Possible BP trade?

[Enscheff]

The FO does seem to have given a high priority on generating savings in various trades. The Garcia trade. I think the Cards picked up a chunk of Adams' contract. Just seems that finances ended up being a bit tighter than expected.

Wrong. I have been told by geniuses on this board that the Braves are making a killing with the new ball park, and the Braves will have a Top 10 payroll as soon as next season.

[CJC]

Wrong. I have been told by geniuses on this board that the Braves are making a killing with the new ball park, and the Braves will have a Top 10 payroll as soon as next season.

I'm not a major board contributor, but I'm really tired of reading this.

[drewdat]

Our ownership has been utter trash since Ted. I will need to see investment in the team commensurate to baseball-related income to believe it.

[Bluedevilruss]

Wrong. I have been told by geniuses on this board that the Braves are making a killing with the new ball park, and the Braves will have a Top 10 payroll as soon as next season.

Good grief man give it a rest.

[striker42]

DOB tweeted that Coppy says we will strongly reconsider trying to re-sign Phillips. I really hope he is just being nice

Why? Phillips has been fairly decent and shown he can play third and second. For the right price he'd be a great piece.

[bravesnumberone]

Thank you BP for your contributions. Not going to dog anyone who loves playing for the Braves like he does.

[striker42]

Thank you BP for your contributions. Not going to dog anyone who loves playing for the Braves like he does.

Yep. When it takes hours to decide if you want to go to a contender and get an extra half million or play the last month of your contract on a losing team, you really must love playing here.

[atl717]

Phillips doesn't have the offense for 3B, and player development should be priority. No reason to sign him.

[Chico]

I don't see Phillips coming back. I think the reason it took so long was BP was making sure he'd be playing 2B before he accepted the trade.

I don't think very highly of Ruiz, but this is a good time to give him some AB's and see what we have in him.

[AerchAngel]

Phillips doesn't have the offense for 3B, and player development should be priority. No reason to sign him.

Neither does Ruiz or Camargo.

If they can put up .280 to .300 with 15 to 20 dingers is still below what a hot corner should be producing.

[clvclv]

Happy for BP - he deserves a chance to play for a playoff team - good for him.

Not sure the kids could have had a better vet around to learn from - like him or not, he just does everything the right way. We know the more numerically-inclined could care less about those types of contributions, but it makes a huge difference for the young players, and almost as importantly to the fans.

[clvclv]

The FO does seem to have given a high priority on generating savings in various trades. The Garcia trade. I think the Cards picked up a chunk of Adams' contract. Just seems that finances ended up being a bit tighter than expected.

Not that we'll ever hear it confirmed either way, but one could also make the argument that trying to gain those savings is simply a smart business decision and that every front office tries to save money whenever possible. You know, since the Angels more or less saved us Albies' salary next season.

Have to be careful when doing that though - wouldn't want to give the brass credit for anything.

[clvclv]

Phillips doesn't have the offense for 3B, and player development should be priority. No reason to sign him.

Other than the fact that he's better offensively than Ruiz or Camargo?

[NinersSBChamps]

Phillips doesn't have the offense for 3B, and player development should be priority. No reason to sign him.

I know Phillips doesn't qualify for third base right now, but here are where he would rank if he was eligible:

6th in Batting Average with .291
Tied 11th in Runs scored with 68
3rd in Hits with 137
16th in OBP with .329
26th in HR with 11
Tied 22nd in RBI with 52
Tied 18th in OPS with .753

[Enscheff]

I'm not a major board contributor, but I'm really tired of reading this.

I get equally tired reading folks claim the payroll will be Top 10. So we're even.

[clvclv]

I know Phillips doesn't qualify for third base right now, but here are where he would rank if he was eligible:

6th in Batting Average with .291
Tied 11th in Runs scored with 68
3rd in Hits with 137
16th in OBP with .329
26th in HR with 11
Tied 22nd in RBI with 52
Tied 18th in OPS with .753

Pretty tough to imagine Rio or Camargo improving those rankings alone - they might not turn out to be bad as a platoon, but 3B will continue to be a black hole until they go outside of the organization or until Riley or Maitan takes over (assuming they ever do).

[Horsehide Harry]

I know Phillips doesn't qualify for third base right now, but here are where he would rank if he was eligible:

6th in Batting Average with .291
Tied 11th in Runs scored with 68
3rd in Hits with 137
16th in OBP with .329
26th in HR with 11
Tied 22nd in RBI with 52
Tied 18th in OPS with .753

And there you are ladies and gentlemen. If I had time, which I don't right now, I think it would be interesting to see how each position stacks up.

[Freshmaker]

We already have an All-Star 3B and his name is Freddie Freeman. /ducks

[zitothebrave]

Pretty tough to imagine Rio or Camargo improving those rankings alone - they might not turn out to be bad as a platoon, but 3B will continue to be a black hole until they go outside of the organization or until Riley or Maitan takes over (assuming they ever do).

You know what, it's a shame that we didn't have someone like Jose Peraza we could have centered a package to get Todd Frazier with.

[zbhargrove]

You know what, it's a shame that we didn't have someone like Jose Peraza we could have centered a package to get Todd Frazier with.

Not the biggest Frazier fan, but his skill set would fit really well on our team.