JohnAdcox (07-31-2018)
I loved what the Pirates got Kela for, but man that is a steep price for Archer. Not a huge fan of that one.
JohnAdcox (07-31-2018)
Jaw (07-31-2018), JohnAdcox (07-31-2018), Managuarantano's Volunteers (07-31-2018)
I'm not sure the Pirates are better now with Archer than they were with Glasnow and Meadows.
A+ deadline from AA
Braves1976 (07-31-2018), Jaw (07-31-2018), Managuarantano's Volunteers (07-31-2018)
Maybe AA has looked in on donaldson and is working and August deal. Who knows. We aren’t hurting too bad right now.
No complaints from me. I like it.
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
Nice deal, nice deadline. I really appreciate AA’s restraint. We got legit better without giving up anything of note. I kinda had a prospect crush on JCE, but his K/BB numbers are pretty scary.
Jaw (07-31-2018), JohnAdcox (07-31-2018), Managuarantano's Volunteers (07-31-2018)
Absolutely love this deal! Was dreading the return at 1st but I'm absolutely pumped about this deal! Great job with all the deals AA!!! Our team has definitely improved. Let's go win some ballgames now!
Braves clearly went hard for Archer but then Pirates came in and went harder and I don't think we'd liked what it would took to top their offer. Even without the Pirates coming in I think Archer would have cost us a lot. So I am happy AA backed away and made this trade instead of giving up too much for Archer.
Hell the pirates might trade Archer this offseason.
Coppy
I give him a B.
An A would have required him to do all the current trades, but also adding a LHH for 3B.
The BP additions were also pretty underwhelming, especially considering what some of the better arms were traded for.
Better BP arms, plus a LHH for 3B, in addition to the Gausman/Duvall trades would have been an A+.
Last edited by Enscheff; 07-31-2018 at 05:47 PM.
Kela would have been a nice fit and the price didn't look bad to me, but I have a hard time believing AA didn't know what he would cost when ue seemed to be involved with everyone.
I do think replacing two quad A arms with genuine MLB relievers will improve 4 or 5 of our bullpen slots. It should be an exciting second half.
Go get him!
Founding member of the Whiny Little Bitches and Pricks Club
The fact nothing was given up of any real value for marginal upgrades isn't a stroke of genius in my book. That is competence by a MLB GM.
They were all good trades, and most of the holes on the roster were addressed, which is why he got a B. In my world view, a B is above average, with a C being average.
Last edited by Enscheff; 07-31-2018 at 06:10 PM.
Managuarantano's Volunteers (07-31-2018)
Love this deal! Didn't give up a ton of prospect value. Gausman hasn't been great this year, but he throws hard and has a ton of talent. The Orioles made this a bit of a NBA-style trade by dumping bad salary back on us. O'Day can still be quite good if healthy tho, so perfectly acceptable to take him back