BTW Lindor just sprained his calf muscle and will be out 7-9 weeks. For our sake, I hope Donaldson left his calf issues in Cleveland
BTW Lindor just sprained his calf muscle and will be out 7-9 weeks. For our sake, I hope Donaldson left his calf issues in Cleveland
Get off my lawn!
At the end of January, mish didn't even list the Phillies as a possible team for JTR. Things can change quickly. I don't think we're done
The Grandal and Brantley signings cost 33M this year for about 5.5 expected WAR. It is pretty close in terms of value of what AA got. And a more natural fit in terms of positional needs going into the offseason. Grandal does cost a pick. And Donaldson likely will net one. Plus Grandal and Brantley signed much later than Donaldson. It is a fair criticism that AA maybe didn't anticipate what those guys would ultimately sign for. I suspect their initial asks were quite a bit higher, either in years or AAV.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
clvclv (02-08-2019)
Again, in a vacuum, people were excited about Josh, but mainly because blowing that much money on a one year deal usually means subsequent moves are coming to "go for it".
Signing Josh is completely fine if you went out and got a Kluber type and added a quality OF.
Blowing 3/4 of your off season budget on a 1 year rental on a mediocre team just doesn't make sense, unless you want the draft pick of course. It makes even less sense when you really need to determine if your current 3B can continue to be a 3+ WAR player or your "3B in waiting" can catch on if Camargo under performs.
Last edited by CrazyTrain; 02-08-2019 at 02:06 PM.
My first two posts in the Donaldson thread:
"So Camargo to the OF or do we still sign an outfielder?"
and
"If Donaldson generates 3 WAR this is a good deal. If 4 WAR or more, it is a great deal.
Given projections, I like it."
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Jaw (02-08-2019)
We have a good outlook for 3B for the future, but not in 2019 without Donaldson. Camargo's best role is as a super utility guy and he adds great depth on the bench. Having him as your starting 3B is not as close to the value of Donaldson, which is obvious. And Riley in AAA does not help us right now.
Grandal is not significantly more valuable than a Flowers/McCann combo. So either way you're spending a good chunk of money simply to improve a spot where you're fine right now.
And I'm just playing your game. Find a comment somebody made that wasn't great, and try to rub it in their face forever.
"Acuna is getting lucky, just like CJ did when he batted .321 and won a batting title. He is unlikely to get lucky at the MLB level over an extended period of time. He will settle in around .300-.320 just like everyone else, and when he does, he won't be within shouting distance of the 1.000 OPS he is posting in AAA...more like low .700s in 2018." -Enscheff 8/25/17
I think a lot of teams would've loved to sign JD for one year if they had the opportunity.
I'm as frustrated as anyone about the fact that the team is apparently hoarding both money and prospects, and that Neck Markrapass is going to be the starting right fielder, but let's not take a **** on the one seemingly good move AA did make.
It seems to me like payroll needs to be a lot higher than it is given the team revenues. I haven't delved into the financial statements to see the final numbers, but one of the first items to pop up in a Google search of "Braves revenue 2018" is an article that says revenues through the end of Qtr 3 were over $400 million. One would think that player payroll should be higher than 30% of revenues.
And I hope the team doesn't give us the explanation that our payroll is in line with attendance. We were told that the reduced seating capacity would still result in more revenue due to the abundance of premium seating at STP. The Battery being mostly leased out should also be adding to the team's coffers as well. Again, without a more in-depth look at the financial statements I can't say anything for certain, but it sure seems as if team payroll should be more in the $150 -170 million range rather than being near the bottom of the middle tier.
We won the division last year. Obviously that will be tough to repeat, but we're not a rebuilding team. Our window is just opening, but we're still absolutely trying to win now.
Camargo will get plenty of AB this year, and we know he's fine defensively at 3B. We just need to continue to see his bat, and we will. Riley is the future at 3B, but he's not ready and we don't know when he will be. You don't bank on him as your answer, and you certainly don't treat this year as a trial for guys. We're past that stage.
"Acuna is getting lucky, just like CJ did when he batted .321 and won a batting title. He is unlikely to get lucky at the MLB level over an extended period of time. He will settle in around .300-.320 just like everyone else, and when he does, he won't be within shouting distance of the 1.000 OPS he is posting in AAA...more like low .700s in 2018." -Enscheff 8/25/17