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I'm not a "let me speak to the management guy" and this isn't that. I'm a give me my receipt guy. I sent a PM last night. All you have to do to see me gone is to do what I asked you to do and let me know that it's been done. At some point, when you visit someone and you step on a dog turd in...

We got a week - August 31. Things that are clear for the Braves: Pen = good, Offense = OK but could be great with a 3B fix and health for some guys. SP = horrendous No one knows how teams will value the season much less trade pieces. My guess (only that) is that nothing much happens. 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...

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...

Does anyone know where the line is regarding the Braves revenue in terms of sharing? Do "outside the park" revenues such as the Battery contribute to the taxable amount? I would think not. What about parking? I would think so, but what about subway teams? Concessions? Inside/outside...

It's my belief that MLB will expand by 2 teams between the end of the 2021 season and the beginning of 2022, brought on as a bargaining point of the next CBA. I think this because veterans who reach FA, unless they are very top tier players, are no longer getting paid. Teams have adopted a...

I've been thinking about the new ball and launch angle and the resulting effect on power output by ML players and came up with the question: Why would MLB allow the new ball? Obviously they are a multi-billion dollar business and could make the balls any way they want. So why the new ball? I...

and have returned with the Braves playing better than anyone should have a right to hope for. The longer this goes the more you have to be tempted to go for it. Even though I think the offense is playing way, WAY over its head right now and that the young pitching will struggle at some point...

I was thinking it was relatively easy. But upon further review....ouch. In March/April Braves have 9 games with the Phillies, 3 with the Mets and 4 with the Reds. They also have 6 with the GNats, 3 @ Rockies, 3 @ Cubs - I predict (13-15) In May they have 6 with the Mets, 2 with the Rays, 7...

But, given the right deal I would still trade Freeman. My reasoning is that it is highly unlikely that the Braves will be anywhere near competitive in 2018. I would say that with the apparent payroll constraints and the slowed development of the first wave of pitching prospects (Folty, Wisler...

Didn't want to put this in the ST thread because some baseball is better than no baseball, however, I just can't get excited about the 2018 Braves. Sure you can put the TheThe spin on and look on the bright side. More power to those who can do that. I guess I'm just more critical. But the...

So I was thinking about the draft and the international market and thought it might be interesting to look at a different option that the way it is currently done. So was thinking why not just eliminate the draft altogether, no domestic, no international. Instead, give teams a limit for a pool...

Curious to see what everyone says. The Angels seem to be moving all in to compete in 2018 with the moves they've made. They still seem to be short on pitching. They just signed Maitan. Would you do a Teheran for Maitan trade assuming MLB would allow it?

The Braves are effectively in International FA signing jail for the next 3-4 years. As has been discussed in many other threads, that's bad. But, they do save the cash they would have spent obtaining those players. Where do the Braves spend it? Or do they? I think they routinely spend 3-5M...

***Warning - if you aren't interested in speculation, projection or fanciful contemplation then you may want to move on and not waste your time. With the moves below, I will try to remain consistent with the type value achieved by others who shopped players of similar value. Many won't agree...

I think it's safe to say that the "rebuild" wasn't going to plan even before Coppygate. Some things have worked out well - the ascendance of Acuna, the good play of Albies, the emergence of Freeman as a yearly star candidate, the good play of Inciarte after the supposed "fleecing" of Arizona in...

Obviously the Braves need to put humpty dumpty back together again and evaluate how bad the scars are going to be but assuming anything like a reasonable offseason I think the Rockies could be a good match for the Braves. 1. The Rockies are in their window of contention. 2. The Braves are...

I was thinking the other day that we aren't seeing the predominance of "trick pitches" that we used to see. Where are the guys that throw the splitter? Or the screwball? Or the knuckle-curve (still a few around)? Or the palm ball? Even the change-up at one time had about a billion...

Given the relative isolated nature of this board and the somewhat relative exclusivity plus the general high level of baseball thinking that occurs it wouldn't surprise me to find out that someone from the Braves organization at least monitors the ongoings here. We have our ups and downs, or...

If the Giants place Matt Moore and Jeff Samardzija on waivers and they clear which they probably would considering what they are owed and what they are doing right now the Braves should be all over them. Neither is the "ACE" they would like but both come as a somewhat known commodity, are...