chop2chip (11-19-2017)
Maitan is freaking 17 years old. Shows the kind of patience you have if you don't want to see it through with him. He might not be great, but you need more than one season to see...one.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
chop2chip (11-19-2017)
Ugh.
It’s not like Gammons is super reliable either. He hasn’t broken anything since the Sheffield trade.
I don't think they'll take Maitan simply because it would be truly unprecedented. I think they take some lesser prospects but when the Red Sox were punished they lost no one of any real significance.
I think they lose some prospects but not Maitan, mainly because it encourages latin prospects/trainers to try and bend the law because Maitan will get 2 huge paydays.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
If they have the Braves dead to rights on cheating to get Maitan then I don't see why anyone would think they would get to keep him except its been awhile.
Any punishment that lets you keep a player you cheated to get doesn't deter future conduct.
MLB meeting with "several" Braves prospects tomorrow. Uh oh. https://www.baseballamerica.com/inte...day/?amphtml=1
I just hope we keep our #8 pick.
CK86 (11-20-2017)
So several could be KM, Bae and some guys from the 2017 class I’m guessing...
I bet they are excited. They are going to get a double payday.
Maitan probably has less than half his bonus sitting in a bank account after he paid taxes and all the folks involved took their cut. He may not even be a millionaire anymore.
How exactly is he going to pay the bonus back? You think MLB has the authority to audit his finances to take back whatever is left?
I’ve been holding out hope that we get to keep Maitan but I’m afraid he’s gone. I hope Contreras doesn’t go to he seems like he could be a stud catcher like his brother. Severino and Gutierrez will probably be gone to. Man this sucks.