This is a good replacement for Walden. Team could be somewhat entertaining this year with the right improvements from certain players.
This is a good replacement for Walden. Team could be somewhat entertaining this year with the right improvements from certain players.
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TomahawkCult (12-23-2014)
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jordan walden: 350K signing bonus, $2.5M '15, $3.5M '16. $5.25M club option, 250K buyout '17. $6.6M guarantee.
Dalyn (12-23-2014)
Dalyn (12-23-2014)
Hart: "Look what we have here is a guy that is a quality veteran reliever in Grilli that can put zeros on the board. Look we assembled a pitching staff that will put up a lot if zeros, with great depth in the rotation as well as the pen. Look I assure you this is exciting and an enticing time to be a Braves fan, as, look I assure you we have an offense that as well is going to put up a lot of zeros, so, look what you have here is a team, when you look at it is going to give you good value for your money in the form of a lot of close low scoring games, as well as, look, the assumption that on any given day you can come to a game one day, and look still be at that same game the next day. Look we're gonna be in a lot if those extra inning games, and look you as a fan will have the capacity to do a lot of 2 for 1 value plans."
cajunrevenge (12-23-2014)
Steamer ERA projections for 2015:
Kimbrel 1.91
Grilli 2.86
Carpenter 2.97
Johnson 3.51
Russell 3.81
Simmons 3.24
They can only be signing these washed up closers for one reason, trading Kimbrel. The braves way is not to pay closers. Better stock up on some rolaids.
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Not really sure how this could be looked at as a bad move at all. Its obviously not going to move the needed to the point where the Braves are wild card contenders but this isn't the NBA. Tanking doesn't really guarantee anything.
Natural Immunity Croc
(2) We have 20 million sitting in our budget. We could let that either (a) go unused and avoid long term obligations (b) spend it on a higher end FA (c) invest in marginal upgrades that can be traded later on for prospects
(C) is strategy that's been used quite successfully by the Cubs. I have liked what they've done. I hated seeing the guy go that we traded for Russell and Bonifacio.
I'm not suggesting there isn't any downside to signing 38 year old relievers. But if there is any downside, it's not much.
So... we can trade Kimbrel now?
Braves1976 (12-23-2014)