McGuirk Says Braves 'All In' On Youth Movement

[CrimsonCowboy]

http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/bas....257077.735631

[thethe]

From the article you can see the Braves kind of had the feelings that [MENTION=54]50PoundHead[/MENTION] has mentioned numerous times. The rebuild was overdue but the patches kept on being place and the Braves kept on winning. Now the rebuild is in full effect and when the team comes out from the other side of the next two years of losing its going to be a good time for Brave fans again.

[Braves1976]

So we go and get older and it's a "Youth Movement"? :)

[sturg33]

So we go and get older and it's a "Youth Movement"? :)

Seems that way. I don't think we will be challenging for youngest teams in baseball like we were the last few years

[thethe]

So we go and get older and it's a "Youth Movement"? :)

Hah, well done.

[50PoundHead]

As long as the Youth Movement isn't the baseball equivalent of a Bowel Movement, I'm good.

[Perfect Cell]

“We’re not going to have many people that don’t pull the oars all in the same direction, and hustle and play the game right. … You know, the correlation between payroll and winning decreases every year, and you’ve seen it for a lot of different reasons. The salaries are getting somewhat out of hand. The correlation between a strong minor league system and winning increases ever year. And plainly, we’re going with the trend, and we’re going all in with that trend.


kinda sounds like we are going to be cheapskates now. More than anything.

[Barnes]

kinda sounds like we are going to be cheapskates now. More than anything.

I'm still trying to figure out how a team in the 9th largest market in the United States is considered mid market.

[MadduxFanII]

So far as I can tell, here's the big news from the piece, even if it's technically DOB and not McGuirk saying it:

What the Braves Way does not include is a boost in payroll and filling a lot of gaps with free-agent signings. The Braves are currently just below $100 million in payroll for 2015, which should rank just below the middle among 30 teams. The figure is just about where they were last year before Wren was given permission during spring training to sign Ervin Santana to a $14.1 million contract after pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy had season-ending elbow injuries.

The Braves say their payroll will rise in future years, particularly after the move to the new ballpark. But don’t expect it to jump sharply and put the Braves back in the top five among major league spenders, where they were in the 1990s thanks to their sugar-daddy owner at the time, billionaire Ted Turner.

1. A sub-$100 million payroll, which puts us below the league average, seems to be our natural level right now- last year's payroll was a Santana-related fluke. The idea that we have plenty of room to spend seems wrong-headed after this interview.
2. Certainly doesn't seem like we're being primed to expect a dramatic payroll increase when we move to the new park. Quite the opposite, in fact. Perhaps enough to accommodate built-in raises for our existing players and not much more?

Not encouraging comments, albeit ones that synch up with the organization's actual moves this winter.

[thethe]

If the Braves decide to spend less on the major league team and more on the minor leagues I could go for that.

[Perfect Cell]

Yep. God i wish we had better owners.

[50PoundHead]

So far as I can tell, here's the big news from the piece, even if it's technically DOB and not McGuirk saying it:



1. A sub-$100 million payroll, which puts us below the league average, seems to be our natural level right now- last year's payroll was a Santana-related fluke. The idea that we have plenty of room to spend seems wrong-headed after this interview.
2. Certainly doesn't seem like we're being primed to expect a dramatic payroll increase when we move to the new park. Quite the opposite, in fact. Perhaps enough to accommodate built-in raises for our existing players and not much more?

Not encouraging comments, albeit ones that synch up with the organization's actual moves this winter.

Is it just me, or does everyone forget that we had one of the higher payrolls in baseball in the 1990s?

[Tapate50]

Personally, I'm always excited to see Braves baseball.

[50PoundHead]

Personally, I'm always excited to see Braves baseball.

It may seem odd, but I actually may purchase mlb.tv this season out of curiosity.

[yeezus]

Personally, I'm always excited to see Braves baseball.

I think we'll see a lot of different guys this year, and some intriguing players for the future.
gilesfan saying he doesn't care to see is the epitome of the type of "fan" he is.

[CyYoung31]

I'll never forget that game. Holy brainlock Batman! I've never seen anything like it since.

As for the video clip, gotta love #12's reaction. Perfect WTF shrug.

Are you talking about the game where Adam forgot how many outs there were a d we lost the game?

[MadduxFanII]

Or the game where Adam took a slow chopper halfway down the line, slowly jogged to first base and got beat to the bag by a hustling Nick Johnson?

[50PoundHead]

Or the game where Adam took a slow chopper halfway down the line, slowly jogged to first base and got beat to the bag by a hustling Nick Johnson?

I don't recall him even jogging to the bag. I thought he looked to second and just froze. At any rate, it was an awesome brainlock.

[Dalyn]

I don't recall him even jogging to the bag. I thought he looked to second and just froze. At any rate, it was an awesome brainlock.

He tried to make it once it hit him.

[CyYoung31]

Or the game where Adam took a slow chopper halfway down the line, slowly jogged to first base and got beat to the bag by a hustling Nick Johnson?

That was it.