OPENING DAY ROSTER 2019 (including ILs)

[Enscheff]

There isn't a shortage of guys like Ynoa, but it only takes one organization to see him as a future contributor.

Seeing someone “as a future contributor” is one thing...giving him a spot on the 25 man roster for a full season is another thing altogether.

Sometimes I think folks don’t quite understand how the R5 draft works.

[Horsehide Harry]

Seeing someone “as a future contributor” is one thing...giving him a spot on the 25 man roster for a full season is another thing altogether.

Sometimes I think folks don’t quite understand how the R5 draft works.

Giving him a spot on the 25 doesn't make any sense for a competing team. However, a team tanking, rebuilding and looking 3-4 years out, it would be low risk. Draft him, bring him in for ST and see if he can be a 2 pitch long reliever that you hope to build into a 3 pitch starter in 2-3 years. If you start the thought process by saying wins and losses don't matter, in fact losses are preferable, then the sanity of many decisions changes. I think many teams have seen that, with the rules like they are, you either contend or tank and rebuild. Floating around in mediocrity is wasted time.

[nsacpi]

One downside to putting a guy like Ynoa on the 40 man too early is you can burn through those three option years before he is ready for the majors. I'd rather wait until he is ready for AA before putting him on the 40 man roster.

[bravesfanMatt]

If players were commodities then drafting Yona and sticking him on the bench as the 25th guy makes sense. But taking him and losing a year of development possibly more doesn’t. Plus he will then be forever on your 40 man roster and you will have to contend with that every year. All for a guy you hope figured it out. Yona will not get taken in R5. Not unless a team sees something that no one else sees.

[bravesfanforlife88]

didn't see it posted but the braves signed free agent RHP Royber Salinas to a minor league deal and also signed C Denzel Bryson to a minor league deal

Don't know anything about either of them

Edit: Royber Salinas is a 17 year old pitcher out of Venezuela while Denzel Bryson is a 18 year old catcher out of Aruba

[bravesfanforlife88]

Braves sign RHP Kevin Solano

Can't find anything, anywhere on this kid

[bravesfanforlife88]

With the moves today, Braves have 9 open spots on the 40 man roster...

Twins claimed Michael Reed

Braves outrighted Lidgren, Jose Ramirez, Lane Adams, and Preston Tucker