Matt Olson to Braves!

Jaw said:
Outstanding. Better production, lower salary, less risk of decline, and traded from positions of depth. I'm willing to help Anthopolous push the wheelbarrow that he must need to carry those balls around. Great move. Go get paid Freddie.
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I'll be honest... its a VERY savvy move once you get over Freeman being gone.

I have a friend that can't stand FF. He's gonna be really happy.
 
I hate it.

I don't like giving up Langeliers and Pache for a 1b. I know he can hit. I would think a package like that could get us a good hitter at a premium position. It's only two years of control. I would not have done it. I would have at least changed Lango for Contreras or Pache for Waters.

This also makes me worried that we are truly cash strapped.

I can only defend it if we spend the rest of the money on another impact bat or arm.
 
MLB Network had a Olson/Freeman numbers comparison the other night and the main offensive categories they highlighted were something like a 2-2 tie. Of course they then declared how much better Freeman was. I can't find it online.
 
Acuña’s Bat Flip;850878 said:
MLB Network had a Olson/Freeman numbers comparison the other night and the main offensive categories they highlighted were something like a 2-2 tie. Of course they then declared how much better Freeman was. I can't find it online.
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but FF could be had for $. Olson cost us a ton of prospect capital.
 
Russ2dollas said:
I hate it.

I don't like giving up Langeliers and Pache for a 1b. I know he can hit. I would think a package like that could get us a good hitter at a premium position. It's only two years of control. I would not have done it. I would have at least changed Lango for Contreras or Pache for Waters.

This also makes me worried that we are truly cash strapped.

I can only defend it if we spend the rest of the money on another impact bat or arm.
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lol if you offer Contreras and Waters instead the deal isn’t made. Pache has fallen too much for that package to get a player at a premier position.
 
Feels like a Pujols situation. Everyone couldn't fathom that he would leave St. Louis. A couple years later, every Cardinals fan was thanking their lucky stars that they didn't sign him to an albatross contract. I think we'll be feeling the same after our fourth straight title in 2024 as Freddie is showing serious decline for the Dodgers.
 
Said this in the other thread too: the big league is now much better and in much better shape for the window to stay open.
 
McCann'sCans said:
Feels like a Pujols situation. Everyone couldn't fathom that he would leave St. Louis. A couple years later, every Cardinals fan was thanking their lucky stars that they didn't sign him to an albatross contract. I think we'll be feeling the same after our fourth straight title in 2024 as Freddie is showing serious decline for the Dodgers.
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I don't think Freddie would decline as bad as Pujols.

Fred is a gym rat. Pujols really let himself go. I think Fred will stay in shape but who knows how much that will counter his regression.

Pujols offensively was elite elite. So he fell off a bigger cliff. Freddie never been that close.
 
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