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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.

Players will go where they net the most money. If you don't believe that then your truly dumber than dirt.

You are arguing something I never said or wrote. I will simplify: It's bad but COULD POTENTIALLY BE A LOT WORSE. I'm not arguing that COVID-19 isn't bad. I'm saying that it is relatively minor compared to how bad things could be given true worst case like a designer disease (as I referenced in...

You missed the point. Things happen. They always have. Most people want to wander through life telling themselves that things don't happen, even against evidence, so they can feel more secure and not have to think about what actions to take. Given the category of naturally occuring, flu-like...

The thing is, while horrible, COVID-19 isn't especially deadly. When the cold war ended, news came out of Russia that they had been working on biological weapons for 50 years tailoring them to be both contagious and deadly. They were cooking up virus combinations like small pox & plague...

I hate to say this, but in terms of brightside, this may actually HELP the Braves considering that they gave up picks to sign FA AND are in the final year of the International penalties box.

Given the reaction around the Country (and the world) to the COVID-19 outbreak, it will be interesting to see how it affects the draft, and to a lesser extent, the International market. The travel restrictions, quarantine, and cancellation of practices and games will likely severely limit MLB...

2020: Chop Country goes viral

So you're trying to tell me that a five ounce bird can carry two 10 ounce coconuts........

How does that relate to WAR?

That's not what I said. I said they would have to return to 2018 form for the Braves not to be better off with Joc, plus Stripling, plus long term commitment freed from Inciarte, plus whatever trade return you get by dealing Inciarte. This was never trade Camargo and Inciarte for Joc. It was...

You need to re-read that..