They do. But I expect them to use it like they did last year with Santana and Jake. And with another outfielder. What do they do with Hoskin. Will they eat the rest of santana’s Contract and ship him off? Still need pen help. Not sure starters will be as good and they are thin there. Back up Catcher if they believe in Alfaro. What about 3rd. Manny maybe?
Will be interesting to see how that team is built and then how they play under Gabe again this year.
Coppy
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
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I’m not worried about the Phillies. If we can add Grandal/Realmuto and a solid COF then we are still the team to beat.
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
I think Brantley, Donaldson, Realmuto or Ramos, would be a very solid start and I think you would have retained resources to go get relief help a complementary bench player and explore a rotation upgrade at the same time.
I'd be very flexible about selling performing veterans acquisitions at the deadline if it didn't work out record wise.
I suppose there are better long term solutions and with theoretically less risk, but I am afraid it would come at a real cost to the system that most would want to avoid. But I'd probably be more willing to do that than some folks.
I don't think Atlanta should scorch earth the system to try and win right now, but there is no sense in having the best farm system forever.
Haniger, Whitfield, and Peralta are the three I want the most. Hopefully AA can swing a deal for one of those guys.
I dont think we go for Donaldson after AA's remarks about Camargo.
Brantley, Realmuto, a veteran LH bench bat, and non-Kimbrel BP arm would be a very solid offseason. If there's any money left after that, pending what other moves made, call about Kluber or Bumgarner.
Agree that we more than likely not going after Donaldson, however, signing him would be killing two birds with one stone...you immediately upgrade 3B with a RHH who has power to hit behind Freeman. And you immediately strengthen the bench which was a major weakness last season. Camargo is versatile enough to play any infield position and i'm sure could take flyballs in the outfield if need be. That allows you to get him plenty of at bats during the season and give guys like Donaldson, Swanson, or Albies a day off
Get off my lawn!
Donaldson is probably asking for a 4 year $100M deal right now. If/when his number and years comes down I think AA will have interest.