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No he wouldn't lose his license because he would not be running afoul of his fiduciary obligations. If he failed to communicate the terms of a written offer or otherwise lied to his principal, then he would risk losing same. I don't know what Jason knows or doesn't know. I do know they met...

I'm a partner in an AmLaw 100 firm. I routinely find agents (or lawyers) not communicating with the clients- happens every day. Ethics rules require you to communicate a bona fide offer in writing as part of your fiduciary duty - nothing more. The Braves never technically submitted an offer...

Maybe because his agent didn't communicate to him that the Braves were interested? Or perhaps he takes their interest in extending him at something in between what Freeman got and Casey's dream scenario was akin to non-interest? I've already told you the rules require a team to only request the...

Oh lord. They did approach Casey about an extension. They wanted Jason in Atlanta. To spin this to say we didn't want Jason is just bull****. He wasn't present during those meetings- I've aleady said that. Anyway go ahead and bitch for the rest of your life and exaggerate things.

He probably doesn't realize the "C" stands for Cincinnati instead of Cuba.

Greg Maffei made double that in one year a few years ago ($87.1m in pre-tax comp, to be exact)- so he could personally fund Moncada's upfront tax penalty and structure it as an intercompany loan (with the Braves franchise as a rather large security interest) and yield a return on the note too...

Perhaps you are referring to Jose Fernandez who is a 2B? He's very (very) toolsy and has incredible bat to ball skills (only struck out something like 10 times one year) but his power is questionable. Still would be considered a top prospect in our system (probably in the top 3 in most systems...

100% concur.

Not having another Aaron Harang has alot to do with this, actually. As someone else noted, it wasn't just Hudson but also 200 IP of 121+ ERA pitching from Medlen that we had in 2013 that we'd have to replace. The pitchers we could have afforded this winter are crapshoots and are no sure fire...

It's my opinion, but I don't believe so. You cleverly (or conveniently) omitted the fact that we still had good McCann and a healthy (for the most part) Tim Hudson in 2013. We caught lightening in a bottle with Harang last year; the FO correctly assessed we weren't likely to pull 200+ above...

I do believe that the Braves could have extended Justin but not Heyward. I don't have any firm basis to say this (I'm reading between the lines) but I suspect their preference was to keep Jason long term (and thought Justin was too risky of a "boom or bust" type offensively to extend for 7...

Yes- does this move help assuage some of the consternation around here about the Braves not dismantling? There is no way we could have won the East and unlikely the wildcard given inter division match-ups with our former roster. However- I predict this signing will haunt the Nationals down the...

There's your logical fallacy right there. It's setting up a straw man. I am not saying any one should necessarily agree with it, but if the Braves FOR determined they wanted X, Y and Z in a player (say those factors being general durability season in/out, strong character and demonstrated...

Again- the market was clearly different for Markakis than it was for Aoki. I doubt any team offered Aoki 3 years- at least one did to Markakis and I suspect the Blue Jays and Giants were in that ballpark as well. Perhaps the Braves did "overpay" by adding on the fourth year but I also believe...

Market dictates terms. The Os already had the framework of a 4/40 deal in place -- from what I read (from recollection now) it was actually 3/30 with a fourth year vesting upon plate appearances. However the Blue Jays, Giants and another team were also involved - I remember a Hardball Times...

Ah but you see it's not what Nick's makeup does to make up games in the 2015 win/loss column that matters to the front office but rather his guidance and example to the younger players through what will likely be a bad season. It's about learning to perform through adversity so that our future...

They are worlds apart on at least one thing- and that is the intangibles. Look I know most of us (I'm including myself since I've long been labeled a "stathead" although I have been in the generally positive camp this offseason) don't believe in clubhouse chemistry and the like... However the...

Power, while valuable, is not the only means to achieving a high cumulative WAR - that was the point of that Fangraphs article that was originally cited for this thread. Sabean has constructed a club that has approximately the same projected WAR as the Orioles- who lead the majors in projected...

I think Sav needs to create two separate baseball forums for the next few years -- one for those who have been negative on the moves made this offseason and one for those who remain positive. It would not only keep the bickering to a minimum, but also would be an interesting social experiment...

Correct. And Kiley McDaniel over at Fangraphs believes Moncada will sign before opening day (and maybe well before)- OFAC is one of those agencies that could move at any time, and once he is cleared, I suspect the bidding will be fast and furious. That's not to say the Braves have any...