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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    Can't argue for "value signings" if you're going to sign Markakis for the same number of years as the Astros gave Brantley - if winning factors into your "plan", you just can't.

    As Schultz pointed out in the article, revenues increased by $15 million in the third quarter alone last year - paying less than two quarters of that type of increase for the upgrade Brantley represents effectively wouldn't even have dented the bottom line in the long run. The sales of Brantley jerseys and playoff tickets would have covered a HUGE part of the difference between those two players, and arguing Markakis will come close to matching Brantley's production is fool's folly - even for AA and McGuirk.
    You can't argue for 'value signings' because they passed on paying Brantley $32 million and instead paid Markakis $4 million?
    "Acuna is getting lucky, just like CJ did when he batted .321 and won a batting title. He is unlikely to get lucky at the MLB level over an extended period of time. He will settle in around .300-.320 just like everyone else, and when he does, he won't be within shouting distance of the 1.000 OPS he is posting in AAA...more like low .700s in 2018." -Enscheff 8/25/17

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    What's "mindboggling" is the people who continue to have the same tired arguments with him - if you'd quit provoking him, he'd have very few people to do that with.
    Actually, I need to stop retaliating. He's the one provoking.

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    Swinging back to looking at BP targets, here's xwOBA values for the remaining RH FA options who FG projects to produce more than 0 WAR (plus Viz thrown in for reference):

    Arodys Vizcaino (a Grade ~60 BP arm all Braves fans are familiar with)
    2016 - 0.272
    2017 - 0.290
    2018 - 0.304

    Craig Kimbrel 31 (The Grade 70+ BP arm the Braves likely can't afford)
    2016 - 0.276
    2017 - 0.242
    2018 - 0.265

    Bud Norris 34 (nsacpi's man crush)
    2016 - 0.328 (still as a SP)
    2017 - 0.301
    2018 - 0.285

    Ryan Madson 38 (my personal favorite potential addition)
    2016 - 0.297
    2017 - 0.249
    2018 - 0.300

    Both Norris and Madson should be able to approximate another Viz in the BP, and either would be a good value add if AA decides he can afford it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Swinging back to looking at BP targets, here's xwOBA values for the remaining RH FA options who FG projects to produce more than 0 WAR (plus Viz thrown in for reference):

    Arodys Vizcaino (a Grade ~60 BP arm all Braves fans are familiar with)
    2016 - 0.272
    2017 - 0.290
    2018 - 0.304

    Craig Kimbrel 31 (The Grade 70+ BP arm the Braves likely can't afford)
    2016 - 0.276
    2017 - 0.242
    2018 - 0.265

    Bud Norris 34 (nsacpi's man crush)
    2016 - 0.328 (still as a SP)
    2017 - 0.301
    2018 - 0.285

    Ryan Madson 38 (my personal favorite potential addition)
    2016 - 0.297
    2017 - 0.249
    2018 - 0.300

    Both Norris and Madson should be able to approximate another Viz in the BP, and either would be a good value add if AA decides he can afford it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    If the time to add isn't immediately after winning the NL East with a young core, I don't know when that time is.

    If the time to spend isn't immediately after revenue increases, I don't know when that time is.

    I suppose all we can do is hope these guys are as smart as they think they are, and The Plan isn't understood by us plebs.
    I’m in the same boat. I’m so frustrated with Liberty Media. Hate what they are doing with the Braves. Hate what they are doing with Formula 1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    You can't argue for 'value signings' because they passed on paying Brantley $32 million and instead paid Markakis $4 million?
    The difference you note was entirely affordable for the Braves, and you conveniently left off the "if winning factors into your plan" part. Brantley's deal would've been covered with the increased revenue streams, and hurts you no less as a long-term deal since it's for the same number of years.

    Quick poll - raise your hand if you're happy with Markakis as an everyday corner OF and think he will legitimately contribute to more wins in 2019 and 2020 than any of a number of other options that could've been brought in on even cheaper (or minor league) deals.
    Last edited by clvclv; 02-14-2019 at 06:02 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    The difference you note was entirely affordable for the Braves, and you conveniently left off the "if winning factors into your plan" part. Brantley's deal would've been covered with the increased revenue streams, and hurts you no less as a long-term deal since it's for the same number of years.

    Quick poll - raise your hand if you're happy with Markakis as an everyday corner OF and think he will legitimately contribute to more wins in 2019 and 2020 than any of a number of other options that could've been brought in on even cheaper (or minor league deals.
    Well, let's only talk about 2019, since 2020 is a club option.

    Obviously there were better players on the market than Markakis - no question about that. But please name all the options you think you can get for even cheaper who are at least as good as Markakis.
    "Acuna is getting lucky, just like CJ did when he batted .321 and won a batting title. He is unlikely to get lucky at the MLB level over an extended period of time. He will settle in around .300-.320 just like everyone else, and when he does, he won't be within shouting distance of the 1.000 OPS he is posting in AAA...more like low .700s in 2018." -Enscheff 8/25/17

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    You can't just multiply the Braves biggest quarterly revenue by four. They have different revenues in each quarter.

    They probably have the ability to spend 130+ now if they would like. I genuinely do believe they are choosing not to do it based on the GM's preference rather than anything Liberty is dictating. The Braves aren't necessarily a huge part of Liberty's business. They are a tax offset and an asset that they hope appreciates. Not a golden goose cash machine.
    Which I didn't do. The statement is just fine as is.

    Regardless of the fact that those quarterly revenue gains don't remain static, they brought in enough extra revenue in that particular quarter to pay HALF of what the upgrade from Markakis to Brantley would have cost over the length of their contracts. If they'd have taken just that one-quarter bump, and a little of what comes off the books with each of Julio, O'Day, Vizcaino, and Duvall next winter you just about cover the difference entirely without significantly affecting payroll.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    Well, let's only talk about 2019, since 2020 is a club option.

    Obviously there were better players on the market than Markakis - no question about that. But please name all the options you think you can get for even cheaper who are at least as good as Markakis.
    Steamer projection for Markakis in 2019 - 0.9 WAR (137 games). I'd have been perfectly happy with...

    Marwin Gonzalez - 1.6 WAR (133 games) - sure he'd cost slightly more, but AA has "plenty of money", right?
    Lonnie Chisenhall - 0.4 WAR (60 games)
    Curtis Granderson - 0.6 WAR (99 games)
    Matt Joyce - (no projections yet)
    Derek Dietrich - (no projections yet)
    Denard Span - 0.5 WAR (65 games)

    Any of those guys would have been more receptive to being platooned, making it easier to get ABs for Camargo and Riley in the OF.

    We've been down the Markakis-brick road. We know exactly what he is. We also know he's not going to be happy if he's asked to be a part-time player, and is liable to cause problems when that happens - even without screaming about it to the media. Snitker and the other clubhouse leaders love him so much that the situation can be uncomfortable without Nick ever opening his mouth.
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    Muk strikes me as a team-first type of guy who would not make a fuss if his PT is reduced.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyTrain View Post
    Actually, I need to stop retaliating. He's the one provoking.
    Which is exactly the reason you keep getting sucked in - you just have to nitpick. When was the last time you won an argument with a 12 year old?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Muk strikes me as a team-first type of guy who would not make a fuss if his PT is reduced.
    If Camargo and Riley can do a half-decent job of tracking flyballs, we're all about to find out.
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    Axford and Cedeno are now off the market as relief options (not that I was interested in either)

    I guess on the plus side with AA - he hasn't signed any crippling contracts that we will have to get up a lot of talent to unload

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    Quote Originally Posted by dak View Post
    A lot of oft-discussed names on this list. All short-term deals

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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    You can't argue for 'value signings' because they passed on paying Brantley $32 million and instead paid Markakis $4 million?
    Remember ... the Braves didn't just have to match the $32 million. They had to overcome the fact that Texas has no state income tax and the face that the player apparently preferred the Astros. would have been willing to go to, say, $40mm? $45?

    Maybe, but it would require some thought, yeah?

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