Braves pay to remove Odor. Bring back Allard

[Heyward]

DoB is very adamant we will not be a luxury tax team, citing sources inside the Braves organization who handle the budget.

David O'Brien
@DOBrienATL
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9h
Right. But that's only important if you're pushing luxury tax. They won't be. It will show up in their "official" payroll in some places, but doesn't mean anything to team for their own bookkeeping. Doesn't affect what they have to spend this year one bit.


David O'Brien
@DOBrienATL
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9h
You can tell me it's not accurate, or I can go with what I'm told by the people actually setting the payroll who say they won't be a luxury tax team. But if you know more than them about their plans, by all means, forge ahead.

DOB is good at what he does, but we'd basically have to punt free agency/trade deadline if we're not even gonna dip into the tax. Fangraphs us at 228 already, Spotrac is at 214. Unless AA can get someone to take on Ozuna, Rosario and Pina while taking on no salary coming back.

[Hudson2]

Lol @ DOB. AA isn’t gonna tell him what we have to spend. McGuirk has already said he wants us to be too 5 payroll and that brings luxury tax.

[bravesfanMatt]

DOB is good at what he does, but we'd basically have to punt free agency/trade deadline if we're not even gonna dip into the tax. Fangraphs us at 228 already, Spotrac is at 214. Unless AA can get someone to take on Ozuna, Rosario and Pina while taking on no salary coming back.

yep.. we are already done this year if DOB is correct.. I doubt he is correct and he won't come back and eat crow when we do dip this year.

[bravesfanforlife88]

BTW today is the 1st day that free agents can officially negotiate with any team they like.

I fully expect AA to sign Correa and deGrom today or this offseason is FINNISH!

[Heyward]

I'm expecting it to be a slow playing market. Maybe a couple BP arms sign today but doubt anyone big-time signs this quickly. I'm most interested which SS comes off the board first?

[Carp]

I highly doubt DOB's sources are that high up. People making those decisions don't typically discuss those sort things with reporters off the record. If DOB isn't willing to name his source, then he's probably talking to a scout or an assistant.

[Hudson2]

I hope it doesn’t drag out like it did last year. Boras has Correa and Xander so it probably will. He wants Turner and Swanson off the board first so he can control the last 2 pieces.

[50PoundHead]

I hope it doesn’t drag out like it did last year. Boras has Correa and Xander so it probably will. He wants Turner and Swanson off the board first so he can control the last 2 pieces.

I think the problem is one of Correa or Turner (perhaps both) will have to land before teams look into Bogaerts or Swanson and I think Bogaerts and Swanson know that their markets get radically different and offers likely get better if they wait. It's going to be musical chairs with the half dozen teams looking for shortstops hoping they have a chair to land on when the music stops.

[Dunit24]

I’m going to be wrong but I have a feeling we get deGrom and he will sign early. Idk why I have that feeling, maybe it’s just diarrhea, but have the feeling nonetheless.

[bravesfanforlife88]

I’m going to be wrong but I have a feeling we get deGrom and he will sign early. Idk why I have that feeling, maybe it’s just diarrhea, but have the feeling nonetheless.

It really does feel like a 3 team race for him with the Mets, Rangers, and Braves. I do agree that I think he signs early. But I feel like it is the Rangers that he signs with. He'd need to take a drastic pay cut to sign here, and I don't see that happening.

We are okay in the rotation....again, we are okay, not great.....But our biggest need is to sign or replace Dansby. That should be our #1 priority and first move on our agenda.

[Heyward]

It really does feel like a 3 team race for him with the Mets, Rangers, and Braves. I do agree that I think he signs early. But I feel like it is the Rangers that he signs with. He'd need to take a drastic pay cut to sign here, and I don't see that happening.

We are okay in the rotation....again, we are okay, not great.....But our biggest need is to sign or replace Dansby. That should be our #1 priority and first move on our agenda.

You can do a LOT worse than Wright/Fried/Strider/Charlie as a top 4, with guys like Soroka, Anderson, Muller, Tarnok, Elder, etc for the 5th spot. Fully agree we need to focus on finding how to keep Dansby or replace him before we do anything else.

[Hudson2]

Only way I could see deGrom is if they can move Ozuna AND Rosario both. The Dodgers are gonna be right there for deGrom imo.

[Heyward]

Only way I could see deGrom is if they can move Ozuna AND Rosario both. The Dodgers are gonna be right there for deGrom imo.

Sounds like Rangers or Mets for him.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Only way I could see deGrom is if they can move Ozuna AND Rosario both. The Dodgers are gonna be right there for deGrom imo.

The Dodgers make some sense for deGrom, but personally, I think they are a long shot. They need to replace Turner at SS and they already are paying Bauer $45m next season.

[chop2chip]

The Dodgers make some sense for deGrom, but personally, I think they are a long shot. They need to replace Turner at SS and they already are paying Bauer $45m next season.

They are off the hook completely for Bauer since he’s suspended by MLB.

[bravesfanforlife88]

They are off the hook completely for Bauer since he’s suspended by MLB.

Looked at it incorrectly. For whatever reason, I thought 2024 was the final year of his deal.

However, he is appealing the suspension and if it is overturned, or shortened, he is due $35.3M for 2023....so even if they cut him, they'd still have whatever the retro is on the salary held against their luxury tax.

Just something to watch. I doubt his suspension is reduced a significant amount.

[Hudson2]

The Dodgers make some sense for deGrom, but personally, I think they are a long shot. They need to replace Turner at SS and they already are paying Bauer $45m next season.

With Kershaw thinking about retirement and Buehler out with TJ they need another top starter bad.

[Heyward]

With Kershaw thinking about retirement and Buehler out with TJ they need another top starter bad.

I think they'll be more in on Rodon than DeGrom. Could maybe see Verlander too.

[bravesfanforlife88]

With Kershaw thinking about retirement and Buehler out with TJ they need another top starter bad.

Sporttrac has them sitting around $212M right now for opening day payroll. That is without Kershaw who i'm fairly confident resigns.

That being the case, I don't see them getting Kershaw along with 2 of deGrom/Verlander/Correa/Boegarts/Swanson/Turner....

[jpx7]

DOB is good at what he does