Offseason Hot Stove 2024-25 Thread

More accurately I think his source jumped the gun. The Sale trade was easier to be more of a firmed up sure thing because it was a trade with no other teams still involved.
 
The waiting game is frustrating, but I'm okay to miss out on Tanner Scott at that price. Definitely a weapon when he's on, but that 4 to 5 BB / 9 can drive ya crazy. The Jeff Hoffman situation really sucks. Loved that gambit, but what can you do when the guy fails the physical? At least it suggests that we will spend for the right deal.

While I'm getting a bit nervous, I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll make a couple of smart + impactful moves. I don't mind keeping the pre-season spending below the 3rd CBT threshold and then deferring the final call on that front until the trade deadline.
 
Thing is, while this is still a really good team and a really good roster, there are clear, obvious weaknesses that need to be addressed. Anthopolous or beat writers can try to frame this as silly fans who just want to see activity for the sake of activity, but right now we have one outfielder we can count on in any real sense (and even Harris has his issues). Right now it sure looks like Bryan De La Cruz is going to see a lot of playing time at the beginning of the season, which is a pretty terrible set of words to write.

It's not realistic to expect the Braves to keep pace with/spend at the level of the Dodgers, but if your priority is to put together the best possible team, this offseason doesn't make sense. If your priority is resetting the luxury tax, well, it makes perfect sense.
 
tululush said:
Probably. Although he just posted on Twitter a screenshot of the conversation where Verlander and Scott were confirmed. But I’m sure that could be faked.
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He’s a dork like that fat Ben guy that came around here a few years ago claiming to be more than he is, and is now desperately trying to cling to the only thing that made him even remotely relevant in the world.

I wouldn’t be surprised if some plan to root out a rat wasn’t at play here, and this source in the medical group is about to get nipped.
 
MadduxFanII said:
Thing is, while this is still a really good team and a really good roster, there are clear, obvious weaknesses that need to be addressed. Anthopolous or beat writers can try to frame this as silly fans who just want to see activity for the sake of activity, but right now we have one outfielder we can count on in any real sense (and even Harris has his issues). Right now it sure looks like Bryan De La Cruz is going to see a lot of playing time at the beginning of the season, which is a pretty terrible set of words to write.

It's not realistic to expect the Braves to keep pace with/spend at the level of the Dodgers, but if your priority is to put together the best possible team, this offseason doesn't make sense. If your priority is resetting the luxury tax, well, it makes perfect sense.
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And if that's the case then he should have just said that so nobody got their hopes up. But all we have done is provide more depth for the minors. Not one move for the big club. We had the worst regular player in MLB last year in Arcia and he should batting last and now he could be batting 7th. AA has an F so far this offseason and has done nothing to improve a team that is in its contending window. We know the Braves can't extend Acuna and unless they produce another Acuna the window will be closed sooner than later. Now is the time to actually overpay for somebody. This nickle and dime crap and expecting everybody to sign below market deals to come here isn't gonna happen.
 
msstate7 said:
What could kershaw be had for? I kinda like this risk if the money isn't crazy
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Kershaw won't be back til midseason.

That guy is a Dodger lifer. Do you think he's going anywhere but LA now that they're the class of professional sports?

I suspect they'll sign him once you can place guys on the 60 day IL.
 
In terms of signings, the Braves need Flaherty, Santander and Estevez/Yates to get even close to LA, and we know it's not happening. Or a trade for an above-average player plus two of those. There's still time, but the rest of teams (Jays, Red Sox and Cubs, notably) have been in on many players are probably desperate.
 
SJ24 said:
Kershaw won't be back til midseason.

That guy is a Dodger lifer. Do you think he's going anywhere but LA now that they're the class of professional sports?

I suspect they'll sign him once you can place guys on the 60 day IL.
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I don't want him anyway if he's out that long. I have a hard time seeing the dodgers even want him
 
UNCBlue012 said:
In terms of signings, the Braves need Flaherty, Santander and Estevez/Yates to get even close to LA, and we know it's not happening. Or a trade for an above-average player plus two of those. There's still time, but the rest of teams (Jays, Red Sox and Cubs, notably) have been in on many players are probably desperate.
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Braves will make the playoffs. Once you're in, it's all luck anyway. Our 2021 team was close to our worst team in this window
 
msstate7 said:
Braves will make the playoffs. Once you're in, it's all luck anyway. Our 2021 team was close to our worst team in this window
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I am old enough to remember the Yankees dynasty of the 1990s. They were just better.

Winning is very hard and luck is involved but it's not all luck. You can't just shrug your shoulders and say that.
 
I love Sale and Strider but I don't trust either one of them to stay healthy. If either one of those 2 go down for a long time next year then we are in deep $hit as things stand now. The Braves need another TOR starter not a #5 type of guy. I'm super intrigued by Baldwin but at this point if that's what it took to get Crochet then we should have made the deal. Hopefully the rumors about the Twins having talks heat up with somebody is us and AA can calm everything down in one trade. I just wish we would start spending money on FA and saving the prospects vs the alternative.
 
I think it's important to note that this team, as it stands, is really strong. Health is, of course, the top priority, but they’re still on track to win 90 or more games. That said, there are still quite a few questions and some roster gaps that leave me a bit uneasy. While it’s tough to match the Dodgers’ roster strength, we absolutely have the potential to be strong contenders with a few key moves and some luck on our side.
 
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