I predict AA absolutely stuns this forum and goes all in after we sweep the Mets in the DH today.
NYCBrave (07-26-2021)
At full health the team is closer to competing than they are from not. It’s a tough spot to be in now because the team is pretty much average today and if they get better, most likely it’s marginal and doesn’t really impact the chance at post season success. The smart play is to unload players who aren’t really in the plans moving forward and/or guys who can be replaced. Having said that I don’t expect anything big to happen one way or the other.
Tapate50 (07-26-2021)
This is a .500 team as they are playing now. Cutting Greene and Panda would be addition by subtraction. Get a couple of good bullpen arms and another bat like Marte and with TDA coming back the team has a legit shot at the division imo. AA isn’t gonna trade Freeman period.
If AA were serious about signing Freeman, an extension would already be in place. Freeman is going to hit the FA market, and the Braves can resign him whether they trade him right now or not. If Freeman approves the trade then there should be no hard feelings that he went to a contender for 2 months.
With Freeman/Morton/Smyly, the Braves are in a similar position to the Cubs with Bryant/Kimbrel/Rizzo. Both teams should be able to turn those expiring assets into 2-3 Top 50-100 guys, and several more complementary parts...and unless the Braves make some noise this week, both teams would be wise to do so.
Last edited by Enscheff; 07-26-2021 at 03:29 PM.
PawPawMaxwell (07-26-2021), WaitingFor2017 (07-26-2021)
I could see where dealing for a controllable or expiring position player or two and also trading Morton could make sense.
The craziness has escalated. Pirates send all-star Frazier to Padres for three minor leaguers, including their No. 5 prospect.
Just want Kimbrel. Not greedy. Just don't want to see Greene in another game.
He hasn't "lived" in California in a long time - that was in another life at this point.
Atlanta has been home for him for quite some time - it's where he met his wife, had his kids, made his fortune, and the vast majority of his friends are there now. That's why he wants to stay so badly.
Last edited by clvclv; 07-26-2021 at 04:35 PM.
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?
Agreed. But I don’t think we win the free agency competition for Freeman. So in that case it’s silly to not trade him and to just let him walk if we’re not trying to improve the team to get back in a position to win the division.
That said, I’ll believe it when I see it as far them trading Freddie.
Last edited by bravesnumberone; 07-26-2021 at 04:23 PM.
One thing everyone continues to miss in this discussion...
Freddie has constantly said that playing his ENTIRE career wearing one uniform is extremely important to him - much like it was to Chipper. There's never been the first hint that he's interested in spending two months somewhere else in an effort to make the team better in 2022. He doesn't appear to give two *hits whether that fits anybody's idea of what's "logical" or not, and he's consistently maintained that he's willing to give the Braves some level of hometown discount to stay if management wants him here. That's the human side of him, and apparently he doesn't give two *hits whether that "adds up" on someone's spreadsheet.
Those are the facts, like them or not. I've got a pretty good feeling that if you trade him to a contender "so he gets a chance to win a ring", there's a *amn good chance he tells his reps not to bother returning the call if they want to bring him back this winter. Logic be *amned that's just his personality, and he's EXACTLY the type of person that would take being traded away personally enough to hold that sort of grudge. He's already made more money than the next 2-3 generations of his family can spend and he's going to get piles more wherever he winds up - he offered you the chance to offer a much smaller pile, and you said "no thanks".
Last edited by clvclv; 07-26-2021 at 04:39 PM.
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?