2018 Trade Deadline ROSTERBATION

[striker42]

There is a vast velocity difference

That can make it worse. A pitcher that relies on high velocity can really stuggle to adapt to declining velocity.

Archer's fastball is down a full mile per hour this year. He's also about to turn 30. Im not confident how good he'll be moving forward.

[Enscheff]

Haven’t we seen enough teams get burned by paying retail on declining SPs?

[striker42]

[msstate7]

I'd hate to lose gohara

[striker42]

I'd hate to lose gohara

Definition of selling low

[zbhargrove]

If we could get Diekman, Kela, Archer/Stroman, Beltre/Solarte that would be huge

[Tapate50]

I know I'm the oddball on this, but I've never understood the fascination with Archer. I know his peripheral numbers say he should be better, but he has a track record of that now. He's an outlier.

This.

[Heyward]

I'd move Gohara, but thats selling low on him.

[Tapate50]

Definition of selling low

Two orgs selling him would be telling imo

[Garmel]

Two orgs selling him would be telling imo

Overweight and has a reputation of a poor work ethic.

[Enscheff]

Gohara for a rebuilt BP and Beltre (plus cash probably) is still selling low, but if they are finished dealing with his issues it might be a wise way to cash out.

[Hudson2]

Kela is controllable for 3-4 more years I believe and Diekman would def help out. I'd hate to trade Gohara but if Beltre is in the deal to then i'd be ok with it.

[striker42]

I like Kela. Dieikman walks too many. Same problem Freeman has.

[striker42]

[NinersSBChamps]

Archer should be better, but for whatever reason he has been meh the last couple seasons. The ability is there evidenced by two starts ago, but he just hasn’t been very consistent. Very similar to Julio in that regard, but that’s where the comparisons start and end. Archer has a much much more powerful arm. He isn’t an ace, but then again there aren’t that many in baseball at the moment. Archer would be a fine middle of the rotation starter and if he replaced Julio that would be even better.

[nsacpi]

if we are trying to trade Gohara it would be nice if people would stop tweeting about his drinking habits

[bravesfanMatt]

Not saying I want to trade Gohard. But why is it selling low? That implies he will get better.

[striker42]

Not saying I want to trade Gohard. But why is it selling low? That implies he will get better.

He very well might.

[salmagundy]

On trading Gohara and dealing with the Rangers from MLBTR


The Braves have interest in both Diekman and fellow Rangers reliever Kela, Rosenthal and Joel Sherman of the New York Post suggest. Moreover, Atlanta’s willing to move left-hander Luiz Gohara to upgrade its team, per Rosenthal, with Sherman noting that the Rangers have been scouting the 21-year-old. Gohara hasn’t pitched much in the majors this year (19 2/3 innings, nine appearances, one start), in part because of injury issues. But he showed well during a five-start debut in 2017, after which Baseball America ranked him as the game’s 23rd-best prospect. There’s a “good chance” the Rangers will acquire Gohara if he “shows anything at all” in the minors Sunday, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets.
Sticking with Texas and Atlanta, Rosenthal reports that the Braves have greater interest in bolstering their pitching (perhaps via Diekman and Kela) than acquiring Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre. Rosenthal doesn’t rule out a Beltre acquisition for the Braves (though, as a 10-and-5 player, he’d need to approve the trade), but he points out that incumbent third baseman Johan Camargo has actually outhit the eventual Hall of Famer this season. The switch-hitting Camargo, 24, has done so on a league-minimum salary, too, while the 39-year-old Beltre is owed the balance of $18MM.

[CrimsonCowboy]