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Hudson2 said:
It would suck to see Washington get JD and the Phillies get Bryant. AA I’m sure has had talks with everybody and knows how much everything is he’s just deciding which way to go.
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I could stomach it if the Braves signed Rendon. Otherwise, it’d be a real gut-punch.
 
Hudson2 said:
It would suck to see Washington get JD and the Phillies get Bryant. AA I’m sure has had talks with everybody and knows how much everything is he’s just deciding which way to go.
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I remember last offseason we were all saying "Any day now AA is going to make a move to get us a starter...There is no way JD and McCann were our biggest moves..." Next thing you know, it is opening day and those were still our biggest moves of the offseason....

At this point, I have to trust him to do his thing and find those moves that will really improve our club...I just hope it's not in June like with DK
 
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Braves in addition to Phillies (and others) are another team that could be a fit for a Kris Bryant trade. They seek 3B and prefer not to go too long term.



Well I guess this means we have not spoken with the cubs about him....with how AA keeps things close to the vest
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
I remember last offseason we were all saying "Any day now AA is going to make a move to get us a starter...There is no way JD and McCann were our biggest moves..." Next thing you know, it is opening day and those were still our biggest moves of the offseason....

At this point, I have to trust him to do his thing and find those moves that will really improve our club...I just hope it's not in June like with DK
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To be fair he had a good deal on the table for JTR. So it's not like he shut down shop after JD and Mac.
 
thewupk said:
To be fair he had a good deal on the table for JTR. So it's not like he shut down shop after JD and Mac.
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Agreed. I’m not saying he wasn’t trying. Just saying he walked away on things to improve our club once they reached his comfort zone. Which is why I trust him.

With the amount he has spent this offseason, I wonder if there is a greater urgency to get the team constructed early
 
I will say this: if the Phillies and Nats get JD/Bryant, I'd be REALLY surprised if AA didn't go make a big-time move in reaction. Not a knee-jerk signing, but he'd do something.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
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Michael Riley - Ender Inciarte and a pitcher would be players of interest
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I hope we don't give up Michael Riley, he's my favorite prospect... still Bryant has been my preferred choice all along if the deal is reasonable. I'd much rather have him for 2 years than JD for 3 or 4 years
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
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Michael Riley - Ender Inciarte and a pitcher would be players of interest
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Not this I could deal with. But after the season he just had, I can't imagine the Cubbies would find it easy to justify to their fans that they traded their MVP 3b for a light hitting CFer that missed nearly 100 games in 2019.
 
It's so weird that the Braves are in on these big names the last few years...

Donaldson last year, Keuchel, Hamels, Bryant. I'm not used to this.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
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I could live with that deal.

The deal would Cubs enough MLB ready talent to keep their contention window open.

The good thing is the Phillies don't have the talent available to trade to match that package.

Maybe the Cubbies have been reading CLV's dissertations and believe with more AB's Riley can hit breaking pitches.
 
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