buck75 (01-15-2019), Champman33 (01-14-2019), JohnAdcox (01-14-2019)
What is jtr thinking?
If I’m him I’m going to jeter. Tell him I’ve played nice so he can get max value. Let me go this week or I’m going public with a trade demand.
I’m not about to go to spring training with that team
Champman33 (01-14-2019), Tapate50 (01-14-2019)
I do think that optimal strategy exists, but its pretty stupid to look back at something and point out its suboptimal-ness with the benefit of hindsight. If I were rebuilding in 2015-16, I probably would have traded Freeman. But Enscheff is right that keeping him was a completely defensible move. Trading him now would be ridiculous. And I think that the people saying that we couldn't have replicated his production by 2018 are discounting his value at the time along with the fact that we'd have opened up an extra 21 million dollars. 1st base is the easiest position in baseball to fill. Hell, the Rays just DFA'd a 2 win 1st baseman with an .800+ OPS this offseason. If (Big If) we would have gotten fair value for Freeman we would have gotten a LOT of prospect capital plus 21 million dollars. I think there is a really good chance that we could have had just as good a season in 2018 while having a brighter future if we would have made that move.
But once again, I'm looking at all this with the benefit of hindsight. At the time, keeping Freeman was just fine.
The important thing is Coppy still has his right arm.
clvclv (01-15-2019), Freshmaker (01-14-2019)
Ken Hendrix
@kendh
7m7 minutes ago
Enrique Rojas / ESPN
@ Enrique_Rojas1
Source: # Braves is one of the teams that has shown interest in the Venezuelan Marwin Gonzalez, but has not made any offer. Gonzalez remains a free agent and waiting for a contract in MLB.
really hope this is fake 18 per is crazy for him
Young Gabe says it’s not true
Champman33 (01-14-2019)
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
TURBO (01-15-2019)
It’s what we do bro...
There’s nothing that no one can tell me to convince me that we aren’t done...We are taking a flyer on Donaldson in hopes to flip that MFer for better prospects or picks...They will shove some young arms in the bullpen to continue to be undeveloped and ****ty and we will start the season with Duvall in a corner OF position....This entire fan base has once again been dooped by cheap ownership and management who are cunt$....
Burn it! Burn it to the ground I say! Pitchforks and fire..let's do it!
Or we can wait to see who it is we acquire. I hate the waiting too because I want action. But I'd rather have patience than to be in here moaning about the prospect overpay we did just to have that action.
And I agree Enscheff..I think a cOF will be here soon.