Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
Soon and very soon, Anthopoulos needs to tell Liberty Media: “This is where we are, and this is what we need to get over the line.”
I'm not sure what this means. There is no acquisition or set of acquisitions that guarantees anything in terms of getting "over the line."
What AA has to do is weigh a set of incremental moves. Weigh the expected costs and expected benefits. What he needs to do is get the biggest bang for the buck. For example, a situational lefty is a modest move when looking at bang or buck in isolation. But when you look at the ratio of bang to buck it is your best move. Next best move is less clear. Either left side of the infield or high leverage reliever. But none of this comes with a guarantee. You weigh expected cost and expected benefit. And try to get the biggest bang for the buck.
Last edited by nsacpi; 07-04-2018 at 05:24 PM.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Same stupid blabber.
The Braves payroll is perfectly in line with their attendance and revenues
"The Braves payroll is perfectly in line with their attendance and revenues"
yes and no.... while the reported number of 120M+ might be, the actually money on the field amounts to a paltry 84M, if you include those on the DL, 56M without.
mqt (07-05-2018)
Right. The Braves did do it to themselves and it was a smart move too. It is what it is. Braves could possibly add a bit due to likely increased attendance throughout the rest of the season and possibly a playoff bump but it won't be much. I fully expect AA to make use of the full payroll next season.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
If we still lead the east within a couple days of July 31 I could see Liberty saying ok do what you need to do to make it to October. The extra revenue from the playoffs would pay for whatever extra salary they took on.
We are likely to acquire a situational lefty and someone like Asdrubal Cabrera with and without Liberty's ok to go past budget. I'm not clear what this ok would allow us to do beyond that. I know some folks (including Mr. Bradley) think that we should go after Cole Hamels. Dumb idea with or without Liberty's ok to spend more.
Going after Machado is also a bad idea when you consider the premium that needs to be paid in that sort of trade. Ditto for DeGrom.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."