2017 Winter Meetings Predictions, Rumors, And Actual Happenings

I wouldn't assume too much yet based on rumors as AA plays things close to his vest. We may have asked about both Headley and Ozuna but just didn't get anything done due to other considerations. Time will tell.
 
Enscheff said:
Wow, that's pretty underwhelming. The Cards got $50M-$70M in surplus value for about $40M in prospect value.

An equivalent package from the Braves would have been something along the lines of Newcomb, Pache and a couple warm bodies at the back end of the Braves Top 30 list.

I wouldn’t do pache for ozuna. Two years of control does not fit our window. I’d do Newcombe and some other guys of course.

Plus we’ve seen meter is a little crazy. They might have fallen in love with some cardinals guys from the Stanton discussion

So...why weren't the Braves involved? They didn't need a 4 win guy in LF I guess?

What the hell is AA doing?
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Hawk said:
DOB: #Braves GM Anthopoulos said not much activity today, no advancement on potential trade or signing, but did learn a player in whom they're interested is available via trade, which they weren't sure would be case (not Yelich; not a player who's been mentioned publicly, AA said)

Intriguing.
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When I saw this, assumed it was in reference to Solarte or Headley. With Machado hitting the market as well, we could be setup nicely to wait for the market to play out. I'm definitely happy to wait out this RP market too.
 
As far as the Adam Duvall rumor goes, how is he at 3rd base? I know he played there some in 2016 and has mostly played LF since then, and had an 8 DRS in left last year and 14 DRS the year before and has graded strong there in both range and with his arm. I like his power but his OBP is terrible as noted. Maybe the Braves are interested in him only if he comes cheap in a trade and want to platoon him at 1B (back-up for Freeman), LF and maybe some 3B too. Just trying to make sense of it. He isn't bad on defense and did hit .279 vs lefties so I suppose he might be decent in a platoon when you factor in his defense in LF. That said, there may be nothing to this rumor.
 
dak said:
When I saw this, assumed it was in reference to Solarte or Headley. With Machado hitting the market as well, we could be setup nicely to wait for the market to play out. I'm definitely happy to wait out this RP market too.
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It may be we were in talks for Headley along with the Padres but that neither team offered much and now Braves are trying to get him or Solarte from the Padres if the price is right.
 
According to reports, prospects going to Miami from St. Louis include Nos. 6, 9 and 13 in the MLB.com Top 30, with one unranked.

FYI, the MLB.com Braves equivalents are Gohara (6th), Riley (9th) and Toussaint (13th). All Top 30 lists are not created equal.

More realistic haul for Yelich and Prado would be Toussaint (13th), Pache (10th) and CUmberland (24th) along with Folty and Camargo.
 
Enscheff said:
So his trade value went up simply by changing uniforms?

If the Braves didn’t want to pay for him then, why would they pay more for him now?
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Possibly because the method of payment is different. San Diego took all of his salary to facilitate a trade with the Yankees — perhaps they now envision eating some of his contract in order to obtain a decent prospect or two. Of course, if this is true, it certainly paints a horrifying picture of Atlanta’s 2018 payroll flexibility.
 
Enscheff said:
So his trade value went up simply by changing uniforms?

If the Braves didn’t want to pay for him then, why would they pay more for him now?
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The Pads knew they were getting a good deal so they could flip him and get more potentially. Otherwise why would they trade for him then turn around and trade him again unless they would benefit from it?
 
Here's my conspiracy theory:

AA has long coveted Machado like everyone else. Problem with this is that Machado wants to move back to SS and he has only 1 year left and will be very expensive to keep even if we did trade for him. Also, acquiring top end pitcher would seem like a bigger need.

So what does AA do? Starts trimming the fat on the payroll. He knows we'll need the extra payroll space to acquire Machado and buy out his remaining Arby year with a 10 year extension.

But we still need that top end starter? Luckily, the Machado trade creates an incredibly valuable trade asset in Swanson. So AA uses Swanson as a headliner in a large package that nets us Michael Fulmer.

Boom. 2018 NL East champs.
 
SJ24 said:
I believe Headley is about to be traded to the Angels. MLB trade rumors says it's close.
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Shaping up to be a *elluva week in Anaheim.

Of course Moustakas is running out of landing spots - and getting cheaper - if Boston doesn't jump in.
 
clvclv said:
Shaping up to be a *elluva week in Anaheim.

Of course Moustakas is running out of landing spots - and getting cheaper - if Boston doesn't jump in.
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Angels been rumored to like Moose.

I dont think Boston jumps in for Moose. I think they're all-in for JD, if not him then Carlos Santana or Hosmer.
 
rico43 said:
According to reports, prospects going to Miami from St. Louis include Nos. 6, 9 and 13 in the MLB.com Top 30, with one unranked.

FYI, the MLB.com Braves equivalents are Gohara (6th), Riley (9th) and Toussaint (13th). All Top 30 lists are not created equal.

More realistic haul for Yelich and Prado would be Toussaint (13th), Pache (10th) and CUmberland (24th) along with Folty and Camargo.
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That's too much for those two. How much would Yelich cost the Braves?
 
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