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Well done. Sometimes folks get all wrapped up in what they thought. This outcome might have been high end but it wasn't something completely out of all expectation.

Or the upside was simply underestimated and you didn't actually see a 1% event.

Wouldn't you have to get the top prospect one year in a row before you could do it twice?

Or Columbia.

Odd enough they do not really convert them very often even after they give up on them as starters.

He was the big guy with supposed attitude issues? I thought that guy might turn into a good mlb'er too.

I didn't understand the math in the MLB rumors column. It said that th3 Braves had a 27.5m CBT number offset by the 1 from the Sox, and that now that's reduced to 2m. So to me that suggests they shaved about 8m from the cap figure. But it was clear as mud.

I would guess part of their discussion with Lopez was giving him a shot at competing for rotation. No harm in seeing what it looks like. Also AJSS certainly deserves the right to compete. Also good to motivate Elder.

He's probably going to give him a normal workload in games for the era we are in. I'd say the front office might be involved in planning to get him extra rest, but I don't think they should put a 60 pitch cap on him or anything like that. Give him a normal workload and be very conservative...

I think when you look at the realistic risk and limited ceiling on the old dudes and then understand you're paying market rate for multiple years that figure to decline making a one year cash commitment Kelenic and a one or two year commitment to somebody who is a top 15-20 starter when healthy...

Some of them operate the teams as businesses and collect yearly income. That's really the point of it all. Asking someone to manage their own asset a particular way is fairly presumptuous. Especially to ask someone to operate in the red because you think they ought not care about money.

Would love to see his stuff profile based on 2023 statcast data if you are up for it.

Trading Grissom to get a legitimate starter for 500k is a great move regardless of how it works out. Anthopolous is only going to make deals on his own terms and I'm a fan.

It's completely fair. The purpose of the business is to make money.

Cool and if the Braves had gone out and signed one, there is a 80% chance it would have gone poorly based on the performance of guys that moved and well the offense still would not have performed. So no change in the outcome but out the prospects anyway. The very small percentage increase of...

This is an unrealistic expectation out of any sports franchise, let alone one owned by a publicly traded corporation with responsibilities to shareholders. Sports franchises are profitable businesses not charities run for the benefit of the public. People/companies don't buy them to lose money.

In 1983 perhaps. Not in 2023 when starters throw with max effort and are expected to go through the order maybe twice.

It's pretty rare for Anthopolous to up his bid or panic when options get limited. He tends to stand firm on it. Someone else probably brings in the high bid on the remaining folks. I would lean towards the Braves not bringing anyone else in that folks here would see as an obvious upgrade.

Their personal wealth is irrelevant.

Maybe I'm in the minority then that never really thinks about trading Ozuna. Seems like an appropriately priced asset heading into a contract year with probably very little trade value. Coming off his best year. Nothing really out there to replace him, wouldn't save much money if you did...