LOL wow...
Braves Fan
3:58 Braves send to the Orioles Koby Allard Kyle Wright Christian Pache and Johan Carmago to the Orioles for Machado Trumbo and Givens who hangs up first?
Steve Adams
3:58 You're a Braves fan and you're OK sending that level of talent for a 2-3 month rental of Machado, Trumbo's negative-value contract and a reliever? (admittedly a good reliever)
No way Atlanta does that.
jpx7 (06-05-2018), UNCBlue012 (06-05-2018)
How bout a former Top prospect for former Top prospect swap?
Indians get:
Matt Wisler - RHP
Lucas Sims - RHP
Braves get:
Bradley Zimmer - OF
Pass.
Could care less if I ever see Wisler or Sims ever pitch in Atlanta again, but they're fine for depth as long as we can keep them on the Gwinnett To Atlanta Shuttle. Zimmer can keep swinging and missing elsewhere - we've got plenty of CFs that don't do that nearly as much. Can't steal 1B.
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?
I think Wisler could still be useful. It wouldn't shock me if he became a decent fourth or fifth starter for someone.
Sims needs to be moved to a team that isn't in contention so they can run him out there in the hopes that he figures something out.
Not sure the best way to handle the deadline at this point isn't simply to stand pat - unless you can get Moose/Escobar for secondary prospects (at most).
Rotation upgrades are going to come with an overly inflated cost. Give Newk, Folty, Gohara, and Soroka their shot the rest of the way - you're contending a year early, and Pat Corbin is out there to spend your money on this winter if Riley is deemed the answer at 3B for 2019 and you still feel like you need a rotation upgrade.
Make the Top 15 prospects off-limits (the Pipeline Top 13 plus Waters and Contreras) - if DMGM wants to piece something together from the lower half for a package deal (Moose and Escobar), fine. If Texas wants to piece something together from the lower half for a package deal (Beltre and Hamels), fine. If Donaldson's back in 2 weeks (and is healthy) and there's a small enough cost they'll take for him, fine.
Otherwise, sit back and see where this goes - spend money without spending prospects this winter.
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?