2022 Trade Deadline

Enscheff said:
MLBTR on Albies' status, and threw around some trade candidate names:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/braves-targeting-mid-late-august-return-for-ozzie-albies.html

I never considered Solano, but they also mentioned Drury and Merrifield. I think the play for the deadline is one of those guy to cover 2B and then slide to the OF when/if Albies comes back strong.
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Or they go big on Ketel Marte for the same purposes—but that’s obviously highly unlikely.
 
msstate7 said:
Merrifield like benintendi is unvaccinated. This could help lower cost
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To the point that you don't trade for either if you're in Alex' shoes.

The Jays are on the outside looking in and the likelihood that you have to play 3 or 4 World Series games there is extremely slim - but not zero. Those guys KNEW FOR A FACT they were going to have to go to Toronto at some point this season and chose not to get vaccinated. It's not like they can run out and get a quick shot to "fix" the issue between the end of the NLCS and the start of the World Series in the event they're traded to one of the NL contenders.

I'm all for their right to choose whether to get the shots - but I sure as *ell wouldn't trade assets for them if I knew they weren't likely going to be available during the Series. Choices come with consequences.
 
There is a point where it doesn't matter the cost. It's still worth it to get them. The odds of the Braves making the WS is low. Just the way it is. Odds are way lower they have to play the Jays. I wouldn't let their vaccination status be a hard no.
 
clvclv said:
To the point that you don't trade for either if you're in Alex' shoes.

The Jays are on the outside looking in and the likelihood that you have to play 3 or 4 World Series games there is extremely slim - but not zero. Those guys KNEW FOR A FACT they were going to have to go to Toronto at some point this season and chose not to get vaccinated. It's not like they can run out and get a quick shot to "fix" the issue between the end of the NLCS and the start of the World Series in the event they're traded to one of the NL contenders.

I'm all for their right to choose whether to get the shots - but I sure as *ell wouldn't trade assets for them if I knew they weren't likely going to be available during the Series. Choices come with consequences.
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If a player that could really help comes cheap and we pass bc we worried about a potential matchup in the WS, we dumb.

Would you have passed on soler last year bc he was unvaccinated? We knew there was a very real chance he'd have to sit bc of it, and he did.
 
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thewupk said:
There is a point where it doesn't matter the cost. It's still worth it to get them. The odds of the Braves making the WS is low. Just the way it is. Odds are way lower they have to play the Jays. I wouldn't let their vaccination status be a hard no.
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wouldn't trading for an unvaccinated player essentially murder all of our vaccinated players?

too risky
 
thewupk said:
There is a point where it doesn't matter the cost. It's still worth it to get them. The odds of the Braves making the WS is low. Just the way it is. Odds are way lower they have to play the Jays. I wouldn't let their vaccination status be a hard no.
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I tend to lean this way as well - only fair to make the point though.

In the extremely unlikely event the situation does occur, SOMEBODY will be falling all over themselves looking to call Alex out over it.
 
sturg33 said:
wouldn't trading for an unvaccinated player essentially murder all of our vaccinated players?

too risky
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This was funny. Typical stupid conservatwit comment, but funny nonetheless.

Btw, when are you buying more crypto? Looking for some legit money management advice.
 
clvclv said:
I tend to lean this way as well - only fair to make the point though.

In the extremely unlikely event the situation does occur, SOMEBODY will be falling all over themselves looking to call Alex out over it.
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I'm sure somebody would. But nobody would give a **** because if the Braves make the WS again this year then AA would be thought of as the best GM in the sport.
 
It’s looking like Harris may need a platoon partner in the playoffs, someone someone like Drury or Merrifield can cover 2B for a while, and then be part of the OF platoon.
 
Soto just rejected 440 MILLION from the Nats, per Ken. Nats will entertain trading him. Cant even imagine a package that can land him.
 
No telling how much deferred money is in there. Washington is pretty much washed up and he knows it. He’ll be in NY or LA.
 
Heyward said:
I wouldnt either, tbh. I dont even know who has the trade package to trade and eventually sign him long-term.
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It would have to be something like the a package from the Padres including Abrams. I could definitely see Preller doing that to improve the OF.
 
Hudson2 said:
No telling how much deferred money is in there. Washington is pretty much washed up and he knows it. He’ll be in NY or LA.
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I think even Washington knows, with Boras as his agent he wouldnt accept a deferred deal. But Boras probably wants Soto to hit the market.
 
Enscheff said:
It would have to be something like the a package from the Padres including Abrams. I could definitely see Preller doing that to improve the OF.
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I dont think Washington would be stupid enough to include Corbin or Stras' deal to lower the value. If you trade for him now, you get 3 playoff runs plus a draft pick in return if he walks. So it would have to take an absolute ****ing haul to land him.
 
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