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I think the tough thing for Moustakas is that he's an everyday regular type that requires draft pick compensation and is asking for a longer term deal. Frazier and Nunez are only a small step back (arguably) from him as far as on-field production and can be acquired for less $ and risk. One...

I can wrap my head around why Moustakas and Walker have a limited market, but Frazier and Nunez seem to have a lot of possible fits . . . and still nothing has happened. 959801635059924992

We're somewhere between $105m and $110m depending on how you draw it up.

Bowman on remaining budget. https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-gm-alex-anthopoulos-chasing-value/c-265444684

Wow, that is crazy cheap. He was definitely a guy I wanted to target, but guessing he had a strong preference for a place where he could play CF. 955593635709497346

Man, this OF market. I think we'd need to send $6-8m to move Markakis. We might as well keep him in a LF platoon, as much as it pains me to say it. 953083134484144128

AA was on MLB radio earlier today . . . audio link is at the bottom of this TC article. He is pretty elusive about the plan for corner OF and 3B. He noted that they are looking at a multitude of options for both. My sense was that they are definitely going to add an OF, even if it's just a...

Came in here to post this.

AA and Minasian held a Q&A for season ticket holders today. There are a couple of first-hand accounts at the link below. Love AA's passion for defense. Also appreciated seeing the note on emphasizing use of analytics to make the players you already have "better"...

Man, that is a really light return on Solarte. My opinion on him is probably irrationally high, but still. ~2 WAR player, but I think it's reasonable to value him with a bit of a premium on top of that. Strong defensive versatility and a switch hitter without a huge platoon split. TBH, also...

Since the net salary exchange here is neutral, this trade seems to work out for both teams based on this "exchange": - Braves get to completely front load their dead money side of this swap in 2018. When the sun came up this morning, they had $18m of dead money in 2019, and now they have...

I have our current payroll for 2018 at ~$110m based on the below 25-man roster assumptions and 3 spots left to fill: high leverage RP, 3B, LF / RF. Guessing the final payroll number could be around $130m. Position Name Proj. Salary SP1 Julio Teheran $8,166,667 SP2 Mike Foltynewicz $2,700,000...

We hold a conditional club option on McCarthy for 2019. Either $8m or $5m depending on # of days on the DL. If his of days on the DL is below the threshold, it looks like the club option is null and void.

Just getting a chance to digest this, but it seems to border on too good to be true. About to calc the numbers, but this seems great for the Braves.

TBH, a Matt Moore for Markakis swap is not too out of bounds from a valuation standpoint, but probably leans too heavily in the Braves' favor.

Mystery trade! Every time I see something vague like this, I immediately try to formulate how it could be for Markakis or Kemp.

Just getting a chance to look into Gomez, and he looks like a nice pick for an RP flyer. His delivery looks like it would be pretty tough for hitters to pick up (video from FG below). https://streamable.com/uo251

When I saw this, assumed it was in reference to Solarte or Headley. With Machado hitting the market as well, we could be setup nicely to wait for the market to play out. I'm definitely happy to wait out this RP market too.

A couple of other tidbits from AA . . . 940343130649440256 940343776752660480

Love hearing this from AA regarding focus on improving defense. Kemp and Markakis' future as Braves very much in doubt. 940342762255409152