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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Very well could be but if this year is any indication, the gap will probably be pretty small. I'm not high on either one but ether would be a significant upgrade.
    The difference is Donaldson could realistically sign a 3 year 30ish per Cespedes type deal due to his age, where Moose is almost a certainty to take at least a 5 year deal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ixiXSolidXixi View Post
    Just don't understand how people can say Maitan is 5 years away when Acuna did advance single A, double A and basically triple A in one year. I know they are different players but the way braves are rushing players he may be at the majors in 3 years maybe even less.
    Well for one, Maitan is barely batting over .200 with tons of strikeouts at Danville right now. They aren't just going to promote a guy just to promote him. Even though he was highly thought of, he still has to earn it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Well for one, Maitan is barely batting over .200 with tons of strikeouts at Danville right now. They aren't just going to promote a guy just to promote him. Even though he was highly thought of, he still has to earn it.
    They promote Austin Riley with .252 batting averange and Touki with a era of 5.04. Alex Jackson had .272.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    Because that kind of development speed is not the norm
    But players of his ilk can easily debut before 22. A lot do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ixiXSolidXixi View Post
    They promote Austin Riley with .252 batting averange and Touki with a era of 5.04. Alex Jackson had .272.
    The deeper numbers are the difference here.

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    I think braves dont look numbers they look how the player is progressing. I was looking for example the florida fire frogs that team don't have a good offense so what's going to happen pitchers are going to lose a bunch of games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by auyushu View Post
    The difference is Donaldson could realistically sign a 3 year 30ish per Cespedes type deal due to his age, where Moose is almost a certainty to take at least a 5 year deal.
    The question is, does anybody honestly think the Braves will ever pay ANY player $30 million/year - regardless of who that player is or how much sense that might make?

    I've probably beat the "pay huge money on short term deals" drum to death as much as anyone here, and it's just really tough to ever see it. This franchise has been spoiled by its stars in the past - the only players that really have ever even attempted to get market value for their services have been Andruw (late in his career), Furcal (late in his career), and Glavine when he went to the Mutts, and they were all shown the door pretty quickly. They thought enough of Teixeira to trade a haul for him as "the missing piece" and then failed to spend appropriately to keep him. As mentioned earlier, the same happened with J. D. Drew. Lots of people get too touchy about these trades, but they honestly weren't that bad - IF the Braves would have done what it would've taken to keep those guys to hit in the same lineup as Chipper/Andruw/etc..
    Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...

    Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ixiXSolidXixi View Post
    They promote Austin Riley with .252 batting averange and Touki with a era of 5.04. Alex Jackson had .272.
    ERA isn't that important, especially in the minors. Touki's peripherals were just dominant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UNCBlue012 View Post
    ERA isn't that important, especially in the minors. Touki's peripherals were just dominant.
    Quite true

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    The question is, does anybody honestly think the Braves will ever pay ANY player $30 million/year - regardless of who that player is or how much sense that might make?

    I've probably beat the "pay huge money on short term deals" drum to death as much as anyone here, and it's just really tough to ever see it. This franchise has been spoiled by its stars in the past - the only players that really have ever even attempted to get market value for their services have been Andruw (late in his career), Furcal (late in his career), and Glavine when he went to the Mutts, and they were all shown the door pretty quickly. They thought enough of Teixeira to trade a haul for him as "the missing piece" and then failed to spend appropriately to keep him. As mentioned earlier, the same happened with J. D. Drew. Lots of people get too touchy about these trades, but they honestly weren't that bad - IF the Braves would have done what it would've taken to keep those guys to hit in the same lineup as Chipper/Andruw/etc..
    Chipper's big deal was big (think he was top five highest paid at the time), but you are right that he did not try and break the market.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ixiXSolidXixi View Post
    They promote Austin Riley with .252 batting averange and Touki with a era of 5.04. Alex Jackson had .272.
    They won't promote someone hitting .200 and striking out half the time. Let's please use some simple logic here

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    Atlanta pursued a trade for right-hander Sonny Gray before the Athletics dealt him to the Yankees at this past Monday’s non-waiver deadline, but he wasn’t the Braves’ prime target among controllable pitchers. Rather, the Braves had greater interest in Tigers righty Michael Fulmer, reports FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal

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    The package it would take for Fulmer scares me.

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    Unless they were taking Verlander back too. Could be why they are saving some money back

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Well for one, Maitan is barely batting over .200 with tons of strikeouts at Danville right now. They aren't just going to promote a guy just to promote him. Even though he was highly thought of, he still has to earn it.
    Maitan has been promoted once, from GCL to Danville, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rico43 View Post
    Maitan has been promoted once, from GCL to Danville, right?
    Yes!! he is at Danville.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rico43 View Post
    Maitan has been promoted once, from GCL to Danville, right?
    Yes and he hit well in the GCL...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    The package it would take for Fulmer scares me.
    So, what if Julio +was the main peice plus. It gives them a cheap young option. Say we also took Verlander and they took back Nick or Kemp. I think if we use our payroll flexibility and we add Julio...it might not be near as bad as you think. Detroit is desperate to clear contracts. More desperate than we were (we were not in near the shape besides BJ). Verlander for two years and a switch to the NL "could" be very solid. Especially if we can get rid of a corner infield contract (which we need to do).

    Fulmer's health is also an issue now. He's great, but that's put a little crusty edge around his glow. Folty, Fulmer, Verlanderand whoever else that earned it (from the Dickey, Newk, Sims etc camp)...would be tough.

    Detroit has little hope to move any of the bigs contracts without attaching Fulmer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Yes and he hit well in the GCL...
    I know it is a very high bar and he's also had some injury issues, but so far he has not come close to what Albies and Acuna turned in as 17-year olds in Danville.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    So, what if Julio +was the main peice plus. It gives them a cheap young option. Say we also took Verlander and they took back Nick or Kemp. I think if we use our payroll flexibility and we add Julio...it might not be near as bad as you think. Detroit is desperate to clear contracts. More desperate than we were (we were not in near the shape besides BJ). Verlander for two years and a switch to the NL "could" be very solid. Especially if we can get rid of a corner infield contract (which we need to do).

    Fulmer's health is also an issue now. He's great, but that's put a little crusty edge around his glow. Folty, Fulmer, Verlanderand whoever else that earned it (from the Dickey, Newk, Sims etc camp)...would be tough.

    Detroit has little hope to move any of the bigs contracts without attaching Fulmer.
    Detroit has arguably the weakest farm in the game.

    And they control Fulmer for 5 more years after this year, they can wait on him. I doubt Avila is gonna attach a bad contract to lessen the package for Fulmer. He's their best trade chip.

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