Umm...A WS appearance would make the season a monumental success. A playoff appearance would be a huge success. This season is already a success overall.
The Braves have played 3 months of good baseball after 3 years of being horrid, and fans are already too spoiled to be excited about making the playoffs?
Here's a new flash...the Braves are probably never going to be as good as teams with smart FOs that can spend $200M per year on payroll. The Braves need to set their sights on making the playoffs, and then bucking the 40%-45% chance they will have to win the whole thing once they get there.
Like this year...
Martin Prado had a 4 year run where he averaged slightly over 3 WAR...I think Camargo will have a peak that is slightly better...3.5-4 WAR per year over a 3-5 year period
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Agreed. This is all I’m saying....if we win it all...it will be because we played very well AND were lucky. There are no moves out there that will make us catch up to the big dogs. They have huge pockets and will be making probably another big trade (like the Yankees with Machado), to become even better.
Some are saying the time is now. If we have a chance, we should make the big rental type trades. I disagree. Because of our limited budget, we have to be very careful. If we are...we can be competitive for many years. If we aren’t, we will have a small window and will be rebuilding again sooner than later. I guess it’s all in what you want. Me personally...I would like to be competitive as long as possible...and I know that means not making any BIG moves this year. That will mean a bullpen arm or two (at best) as the only big moves this year.
Guys like A-Jax, Demerrite, Dustin Peterson, Ricardo Sanchez, Ynoa, Lucas Herbert, etc. These guys are top 20 prospects (or borderline). I honestly don't see why anyone would be that upset to see them traded away for real Major league help. The odds of any of them reaching the majors and be more than a bench player is pretty low.
I've been working off a similar list. I'd add Wisler, Sims, de la Cruz, Cumberland, Ruiz, Javier and Encarnacion to it.
But I'd also be willing to part with a higher rated prospect, someone like Wentz or Fried, for the right player (not a rental). I'd try to avoid it. But I wouldn't rule it out.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
nsacpi (07-13-2018)
Nope. You probably resorted to something overly sexist, homophonic, bigoted and/or offensive language. It’s where low IQ people always take disagreements.
I’m sure you think that’s the equivalent to calling someone ignorant, but the majority of the world disagrees. Now you get to play the victim. Have at it, you poor downtrodden soul.
I get tired of the pot shots by both sides. All the belittling that goes on is really annoying. I read this site everyday for the updates on prospects and stuff but man....sometimes it is very difficult. So much childish behavior is allowed. The signatures that quote other posters' old messages is just as bad. Why point out so publicly when someone is wrong? It's all so childish. I really wish the site admins/mods would take it more seriously. And it's not just enscheff. It's those going after him as well.
mfree80 (07-13-2018)