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I just keep remembering the struggles Dansby had early on defense. Then I wonder if that makes me feel better about Wash's ability to teach or worse that Grissom could really cost us on defense. Kid is going to have to hit.

amen. I think the braves have been a big time drafter and developer of talent. They have so many guys that they developed. Most were not high picks or big signs. I do wish they'd draft more upside in round 1 vs college 4/5 starter, but what do I know? The results have been really...

I'm sure they don't. Lots of things happen in all of our jobs we do not like. Plus from a supply and demand point of view there are a lot more people willing and qualified to be MLB managers than there are MLB manager jobs. I think Snit should get credit for how he runs the program. The...

I assume we are ranked last in all of these prospect rankings coming out?

managing people is hard. Most do it very badly. Snit has been a very successful manager. People love him. He has done a good job with everything, IMO, except strategic decisions. I do not think Strategic Decisions are all his job. We have a lot of other coaches. Can they not get one...

It will also be funny if you look at scouting reports for braves opponents. If you hit it to 3B, LF or SS you have likely success. Whole left side! If you hit it to 1B, 2B, RF or CF it is almost certain death. Whole right side! Do our pitchers pitch to that alignment too?

I have heard that data on arm strength has issues. I don't know. Not something I'm knowledgeable on. I recall there were issues with types of throws, sample size, etc. I recall Riley was known for having a boss arm via scouts and he is weak per baseball savants I have read scouting reports...

I think Alex has a deal for Andrus that is 3 million with incentives to 5. Andrus' team probably has a deal on the table for 7 million. And they both keep waiting for the phone to ring. I don't think Andrus is that good. I don't think he's a big upgrade over Arcia and Grissom. So I wouldn't...

Listen to the AA interview with DOB. AA all but says no extension for Max. Max wants to maximize his money. He's older b/c of TJ and he's only going to get one big deal. He may want to go west Coast. He's not signing with us. IF Soroka and Anderson are solid 3 WAR guys, I think we trade...

he had the longest suspension ever for domestic violence. we still have Ozuna. Why would we do that? He has his money and will not starve. He can go play in another country or just go away.

I think everyone would have preferred to keep FF, but he and his agents didn't make that happen. Seems like Dansby did everything he could do, including calling AA personally. If you listen to AA's interview on youtube with DOB he talks a lot about sustainability. On that note, I would just...

Problem is fit. You’d need to find a team who is also expecting to compete for the ws but also has surplus impact bats ready to contribute. We aren’t trading two years of max for low A guys. I think next year is more likely bc they will have more data on Anderson, soroka, elder and shuster...

Not a dob fan. However he had aa on his 755 is real podcast. I thought aa really broke down arcia going back to original reason we got him. Details on Grissom. I think he all but said we won’t keep max bc we need to have enough money to have a good rotation. Seems like he’s not in the camp...

Wonder on the medicals, but it does look like a cheap deal. Great he's not on the Mets b/c that is a blow to them. They have a couple of young 3B that most people really like so we shall see. Otani is not coming to Atlanta. I think most guess that big time Asian stars want to stay on the...

The thing w/ Strider this year is going to be the secondaries. I think teams will be able to foul off enough FB to try and get him out of the game in 4-5 innings. If he's going to be an impact guy he has to go deeper in games. Needs to be able to be more efficient while still missing bats.

I think it's funny Braves fans thing these are all great extensions but defend them like crazy online. All other fans think AA is bad for the game or some voodoo. The reasons they deals were done is that there is risk on both sides. They could turn to the Dan Uggla deal. They could be very...

I would agree we don't know how good Strider will be over a full season or over long term. That's part of the risk on each side for his extension. Is he really this good? Can he stay healthy? Will there be a third pitch? If he is this good, then he's underpaid. The good news is he is being...

If Cohen's whole deal is he has the most money and just wants to win, then why not just give CC his money? It's just going to make CC mad. If they do not get CC I don't think they are better than last year. Probably a little better pitching b/c DeGrom threw so few innings, but their main guys...

I thought the pirates wanted prospects, not actually good MLB players. If Wright and maybe some minor pieces gets it done for Reynolds, I'd think about it. AA probably not b/c every post season we seem to end up with two starters. We also do not know what the team thinks about Soroka and...

sometimes the roster spot is more valuable than the money......see Ozuna. The Grissom thing I keep going back and forth on. It seemed clear that most neutral observers thought he was not a MLB SS. He had some issues for us last year. His arm strength did not measure well. He's playing next...