I'm not giving up Riley. He needs a winter of working with Chipper. That kind of power just doesn't come around often. He only needs to learn what the strikezone is.
Machado was lucky to get the $30M a year he did. Only the Padres are that dumb. Harper was forced to take 3 extra years just so he could say he got the $300+ Million he wanted.
Yes, why would we want a guaranteed ace when we could let AA blow another draft pick on a sure bust? You can probably give him a little more per year if he agrees to make the last few years of any deal, option years.
Pretty ****ing hilarious how you people think Cole is gonna get $35+ Million a year. Harper and Machado couldn't even get close to that and they were both a few years younger. Cole will be looking at $25M a year and the Braves need to do it. Just take what you'll save by letting DK and Julio...