Josh Donaldson Surplus Value

I think a lot of it will depend on JD. If he really likes it here (close to Alabama) and the other guys (seems like it) then I can see them working something out.
 
The Chosen One said:
Donaldson's gonna be very disappointed when he finds out the Braves Organization is very cheap in paying the premium for anything. Not AA's fault of course.
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less cheap than unwilling to do long-term deals...the strong preference is for 1-2 year deals
 
The Braves are not going to extend JD before offering a QO. Not unless it is at a discount which JD won’t do. Why would the Braves give JD and extension when they know they will have clear advantage in off season negotiations because they won’t lose a pick if they sign him.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
The Braves are not going to extend JD before offering a QO. Not unless it is at a discount which JD won’t do. Why would the Braves give JD and extension when they know they will have clear advantage in off season negotiations because they won’t lose a pick if they sign him.
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actually they do forego a pick if they sign him
 
The Chosen One said:
Donaldson's gonna be very disappointed when he finds out the Braves Organization is very cheap in paying the premium for anything. Not AA's fault of course.
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AA since hes been GM has only done 1/1 or 1 year deals for FA's.

I think he could offer a 2 year deal with a higher AAV but i dont see him going 3-4 GTD years.
 
Heyward said:
AA since hes been GM has only done 1/1 or 1 year deals for FA's.

I think he could offer a 2 year deal with a higher AAV but i dont see him going 3-4 GTD years.
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He’s going to have to at some point. Not everybody is gonna want to sign 1 year deals.
 
Hudson2 said:
He’s going to have to at some point. Not everybody is gonna want to sign 1 year deals.
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I think the idea is to take your chances on young homegrown stars like Albies and Acuna. Risk-Reward is better in those situations.
 
Hudson2 said:
He’s going to have to at some point. Not everybody is gonna want to sign 1 year deals.
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There is always high end older talent available for 1-2 year deals.

Donaldson. Keuchel. Grandal. Moose. All excellent players who just signed for a single season.

We’ve seen several instances now where AA was willing to pay top dollar over the short term to bring in an impact player at a position of need. I expect that to be the general strategy moving forward, considering it has lead to 2 very successful seasons.
 
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Enscheff said:
There is always high end older talent available for 1-2 year deals.

Donaldson. Keuchel. Grandal. Moose. All excellent players who just signed for a single season.

We’ve seen several instances now where AA was willing to pay top dollar over the short term to bring in an impact player at a position of need. I expect that to be the general strategy moving forward, considering it has lead to 2 very successful seasons.
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You think Grandal will go for another 1 year high AAV deal or look for some security?
 
Hudson2 said:
You think Grandal will go for another 1 year high AAV deal or look for some security?
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He already passed up a 4/60 deal from the Mets in favor of a 1/18 deal with the Brewers.

So yeah, I think it's plausible the Braves can get him on a high AAV short term deal.
 
Think we can dream of a situation where we sign both Grandal and JD?
Now that would be a damn deep lineup...
 
Hulavol said:
Think we can dream of a situation where we sign both Grandal and JD?
Now that would be a damn deep lineup...
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my friend excel says unlikely...but potentially we could create room for this scenario by not picking up some options (Muk, Flowers, Teheran) or trading players making significant salaries
 
A deep run in the playoffs could definitely bring in extra money. Not sure if that would help payroll but I’d assume so. JD definitely won’t be signing a 1 year deal but if we somehow signed both then wow.
 
Hudson2 said:
A deep run in the playoffs could definitely bring in extra money. Not sure if that would help payroll but I’d assume so. JD definitely won’t be signing a 1 year deal but if we somehow signed both then wow.
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It would go towards paying off a couple of new stores they're building at the Battery
 
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