saying it will happen just saying if ownership is telling the truth about spending why not try

[@n1ghtt295]

6:53 Manaea is staying with the Mets. Giants won't be Manaea back. Why would half of these players return to teams that tossed him 😂

[@paulstrzykalski2596]

Phillies should have an interest in Santander.

[@marcbenjamin9436]

Wacha had a terrible time with the Mets. Doubt he will go back.

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

I think if Manaea gets 3 years he’s back with the Mets. More than that nope. And if the Mets pay Soto more than Ohtani than he’s a met. If not he’s a Yankee. Simple

[@noriskgaming8312]

Yankees would only sign a starter if they make a blockbuster for a bat. Stroman/Cortes/one of the prospects are expendible.

[@n1ghtt295]

No one wants Stromam or Cortes 🤣

[@noriskgaming8312]

@@n1ghtt295 they're both reliable inning eaters. Everyone wants that. Any pitching is at a premium these days

[@jayfelsberg1931]

The Twins don'0 t have the money to spend on Wacha or Evoldi

[@jayfelsberg1931]

The Cars are cutting salary

[@Draven_X_23]

I assume he is 24 because he has only 1 very good season

[@garishqualm344]

Tell you a secret here ''18. Sugano is better than Cubs Ace Imanaga and Mets Ace Senga.''

[@edomarpez1840]

I certainly hope the Dodgers resign Teo (although I'm a bit worried they haven't by now tbh). I without a doubt they should bring Fried, they need some LHP and specially one like him who can go deep into games. As for Flaherty I'm not that sure, sometimes it seems like he doesn't feel all that at ease there, maybe he wants back in Detroit...

[@greatnessdelton1381]

They haven't committed to Teo because they're definitely going to be in on Soto. I don't think they'll get him, not because they can't afford him, but because I think Friedman and the ownership have their prices for every player, and Soto will exceed what they're willing to pay. Teo will probably still be on the market, I can see them bringing him back once Soto signs. If not, Tyler O'Neill makes a lot of sense.

[@edomarpez1840]

@@greatnessdelton1381 Oh boy.....I sure hope they don't go for Soto or that, as you said, that he's over the proce limit they're willing to pay. I sincerely think all those resources would be better allocated elsewhere

[@greatnessdelton1381]

@@edomarpez1840 Issue is, there's really nobody on the F/A market apart from Soto that doesn't carry some sort of obvious risk. For SP- Fried would be great. Hometown kid, friend and teammate of Freddie, and an ace when healthy. The issue is, for the better part of three years, he hasn't been. And you're adding another high-priced injury prone SP to a team full of them, right after they just did so with Glasnow last off-season. Burnes would be good, too. But I can't see the Dodgers breaking the bank for him, and he's slowly gotten worse every year since his CY young season in 2021, his strikeout rate plummeting, hard hit rate steadily rising, and velocity declining. Snell would be nice. But he's a Boras client that just won the CY young last year, and is seeking a long term deal. His numbers outside of 2018 and 2023 aren't particularly great either, and he has his own injury history. He's also on the older side. Flaherty would make the most sense should they win the WS. But he also has an injury history, which made the Yankees pass on him in the first place. Second, once he got traded to us, while solid, he wasn't an ace down the stretch like he was with Detroit earlier in the year. And I don't feel comfortable about them overbidding for him.

[@edomarpez1840]

@@greatnessdelton1381 I agree about the risk however I'd rather see them resign Teo than brin Soto. There's no real need for him, if they extend Teo they could easily fill the OF with Pages and another take on Outman (granted they have Edman). As for your 4 SP takes, I agree on all, I would like a lot the Fried experiment, specially becuase he's a lefty, but since I do worry about his health, I wouldn't be mad at all if they let him. Also I don't think they need another ace, maybe even a decent 4th would do as long as he's a LHP. With Flaherty I may add that, at times, it seems to me that he isn't really bought into Dodgers

[@greatnessdelton1381]

@@edomarpez1840 I'd obviously rather have Soto, but Teoscar is more feasible financially. Outman isn't a major league caliber player at this point. You can't stay in the majors with a career K rate of 33% unless you have pop like Kyle Schwarber. He has average power, with good defense and baserunning. But he has zero contact skills whatsoever and he doesn't get on base often. You can't really use Edman for the OF either, he's clearly the best option they have at SS. They need him more there. Pages has a lot of the same issues as Outman. K rate through the roof, doesn't make a lot of contact, is far worse defensively and as a base runner. His saving grace is that he mashes lefties and has really good power, so he's got a future as a platoon player. He's also only 24. But if he's starting everyday, something went wrong.

[@greenyboy3926]

wtf is that quote supposed to mean at the end

[@Methoes123]

Money talks and bs walks!

[@jessepressler208]

The Dodgers should keep Teoscar and sign Fried. I would like to see the Dodgers diversify their rotation. If the Dodgers could trade for a Luis Castillo, I would do that too.

[@angeldillemuthactor]

Lol the Dodgers need every single free agent. Lmao 🤣

[@jessepressler208]

@angeldillemuthactor Nah. Buehler can walk. Maybe Flaherty, too, if he doesn't pitch well during the World Series.

[@jessepressler208]

@angeldillemuthactor The Dodgers should not go after Burnes, Bieber, Manaea, or keep Buehler. The only "additions" the Dodgers should make are a shortstop and a lefty or two.

[@angeldillemuthactor]

@jessepressler208 you know i was joking? Lol because that's who they've become now.

[@greatnessdelton1381]

They definitively need at least one more top-end starting pitcher, a corner outfielder, and another high leverage arm. The fact that Teoscar hasn't been given a contract extension much less an offer, despite him saying how much he likes it here, and the fact that Dodgers did try to go after this player at the trade deadline two years ago just screams they're going to go after Juan Soto aggressively.

[@theStacyJames]

Soto is waaaaaaay overpriced. If he was an ace pitcher as well as a batter, and a better than half decent fielder, I'd say 600M would make sense. but he's a top line hitter and a half assed fielder. I wouldn't pay more than 450m for him, 10-years.

[@suckthehead1]

Totally agree with you he’s a DH and I wouldn’t give 60 million a year for a dh

[@greatnessdelton1381]

He's 26, so no shot he gets 10 years. 12 at minimum, likely 14. This would also drop his AAV somewhat. I'm still predicting something like 14/575 though. You also have to factor in overbidding. People were predicting after Ohtani's injury last year, 500M, 550M at most. NOBODY had 700M on their bingo card. Same with Yamamoto. Most people had him at 200-250M. Nobody had him at 300M+ until the week before he signed and the Yankees, Mets, and Dodgers were all courting him.

[@JaymesProvine]

Forget burnes to Mets?? You’re obsessed w Nats lol to say no shot to Mets but Nats should be in there is wild take!

[@BeeYoSa]

Why is it so puzzling to you that Marcell Ozuna is higher than Christian Walker? He's an MVP candidate for crying out loud. Walker is not. And I don't even like the guy. Also, I get the LA connection with Max Fried, but why are you acting like your his conscience or something and teams that need pitching won't be in on him? It's not that implausible.

[@DeadSHOTTZ1]

Bro Corbin to the nationals is nasty work you got him there over the Red Sox dude do you know nats owner trying to sell the team.. you just as bad as Jim

[@garishqualm344]

Cody Bellinger is overrated, we all know that.

[@Raptorsovereverything]

why not the jays for mahneaa

[@mikeoneill1542]

i guess the are not a fit for any of them

[@jonmurphy5609]

I guess the Phillies don't exist anymore

[@berto8232]

Do they even have any room to add more to their already high payroll for 2025? They’re projected at $288M with just their current roster. They have too many long term contracts already.

[@greatnessdelton1381]

​@@berto8232Yup, and their core is aging. Nola is 31, Wheeler 34, Turner 31, Harper 32, Schwarber 32, Realmuto 34. I think their window is slowly closing.

[@se9618]

Sooooo the yankees aren't a fit for anyone?

[@garishqualm344]

Soto career batting AVG. is 0.265... 600M? WTF

[@refusetolose05]

285 ba, 421 obp, 538 slugg... that's HOF numbers, and he's 26. Peak years are 26-33...

[@Methoes123]

Freid and Hernandez sign with Orioles. O's also trade for Skubal or Crochet.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

Knowing how much DAVID STEARNS loves his MINI MARKET/ MONEY BALL PHILOSOPHY, he'll go agaon for very cheap low tier free agents.

[@Remyp388]

lol love it

[@GuyFaith]

Max Fried to the Angels

[@Mcbobby12]

I'd love this only problem how much money is arte emptying out of his pocket.

[@TimFrith24]

The Mets will sign Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki this coming offseason.

[@greatnessdelton1381]

You're not getting Roki even if he does get posted. He's going to SoCAL, most likely LA.

[@TimFrith24]

@@greatnessdelton1381 The Dodgers signing Sasaki to join Yamamoto and Ohtani? Not likely.

[@greatnessdelton1381]

@@TimFrith24 That quite literally makes all the sense in the world. You're not very smart. 💀

[@TimFrith24]

@@greatnessdelton1381 Yes I am.

[@leam89]

Springer can figure out how to play left field because at this point he has little to offer