2020 Trade Deadline Thread

[TheBravos]

Braves May win the East, but it’s hard to see them going any further

Front Office to AA: Can we make enough moves to win it.

AA: Umm...may...be...if.i.could...no.

Front Office: Can you move any salary?

AA: Ummm....I.can.probably.....no.

Front Office: Screw it then.

AA: Yeah...can I get some extra steaks to feed Folty?

Front office: How many?

AA: Eight would be....ok...six?

Front office: Five

 

[UNCBlue012]

It's hard to blame Anthopolous for not going balls to the wall for this silly season, but damn, it's hard to think like that when you're watching this team's starting rotation day-in and day-out.

It's also hard when, 60-game season be damned, we're still burning the prime years of guys like Freddie. There's no excuse.

 

[CrazyTrain]

So Hamels, with a recent, significant injury history and aged 36; Foltynewicz, who'd been demoted, has bone chips in his elbow and has chosen to avoid surgery, has clearly been mentally erratic; Hernandez, who is injured, old and had clearly run out of gas in Seattle; and three guys incapable of finding home plate for more than the briefest of times.

As I said, maybe everything going wrong wasn't predictable, but there were enough question marks that making a strong move for an established starter would have been in the club's best interest.

There are two reasons for having prospects - developing them to play for you and using them as currency. I would have preferred to spend some currency on an established starter this last offseason.

I was typing a post and read this one and realized I had nothing else to add.

 

[chop2chip]

I get not trading the farm for some guys but not even adding a backend rotation piece? Relying on Hamels, Newk, Folty is certainly a bold very bold strategy.

We did do that. How many other guys like that were traded?

 

[SJ24]

March on The Battery. We must resist and Make Atlanta Great Again.

#MAGA #1995 #AllFlagsMatter

 

[thewupk]

It's also hard when, 60-game season be damned, we're still burning the prime years of guys like Freddie. There's no excuse.

What do you expect him to do when the Braves post news like this

"The Braves reported earlier this month that second-quarter revenue dropped nearly 95%, from $208 million to $11 million, due to the delay of 2020 season and reduced revenue streams. The team’s debt, stemming from developments at the Battery, jumped from $698 million to $718 million in the same time span"

That was 6 days ago. We have no money.

 

[Heyward]

It's hard to blame Anthopolous for not going balls to the wall for this silly season, but damn, it's hard to think like that when you're watching this team's starting rotation day-in and day-out.

I wasnt expecting Clevinger or Lynn but damn, all he added was Milone?

 

[TheBravos]

Freddie can’t be too happy.

 

[UNCBlue012]

DOB: Anthopolous said money wasn't factor in #Braves trade not adding an impact starter, said it was purely talent -- they couldn't or wouldn't line up with what teams with such starters wanted.

Umm, what? Ok, screw AA then. lol

 

[CrazyTrain]

We can blame the front office all we want, but a good part of this is because Folty, Touki, Wright, and Newk didn’t step up when we needed them to

A good part of this is that the FO has known who these guys are for 2-3 years now and did very little to mitigate the risk.

 

[Heyward]

We did do that. How many other guys like that were traded?

Tajuan Walker was dealt for pennies. Robbie Ray didnt cost much. But i'm also one of the few who doesnt blame AA for not going for it in this weird year. Yes we're wasting one of FF's prime years. But i dont know about trading high impact players in this kinda season.

The rotation right now being Fried/Anderson/Milone/Erlin/Tomlin is very scary. Bullpen is gonna be gassed by the time the playoffs are near.

 

[CrazyTrain]

Is there anything more 2020 than the Braves who have 1 legitimate starting pitcher only being able to afford Tommy Milone as their sole trade deadline acquisition?

It's almost like we shouldn't have blown all our money on the pen.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Freddie can’t be too happy.

Wasting his best damn years

 

[thewupk]

DOB: Anthopolous said money wasn't factor in #Braves trade not adding an impact starter, said it was purely talent -- they couldn't or wouldn't line up with what teams with such starters wanted.

Umm, what? Ok, screw AA then. lol

GM speak

 

[chop2chip]

The most questionable move in the AA era was the Will Smith signing, which was a win now move.

The biggest disaster that could happen is pushing your chips all in and 2 years later you are Pirates post the Archer trade.

 

[striker42]

DOB: Anthopolous said money wasn't factor in #Braves trade not adding an impact starter, said it was purely talent -- they couldn't or wouldn't line up with what teams with such starters wanted.

Umm, what? Ok, screw AA then. lol

If money wasn't the issue then this is a HUGE failure by AA. We have 1 legitimate starter. I have to think this is GM speak though. Teams don't ever like to put any concrete terms of what their payroll limitations are.

 

[SJ24]

AA now talking up Folty, Wilson, and Kyle Wright.

WE MUST RESIST

 

[Russ2dollas]

I can understand valuing prospects. I do.

But if Tucker Davidson isn't good enough to pitch for the this team, why won't you deal him for a MLB starter?

 

[CyYoung31]

I am not lying. Look at Bowman's tweet.

That’s speculation, nobody said that.

Though, again, it wouldn’t surprise me.

 

[chop2chip]

Tajuan Walker was dealt for pennies. Robbie Ray didnt cost much. But i'm also one of the few who doesnt blame AA for not going for it in this weird year. Yes we're wasting one of FF's prime years. But i dont know about trading high impact players in this kinda season.

The rotation right now being Fried/Anderson/Milone/Erlin/Tomlin is very scary. Bullpen is gonna be gassed by the time the playoffs are near.

Walker I’ll grant you, but Robbie Ray has been Sean Newcomb bad this year. Neither is moving the needle.

The pandemic wasted a prime FF year not AA. Half of the people complaining in this thread probably wanted AA to sign Bumgarner 8 months ago.