2025-2026 offseason thread

[Hudson2]

So he'll be back around June.

 

[striker42]

If I'm the Braves I hire someone to look into the circumstances of the injury. If he was doing something stupid I'd void the contract.

 

[Tapate50]

 

[thewupk]

lmao of course

 

[Hudson2]

If I'm the Braves I hire someone to look into the circumstances of the injury. If he was doing something stupid I'd void the contract.

Is that even possible?

 

[Tapate50]

Acuna about to get in a snowmobile accident and lose a foot

 

[UNCBlue012]

Man, I'm a few minutes removed from the news and...I still absolutely fucking hate this team lmao

 

[JohnBoy]

Is that even possible?

See Ron Gant from the Braves riding a dirt bike, and Aaron Boone (current manager of the Yankees), who played pick-up basketball and got hurt, then admitted it and had his contract voided. Both were activities excluded by their contracts.

 

[SJ24]

If I'm the Braves I hire someone to look into the circumstances of the injury. If he was doing something stupid I'd void the contract.

"Slipping on ice" does not sound like an action that would lead to the tearing of a tendon in your middle finger.

The far more likely injuries when slipping on ice are wrist-related.

There is actually an injury very common to baseball called "mallet finger" that you get in your middle finger when the ball hits the tip of your finger very hard.

 

[chop2chip]

The Braves once upon a time had a massive financial advantage. The Braves were the best team in the league when they signed a prime Greg Maddux and they almost signed Bonds.

Were you complaining then? It's a poor look.

The Brewers, Rays, and Guardians are consistent contenders recently with less than ideal financial situations.

There is no chance of a salary cap, so if you want that, you might as well just enjoy the NBA and NFL. I think MLB will figure out a way to pool the TV rights for the teams that were fucked by Bally's and we'll play ball in 2027 without a significant lockout.

Well I was like 3 years old when that happened so I’m sorry to disappoint you I won’t be able to share how I felt about the sport 30+ years ago. But I agree if I wasn’t complaining that the Braves signed one free agent that one time that would be a bad look.

 

[WaitingFor2017]

Go get another bat. Really don't want to see Dubon getting 300 at-bats before the ASB.

 

[Heyward]

Another fluky injury, it never ends.

 

[Enscheff]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012982927194296735

Fucking ridiculous. How in the actual fuck do you rip up your middle finger falling?

 

[Enscheff]

Sale is about to break a rib sneezing, and Baldwin will blow out a knee getting out of bed when he steps on his cat.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Another fluky injury, it never ends.

This is why the Braves have to stop operating in the frame of mind of, "There's no room for player X so it doesn't make sense to pursue him."

 

[JohnBoy]

The Braves had two really awful offensive positions last year: SS & CF. There are not any great SS's available at this point in the offseason and to play Mauricio Dubon there will leave them light on the bench. I propose that they should sign Isiah Kiner-Falefa to play SS with light offense and Cody Bellinger to play OF. He may still be able to play CF with solid defense and much better offense.

 

[SJ24]

Fucking ridiculous. How in the actual fuck do you rip up your middle finger falling?

You're sort of a sucker for a smart guy. Most likely, he didn't. He's covering his ass.

 

[Enscheff]

You're sort of a sucker for a smart guy. Most likely, he didn't. He's covering his ass.

No shit kid, that’s literally the point of the question I wrote and you quoted.

 

[WaitingFor2017]

AA is going to sign someone like Austin Hays now and let Dubon take over the starting role at SS.

 

[JohnAdcox]

AA is going to sign someone like Austin Hays now and let Dubon take over the starting role at SS.

Tovar?