Steve Adams Good afternoon! I'll get this going in a couple hours, but feel free to submit questions ahead of time, as always. Hello there! Let's get underway Mariners Mariners have announced starters for games 3 and 4 already, and woo is not among them. Do you think he appears in the ALCS at all? Steve Adams Adam Jude with the Seattle Times reported a bit ago that they're targeting a Game 5 start for Jalen Lecque Jersey Woo, so as long as the M's don't sweep, yeah I expect to see him. Gavin Cordes Should the Padres trade Pivetta for prospects and use that money to sign King longterm Steve Adams This might've felt more plausible if King had repeated his 2024 season, but his earning power was crushed pretty heavily by all the health struggles this year. I think they can probably find a way to try to keep him on a creative deal like the ones president AJ Preller has dreamt up with Robert Suarez, Nick Martinez and Pivetta himself. The Padres are pretty good at manipulating player options and back/front-loading contracts to mitigate the CBT hit but do so with a notable guarantee and a crack at returning to free agency early for the player in question.And really, because of that, I doubt Pivetta has the value many would see upon first glance at his numbers. He can opt back into free agency next season.Pivettawas only paid $4MM this year. He's still guaranteed $51MM over three years, with $19MM of that paid out in 2026. Any team trading for him knows that if he pitches like he did in '25, he's opting out, effectively rendering him a one-year rental. If he struggles or suffers a major injury, they're on the hook for $51MM guaranteed. As with all player option/opt-out contracts, there's just far more downside than there is upside. Eutaw Street I know Alonso wants a 7 year deal, but those long term deals are just not popular with teams anymore. And I think its even le s likely for a power hitting first baseman. Could something like a 4 year/$180 million deal with a 5 year player option do it for Alonso? Steve Adams I don't think Alonso has any delusions of signing a 7-year deal this winter, and I don't think any team in its right mind would do 4/180. We're going to end up predicting some $60-70MM le s than that on our top 50 Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Acce s weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove ads and support our writers. Acce s GM-caliber tools like our MLB Contract Tracker Hamidou Diallo Jersey