Very hard to say...
Soroka threw less than 60 innings last year, threw 153 the year prior, and has thrown almost 70 this year. Hard to say how many they let him throw this year.
I'm guessing each guy gets 2-3 more starts while DK gets ready, and if someone doesn't get hurt, the Braves will have a very interesting decision to make. A quasi 6 man rotation where Fried and Soroka get a lot of days off is also possible.
I’ve been saying it for a while, but the dude is either literally retarded or the greatest troll of all time.
So...would anyone bite on just trading for Gausman ? I know he wouldn’t fetch much but still has a year of control and could free that cash up.
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we can all see how this type of contract is far preferable to what Kimbrel got, right? hard not to like it a lot.
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Jaw (06-07-2019)
jpx7 (06-07-2019)
McGuirk has said 140M is the target for 2020. Full-season not opening day, and apparently including 4-5M for payroll churning (carrying extra guys on the DL, etc).
I'm not sure how DOB comes up with the 136M number. I had us at 116M opening day (this includes Duvall), and now we are at 129M.
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jpx7 (06-07-2019)
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"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
I think CK would have fit the roster better had he been willing to take the contract DK was given.
Knowing their price tags, the DK move was clearly preferable as long as it didn't make trading for a legit BP arm impossible.
And I agree with everyone claiming it's easier to trade for BP help than a SP of DK's caliber.
Nice break down on the DK move at FG:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dallas-k...ds-to-atlanta/
Highlights:
- Author thinks it's Gaus to the BP, and that's hard to strongly disagree with.
- DK increases the Braves projected win total from 87 to 88.
- Playoff odds increased from 72.8% to 80.6%, WS odds increased from 4.2% to 5.1%.
All in all, a pretty good add for the $13M the Braves had extra due to signing Markakis cheaply.
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If Gaus and Folty look to be getting straightened out by the time DK is ready, Fried may be the correct choice for the BP.
Fried in the BP lessens the need to add a LH BP arm via trade.
Fried likely also has an innings limit...consider:
2016: 103 IP
2017: 118 IP
2018: 111 IP
2019: 66 IP, will be 80+ by the time DK is ready
I'm thinking they may do something more creative to lessen workloads than simply sending a guy to the BP.
Jaw (06-07-2019)
I’d hate to put Fried in the bullpen after the strides he’s made this year as a starter.
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“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg