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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    comes down to cost...if the price drops enough we should be looking at guys like Frazier, Moose and Yelich.
    Right, so that's the question.

    Is Cain at 3/45 worth it? What about Mous at something like 5/85? Frazier at 2/20 with an option?

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    I'd be interested in all those guys except Mous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chico View Post
    If you acquire a 3B and OF this offseason there is no need to worry about next offseason as you'd be set everywhere except Catcher for thenext 3 years. You can decide between going after Grandal or resigning Flowers.

    Since this talk of the "Big offseason of 2019" years ago I've thought it a bad idea for anyone outside of the Dodgers, Yankees, and other big boys to even care about. There's going to be a lot of money thrown around and mid market teams cannot get swept up in it. Donaldson would be great, but he'll be 33. Blackmon could be great, but he'll be 32 and the Colorado effect has to be considered. Pollock could be ideal, but he cannot make it through a full season.
    I agree with this...I do not like big name FAs. They are usually big names because they have peaked. Rare is a FA got 5-6 years in them at the current production.

    I like using the market to our advantage though. Too big rumors I like.
    1) Mouse to Milwakee....We trade for Shaw...say a Teheran, Demeritte for Shaw deal (3B covered for 3 years or until Riley is ready)
    2) Yelich in a deal like ... Allard, Anderson, Waters deal (LF covered for 5 years). If you could add a Yelich/Realmuto for Allard, Anderson, Wentz, Waters, Pache (LF & C would be covered for years)

    Sure you have to pay more this year (unless you could dump Suzuki & Markakis) and sacrifice some prospect depth, but you would be set from a roster perspective for 3 years waiting / hoping for growth.

    Lineup all controlled for years and have not hit peak yet so growth should happen
    Ender (CF)
    Albies (2B)
    Freeman (1B)
    Shaw (3B)
    Realmuto (C)
    Acuna (RF)
    Yelich (LF)
    Swanson (SS)

    Rotation Youth & veteran
    McCrthy
    Folty
    Newcomb
    Gohara
    Fried

    with a line of prospects
    Wright
    Soroka
    Touki
    Weigel
    Wilson
    Davidson


    WOW...and you still have about $50 if next year you decide you need a #1 starter.

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    Sorry that was WAY too Pozzy

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    5 years of moose scares me with his age an obp

    Yelich makes too much sense if there is no Acuna

    Aa must be having some interesting discussions

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Right, so that's the question.

    Is Cain at 3/45 worth it? What about Mous at something like 5/85? Frazier at 2/20 with an option?
    yes on Cain and Frazier at those prices....no on Moose
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Right, so that's the question.

    Is Cain at 3/45 worth it? What about Mous at something like 5/85? Frazier at 2/20 with an option?
    I would do 5/20/20 for Cain right now

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    I would do 5/20/20 for Cain right now
    I was thinking something very similar. In fact, I think 5 20 20 is exactly what I proposed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    yes on Cain and Frazier at those prices....no on Moose
    Then the next question becomes, does it make sense to sign Cain without also addressing 3B?

    If they don’t fix 3B and make the team a fringe WC contender, does getting Cain at that value warrant taking on the extra risk of signing him a year before the team expects to contend?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Then the next question becomes, does it make sense to sign Cain without also addressing 3B?

    If they don’t fix 3B and make the team a fringe WC contender, does getting Cain at that value warrant taking on the extra risk of signing him a year before the team expects to contend?
    obviously the payoff varies some but not a huge amount depending on where you are on the expected win curve...i tend to think you have to take them one step at a time...eg signing Frazier would not cause me to change my approach to Cain much...
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    I would like to sign Cain if his price is right but I am not interested in Moose or Frazier for third all things considered.

    That said, I doubt any of them end up signing here.

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    What would Mous put up in Suntrust? Is he a decent bet for D at 3b?
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    With the way the offseason is going, see any chance -or desire- that the Braves take a chance on Joey Bats or Cargo on a 1-2 year deal? Guess you could throw Gomez in that mix but really thinking about power hitting OF type.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    What would Mous put up in Suntrust? Is he a decent bet for D at 3b?
    His road stats have been better than at home, I feel. If anything, his power definitely has.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueagleace1 View Post
    With the way the offseason is going, see any chance -or desire- that the Braves take a chance on Joey Bats or Cargo on a 1-2 year deal? Guess you could throw Gomez in that mix but really thinking about power hitting OF type.
    Bautista is freaking awful and I want no part of him. I guess Cargo is a remote possibility. I wouldn't hate that signing

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    Joey Bats at a cheap enough rate for 1 year wouldn't be terrible. Ditto on CarGo.

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    I don't think now is the time to invest in 30+ year olds who had a bad year and hope they get it going again. If we are doing anything during this offseason I would target someone like Cain on a back loaded deal or look to trade or someone like Yelich. Otherwise look at the deadline or next offseason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    I don't think now is the time to invest in 30+ year olds who had a bad year and hope they get it going again. If we are doing anything during this offseason I would target someone like Cain on a back loaded deal or look to trade or someone like Yelich. Otherwise look at the deadline or next offseason.
    On a one yr deal with an option yr I don't think that's a bad idea at all for guys like Bautista or Gonzalez both of whom are 10x better than Kemp in the field still as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    I don't think now is the time to invest in 30+ year olds who had a bad year and hope they get it going again. If we are doing anything during this offseason I would target someone like Cain on a back loaded deal or look to trade or someone like Yelich. Otherwise look at the deadline or next offseason.
    Rather have Cain for sure. But if not Cain or Frazier on a backloaded deal, then I'd rather take a chance on Joey Bats or CarGo on a 1 year deal with a mutual option than sign journeyman guys like A-Jax or similar players. I want no part of Gomez either.

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    Braves reportedly among those showing interest in Nunez, MLBTR:

    "Also via Heyman, Eduardo Nunez is seeing his market “heat up” a bit. There are as many as eight teams that have shown interest in Nunez of late, including the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Giants, Braves, Brewers and Royals. (Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area recently suggested that a reunion with San Francisco wasn’t likely, implying that Nunez can receive superior offers elsewhere.) Heyman joins others that have recently reported that Nunez is on the Mets’ radar as a second base option. The Yankees, Red Sox, Braves and Brewers all make varying degrees of sense as well, though it’s tougher to see a clear fit with the Jays, Giants and Royals for various reasons. Toronto has already added Aledmys Diaz and Yangervis Solarte this winter (with Troy Tulowitzki and Devon Travis both still on board as well), while the Giants picked up Evan Longoria and are reportedly striving to remain under the luxury tax threshold. Nunez would almost certainly put them over, as they’re within less than $5MM of that point at present. As for the Royals, they could use a versatile infielder, but they’re also gearing up for a rebuild."

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