The Atlanta Braves

[AV_12]

I’m not down for TDA at DH full time or LF at the moment. Looks like they are going to give Marcell a legit shot to bounce back

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I’m not down for TDA at DH full time or LF at the moment. Looks like they are going to give Marcell a legit shot to bounce back

His winter ball numbers though. Yikes.

 

[zjcvols]

Fun trade that won’t happen:

Cards: Ian, Rosario, Victor Vodnik

Braves: Lars Nootbar, Steven Matz

Cardinals get a young controllable pitcher and free up an outfield spot, plus get off the Matz contract. Braves get a young, controllable LH bat that can catch as well as hit.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I’ve talked myself into Vaughn at SS, but man I would feel better with another bat. LF or DH

I'd feel better with Grissom in LF.

 

[raw dog]

Aside from the lack of current prospects (which can and should be addressed in the next several drafts) what’s wrong with this approach? It is different and unusual, but it’s not as if we’ve made long term commitments to a team full of scrubs. Nobody twisted any arms for the players to commit to the contracts they signed, but it’s a sound move for the organization so long as player performance continues at the current levels.

I guess it will be good enough to compete for the regular season every year as long as no one regresses, or gets hurt and hits to their fullest potential

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I guess it will be good enough to compete for the regular season every year as long as no one regresses, or gets hurt and hits to their fullest potential

It's the difference between having LM as your owners and Cohen. Cohen knows the Mets have a short window and are probably going to need a rebuild. LM sees the revenue from the battery, and wants to keep it. LM doesn't care about championships they want profit, Coehn wants a title.

 

[zjcvols]

It's the difference between having LM as your owners and Cohen. Cohen knows the Mets have a short window and are probably going to need a rebuild. LM sees the revenue from the battery, and wants to keep it. LM doesn't care about championships they want profit, Coehn wants a title.

We are going into the luxury tax, can we stop this narrative? It just isn’t true.

 

[zjcvols]

I guess it will be good enough to compete for the regular season every year as long as no one regresses, or gets hurt and hits to their fullest potential

Sounds like the risk of, I don’t know, being a baseball team.

 

[zjcvols]

The issue isn’t money. The Braves are spending an incredible amount of money. It’s not the Braves fault the Mets have an owner who is willing to spend $500M on a baseball team. You can argue about how the funds are being used. You can bitch about how we used the assets. But the Braves are spending plenty to win titles.

 

[raw dog]

Sounds like the risk of, I don’t know, being a baseball team.

We have no bench and absolutely NO farm. We have to be dead last in both. We are living on a razor’s edge.

Not how you want to manage an organization.

 

[zjcvols]

It could have been a lot worse boys

 

[mr.checkerboards]

We are going into the luxury tax, can we stop this narrative? It just isn’t true.

Barely dipping into the luxury tax to extend your own core, is a little bit different then swinging for the fences with Elite players.

 

[raw dog]

lol the Tennessee bitch ass titans are really gonna ride with a phantom injury to Derrick Henry when I need him to win this fantasy championship lord I hate this chicken **** organization

Congrats to @Regulator

 

[zjcvols]

Barely dipping into the luxury tax to extend your own core, is a little bit different then swinging for the fences with Elite players.

Like Matt Olson and Sean Murphy?

 

[raw dog]

As if they have any shot at beating the jags anyway

I don’t think like this organization anymore maybe I will become a falcons fan or something at least they aren’t chicken **** (that I know of)

 

[zjcvols]

I can’t blame AA for saying “nah I’ll sit this one out” when prices went up $80M for elite players. I’ll go with our core for the next 5-7 years.

 

[raw dog]

I can’t blame AA for saying “nah I’ll sit this one out” when prices went up $80M for elite players. I’ll go with our core for the next 5-7 years.

DO YOU THINK THE PRICES ARE GONNA GO DOWN?

Also there isn’t a soul on earth that can convince me the Murphy deal was a wise decision. I have more problem with that than sitting out the free agent market

 

[GAVol]

Barely dipping into the luxury tax to extend your own core, is a little bit different then swinging for the fences with Elite players.

What if 2 or 3 from your core turn out to be elite players?

 

[Regulator]

It’s mostly the same core of players that won it all two years ago.

“This team can’t compete and our FO is cheap.”

 

[raw dog]

It’s mostly the same core of players that won it all two years ago.

“This team can’t compete and our FO is cheap.”

Uh, Freddie Freeman. That’s the difference and it’s big.

Also to a lesser degree, Dansby.

 

[LotteryPick]

Uh, Freddie Freeman. That’s the difference and it’s big.

Also to a lesser degree, Dansby.

No, it’s not.

Joc, Rosario and Soler all got hot.

 

[Regulator]

Uh, Freddie Freeman. That’s the difference and it’s big.

Also to a lesser degree, Dansby.

Freddie overplayed his hand. Can’t put that one on AA.

 

[Buzzbait]

Barely dipping into the luxury tax to extend your own core, is a little bit different then swinging for the fences with Elite players.

But swinging for the fences now leaves AA with nothing to work with at the trade deadline to patch a hole or mend an injury(see Duval). I’m ok with the moves so far, and like everyone else, would like to see an upgrade in LF.

 

[raw dog]

No, it’s not.

Joc, Rosario and Soler all got hot.

Without Freddie and Dansby we don’t win the WS.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

But swinging for the fences now leaves AA with nothing to work with at the trade deadline to patch a hole or mend an injury(see Duval). I’m ok with the moves so far, and like everyone else, would like to see an upgrade in LF.

SS is a bigger issue than LF.