2018 Offseason And Targets

[ixiXSolidXixi]

Perfect Cell those are the Free Agents for 2019?

 

[Heyward]

Lonnie Chisenhall (31)
Corey Dickerson (31)
Brett Gardner (36)
Alex Gordon (36) — $23MM mutual option with a $4MM buyout
Matt Kemp (35)
J.D. Martinez (32) — can opt out of remaining three years, $62.5MM
Marcell Ozuna (29)

Center Fielders

Jarrod Dyson (35)
Billy Hamilton (29) — $7.5MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
Aaron Hicks (30)
Austin Jackson (33)
Juan Lagares (31) — $9.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Starling Marte (31) — $11.5MM club option for 2020 with a $2MM buyout
Leonys Martin (32)
Chris Owings (28)

Right Fielders

Kole Calhoun (32) — $14MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Nicholas Castellanos (28)
Lonnie Chisenhall (31)
Adam Eaton (31) — $9.5MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout
Jason Heyward (30) — if he does not opt out after the 2018 season, Heyward can opt out after 2019 with 550 PA that year, at which point he would forgo $86MM from 2020-23
Matt Kemp (35)
Yasiel Puig (29)
Eric Thames (33) — $7.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Ben Zobrist (39)

Minus MAYBE Aaron Hicks, kinda meh market.

The SP market is MUCH better, and some RP's as well as 3B (Rendon, Arenado, JD)

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

In case anyone is wondering what Craig Kimbrel is looking for.......
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/craig-kimbrel-reportedly-asking-for-nine-figure-contract.html

 

[Braves1976]

In case anyone is wondering what Craig Kimbrel is looking for.......
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/craig-kimbrel-reportedly-asking-for-nine-figure-contract.html

i love him but not that much.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

In case anyone is wondering what Craig Kimbrel is looking for.......
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/craig-kimbrel-reportedly-asking-for-nine-figure-contract.html

What is he asking from us with the discount of hometown

 

[Horsehide Harry]

What is he asking from us with the discount of hometown

$99,999,999.99

 

[The Tariff King]

I will insert the classic Enscheff buzzkill meme:

"Hopefully this finally puts an end to any of the dumb fantasies or ideas discussed here of Kimbrel taking a hometown discount to come back"

 

[Enscheff]

It won’t

 

[CrazyTrain]

If we could afford him... look out.

Acuna RF
Donaldson 3B
Freeman 1B
Realmuto C
Branley LF
Albies 2B
Ender CF
Swanson SS

That's definitely good enough to win it all.

Ya, but...

Folty
Gausman
Newk
?
?

bleh... that ain't winning much.

 

[zbhargrove]

Ya, but...

Folty
Gausman
Newk
?
?

bleh... that ain't winning much.

Whoever isn't traded (Touki, Fried, Wright, Anderson, Gohara, plus possibilities such as Gray, Sanchez, etc...)

Forgot about Soroka, likely the best of the bunch. Of all the upgrade potential areas, I think SP should be the least of our worries.

Most teams would be thrilled with 4th and 5th starters made up of the crew listed above, but ultimate troll is ultimate

 

[UNCBlue012]

Familia to Mets on a three-year, $30 million deal. Wow. That’s nothing... shame on AA.

 

[CrazyTrain]

Not sure where I stand, but AA definitely has a history of ponying up for the guy he wants. If he's this high on JT, he'll pay it.

That being said, there are several really good options we can fallback on.

Frankly this is what concerns me the most about AA and as much as people like him here, he is the guy who traded Noah Syndergaard for 38 year old RA Dickey. Nobody is perfect, but I do wish that AA sometimes wouldn't get so fixated on one guy.

 

[blueagleace1]

Except for that hole in LF where doubles routinely fall.

Exactly! If JT is acquired (not holding.my breath) and I personally don't want to see us give up what it will cost. I would do everything to lure Brantley over at 2yrs $32m with a mutual option for $15m. If he won't take that, then go get Cargo on a 1yr $8-10m.

1. Acuna
2. Donaldson
3. Freeman
4. JT
5. Brantley/Cargo
6. Ozzie
7. Ender
8. Swanson

 

[CrazyTrain]

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I don't really get it... Viz and Minter weren't that bad, were they?

 

[TheRunningAgent]

No, and Minter was a rookie. He should be better. We also have O’Day. Again, I’m putting Teheran in the pen. He may could even close. Who knows?

 

[zbhargrove]

Kimbrel had a 1.5 WAR last year (3.13 FIP 3.12 xFIP)
Minter had a 1.4 WAR last year (2.72 FIP 3.62 xFIP)

Its laughable that there are actually Braves fans that would give up $100 million for Kimbrel.

I want Minter as the closer... he could easily end up turning into a Diaz after such a successful rookie campaign with his stuff. Get a couple more solid pen arms that can be high leverage, but goodness gracious we don't need a freaking closer.

 

[zbhargrove]

No, and Minter was a rookie. He should be better. We also have O’Day. Again, I’m putting Teheran in the pen. He may could even close. Who knows?

Teheran's stuff doesn't really translate well to the pen, IMO

 

[Russ2dollas]

Teheran's stuff doesn't really translate well to the pen, IMO

Agree. Unless it’s a long man.

We have guys like touki, gohara, Wright, new etc who could be nasty relievers if we wanted to.

Braves should not spend more than 5 million for a relief pitcher until 2025

 

[nsacpi]

Familia to Mets on a three-year, $30 million deal. Wow. That’s nothing... shame on AA.

hopefully it sets the market for guys like Soria

 

[TheRunningAgent]

Agree. Unless it’s a long man.

We have guys like touki, gohara, Wright, new etc who could be nasty relievers if we wanted to.

Braves should not spend more than 5 million for a relief pitcher until 2025

I get it. My thinking is that he doesn’t really show his stuff when starting. In one inning, he can air it out like he did innthat one inning in the playoffs. That was the only reason I considered it. And I know one inning doesn’t mean anything but why not try it in ST if we haven’t dealt him? Nothing to lose.