2025-2026 offseason thread

Carp said:
Bummer, Lee, Holmes, Wentz, and maybe Dodd?
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ah thanks.. so Bummer and Lee.

Kidding.. Dodd is a bit interesting as the long man at least.

No faith in Holmes making it out of spring and Wentz was SSS success and is no more intriguing than recently released Kinley. I am guessing Sinnard, Munoz, Daysbel, Lara, Didier and others are going to get real chances in spring to make the club.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
ah thanks.. so Bummer and Lee.

Kidding.. Dodd is a bit interesting as the long man at least.

No faith in Holmes making it out of spring and Wentz was SSS success and is no more intriguing than recently released Kinley. I am guessing Sinnard, Munoz, Daysbel, Lara, Didier and others are going to get real chances in spring to make the club.
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Holmes has been throwing lately. All indications are that he should be ready come spring. Whether he stays healthy is a different story.
 
Carp said:
Holmes has been throwing lately. All indications are that he should be ready come spring. Whether he stays healthy is a different story.
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that is what I was saying. I am hoping a move to the pen would prolong the inevitable... but he is a ticking time bomb imo and anything from him should be considered a bonus... similar to RayLo and JJ... you are talking about serious pitching injuries that shut them all down last year and to expect them to just pick up a baseball and be them old selves is crazy think.

I mean is Holmes going to have an altered delivery to take pressure off elbow.. will he not throw as many off speed.. try not to throw as hard// maybe he is normal and kills.. but man that is a scary looking lineup when you have a staff already full of if's
 
bravesfanMatt said:
I am still betting Strider looks more like himself next year. He was rushed back and then had the hammy issue. He didn't just forget how to throw and unless he is hiding pain, he will be throwing 97+ next year...

now how long that brace holds, who freaking knows.. that is my biggest concern with the procedure.
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Game changer if so
 
I don't know what happened to JJ but it's like they are keeping it a secret. He may not pitch at all next year if it's been this long and there are still issues. BP may be our biggest need right now.
 
From MLBTR: That’s before factoring in potential trades or non-tenders of arbitration-eligible names like Gavin Lux (projected $5MM salary), Will Benson ($1.7MM projection) and Sam Moll ($1.2MM projection).

Would Lux be a decent Plan B to a Brendan Donovan? Looks like Fangraphs hated his defense this season, but he played 2B, 3B, and LF with a 102 wRC+. I'm just spit balling, really.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
that is what I was saying. I am hoping a move to the pen would prolong the inevitable... but he is a ticking time bomb imo and anything from him should be considered a bonus... similar to RayLo and JJ... you are talking about serious pitching injuries that shut them all down last year and to expect them to just pick up a baseball and be them old selves is crazy think.

I mean is Holmes going to have an altered delivery to take pressure off elbow.. will he not throw as many off speed.. try not to throw as hard// maybe he is normal and kills.. but man that is a scary looking lineup when you have a staff already full of if's
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The issue isn't his delivery per se. It's more likely that we (and by we I mean Twit) pushed him far past his innings ceiling after he hadn't thrown more than 80 innings since 2019.
 
seanyates said:
From MLBTR: That’s before factoring in potential trades or non-tenders of arbitration-eligible names like Gavin Lux (projected $5MM salary), Will Benson ($1.7MM projection) and Sam Moll ($1.2MM projection).

Would Lux be a decent Plan B to a Brendan Donovan? Looks like Fangraphs hated his defense this season, but he played 2B, 3B, and LF with a 102 wRC+. I'm just spit balling, really.
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Cy's mom can tell you a thing or two about spit balling
 
Carp said:
The issue isn't his delivery per se. It's more likely that we (and by we I mean Twit) pushed him far past his innings ceiling after he hadn't thrown more than 80 innings since 2019.
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if there was not a tear then I guess this could be an explanation. just got over worked and said stop you dumbass..
 
Carp said:
Buxton is 31 and has long list of injuries. And his contract (while below market) isn't exactly dirt cheap. He isn't going to command the sort of massive haul you think. Someone like Ritchie or Owen could easily headline a package for him.
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Think he’s mainly talking if Ryan is also in a deal. Ryan would hurt
 
Joe Ryan would definitely push the package to be painful so I'd be more inclined to take Gray if we can get Winn and Donovan cheaper. They're gonna have to eat money on Gray no matter who they trade him to.
 
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