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I was wrong. Glad to be. Go Braves. They could not have done it without Freddie. All know my position there. They proved me wrong. Wow

I get it. It would be a gamble of sorts. However, after 2022, Hosmer is only owed $13M per year and the Braves routinely sign guys in that range that don't work out too well. IF Hosmer doesn't work out (ie. give you 1.5-2 WAR yearly) then your margin for error certainly shrinks. I think it's a...

Hosmer replaces Freeman at 1B. Sure, you lose Freemans 4-6 WAR and replace with Hosmer's 1-3. No question a downgrade. But you expect to gain WAR through the talent returned in trade AND the ability to apply the financial difference between what you are paying Hosmer versus what you would be...

It's about value. If you can get a Dansby replacement (Abrams) (saves you roughly $10M after 2022) and a Ozuna replacement (Hassell) (saves you roughly $13M at some point) then paying Hosmer $13M per year in 2023 is certainly preferable than paying Freeman $25M in 2023. You've theoretically...

How would everyone feel about a Freeman for Hosmer, Abrams and Hassell trade? Yes Hosmer is an albatross. I said that when he was a FA. However, in 2022 he's owed $20M, then in 23, 24, 25 he's at $13M each. Can he be a 1.5WAR guy in 23, 24, 25? If so, the real outlier is 22. BUT, if you re-sign...

Would you go to Vegas and play a game where the house tilt or edge is 75%? Blackjack is 1-2%, Craps is about 1.5-5%, slots 3-20%. For a 5% house edge you should expect to lose a nickel for every dollar you have over time. There IS always the possibility of hitting it big which keeps people...

Man I wish Ichiro was still playing. Then it could be Joc-Ich

Braves just spent $2+M and a fringe prospect for a below replacement level player who can't play everyday. Yep. Everything's fixed.

I agree completely. You can't lose Acuna, while struggling for half a season to cross .500, and trade for enough to overcome Acuna's loss AND fill all the holes that led you to below .500 anyway. That doesn't even count the likely loss of Anderson. Trading what's left of the farm to be the...

The business side is driven by the competitiveness of the team, and for Atlanta, that means at least the illusion that they might make the playoffs and win a WS. That illusion is gone now, no matter what color glasses you use to view the world. To me, you have to think about it like this...

Attendance in Atlanta is driven by how competitive the Team is. The Team isn't going to be competitive the rest of the year, certainly not more than marginally. If they keep FF for 3 more months to get an extra 50-100K fans into the seats and then let him walk in the offseason and replace him...

2021 is done. It was 90+% done before Acuna went down. It's 100% done now. Floundering around trying to maintain respectability at this point is just dumb. It's not really how MLB is set up at this point. Priority #1: The Braves need to see if they can nullify Ozuna's contract (I'm sure they...

Looks like baseball purgatory to me - not good enough to really win (which includes overcoming managerial deficiencies) and not bad enough to throw in the towel and rebuild again. And we're not even to the end of and ultimate re-signing of Freddie Freeman yet. Going to mess around and waste what...

Wow. You are right. Who could have predicted this? in 2017?

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNCrMEOqHpc Fred ex or should I say Ex Fred

Interesting game thread.

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Diffused? I've chosen to wait until after the election (WS). Waiting on my reply and I'll be off. I already have what I need from the other guy.

It's because I'm not a dick

Go Braves