Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
I would love that. We don't need him.
Braves in talks with DBacks for Trevor Cahill
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I would love that. We don't need him.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
Doesn't bother me. Just curious.
Then maybe you ought to consider the qualifiers as well since it states you are in every post.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
It also says I'm a Fredi Gonzalez Supporter.
I didn't put that there, but it specifically says: 'Co-Owner, BravesCenter'
Reading comprehension much?
Shows how much I care, doesn't it?
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
Yours should say that you're a friendly guy.
And I shouldn't ask the same question? I never inferred that they intended to replace Markakis...
"Isn't that still part of the point though? EVERYONE they've signed or traded for can be walked away from following this season (assuming they're not flipped for more prospects). IF the kids develop as hoped, you have replacements for Melvin (Smith), Johnson (Ruiz), Callaspo (Peterson/Peraza), Cahill (Foltyniewicz), and Minor (Banuelos) at the minimum salaries and you can dedicate all available resources to obtaining Justin, Heyward, or Cespedes."
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
I don't understand the downside of this deal. Elander is basically a nothing prospect. We will pay Cahill $5.5 mil this year. He had a 3.83 xFIP and a 3.89 FIP last year. He could definitely bounce back, or at least be above average. You may think our FO is stupid, but Arizona is terrible.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
No one is complaining about the deal. I think we all like it.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
didn't say anyone was complaining.
Do you think its becoming more possible of a potential WC team this year? At least in the hunt come September?
IYO
(That's "In Your Opinion" just so some aren't confused - qualify, qualify, qualify.)
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
The opening and closing made it seem like you were. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I never thought that you did.
But your original statement is patently wrong, which is what I was referring to.
ChapelHillMatt
Approaching Buddy Hernandez Territory
A couple are but they complain about everything.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Yes. When he was 45 and 55. He's 75 now.
Wow. Hard to believe.
Nothing wrong with the philosophy he outlined. There's a whole lot wrong with the execution the last six months.
They're selling that Frank was tearing the organization apart, and they're putting it back together. You know what? Frank won. Maybe he was a d*ck, but he won. He was clever and brought a lot of talent to Atlanta.
If he hadn't rolled snake eyes on his big money acquisitions, he'd be here and we'd be competing . I was OK or enthusiastic about all of them except Mel.
I just think it's worthwhile to deconstruct the current narrative. The story we were told when Frank was fired didn't really compute from a performance perspective. And that part got overlooked because they also said oh, by the way, he was a giant penis, and everybody focused on that. Fact: we averaged more than 90 wins per season and were a perennial contender for the four years leading up to '14. Fact: We were in the hunt for the first 3/4 of that awful year, when multiple guys underperforming expected contributions finally caught up to us.
If you want to talk about Schuerholz's five point philosophy, Frank was a hell of a lot closer to executing it than the Three Johns.
I don't love Frank. But I sure don't see how this "Mukaki rebuild" makes sense. Heyward and Upton expiring? Sign one of them and augment with a Markakis. Invest in difference makers and player drafting/development. Stop spending middle money for mediocre players.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
No. I think we are getting closer to being in it in July/August, but Fredi is still at the helm and almost never ends the year well. And that's the problem with the Mukaki Rebuild. It's doing just enough to give us a mediocre draft pick.