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Take a HS guy who won't sign in the first round and offer the minimum possible contract which is slot minus 20% IIRC. When he doesn't sign, get a replacement in next years draft, one pick lower. Then take HS guys at 97, 126 and 156 and be prepared to go OVER slot using the 20% you didn't spend...

Braves have picks at 25, 97, 126, 156 as I understand it. Slot values: 25 - $2,740,300 97 - $599,100 126 - $451,800 156 - $336,600 Why not take an unlikely to sign HS at 25 and offer him slot minus 20%. That gives you an extra ~$550K to use to sign guys over slot at 97, 126, 156. As I...

The worst punishment would have been MLB mandating that the Braves carry all those signed on the 40 man for 6 years and have to keep the scouting department and all the Johns. I mean, come on, how inept do you have to be to spend huge amounts of cash, cheat, and still not sign a true ML...

Nice strawman. If you don't want to address what I did say, address what I didn't.

You start.

I understand what you're saying but it really doesn't apply. I'm willing to admit that there are many, many scenarios where trading Freeman resulted in little to nothing back, especially considering the Johns were in charge. But that's a question of FO competence, not overall correct strategy...

That's a different question. That's a matter of FO competence and you're saying that you don't trust the Braves FO to make a good deal. That's not a question about whether it should be done from a talent and control standpoint but a question about whether the FO can make a good trade. Fair...

That misses the point. The Braves likely would NOT have won 97 games last year or won 90 games the year before. But that is a sign of patience in building - postponing a rush to flawed success for a slower build for a less flawed future. Also, IF the Braves would have traded Freddie, they would...

No. The way the whole "flags fly forever" tag is used around here doesn't apply to me at all. That tag essentially refers to those who are willing to go all in to try to win a WS. I'm actually the opposite. I was willing (and hopeful) that they would rebuild from the ground up and take whatever...

You are confusing the idea that I think Freeman isn't any good with my real point of team value. Freeman IS very good. No question. And, he has been worth his contract and likely will continue to be, barring injury, through this current contract. He is very unlikely to be worth his next...

Anything is possible. He might be great until he's 40. It's just highly unlikely.

My "rants" as you call them were all centered around the fact that the Braves would be unlikely to be a WS type team before Freeman's current deal expires and therefore he should be used to build controllable talent that will be around for a long run once the team gels. You can make the argument...

No. You would have been a genius if you pointed it out 5 years ago. But you didn't. Now, you're just choking on sour grapes (g rated comment).

Who could have predicted this conversation 3-4 years ago? Oh, right, that was me. The Braves are now in a position where they almost have to let the Freeman contract play out since there is really no circumstance where a trade now makes sense and any contract extension would likely become a...

Need to develop herd immunity. I'm willing to take everyone else's chances.

Extend his current deal to a 5 year $100M deal with a couple of team options on the end (15/15). In 2020-$22M, 21/22, 22/21, 23/18, 24/17 - Team options 25/15, 26/15 Assuming he doesn't fall off a cliff between now and the end of 21, he'll likely get more than that in FA. But, a contract like...

Yeah, you have to wonder how many will ultimately take this road. If they already have a diagnosis of something like "you're close to needing TJ and if you keep pitching you WILL need it...." how many will go ahead and pull the trigger. One reason, certainly not the only, would be that I would...

I was hoping to get some discussion about baseball contracts going here. I think we made it two posts in before it got derailed into a quagmire of societal ills (or perceived ills, depending on your POV). How is it going to effect baseball contracts? Any thoughts? Will the owners cancel the...

I know that they are guaranteed contracts in general. I know the players still get paid if they are injured. But do they get paid now? Or is there a force majeure clause that protects the teams but not the players? Is there a catch in the contracts that says they only start getting paid when the...

lolz, peckerhead see. I'm cool too.