Originally Posted by
ramadon101
There's your logical fallacy right there. It's setting up a straw man. I am not saying any one should necessarily agree with it, but if the Braves FOR determined they wanted X, Y and Z in a player (say those factors being general durability season in/out, strong character and demonstrated leadership skills, and a bat that could approximate the offense we had from Heyward), and Markakis was the only player that fit the mold that was available without giving up a draft pick or prospects further deteriorating a farm system they are trying to rebuild, then perhaps "it's what it took" is just that. Saying it's a bad decision in a vacuum is your opinion, not stated fact. Again I'm not saying you have to agree with it- I don't like the 4th year either- but comparing it to BJ's contract is a stretch. I suspect Nick's contract won't be much of an albatross over the term- probably a slight overpay but one that they perhaps felt they had to make.