The Atlanta Braves - Hello darkness my old friend

[Blake25p]

 

[zjcvols]

AA making a huge trade after we win the World Series would be one of the greatest troll jobs ever

 

[Blake25p]

AA making a huge trade after we win the World Series would be one of the greatest troll jobs ever

I guess my question is what is he looking to add?

 

[zjcvols]

I guess my question is what is he looking to add?

Left handed power bat would be my guess.

 

[Blake25p]

Left handed power bat would be my guess.

Doesn’t really fit that criteria but Bryan Reynolds would look good roaming CF for the Braves.

 

[zjcvols]

Doesn’t really fit that criteria but Bryan Reynolds would look good roaming CF for the Braves.

I still don’t know why Pitt would trade him with four years control but rumor was AA went after him pre Acuna injury

 

[AV_12]

LF/CF/DH, RH pen arm, starter

 

[zjcvols]

My man wants that buyout money so bad

 

[zjcvols]

I’m on team Pache but I’d trade him as the headliner for Reynolds.

Acuna
Freddie
Riley
Reynolds
Soler
Ozzie
Duvall
TDA
Dans

Dear Lord

 

[GAVol]

My man wants that buyout money so bad

You just can't play it worse than Mullen from a PR standpoint. I actually saw Samford live this year and they definitely can throw it - but . . . they lost to Mercer in a shootout.

 

[Blake25p]

I still don’t know why Pitt would trade him with four years control but rumor was AA went after him pre Acuna injury

Because Pittsburg is a poverty franchise and we have the prospects to get a deal done.

 

[GAVol]

I guess my question is what is he looking to add?

A veteran starter
A CF
RH arm for the pen
Somebody to play 3rd for when Riley moves over to 1B

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

A veteran starter
RH arm for the pen
Somebody to play 3rd for when Riley moves over to 1B

It's a crying shame we can't block mods.

 

[zjcvols]

Because Pittsburg is a poverty franchise and we have the prospects to get a deal done.

I guess that’s fair. I actually think Pittsburgh can be good in a couple years with what they are building but maybe they think by the time they’re good Reynolds will be close to a FA

 

[AV_12]

A veteran starter
A CF
RH arm for the pen
Somebody to play 3rd for when Riley moves over to 1B

FF not signing might be that final straw to getting @Florida Stanley banned for life lmao. Intriguing

 

[GAVol]

FF not signing might be that final straw to getting @Florida Stanley banned for life lmao. Intriguing

Freddie is going to get signed, but predictable things are predictable . . .



I don't even think it will be a big deal. They were already paying him $22 million. If payroll is increasing, another $8M won't be a huge impact. I'm sure the 6th year is the sticking point.

 

[zjcvols]

Freddie is going to get signed, but predictable things are predictable . . .



I don't even think it will be a big deal. They were already paying him $22 million. If payroll is increasing, another $8M won't be a huge impact. I'm sure the 6th year is the sticking point.

Getting Freddie to $30M literally is just moving Ender’s $8M to him. And that doesn’t change payroll. We have to pay Soler and Charlie got a $5M raise but it’s easily doable from a payroll standpoint.

 

[GAVol]

Getting Freddie to $30M literally is just moving Ender’s $8M to him. And that doesn’t change payroll. We have to pay Soler and Charlie got a $5M raise but it’s easily doable from a payroll standpoint.

Exactly. It's all just a matter of playing a little chicken over the ugly year or two on the back end of the deal.

A World Series title and both Ender and Bruce Sutter come off the payroll. It truly is a great time to be alive.

 

[Blake25p]

Like I said yesterday 6/186

 

[GAVol]

lol . . . I just looked at Bruce Sutter's stats and this caught my attention. The Braves are about to have a guy come off the payroll in 2022 whose bio starts like this . . .

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft

 

[zjcvols]

So based off my research:

Braves have $54.5M committed with buyouts for Joc and Duvall.

Arbitration figures at around $38M

Pre-Arb around 3.5M

So $96.5M total.

If payroll goes up to $160M (which is what is was pre 2020).

That leaves around $65M to play with. Even if you give Fred $30M you have $35M to play with. Set aside $5M for trade deadline and it’s $30M.

 

[zjcvols]

lol . . . I just looked at Bruce Sutter's stats and this caught my attention. The Braves are about to have a guy come off the payroll in 2022 whose bio starts like this . . .

Bruce Sutter turned a $9M contract into over $47M

Bruce Sutter will make more than Ozzie Albies 9 year contract he signed in 2019.

Bruce Sutter will get a $9.1M installment in 2022.

He will make more than Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies combined in 2022.

 

[zjcvols]

I’d also try and lock up Riley long term. I’m not sure what exactly it would look like. I’m thinking 8 years/$80M-$90M (buys out four FA years). Make those last two years team options.

 

[GAVol]

Bruce Sutter turned a $9M contract into over $47M

Bruce Sutter will make more than Ozzie Albies 9 year contract he signed in 2019.

Bruce Sutter will get a $9.1M installment in 2022.

He will make more than Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies combined in 2022.

That works out to just over $1M/Save. Dude was the surest thing in baseball when they signed him and his arm flew basically flew off and they paid him for 30 years lol.

 

[GAVol]

I’d also try and lock up Riley long term. I’m not sure what exactly it would look like. I’m thinking 8 years/$80M-$90M (buys out four FA years). Make those last two years team options.

I need to see a little more out of Austin before they give up those cheap years.