Braves sniffing around on Markakis; Official 4 years 44 million.

[zitothebrave]

Not expecting anything but would be a nice poor mans version of Heyward at a much cheaper rate.

I highly doubt Markakis takes that much less than 8 million.

Markakis also is a very poor man's Heyward, in his 9 years as a pro he's compiled a 22.6 fWAR, Jason in his 5 years has compiled a 21.4 fWAR. Offensively they're almost identical, but the defensive swing is massive.

[nsacpi]

I highly doubt Markakis takes that much less than 8 million.

Markakis also is a very poor man's Heyward, in his 9 years as a pro he's compiled a 22.6 fWAR, Jason in his 5 years has compiled a 21.4 fWAR. Offensively they're almost identical, but the defensive swing is massive.

His WAR numbers the last four seasons: 1.7, 1.6, 0.0 (in over 700 PAs) and 2.5. Some team might be willing to pay him based on last season (like the Mariners with Cruz). I hope it's not us.

[Braves1976]

I highly doubt Markakis takes that much less than 8 million.

Markakis also is a very poor man's Heyward, in his 9 years as a pro he's compiled a 22.6 fWAR, Jason in his 5 years has compiled a 21.4 fWAR. Offensively they're almost identical, but the defensive swing is massive.

True, Heyward is as great as you'll see in right field on defense and Markakis had a -14 DRS over two seasons before last year improving to only a 1 DRS in right field. He has also had a -11 DRS season in right field too.

[emk418]

Markakis is a great fit. Not happening but I would love him