The Royals are still holding out hope of re-signing Alex Gordon, but Markakis appears to be one of their backup plans. The 32-year-old batted .296/.370/.376 with three homers in his first season with the Braves and can surely be had in a trade with Atlanta in full-on rebuilding mode. Cafardo also notes that Orioles manager Buck Showalter "remains a big fan" of Markakis and they could be a potential fit.
Ivermectin Man
I'd give him away for free if we could shed the contract
bravesnumberone (12-13-2015), cajunrevenge (12-13-2015)
If they take his contract on I'd take back the fringiest prospect of them all. If they want money I'd want a decent prospect back.
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KC seems like a perfect fit if they dont retain Gordon.
Depending if we have to eat a chunk of the deal or not.
I wouldn't just give him away for nothing, even if they take his entire contract. He is still a valuable player and a good mentor for the young players.
Hudson2 (12-13-2015)
He still has a lot of value. We won't be eating any salary if we decide to move him.
That's really a shame. I was expecting him to lift weights and come back stronger next season to double his home run output from this past season.
Forever Fredi
Nick for Bubba Starling
Good one Don!Originally Posted by The Don
That is my thought. Nick has great value and is a good fit for a contending team. Just not the Braves. The farther he gets from neck surgery the more power should return.
Getting rid of his contract and getting something of value for him would make it a very good signing and trade. I hope it happens.
I would LOVE to move him. He's a solid player but should be on a contender right now. He might be very attractive to teams like the Orioles or Royals. Very Very reasonable contract. We should be able to get a good prospect for him
I think he has a good shot at tripling his home run output from last year. Even with that though, I expect his overall value to stay the same or decline a bit. Depending on how you value his defense, he's a 1-2 WAR player at age 31. I'd be very happy to trade him . . . even if we had to send a little $.
I could see something like this happening . . .
Markakis to BAL for LHRP Brian Matusz
Inciarte to CHC for Soler and one or more of their top, near-MLB ready prospects (Contreras, McKinney, Underwood, Almora, etc.)
I would love to trade him but I wouldn't eat a penny of his contract. I don't know why his OBP spiked this year but I worry that he will revert back to pre Brave form now that he can lift weights to prepare for the season. I think the Braves view him as a good influence on the young players and that's what they value most from him so I doubt he would be traded.
If its the Royals I would love to get back Dyson or Colon. Neither is starter quality but very solid bench players.
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Rolll the dice. Send Markakis home to Baltimore for Matusz and Dylan Bundy. Once upon a time, Bundy had a higher ceiling tha Fried, Wisler, Newcomb, Toussaint, etc.
If Baltimore would do that I'd do that. Matusz is sadly an effective reliever. Not the talent he showed in the past. Bundy 100% is worth the flyer. Health is a concern, so it's a gamble, but if he's healthy, guy has sick stuff. And still is pretty young.
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Why? What is the fascination with saving money? The Braves have proved they are not going to spend on MLB talent. Eat the contracts of the older players to set yourself up for future success by trading for young talent.
Wanting the Braves to save money is the same as hoping Coca-Cola can cut costs to bring profit margins up.
clvclv (12-13-2015)
Because there are decent free agent classes coming in 2+ years. Would rather have more of that money to spend on someone else.
Forever Fredi
I know Bundy isn't the prospect he was a couple years ago, but there's just no way Baltimore takes that deal in my opinion, even if we took on the entire contract.
Ima pour one out for thethe every time he goes yard.
A sixer should get me through the season.
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