drewdat
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I'm surprised we don't have to give Winkler back to Colorado for the Rule 5 pick 8 years ago.
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I'm surprised we don't have to give Winkler back to Colorado for the Rule 5 pick 8 years ago.
Yeah it appears to be the case. It's slightly confusing on the terminology but the 40 man roster still counts to guaranteeing him that contract. I expect him to be released with the Braves trying to sign him to a minor league deal.
salmagundy
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It's in his contract.
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Duvall gets his full salary if he’s not released before Opening Day.
bravesfanMatt
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Come on. You think FF is looking in the bargain, it makes since Section. No he is still trying to figure out out to sign Harper or seeing if any ex blue jay wants to play.
UNCBlue012
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The Marlins just released Straily. i'd love to check in on him.
zbhargrove
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Guessing you haven't really looked at how bad to mediocre he's been his whole career
tululush
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Curious as to what AA does. He can’t really pinch pennies everywhere and then leave us with a 2.875 mil minor leaguer. Can he?
jpx7
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Sort of funny being an optimist, relative to the board, after so many seasons of being labelled a pessimist about the team. But just as I think so many overreacted to the quality and ostensible rapidity of the rebuild, I think that same many is overreacting to the “quiet” offseason and its ostensible lack of quality.
bravesfanMatt
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I remain optimistic despite my grief with FF. I think I learned from the last regime that warning flags usually mean “warning”. I tried to excuse them with Coppyfail. Won’t with FF. The article were he said they could spend money doesn’t mean they would spend money put me over the top. Couple that with not signing their top pick and having another grievance filed. Even with the knowledge we won that and Stewart might in fact be hurt. The lack of report from them is disturbing. Then to fire the two directors months a before the draft. Again without word. And now when defending a NL east championship. You ignore glaring holes in your roster. And still ignore them. I wish FF would have just said that he did not think that championship was real and he needs more time to evaluate the team as a whole. Instead he feeds the fans financial flexibility and he will surprise you.
jpx7
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I was critical of the Stewart fiasco; and even though it looks like it will work out in the Braves’ favor, it still speaks to a lapse in due dilligence. How much of that is on Anthopoulos, versus the recently departed farm guys, is hard to parse.
Otherwise, I think Anthopoulos was quite shrewd with his midseason moves last year, in a surprise run to the Division Title. I think the Donaldson and (to a lesser extent) McCann signings are underrated moves around here; while the retention of Markakis, in lieu of a real upgrade to cOF, is both understandable and distasteful. I can’t fault Anthopoulos, however, for refusing to trade draft capital for short-term, high-dollars deal for aging pitchers, as so many seem to be doing—particularly in the context of the confluence of importance for this year’s draft (the Stewart hiccup, the upward trajectory of the team, and especially the persistent international sanctions he inherited). Trading that draft capital for Pollock would’ve been more defensible, but still risky in multiple ways.
Not a perfect score, for sure; but overall more positive than negative from my vantage. I’m willing to withhold real judgment, though, until Anthopoulos works through at least one full year with expectations under his tenure.
Otherwise, I think Anthopoulos was quite shrewd with his midseason moves last year, in a surprise run to the Division Title. I think the Donaldson and (to a lesser extent) McCann signings are underrated moves around here; while the retention of Markakis, in lieu of a real upgrade to cOF, is both understandable and distasteful. I can’t fault Anthopoulos, however, for refusing to trade draft capital for short-term, high-dollars deal for aging pitchers, as so many seem to be doing—particularly in the context of the confluence of importance for this year’s draft (the Stewart hiccup, the upward trajectory of the team, and especially the persistent international sanctions he inherited). Trading that draft capital for Pollock would’ve been more defensible, but still risky in multiple ways.
Not a perfect score, for sure; but overall more positive than negative from my vantage. I’m willing to withhold real judgment, though, until Anthopoulos works through at least one full year with expectations under his tenure.
CrazyTrain
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I'm quite bullish on Mr. Teheran as well. I think he took the lack of playoff involvement as a clear wake up call.
I think he finishes with a FIP ~3.3.
BeanieAntics
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You've really got to just start using normal names or abbreviations for Anthopoulos. DD was ridiculous and now it looks like you are ****ting on Freddie Freeman
BeanieAntics
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I'm cautiously optimistic. Its impossible for me to weed out all of my skepticism after the past two years. Once I see him sitting in the low 90s, maybe that will remove it.
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