Braves sniffing around on Markakis; Official 4 years 44 million.

[The Chosen One]

Just wanted to chime in that a day later this thread title still gets me. Why o why Hawk.

[Tapate50]

He isn't flashy and isn't elite on defense. He's good enough in right field though. A career .290 hitter and nearly .360
OBP. Would be just what this lineup could use.

360 is pretty legit. I didn't know that. Thanks.

[cajunrevenge]

Twist - they are signing him to pitch .

[UNCBlue012]

The amount of negativity on a chance of this signing happening on Twitter is incredible.

[Hawk]

Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
Source confirms that talks between #Braves and Markakis are serious.

[Carp]

injuries causing poor performance. seems like a weak excuse to me. he is what he is. but if you feel the team should sign average players to 12-13 million a year for 4 years then good for you.

He has been as consistent and as durable as they come, outside of 2012 (durability) and 2013 (consistent). I don't consider players with .350 OBP's and good defense to be "average players."

[emk418]

I could live with 4/45M. I think he's a great fit for this team. Pretty much Heyward at $8M turned into Markakis, Miller, Jenkins for $12M. That's a clear win. He would bring much needed veteran leadership.

[cajunrevenge]

1 year of Heywood and 100 or less innings over 2 years from Walden for 4 years of Miller, 6 of Jenkins and 4 of Markakis.

[BRule]

4/45 for a 31 year old Markakis is an absolute joke. He was horrific in 2013 and in 2014 he lived off his great 1st and in the 2nd half he was a 250 hitter with a 700 OPS with horrible D.

Nelson Cruz gets 14 mil per and we are going to give Nick Markakis 11+ hahahahahahahaha

[thethe]

1 year of Heywood and 100 or less innings over 2 years from Walden for 4 years of Miller, 6 of Jenkins and 4 of Markakis.

Think about all the future salary savings between Markakis and Heyward.

I really like this move if it happens as long as we aren't paying more than 12-14 per year.

[Enscheff]

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN · 23s23 seconds ago
The negotiations between the Braves and outfielder Nick Markakis have intensified. Hearing the deal could wind up in range of 4/$45m.

4/45 is the absolute max the Braves should go, and even that is a bit of an overpay.

If this signing happens I would expect to see a JUp/Gattis deal almost immediately afterwards.

[Heyward]

I wonder if the Braves are going to simultaneously pull off another deal (Upton/Upton/Gattis) if this goes down.

JUp would likely be gone if they can get Markakis, one would imagine.

[thewupk]

He has been as consistent and as durable as they come, outside of 2012 (durability) and 2013 (consistent). I don't consider players with .350 OBP's and good defense to be "average players."

Would you if that player played in Coors? Camden Yards is a very good hitters park. You can't just look at a players raw numbers. Since 2008 he has aline of 286/350/415 - 764. Good for a 108 OPS+. So technically above average overall but pretty much average for a corner outfielder. And is defense is not good. He's -25 DRS since 2009.

[CyYoung31]

We're going to be bad next year.

[thewupk]

Think about all the future salary savings between Markakis and Heyward.

I really like this move if it happens as long as we aren't paying more than 12-14 per year.

14 per year for a 2 WAR player. Hey for another 14 million we can find another 2 WAR player. That's 28 million for 4 WAR. Too bad Jason would have signed for 25 million and provided us 5+ WAR.

[Heyward]

LMAO so if not Markakis, then who.

We arent getting in bidding wars with the big markets.

Tank the next 2 years and sign someone in 2017?

4/45 is probably an overpay but yall act like Markakis is the worst player in the game.

[thethe]

Would you if that player played in Coors? Camden Yards is a very good hitters park. You can't just look at a players raw numbers. Since 2008 he has aline of 286/350/415 - 764. Good for a 108 OPS+. So technically above average overall but pretty much average for a corner outfielder. And is defense is not good. He's -25 DRS since 2009.

Lets see how his defense is when he has pitchers who are better at hitting their spots.

[Heyward]

We're going to be bad next year.

Depends what the lineup is.

The rotation looks pretty solid.

Bullpen should be alright.

Lineup obviously is a big concern but the offseason aint over.

I'm not saying we're winning the WS but i think we can compete for a WC spot depending how the rest of the offseason shapes up.

[atl717]

Players like Markakis can be signed for dirt cheap is not good. He's got no pop in his bat anymore. He's not the same player earlier in his career.

And you all will hate his defense. He's soooooo slow, offers no range. RF is so easy to play in Baltimore due to the short fence. He offers no upside, and at his absolute best is an average player. He's nothing like Heyward, Heyward is 10x the player.

Why not trade for Saunders, who is younger, better, and offers more upside? Orioles fans are praying they don't give him big money.

[CyYoung31]

Still can't believe we traded Heyward.