2025-2026 offseason thread
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bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
msstate7
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I definitely question it. Hopefully if they don't sign another starter, it means SS#1 has his velocity back, and we expect a nice jump from Waldrep/diddier/richieI mean I think that’s going to be the plan but I think it’s bad one
I’m pushing back on the claim he has “negative” value. That’s pretty absurd.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
what would you give if the Stankees came to you and said we want to trade you Geritt Cole? TJS last year.. 3 years left at ~35 per.. looking at a 5-7 war pitcher when healthy..
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
negative in the sense that he adds no value.. He would be added as a payroll trade off.
I have no idea what that means.
If AA put him on the market he’d get at minimum a 40FV prospect. That means he has value, and that his value is not negative. Negative value would mean he’d need a prospect attached to simply dump his contract.
Hudson2
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I'd hang up
Except someone who desperately needs a catcher, believes he will be healthy, and is willing to take a chance.
I think the other C options available may make that a chance worth taking for a team like Texas.
UNCBlue012
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Whether this offseason ends as an A, B, C, or D(eez Nutz), I'm just happy AA is seemingly back in the action again. Last season was brutal, and it seems he was given the green light again.
msstate7
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I don't wanna trade Murphy, but we talking about the rangers, right? They dished out big contracts to seager and Degrom, so they obviously don't stress on injuries too much
Is there a scenario in which the Braves could get Seager AND Degrom from the Rangers? What should/would it take?
Hudson2
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Probably mostly eating the money. It would cost some prospects but deGrom probably holds no value
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
pretty simple really..
lets say Texas and the Braves are in agreeance to trade Seager for Ritchie and one of the newly drafted SS.. but the Braves say, wait, we need to include MethHead to afford Seager. the Braves are not going to get another prospect for that.. so he didn't add any value to the trade other than salary relief for the Braves.. maybe negative is too hard a word for you.. but he still doesn't add to the deal....
Don’t think you could reasonably expect him to be any good this season coming off TJ. So you’re looking at $105m for 2, maybe 2.5 years. $42-$52m a year. No thanks.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
depends on how you value Degrom.. do you think he can throw 180+ innings or is he going to be hurt again. but I think taking on Degrom's money would actually make Seager almost free.
I think Texas would be ecstatic to get Murphy for a 40FV prospect. Tons of teams would run to do that.
Southcack77
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I think I'm content to wait for free agency to conclude before assigning a grade.
So far at a minimum they have upgraded SS slightly (or the middle infield bench significantly) and upgraded the 4th OF by a lot.
Probably they have have upgraded the bullpen.
If they added a SS and a #3 SP they'd have done real well.
Since SP was the primary thing they said they needed to address, I suspect they will do something there.
I think they're likely to touch SS again somehow.
I think maybe 1 more significant reliever is possible.
So far at a minimum they have upgraded SS slightly (or the middle infield bench significantly) and upgraded the 4th OF by a lot.
Probably they have have upgraded the bullpen.
If they added a SS and a #3 SP they'd have done real well.
Since SP was the primary thing they said they needed to address, I suspect they will do something there.
I think they're likely to touch SS again somehow.
I think maybe 1 more significant reliever is possible.
You could be correct if the Rangers didn’t have a major need for a C in a very thin market for Catchers.
Scarcity matters.