Trade Deadline: What are you willing to do?

[Horsehide Harry]

It's easy to criticize trade proposals especially when you don't put yourself out there. Just say "Teheran for XYZ would be stupid for the Braves or Team X would never pay that for Teheran" and leave it at that without putting forward an option. I guess its more fun to criticize than be criticized.

So, I wanted to start this thread to see what everyone WOULD do in the form of trade, given an opportunity. The only rules would be to make it at least "somewhat" realistic, always a subjective goal. After all, who would have predicted the Miller trade with Arizona? But, Teheran for Trout is obviously not going to happen.

Having said that, I will start:

Teheran to Boston for Moncada. As an alternative, I would take a Teheran for Devers and Basabe.

Teheran to Texas for Gallo.

Teheran to Toronto for Alford, Vlad Guerrero, Max Pentecost (I might not do this one, but I really like Pentecost).

Teheran to Houston for Bregman

My favorite would be:

Teheran and Freeman to Houston for 3B Bregman, 1B Reed, RF Tucker, LF Fisher, 2B/OF Kemp

What you got?

[bravesfanforlife88]

Build a wall around turner field and make the mets pay for it

[Julio3000]

Build a wall around turner field and make the mets pay for it

We're going to make so many great deals, believe me.

[nsacpi]

From a broad strategic perspective, I'd rather use the funds available to add to payroll to pick up talent via the FA market than to trade away assets for other players. As a corollary, I would control risk by diversifying and avoiding contracts longer than four years, and would sign three or four second-tier free agents (ie those without a qualifying offer) than go after the big names with qualifying offers.

The main areas to upgrade are third (options are Prado, Freese, Turner) and catcher (Jason Castro is my first choice). I would also spend some funds to build a strong bench and possibly sign a reliever with a track record of success to help out in high leverage situations.

[nsacpi]

We're going to make so many great deals, believe me.

And make the Braves white again.

[bravesnumberone]

Build a wall around turner field and make the mets pay for it

I was thinking we would make Olivera pay for it.

[bravesfanforlife88]

I was thinking we would make Olivera pay for it.

The wall is to keep olivera out

[nsacpi]

The wall is to keep olivera out

which is why he should pay for it

[bravesfanforlife88]

which is why he should pay for it

This is true.... hell the mets can get a loan from olivera, then pay him $1.2 mil for 30 years

[Trumps' twitter guy]

Build a wall around turner field and make the mets pay for it

I'm with you.

[msstate7]

We're going to make so many great deals, believe me.

We're gonna win, win, win

[mqt]

Trade every veteran. Hell, have a Military Appreciation Night and trade a few of them for good measure.

[Tapate50]

Trade every veteran. Hell, have a Military Appreciation Night and trade a few of them for good measure.

Quoted for hilarity.

[nsacpi]

Quoted for hilarity.

Is that a pun about the political opposition?

[Russ2dollas]

I hope that Aybar, AJ, Frenchy, Markakis, and JJ are all traded. I do not expect much. I'd prefer we pay their way and see if we can get a couple of useful pieces.

I'd Keep Tehran unless i get blown away. I'm likely keeping Viz for now, maybe trade at winter meetings if I feel good about Simmons and Winkler and Minter being ready in 17.

I think I'd look to make myself the 3rd team in a trade. Maybe there is a trade but a team can't work out the money. We could take on the money in exchange for talent.

I still would like us to do Olivera for Sandoval + from Sox.

[clvclv]

Vizcaino to the Mariners for Tyler O'Neill.

Vizcaino to the Mariners for D. J. Peterson and Nick Neidert.

Vizcaino to the Cardinals for Randal Grichuk.

Vizcaino to the Dodgers for Alex Verdugo.

Toussaint, Sims, a choice of Ruiz or Riley, and Ricardo Sanchez to the Rays for Evan Longoria.

[50PoundHead]

Trade every veteran. Hell, have a Military Appreciation Night and trade a few of them for good measure.

Fly the traded Braves to their new destination on Air Force jets!

[yeezus]

JT and Sims for Starling Marte and Ke'Bryan Hayes

[clvclv]

Part 2:

Vizcaino to the Tigers for Christin Stewart and JaCoby Jones.

Johnson to the Tigers for JaCoby Jones.

[Oklahomabrave]

In general just buy low and sell high. Selling high for Teheran would be Benintendi, Bregman, etc. I don't think Moncada could be had.

If Moore, Archer, Gray, or any other controllable long term asset having a down year can be acquired for a below market deal, do it. It's not that I expect any of those particular names to be available for below market, but one of them might be, and SOMEONE will be. Just need to find out who is undervaluing who, or who over values one of our guys.

Unload Markakis. Pay this year and next if you have to. Free up money for the FA crop
After this one, this one sucks next one is great. Acquire marginal or no talent.

Aquire crappy contracts that last the remainder of this year and through next year, but not the following year. Butler would probably help us acquire talent from the A's. Sandoval is too long term to try this, IMO.

Sell relief pitching at the deadline. Closers are overvalued at the deadline. Trade Viz, put someone else in that role and trade them at the deadline next year too.