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Dave Cameron is always hyperbolic, especially when it comes to downplaying the Braves organization.

That's a very good point. It is very possible many of these international infractions are from this past class due to our 300k limit restriction. I could see us bending tons of rules to sign guys who shouldn't been signable at that low price.

Mark Bowman just said that he doesn't think the Braves will lose any prospects because of the investigation. I get the feeling the penalty for this will amount to a fine and maybe a 1 year ban from the IFA signing period (hopefully next year when we were in penalty anyways). I hope we still have...

That would be preposterously exorbitant. No penalty in MLB history has been nearly that harsh.

Agreed. The Braves know the implications of not using the loopholes. They just don't seem to care, obviously not believing it is much of a handicap long term. I hope they extend both Swanson and Albies early to mitigate the early promotions. I still hold out hope that they are at least smart...

I agree. Someone asked Keith law today why Robles is still ranked ahead of Acuna when Acuna has been more impressive. Law said that he disagreed, that he thought Robles had at least as good of a hit tool and was the better defender..hogwash. Does Law realize that Acuna is over a year younger...

Nice, thanks for the update. Since we are capped at $300k per signing, I doubt we hear about many of the guys we actually signed. Last year we only really heard about signing 13 or so guys if I remember correctly (7 big bonus signings and six smaller contract mentions) but according to Baseball...

That was a reply to Enscheff at Fangraphs. We do realize that is him that was negged about 200 hundred times in that thread, right?

Trickle down economics has been proven pretty conclusively to be a bunch of nonsense that doesn't work. It is just a way billionaires try to excuse their tax cuts, it's nonsense.

That isn't the situation though. This move is really to move Adonis Garcia / Ruiz for Freeman, keeping Adams and Freeman in the same lineup. The only question IMO is how well Freeman can handle 3B defensively. This idea that Freeman is somehow more at risk for injury playing 3B instead of 1B is...

I think that means that the only top ten pick unsigned right now is number 8. John Curtis. We get him signed and we can all breathe easy that we aren't going to lose our first round pick next year (which was virtually impossible anyways).

I am still super high on Albies. What he has done so far as easily the youngest player in every league he has played in is very impressive. He is coming off a very serious injury so his slump to start the year wasn't surprising.I think he can be a 4 to 5 WAR player in his best seasons, 15+ HRs...

When is Alex Jackson going to be playing again? Any updates? Seems like forever since he played in a game.

As far ask I can tell, these are the guys we selected on day three that were ranked in Baseball America's top 500 list, with their Baseball America ranking in parantheses: 11. Drew Lugbauer C - University of Michigan 378) 27. Randy Bednar CF - Landon School (HS) (270) 29. Cade Cavalli RHP -...

Yeah that looks like just the Braves number if all first team guys signed for exactly slot. I am fairly sure all that number is is the total draft budget times 5% + 100k. If all the guys sign at slot, there is no draft budget left. All picks after 10 could sign for $100k. However, I think teams...

It's nice that we ended the draft with three higher ranked players who will be tough to sign. It'd be great if we can get one of them under contract.

But that is how the draft is for almost every team every year because of the way the draft is set up. Look at the other teams drafts...same story. They selected three to five good ranked players, rest are senior college signs and less heralded high school players. The only teams with more...

This happens with most clubs every draft. They sign unranked guys picks 4 or 5 through 10 because of the way the MLB draft budget rules work. Basically, all signings through pick 10 count towards the draft budget. All picks after 10 only have the amount they sign for over $100k count against...

Bacon looks like someone we hope to sign for $10k to $50k. Our two first picks are definitely going to cost us a big chunk of our budget. Wright might sign for right at slot or a bit more. Waters will probably be over slot IMO. I doubt we sign Tarnok for much under budget for his slot. I'm...

Tarnok is hardly unranked. He is in many top 100 lists.