Figured this needed it’s own thread
Figured this needed it’s own thread
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jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Pretty big black eye on braves' medical staff that they allowed it though, right?
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Means the Braves, and I know I’m not breaking any news here, will need to look for two pitchers in the offseason. I think Morton is retiring. Ian Anderson likely won’t be available until mid season at the earliest, and we don’t know how effective he would be. And who knows in general on Mike Soroka.
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Extend fried. AJSS has to pan outOriginally Posted by CrimsonCowboy
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Absolutely not. Shoulder surgery is death to a starter. Trying to rehab first is almost always preferable.
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
I agree with extending Fried, but still need to add pitching. Can’t just depend on AJSS to pan out
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jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Should have traded him when his value was highest. I don't imagine he will pitch more than 50 innings in a season for us again. After 2024 comes TJ surgery in 2025 then maybe he comes back and has a solid good second half which is enough for the Yankees to spend 300 million to sign him only to regret it less than a year later.
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I don't see how we can sign Fried to a long term deal with his injury history. I think I would rather sign a free agent SP and we get both of them for a year before Fried leaves which hopefully gives AJSS and/or Waldrep enough time to develop. Fried will probably have career year on his FA year. Not sure I want to pay him based off the on year the stars align just right for him to have a big year.
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This is so over dramatic... Wright was only a major part of the team one year... Waldrep and AJSS both have tons of potential. Maybe Ian Anderson can also come back strong after TJS... not to mention we have several other intriguing arms and will have plenty of spending power to supplement holes.
AA should have $30M-$50M of payroll in 2024 depending on how much over the cap they are willing to go, assuming all of Rosario ($9M), Morton ($20M) and McHugh ($6M) are retained. I expect the bulk of that cash to go towards a SP on a short term deal.
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
I think Morton is going to retire. I'd like to see AA sign a pitcher and perhaps package Grissom in a trade for a controllable one if it's the right deal. Fried and Strider are injury risks. AJSS will probably hit some rough spots, and I don't want to have to bank on two of Elder/Anderson/Vines/Waldrep/Soroka/Dodd/Shuster panning out.
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
The unfortunate problem is there is a serious lack of quality SP options this off season.
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Sonny Gray would be a good short term target this offseason. If we’re trading I still hope Cease can be had.
Ohtani
Yamamoto
Urias
Montgomery
Nola
Giolito
Gray
Lorenzen
EdRod
Stroman
Is a pretty solid list for a team looking to fill the middle of a rotation.
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
I’m sure a lot of folks will be clamoring for Nola after he carves up our lineup Wednesday.
But which of those do you expect to go on a short term deal?
We still considering Lorenzen for the middle of the rotation?
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jpx7 (10-08-2023)
Urias probably won’t be an option…
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jpx7 (10-08-2023), The Chosen One (10-08-2023)
or Ohtani
jpx7 (10-08-2023)
No idea, but every year there seems to be 1-2 guys who overestimate their value and have to settle for a 1 year pillow deal. It’s usually the guy who maybe should have taken the QO, but instead allowed his agent to talk him into insisting on a 5 year deal that never materialized.
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