CrazyTrain
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Even next year we could have 10+ WAR coming from Ozuna/Ender/Acuna if Ender can stay healthy.
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Even next year we could have 10+ WAR coming from Ozuna/Ender/Acuna if Ender can stay healthy.
that too. it seems likely Snit would've made Markakis basically the FT guy again with not nearly enough days off. now he shifts to the bench where he should be.
Southcack77
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Just looking at projected salaries, I thought signing Ozuna made the most sense of any free agent when the offseason began.
I wish rather than re-sign markakis they'd signed Travis Shaw or Starlin Castro.
Seems like Bryant, Brian Anderson, Seager or some highly improbable Matt Chapman deal that might not even be possible are the best possible trades on the board.
They probably just try to get by with what they got, though.
You guys have way more faith in Snit executing a platoon than I do.
Ideally it'd be Neck-Duvall platoon. And if it's a lefty on the mound Ozuna-Acuna-Duvall.
An ideal March would be to find out that Solarte's got one late-career renaissance year left in him and that he can be successfully platooned with Camargo and provide you a second switch-hitter.
Was this the "ideal" result? Maybe not, but it's about as close as it gets. No "large" long-term commitments, and AA still has all the pieces.
Perfect? Not quite, but considering all this cost us was a draft pick that's a *elluva result.
Was this the "ideal" result? Maybe not, but it's about as close as it gets. No "large" long-term commitments, and AA still has all the pieces.
Perfect? Not quite, but considering all this cost us was a draft pick that's a *elluva result.
Heyward
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Nick will get his AB's, but Ozuna/Acuna will get the lions share of AB's, and Ender/Nick probably the other, maybe Duvall/Acuna/Ozuna vs a tough lefty if he's kept.
Kinda have to feel like this signing was AA finally signaling he's going to take that out of Snitker's hands. There's not really a need for a blockbuster that includes Ender at this point, so Snit's probably just been given his everyday lineup,
chop2chip
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In this scenario, I am assuming no platoon with Nick. He would be a start once a week guy and top bat off the bench guy (basically the Matt Joyce role).
Snit is too loyal to Neck. Neck is the guy that threatened to go up to the front office if they fired Snit. I would like to hear straight from AA's mouth that Markakis has been reduced to a bench role.
Southcack77
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I'd have rather had Matt Joyce for that role. Would have saved 3-4 million and at least you know Joyce knows how to handle it.
That said, entirely possible markakis has a nice year and contributes.
Southcack77
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Anyone comfortable with Camargo being an every day 3b is a little delusional.
Given everything else Atlanta has sacrificed this offseason, AA should still be working to correct that deficiency, but perhaps there is no rush.
I think finding a young player there would be ideal. Senzel, Anderson, the Yankee position battle loser, Matt Chapman the moon shot if we are dreaming.
Given everything else Atlanta has sacrificed this offseason, AA should still be working to correct that deficiency, but perhaps there is no rush.
I think finding a young player there would be ideal. Senzel, Anderson, the Yankee position battle loser, Matt Chapman the moon shot if we are dreaming.
I'd argue that the "ideal" follow-up to the Ozuna signing would be adding Holt to platoon with Camargo with Duvall's money and cutting him loose - would like to see what the projections would look like if that happened. You'd still have Riley and Waters as potential second-half additions, and you wouldn't really need a platoon partner for Markakis anymore.
1 WAR is worth about 9 million, so you're wrong again. The difference in a 3 WAR player and a 1 WAR player is quite substantial. This is a fantastic deal that makes the roster so much deeper and able to absorb injuries and give players rest.
Heyward
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Nick is all but assumed a bench role lol, stop being uptight.
Ozuna/Acuna everyday OF'ers, and some combo of Duvall/Nick/Ender. He'll get AB's, but it wont be near 500+, and he's a weapon off the bench late in games.
BeanieAntics
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That's not how you value WAR chief.
It's not? Then I stand corrected. I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know how that is calculated. Apparently I've misunderstood how that's done all this time.
BeanieAntics
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You don't value a contract based on how much it improves over your internal options. A player worth 3 WAR isn't worth 16 million because he is replacing a 1 WAR player. He's still worth 24 million.