
Originally Posted by
Enscheff
I think AA spends the next week trying to trade for someone like Cease or King, and then pivots to signing a FA like Flaherty.
What AA should not do is allow SD to hold them hostage into ST and then sign a FA SP in March. Siging in the middle of ST seems to always ruin the SP for that season, at which point the signing becomes a waste.
Either complete the trade by Feb 5th (or about), or sign a FA SP so he has a week or so to get everything in order to have a normal ST with the Braves.