5/10... vs astros
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bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Just when I didn't think it was possible to put a weaker arm in RF.. Snit finds a way.
msstate7
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No big deal. It'll be acuna in rf June 1st
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Who are we trading, because we all know Buttaficio is still going to be here.
Tons to an AL team.
I doubt the Braves would be able to completely get out of the contract. In fact I don't think they ever will. The Braves would have to send money to trade Kemp. And like when we traded for him won't get much in return.
of 2018
Look at what similar "no defense" hitters signed for this offseason. No team wanted a Kemp-ish player for anything even remotely close to his contract.
Best case scenario is KEMvP is still mashing and the Braves are able to give him away for nothing without eating any money.
Problem is, The Genius sees him as part of The Core, so if he's mashing...he's staying. If he isn't mashing...they won't be able to unload him. KEMvP and Markakis aren't going anywhere.
chop2chip
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IIRC, the Yankees were able to move Beltran to the Rangers last deadline for some solid pieces and he was basically the same hitter as Kemp.
I agree our absolute best case scenario is for some team to swoop in and pick up the majority of that contract, but if we traded essentially the portion of his contract that the Braves added last year (3 years 24 million) to a team and ate the rest of the money then I think we could get back an okay piece. At the very least his trade value has gone up since we acquired him, IMO.
I agree our absolute best case scenario is for some team to swoop in and pick up the majority of that contract, but if we traded essentially the portion of his contract that the Braves added last year (3 years 24 million) to a team and ate the rest of the money then I think we could get back an okay piece. At the very least his trade value has gone up since we acquired him, IMO.
chop2chip
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The wRC of each player in the season preceding the free agent contract received:
Encarnacion: 132 wRC - 3 years 60 million
Nelson Cruz: 137 wRC - 4 years 58 million
Mark Trumbo: 123 wRC - 3 years 37.5 million
Kemp has a 132 wRC as a Brave, which is roughly in line with his career 124 wRC.
If we are using that as a barometer, then I think his true value is somewhere between what Trumbo and Encarncion signed for.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
TIL there's a Braves game on right now.
Not getting blown out will feel like a win
When are we going to be done with the Garcia experiment.
That 3-run homer against St. Louis the other night must have bought him a few weeks.
That 3-run homer against St. Louis the other night must have bought him a few weeks.
We are still seeing what we have
msstate7
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Rio Ruiz doing nothing at AAA, so Franco at AA or Phillips to 3b with Albies at 2b seems to be best shot