why did acuña's agent even let him sign that? it's basically all upside for the braves
why did acuña's agent even let him sign that? it's basically all upside for the braves
"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
Great Job front office!
What a great deal!!
Awesome deal! Great news!
Enscheff's got to be rolling his eyes. He spends so much time telling us no one would be that stupid...and then, well, someone is that stupid.
"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
these terms are so favorable to the club I could see some resentment developing if Acuna approaches his potential
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"I am your retribution."
Runnin (04-02-2019)
Wow I thought this was going to be another April Fools Thread. This is an amazing deal for both sides. I dont care if Acuna turns into Melvin this was the right move to make. To me it shows a lot about Acuna's character.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
"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
Well.... now another rebuilding year doesn't seem as bad.
It's possible that an Albies extension will follow. Maybe Acuna wants to play with his best friend for the next 8+ years.
It's funny that Passan can't add, and mlbtraderumors just copy and pasted the number without looking at it.
jpx7 (04-02-2019)
AA moved up a few notches for me. What a freaking great deal. Now lock up his best friend.
Coppy
"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
jpx7 (04-02-2019)
Outstanding.
Forever Fredi
jpx7 (04-02-2019)
I'll wager the fact that Acuna didn't get a big bonus when he signed contributed to him taking this deal. Before this deal, he had no long term financial security. Someone who gets a $4 million signing bonus can take the risk in hopes of making more in free agency. If injury or ineffectiveness kills their career, they still have that bonus money to fall back on. Acuna didn't have that.
Now he's got a guarantee of life changing money. Not just life changing for him. Life changing for his entire family. No worry about being one bad knee injury from being out of baseball and out of money soon after that.
There's a very, very good chance he's leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. But in exchange he's eliminated the risk of his career going off track. I have to say I'd probably make the same call.
jpx7 (04-02-2019)
Ronald Acuna will more than likely at least be a Brave until he's 31 years old.
Incredible.
jpx7 (04-02-2019), The Chosen One (04-02-2019), UNCBlue012 (04-02-2019)
"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
"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
That is a heck of a deal. And Acuna is set for life even if not as much as he potentially could have made. It’s 100 mil guaranteed.
Does anyone else have the Hallelujah Chorus stuck in their head?
jpx7 (04-02-2019), mossy (04-02-2019), nsacpi (04-02-2019), The Chosen One (04-02-2019), TomahawkCult (04-02-2019)