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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 29, 2021 20:35:21 GMT -5
Los Angeles Dodgers making progress on deal to acquire stars Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from Washington Nationals, sources say The Dodgers are making significant progress on a deal that would send them star right-hander Max Scherzer and star shortstop Trea Turner from the Nationals for a prospect-laden return, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Interesting that they'd let Turner go. Crazy. |
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 29, 2021 20:42:57 GMT -5
Mark Zuckerman @markzuckerman
Yes, they could've tried to sign Turner (who will turn 30 shortly after becoming a free agent) to a $300 million deal, on top of Strasburg's $245 million and Corbin's $140 million, then tried to re-sign Soto for even more. And who else is making up the rest of a winning roster?
Mark Zuckerman @markzuckerman
We've seen the Nats try to win the last two years with a top-heavy roster. It hasn't worked, and their lack of organizational depth has been exposed. That has to be addressed, and this is the first step toward that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2021 20:51:55 GMT -5
Interesting that they'd let Turner go. Crazy. Word has it that Kiebert Ruiz and Josiah Gray are the centerpiece of the retutrn Top 2 prospects in the LAD org, close if not MLB ready If they are not keeping them well, might as well poach the top end of their farm. They could be young stars Nats in rebuild now, Marlins in perpetual rebuild and Philly well, its Philly. Muts, who knows We can bounce back next yr assuming everything does not go wrong like it has this yr. |
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Post by keystone61 on Jul 29, 2021 20:54:12 GMT -5
Mark Zuckerman @markzuckerman Yes, they could've tried to sign Turner (who will turn 30 shortly after becoming a free agent) to a $300 million deal, on top of Strasburg's $245 million and Corbin's $140 million, then tried to re-sign Soto for even more. And who else is making up the rest of a winning roster? Mark Zuckerman @markzuckerman We've seen the Nats try to win the last two years with a top-heavy roster. It hasn't worked, and their lack of organizational depth has been exposed. That has to be addressed, and this is the first step toward that. Humongous long-term contracts are the dumbest move any team can make. The Scherzer deal is one of the better ones. Strasburg is great when he's healthy, which isn't often. Corbin is average to slightly above average. Soto is great, and he'd be my choice to keep, plus he's under control until 2025. Looks like that's what they're doing. |
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Jul 29, 2021 22:25:07 GMT -5
Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers, eh?
This is the proper tread for talk about other teams...
Please continue...
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Post by carl on Jul 30, 2021 0:48:30 GMT -5
Mark Zuckerman @markzuckerman Yes, they could've tried to sign Turner (who will turn 30 shortly after becoming a free agent) to a $300 million deal, on top of Strasburg's $245 million and Corbin's $140 million, then tried to re-sign Soto for even more. And who else is making up the rest of a winning roster? Mark Zuckerman @markzuckerman We've seen the Nats try to win the last two years with a top-heavy roster. It hasn't worked, and their lack of organizational depth has been exposed. That has to be addressed, and this is the first step toward that. Humongous long-term contracts are the dumbest move any team can make. The Scherzer deal is one of the better ones. Strasburg is great when he's healthy, which isn't often. Corbin is average to slightly above average. Soto is great, and he'd be my choice to keep, plus he's under control until 2025. Looks like that's what they're doing. Is it me or does this current situation kinda remind you of the BRaves in mid 2010s, Soto is the Nats Freeman, and everyone else is fire saled to reload the farm system. |
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Post by keystone61 on Jul 30, 2021 7:05:29 GMT -5
Humongous long-term contracts are the dumbest move any team can make. The Scherzer deal is one of the better ones. Strasburg is great when he's healthy, which isn't often. Corbin is average to slightly above average. Soto is great, and he'd be my choice to keep, plus he's under control until 2025. Looks like that's what they're doing. Is it me or does this current situation kinda remind you of the BRaves in mid 2010s, Soto is the Nats Freeman, and everyone else is fire saled to reload the farm system. I like this move by the gnats. They're out of it this year, Scherzer is a free agent, and Turner is only there through next year, so they're really only giving up 1 year of Turner to reload. Seems like a solid move to me. Maybe they have their sights set on signing Seager this winter? |
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Post by PABraveFan on Jul 30, 2021 7:34:03 GMT -5
Schwarber to the Red Sox, Scherzer, Duffy, and Turner to the Dodgers, Berrios to the Padres (reportedly) and the Yankees have already made their big deal. Lots of trades happening. Red Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Padres etc. I wouldn't mind getting Yan Gomes since the Nats are retooling but I doubt the Nats would deal with the Braves. I would be ecstatic if the Braves would get even one of these type of guys. As always the rich get richer and the rest are left to scoop up the scraps!
P.S. What the heck do the Red Sox need with Schwarber. They already have a powerful offense? Do they need an All Star caliber player at EVERY position?
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Post by bourjosgeorge on Jul 30, 2021 10:59:20 GMT -5
If I were the commissioner of mlb, the owners would have me assassinated. I would put a stop to this crap of trying to buy a trophy toward the end of the season.
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Post by maverick86 on Jul 30, 2021 11:13:00 GMT -5
We should go after Heaney & Iglesias from Angels.
A starter and closer.
FA at end of season.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Jul 30, 2021 12:10:24 GMT -5
If I were the commissioner of mlb, the owners would have me assassinated. I would put a stop to this crap of trying to buy a trophy toward the end of the season. At the very least I would make it so any FA at the end of the year could not re-sign with the team that traded them. That scenario and the possibility of teams collusion has always bothered me. The whole thing is another reason why rich get richer. They are already the best teams in the league and they get an influx of additional talent at the end of the year, often with team control. Throw in these teams are often at the top of the spenders list, and the haves just keep having. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 12:11:24 GMT -5
As always the rich get richer and the rest are left to scoop up the scraps!
P.S. What the heck do the Red Sox need with Schwarber. They already have a powerful offense? Do they need an All Star caliber player at EVERY position?
What the Red Sox might do is use Hunter Renfoe to center field, use Schwarber in left if rookie Jarren Duran does not pick it up Duran is a struggling rookie is a playoff run. What the RS really needed was to get a guy like Anthony Rizzo, second yr man Bobby Dalbec has been bad except for a few HRS, one of the lowest OPS's for first baseman As said before, all these prospects - get them in the show and the show shows them down. Happens all the time. Since their pitching is not so great they do need hitting at every position. And that town will not stand for incompetence, what some of these teams do to cheat the fans will never fly in Boston or NY. I am from that part of the country, those fans do not love prospects and rookies who do not produce. No namby pambying there, its win or get out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 12:19:27 GMT -5
If I were the commissioner of mlb, the owners would have me assassinated. I would put a stop to this crap of trying to buy a trophy toward the end of the season. At the very least I would make it so any FA at the end of the year could not re-sign with the team that traded them. That scenario and the possibility of teams collusion has always bothered me. The whole thing is another reason why rich get richer. They are already the best teams in the league and they get an influx of additional talent at the end of the year, often with team control. Throw in these teams are often at the top of the spenders list, and the haves just keep having. The rich get richer because the brain trust that runs them are generally good at what they do And they are not shy about spending to get top talent. Braves were one of those kind of teams up to the time around 2003. That is around the time Ted lost his boardroom fight with the AOL shirts and the rest is history I still say those 12 yr contracts to 28 yr olds is silly but that is what some teams do. |
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Post by hokiedan on Aug 2, 2021 11:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Aug 4, 2021 10:05:53 GMT -5
The Dodgers are nearing a deal to sign Cole Hamels.
lulz
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