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That's exactly what I said he said. He said that an 18 million dollar wasn't worth it because it only improves over Nick by 2 wins. That's incorrect because of the reasons you outlined and that's why you don't value a contract based off the improvements over internal options. Not sure where...

You don't value a contract based on how much it improves over your internal options. A player worth 3 WAR isn't worth 16 million because he is replacing a 1 WAR player. He's still worth 24 million.

Only if we can find a way to either shed cash or get the Mariners to chip in substantially. He's very expensive.

I think its possible that he's retarded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYuhntNSU84 He grades Austin Riley as the best hit tool in the system and Braxton Davidson as the best power tool. I rest my case.

That's not how you value WAR chief.

Eduardo Escobar anyone? Sigh, I know that ship probably sailed after the D'backs signaled trying to compete by signing Bumgarner, but a dude can dream.

It may also depend on Ozuna's QO. If they have to pay an extra million in order to keep the pick and sign Castellanos, I would probably do that.

What are you talking about? Him waiving the opt-OUT would not result in him voiding the rest of his contract after two years. He would just be waiving his ability to escape the contract and enter free agency. That would cost him some theoretical money, but nowhere close to 200 million dollars.

This is just an insane take. It feels like you're making a concerted effort to be as anti-homer as possible, and its driven you to a point where you can't fairly evaluate our players. Not because you're overvaluing them like thethe, but because you've cunt-punted them into the realm of...

This is quickly evolving into another realm of stupid. You're better than this. You're the Chosen One for pete's sake.

How much freaking money are the Rockies sending over in your mind to dismiss that package as asinine? If they are sending money, that trade is a massive overpay. Those prospects have value. Riley has value. You can argue over how much depending on individual evaluations of the players. Its...

Yeah I wasn't trying to suggest that going on a 9 series losing streak isn't super unlucky. That's actually exactly what I was getting at. That top tier teams can and do lose very often in the postseason as a result of the high variance nature of baseball. Sometimes it leads to really bad...

He only gets a million dollars if he's added to the 40 man roster. The front office obviously thinks that he may have something left in the tank if he makes a few adjustments. Maybe he is this year's Anibal Sanchez. If it doesn't work out, send him on his way. It probably won't amount to...

Yeah I wasn't saying that specific thing happens occasionally, just that weird things like that happen in a game with such high variance like baseball. It obviously takes some pretty horrific luck to go on a streak like that.

Tell that to the '91-'05 Braves, who sported either the best or 2nd best roster in baseball for a big chunk of that time period and only won 1 championship. Tell that to the Dodgers. They have accumulated 214 WAR through 2013-2019 and don't have a single WS ring to show for it. For context...

We've certainly had our share of bad luck in the playoffs. But its not like its some ridiculous streak of bad luck that seems mathematically impossible. Since the streak started in '91, we've been to the playoffs 20 times. We have 1 championship, 5 WS appearances, and we are 12-17 in playoff...

How much more evidence do we need that the playoffs are an absolute crapshoot and that staying competitive long term is the name of the game?

We certainly overperformed our true talent level last year, which is why I set my baseline at 93-94 wins. We probably won 3-5 games more than we should have. Losing Donaldson sucks, but virtually every other part of this team has improved over last season.

I think the Braves were a true win ~93-94 win team last year that overperformed a bit. Losing Donaldson loses us about 5 wins. Having a full year with our deadline bullpen acquisitions, plus Smith, plus Hamels should get us back at least 3 of those wins. I'm bullish on D'arnaud and think he'll...

At this point, I don't believe a single tweet or report in regards to Braves rumors. The only way I give it any credence at all is if it is confirming an already completed transaction.