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My biggest observation is that it doesn't appear Snitker is any longer the guy to get the most out of his players. Whether he was ever that guy is debatable. But as others have noted, there seems to be a real leadership issue, and nobody seems to be held accountable. That seems to have led to an...

I know he sucks right now, but we could very easily make Albies that guy.

Have to factor in the reaction on this board at the time. I'm not sure anyone here expected he'd still be performing at this level at this age. In fact I'm pretty sure the general consensus is that first baseman age horribly. So hindsight is 20/20.

I always have had the impression that AA didn't want to keep Snit but has no choice. Especially due to the success of the team since AA has been here. Feels like it would be a PR disaster to fire a manager who hasn't even missed the playoffs since AA got here.

Same, and now I got an email saying my inbox is full here lol. All spam

In your opinion, was there a realistic way to reset the luxury tax this off-season and also get a high grade? Frustrating this has to happen during a prime contention window season. But I'm hopeful because the long term success of the organization seems to be in mind.

I agree with your C rating because he's such a wild card. But have to keep in mind, most free agents this off season have blown out their projections and got way more. So the scale has changed a bit. Getting someone at their projected value this off season hasn't been a given.

Very frustrating off season for sure. But I'm interested to see how these next few weeks develop. There is still some talent out there and most of the teams who had plans to spend this off season have already spent. The rest of the league is either cutting payroll or holding steady due to...

We know AA learned in the Dodgers front office for a few years, and as the model organization, they keep things pretty close to the vest over there too.

But that was his second Tommy John surgery, and there is no guarantee he will recover to the point he was previously. For me personally, just too risky to spend $21 million on. I'd prefer a more known quantity as an alternative.

But there was also a noticable decline in his stuff/rates pre surgery in 2022.

Beuhler was easily one of the worst pitchers in the league last year. And he happened to put together 1 dominant start in the playoffs which led us to this contract. Wild.

If Kepler got 10 million, Laureano is suddenly looking like a steal at what he would cost.

Agreed. And we've seen so many examples of meddling owners being the downfall of organizations. I wasn't always a fan of having a corporate ownership but the way it's played out has been ideal.

Here's another thought to consider. It was rumored the Braves organization would be for sale at some point in the near future, especially considering they released the stock as a way to track the value. Wonder if that has any impact on spending.