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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 10, 2018 14:08:05 GMT -5
I can't see them not bringing him back.
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Post by TheCoronaManCometh on Oct 10, 2018 18:44:27 GMT -5
Don't know how many of you are currently living in Atlanta, or get Atlanta sports talk, but a guy over on Talking Chop said this...
Hot Stove A local radio guy thinks that Britton is a "lock" for Atlanta, that kakes brach and gaus have been talking up the city and says that ATL is his #1 destination. Curious to know if anyone else has heard anything about this. Or about the report that FF has been talking up ATL to Bryce.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 10, 2018 19:06:11 GMT -5
Haven't heard anything about Freeman/Bryce
The Britton news has been going around. Supposedly Britton has Atlanta as his #1 target, but of course that is if they are willing to pay what he wants.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Oct 10, 2018 19:44:38 GMT -5
They HAVE to bring Snit back. This isn't even a question, IMO. Agreed, Snit needs to come back
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 11, 2018 6:28:59 GMT -5
There are a couple of things about Harper that I don't like (other than the fact that he is gonna be overly expensive, and he seems to be a putz). The swing is way too complicated. Sure, he generates tremendous power with it, but what happens when he gets older? My guess is that if he doesn't change, his production will fall off the table, which leads me to my 2nd thing with him. Is he coachable? If Seitzer suggests adjustments, will he listen? From what I've seen, I don't think he will, but maybe I'm wrong. That said, if he produces at his peak for 4 or 5 years, and we win a World Series or three with him, that would definitely be worth it. All in all, though, I think he's a pretty risky acquisition.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Oct 14, 2018 14:16:30 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienatl For those seeing, writing or saying that $50-60 million is what #Braves might add to payroll via trade or free agency, I’d suggest it’ll be closer to $30 million, after you factor in arbitration raises and such. The payroll will see a bump, not a huge increase.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Oct 14, 2018 17:15:29 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienatl For those seeing, writing or saying that $50-60 million is what #Braves might add to payroll via trade or free agency, I’d suggest it’ll be closer to $30 million, after you factor in arbitration raises and such. The payroll will see a bump, not a huge increase.See, cheap ass Liberty Media!1!!1!11!1!11!1
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Post by peteorr on Oct 14, 2018 17:48:01 GMT -5
thought at first this was a Rio Ruiz rumor
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Post by peteorr on Oct 14, 2018 17:55:21 GMT -5
Don't know how many of you are currently living in Atlanta, or get Atlanta sports talk, but a guy over on Talking Chop said this... Hot Stove A local radio guy thinks that Britton is a "lock" for Atlanta, that kakes brach and gaus have been talking up the city and says that ATL is his #1 destination. Curious to know if anyone else has heard anything about this. Or about the report that FF has been talking up ATL to Bryce. Looks like you posted this four days ago. This is my first time visiting this tread. I've heard both. Of course I can't tell you how true they are. I hardly listen to Atlanta radio and none of what I listen to is sports radio. I find that much of the time the sports radio guys are like you and me on the outside looking in. How often do they have inside information or a great idea? Plus their callers are quite often not the brightest of people. Also this is Atlanta. It must not be forgotten that we are more of a football city/state. I'd much rather get my Braves information from baseball writers (both Atlanta and national) than I would from Atlanta sports talk radio.
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Post by peteorr on Oct 14, 2018 17:56:48 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienatl For those seeing, writing or saying that $50-60 million is what #Braves might add to payroll via trade or free agency, I’d suggest it’ll be closer to $30 million, after you factor in arbitration raises and such. The payroll will see a bump, not a huge increase.See, cheap ass Liberty Media!1!!1!11!1!11!1 If I'm not mistaken Nightman used similar figures previously. That was if I'm not mistaken including all offseason spending though (not just limited to free agency).
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Oct 14, 2018 18:12:07 GMT -5
Don't know how many of you are currently living in Atlanta, or get Atlanta sports talk, but a guy over on Talking Chop said this... Hot Stove A local radio guy thinks that Britton is a "lock" for Atlanta, that kakes brach and gaus have been talking up the city and says that ATL is his #1 destination. Curious to know if anyone else has heard anything about this. Or about the report that FF has been talking up ATL to Bryce. Looks like you posted this four days ago. This is my first time visiting this tread. I've heard both. Of course I can't tell you how true they are. I hardly listen to Atlanta radio and none of what I listen to is sports radio. I find that much of the time the sports radio guys are like you and me on the outside looking in. How often do they have inside information or a great idea? Plus their callers are quite often not the brightest of people. Also this is Atlanta. It must not be forgotten that we are more of a football city/state. I'd much rather get my Braves information from baseball writers (both Atlanta and national) than I would from Atlanta sports talk radio. Atlanta sports radio hosts are a joke when it comes to baseball. They are all Falcons and Hawks, and when they try and talk about baseball it's so bad that I feel embarrassed for them.
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 14, 2018 19:50:18 GMT -5
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Post by wncbravesfan on Oct 14, 2018 19:58:03 GMT -5
David O'Brien (@dobrienatl) #Braves GM Anthopoulos has a media availability tomorrow morning at 11. I would expect announcment of a new Snitker contract and probably coaching staff announcment as well.
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Post by peteorr on Oct 14, 2018 20:25:52 GMT -5
I was just about to post this. Peralta would be a good stopgap. Trading for him would certainly for me be prioritized before signing Harper and would also prioritized over signing Brantley who will likely command 3+ years. I'd have to take more time to think about the blog as a whole. I agree with keeping Sanchez if the Braves feel he can come close to repeating his 2018 season. That wouldn't be completely unfounded since he's had some rather good seasons other than 2018. I don't like only having one slot open for young pitchers. Even if we assume Teheran would be better than one of the young pitchers, I'd rather trade Teheran and save money in the process while developing a young pitcher. If you re-sign Sanchez, trade Newcomb and Teheran, you still in my opinion don't have enough slots for young pitchers. The Braves are obviously a potential playoff team though and we might not have the luxury of developing all the young pitchers as starters at once.
That would leave you with the front three of Folty, Gausman, Sanchez. Aren't and shouldn't Soroka and Touki be confirmed starters? That leaves Allard, Fried, Gohara, Wright, Wilson, and anyone I might have forgotten as being in the bullpen or AAA rotation. Having them in less prominent roles means their potential value won't be maximized. The Braves do need depth and admittedly Wright came out of college not too long ago and could stand to spend a little more time at AAA. Also Allard didn't have great results in only 8 IP and was out significant time due to injury. So a temporary reduced role might not be the end of the world.
The author suggested trading Newcomb while I personally suggest trading Folty. Folty has three years of team control left and all salaries will be decided via arbitration. The article states Folty's projected salary for 2019 is $5.5M. Newcomb will only be paid $600,000. Folty won't be around as long and would command more in a trade. If Folty didn't reach his full potential, how much room does he have to grow? Newcomb certainly hasn't reached his potential.
Grandal is certainly good. I could be wrong about this because I don't have hard evidence, but I feel like teams pay too much for production at catcher relative to other positions. If that is indeed the case, I can't justify that for a mid-market team such as the Braves. Also Grandal is about to turn 30. That may or may not be relevant. Age is certainly something to consider for a catcher (or any player for that matter) who you are going to give a long term deal to. Grandal was suspended for PED use in 2012. Does one positive test years ago still matter? I'll let you be the judge of that. I personally feel a positive PED result is a knock on any player and it wouldn't stop me from signing them. I'd certainly be wary though.
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Post by keystone61 on Oct 14, 2018 20:56:04 GMT -5
Personally, I'd probably like Suzuki for one more year and go for Pollock over Peralta. That still leaves the possibility of a dependable starter being signed.
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