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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 25, 2024 11:24:30 GMT -5
Come on... be better than a Facebook group when looking at these signings. CDR is just a depth signing for the organization to see what he's got. He hit .298 and showed some base stealing ability at AA last year. He will be earning probably league minimum and it's a non guaranteed contract. No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top". There will be more inconsequential signings to come. Try not to overreact to every one of them. He looks like he’ll be a career minor leaguer to me but was probably signed accordingly in our plans. With a long shot chance he could become better. And of course he’s not the guy to put us over the top. That’s Kelensuck. Just ask Snitker. Just wait for the fluff piece that’s cones out this off-season about how much Snitwit still believes in his boy and is still going to make him our priority LFer. |
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Post by joeyg39 on Nov 25, 2024 12:08:41 GMT -5
Come on... be better than a Facebook group when looking at these signings. CDR is just a depth signing for the organization to see what he's got. He hit .298 and showed some base stealing ability at AA last year. He will be earning probably league minimum and it's a non guaranteed contract. No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top". There will be more inconsequential signings to come. Try not to overreact to every one of them. **No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top"** That's my point. We're not headed in that direction imho... Not sure with the trajectory this team is on, that anyone ever will be able to say that... |
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Nov 25, 2024 16:28:19 GMT -5
Come on... be better than a Facebook group when looking at these signings. CDR is just a depth signing for the organization to see what he's got. He hit .298 and showed some base stealing ability at AA last year. He will be earning probably league minimum and it's a non guaranteed contract. No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top". There will be more inconsequential signings to come. Try not to overreact to every one of them. **No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top"** That's my point. We're not headed in that direction imho... Not sure with the trajectory this team is on, that anyone ever will be able to say that... Well you better just throw in the towel.. waive the white flag. |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 25, 2024 18:39:23 GMT -5
**No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top"** That's my point. We're not headed in that direction imho... Not sure with the trajectory this team is on, that anyone ever will be able to say that... Well you better just throw in the towel.. waive the white flag. IMO the "guy" who is going to put us over the top is going to be adding 2 or maybe 3 mid to back end SP. I would take my chances with Laureano, or go out on a limb and grab Santander unless the price is crazy, and focus on pitching. With Acuna returning for 2025 (and praying he can stay healthy) or offense should bounce back and take care of itself. But we need to avoid the "organizational depth" crap with our SP, meaning we have a bunch of AAA guys who either aren't capable or who just aren't ready. We keep assing around we're only about three years away from having to do a big retool or another complete rebuild with this team. We better give ourselves a legit shot while we can. Starting of course #1 with getting rid of Snitwit, but obviously we're willing to piss away another year praying our players can overcome Sargent Skidmark's "greatness." |
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Post by joeyg39 on Nov 25, 2024 18:42:10 GMT -5
**No one in the organization looked at this guy and said "now that's the guy that puts us over the top"** That's my point. We're not headed in that direction imho... Not sure with the trajectory this team is on, that anyone ever will be able to say that... Well you better just throw in the towel.. waive the white flag. It's been up... Every time I read an article claiming an "under the radar" possible move for the Braves, it makes me want to vomit. That's code speak for they aren't going to spend jack squat, nor will they trade any assets to acquire a player of any impact. They absolutely lucked out with Sale. He's looking for another "blind squirrel" deal. |
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Post by PABraveFan on Nov 25, 2024 20:00:17 GMT -5
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Post by keystone61 on Nov 25, 2024 20:19:18 GMT -5
It would be nice to do something besides give away young catchers and sign mediocre bats this winter, but that's a pipe dream I guess. Drake Baldwin will probably be traded soon. Probably has a tattoo that Sarge doesn't like. We're also poor.
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Post by joeyg39 on Nov 26, 2024 8:55:59 GMT -5
Angels just gave Yusei Kikuchi (that's right...who?) 3/$63m. That makes everyone else that much more expensive. My friends, that means that the Braves can't even afford mid 30's guys like Eovaldi. Look for "under the radar" type signings at this point. That means guys you never heard of. Guys who are way past their prime. Guys who are recovering from major surgery...
Everyone here knows that's the God's honest truth...
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Post by PABraveFan on Nov 26, 2024 10:33:46 GMT -5
Angels just gave Yusei Kikuchi (that's right...who?) 3/$63m. That makes everyone else that much more expensive. My friends, that means that the Braves can't even afford mid 30's guys like Eovaldi. Look for "under the radar" type signings at this point. That means guys you never heard of. Guys who are way past their prime. Guys who are recovering from major surgery... Everyone here knows that's the God's honest truth... $20M per seems to be the going rate for a 4 ERA pitcher these days. Morton has given us a 4.06 for $20M each the last 3 years. |
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Nov 26, 2024 10:46:21 GMT -5
Well you better just throw in the towel.. waive the white flag. It's been up... Every time I read an article claiming an "under the radar" possible move for the Braves, it makes me want to vomit. That's code speak for they aren't going to spend jack squat, nor will they trade any assets to acquire a player of any impact. They absolutely lucked out with Sale. He's looking for another "blind squirrel" deal. Knowing how miserable you always seem to be almost makes reading your drivel worthwhile. |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 26, 2024 11:43:02 GMT -5
Angels just gave Yusei Kikuchi (that's right...who?) 3/$63m. That makes everyone else that much more expensive. My friends, that means that the Braves can't even afford mid 30's guys like Eovaldi. Look for "under the radar" type signings at this point. That means guys you never heard of. Guys who are way past their prime. Guys who are recovering from major surgery... Everyone here knows that's the God's honest truth... $20M per seems to be the going rate for a 4 ERA pitcher these days. Morton has given us a 4.06 for $20M each the last 3 years. I don’t think that’s accurate. I’m not going to spend a lot of time digging into it. My initial thought is teams may be willing to pay $20M for a guy who has been around a 4.00 ERA pitcher but it’s because they expect them to be better than that. The reality of what actually happens is that Charlie was the 16th highest paid SP in all of baseball in 2024 at $20M, but he finished 45th among qualifying SP with a 4.19 ERA. Bailey Ober was 41st with a 3.98 ERA. There were only 18 SP who were paid $20M or more in 2024. They were Scherzer, Verlander, deGrom, Corbin, Cole, Strasburg, Rodon, Montgomery, Nola, Castillo, Gausman, Snell, Wheeler, Ray, Bassitt, Morton, Musgrove and Eovaldi. I don’t think any team would be happy in advance if those guys gave them a 4.00 ERA. |
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Post by joeyg39 on Nov 26, 2024 12:22:53 GMT -5
It's been up... Every time I read an article claiming an "under the radar" possible move for the Braves, it makes me want to vomit. That's code speak for they aren't going to spend jack squat, nor will they trade any assets to acquire a player of any impact. They absolutely lucked out with Sale. He's looking for another "blind squirrel" deal. Knowing how miserable you always seem to be almost makes reading your drivel worthwhile. I was drawn to Nietzsche while in college. That might explain some things... Who knows, maybe Elon Musk might one day buy the Braves. That will surely change my dour outlook on things for sure. |
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Post by joeyg39 on Nov 26, 2024 18:27:09 GMT -5
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Post by keystone61 on Nov 26, 2024 22:55:36 GMT -5
Go get paid, Max. You've been a very solid pitcher. |
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Post by keystone61 on Nov 26, 2024 23:24:30 GMT -5
Dodgers just signed Snell for a buck eighty. Would they pay Max similarly?
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