2018 Offseason And Targets

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steveAKAslick said:
Per Ken Rosenthal:

#Indians drawing significant trade interest in catcher Yan Gomes as well as SPs, sources tell The Athletic. Gomes earning $7M in 2019 with $9M club option for ‘20, $11M opt for ‘21. Rival exec says CLE “scrambling to get young players.” Perez and Haase only other Cs on roster.
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Gomes seems like such a Braves target
 
nsacpi said:
believe so...they had two openings in their rotation...one is now filled...Severino, Tanaka, Paxton, CC and Corbin?

There had been some thought they would go after Corbin and Happ. Now Happ is probably a backup plan.
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Unless they've decided they'd rather save money and give less to Happ since long-term deals for Pitchers are such bad investments. The difference between Corbin and Happ's asking prices could be handed to Machado after all.
 
BeanieAntics said:
If AA and Mike Fast looked at the situation and opted out of beating the Yankees price, only to end up buying on freaking Madison Bumgarner because of his playoff experience, then I would lose all faith in this front office immediately.
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Was supposed to say "buying low" on Bumgarner, and I think that's just as unlikely as paying what Tampa would require for Snell. The point still stands that there was SOMETHING that caused AA to pass, because topping that offer wouldn't have caused a ripple in the pond from the Braves' perspective.

Maybe the Mariners approached Paxton the way the Marlins have Realmuto - and said they weren't making a deal unless they got your "best prospect" or "best pitching prospect" as part of the deal, and AA decided Anderson or Wright was simply too much to pay if he had to add other pieces on top of one of them. Maybe he wants to float those types of pieces in an offer for Syndergaard. Who knows??? We're not likely going to ever find out the real reason he didn't pull the trigger.
 
Enscheff said:
Gomes should be essentially free in a trade.
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Agreed. If we go the Gomes route it should be to acquire a pitcher like Carrasco with less prospect capital. You’d also have to go big on a corner OF then.

Passing on Zuk at that contract means you need a clear upgrade IMO. I’d rather pass on Gomes.
 
For some reason I get the feeling we might be one of the teams in on Sonny Gray. I don't like the probably $9+ million salary he'll get in arbitration or the fact that he's been a pretty mediocre pitcher the past couple years. But on the upside he wouldn't cost much in terms of prospects and is a guy that there's a chance of catching lightning in a bottle with. I wouldn't do it but I think the Braves have always liked Gray.
 
striker42 said:
For some reason I get the feeling we might be one of the teams in on Sonny Gray. I don't like the probably $9+ million salary he'll get in arbitration or the fact that he's been a pretty mediocre pitcher the past couple years. But on the upside he wouldn't cost much in terms of prospects and is a guy that there's a chance of catching lightning in a bottle with. I wouldn't do it but I think the Braves have always liked Gray.
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I sure hope not. I don't think it would make much sense. Only one year of control, and we've got young guys who can produce at least similar, if not better, numbers to Gray.
 
ixiXSolidXixi said:
Any one think the Yankees still looking to add Patrick Corbin?
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Yankees at the moment are more interested in SP targets than Machado/Harper. If they lure in Corbin and Machado/Harper are still available, who knows what happens then.
 
Carp said:
Well, he was my back-up plan. Guess that means we're looking at Realmuto, Grandal, and Ramos as option A. I hope Yan Gomes is high on that list as well.
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We need one of the first 3, Gomes wouldnt be a bad Plan B though. It doesnt look like Miami wants to trade Realmuto within the division which is stupid but whatever.
 
Will say kinda surprised Nats and got Suzuki this early, i thought they'd be big players for Grandal as well as Ramos. One less suitor out there.
 
striker42 said:
For some reason I get the feeling we might be one of the teams in on Sonny Gray. I don't like the probably $9+ million salary he'll get in arbitration or the fact that he's been a pretty mediocre pitcher the past couple years. But on the upside he wouldn't cost much in terms of prospects and is a guy that there's a chance of catching lightning in a bottle with. I wouldn't do it but I think the Braves have always liked Gray.
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Would be super dumb. We already did a dumb thing by bringing in Gausman to a crowded rotation. Getting another "ho-hum" rotation arm would be a waste of resources.
 
Southcack77 said:
I don't think Suzuki takes them completely out of the market. Kurt is a backup catcher.
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I agree he is, but Nats still need a 2B, bullpen help, as well as a SP, maybe another outfielder assuming Harper is gone, i think they get Keuchel.
 
CrazyTrain said:
Would be super dumb. We already did a dumb thing by bringing in Gausman to a crowded rotation. Getting another "ho-hum" rotation arm would be a waste of resources.
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How was Gausman a dumb move, he was fantastic down the stretch and didnt even cost a top 10 prospect from us.
 
Enscheff said:
This isn’t remotely true.

No doubt the Ms are high on him though, which explains the trade.
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MLB pipeline has Sheffield at #31, in between Soroka (#20) and Anderson (#34)

BA in September had Sheffield at #22, in between Soroka (#17) and Anderson (#35)

FG is a little out of step, rating Sheffield at a FV of 50, versus 55 for Soroka and Anderson. Doesn't mean they are wrong, although my view aligns more with the MLB pipeline and BA view. Of course, the unknowable is how the M's front office rate the 3.
 
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