Originally Posted by
Enscheff
The takeaway is the Braves are a very talented team already, and are only a payroll jump away from being truly elite. If AA is allowed to crank up the payroll, and does it without taking on horrible long term contracts, the Braves can be on the cusp of the the same echelon as the super teams.
If there was ever a time to blow the roof off the payroll, giving Rendon 4-5 right now is the time to do it. The choice between 4-5 years to Rendon vs 3-4 years to JD should be an absolute no brainer, even if Rendon’s AAV will be at least $10M higher.