I think braves dont look numbers they look how the player is progressing. I was looking for example the florida fire frogs that team don't have a good offense so what's going to happen pitchers are going to lose a bunch of games.
The question is, does anybody honestly think the Braves will ever pay ANY player $30 million/year - regardless of who that player is or how much sense that might make?
I've probably beat the "pay huge money on short term deals" drum to death as much as anyone here, and it's just really tough to ever see it. This franchise has been spoiled by its stars in the past - the only players that really have ever even attempted to get market value for their services have been Andruw (late in his career), Furcal (late in his career), and Glavine when he went to the Mutts, and they were all shown the door pretty quickly. They thought enough of Teixeira to trade a haul for him as "the missing piece" and then failed to spend appropriately to keep him. As mentioned earlier, the same happened with J. D. Drew. Lots of people get too touchy about these trades, but they honestly weren't that bad - IF the Braves would have done what it would've taken to keep those guys to hit in the same lineup as Chipper/Andruw/etc..
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?
jpx7 (08-05-2017)
Atlanta pursued a trade for right-hander Sonny Gray before the Athletics dealt him to the Yankees at this past Monday’s non-waiver deadline, but he wasn’t the Braves’ prime target among controllable pitchers. Rather, the Braves had greater interest in Tigers righty Michael Fulmer, reports FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal
The package it would take for Fulmer scares me.
Garmel (08-05-2017)
Unless they were taking Verlander back too. Could be why they are saving some money back
buck75 (08-06-2017)
So, what if Julio +was the main peice plus. It gives them a cheap young option. Say we also took Verlander and they took back Nick or Kemp. I think if we use our payroll flexibility and we add Julio...it might not be near as bad as you think. Detroit is desperate to clear contracts. More desperate than we were (we were not in near the shape besides BJ). Verlander for two years and a switch to the NL "could" be very solid. Especially if we can get rid of a corner infield contract (which we need to do).
Fulmer's health is also an issue now. He's great, but that's put a little crusty edge around his glow. Folty, Fulmer, Verlanderand whoever else that earned it (from the Dickey, Newk, Sims etc camp)...would be tough.
Detroit has little hope to move any of the bigs contracts without attaching Fulmer.