Obviously they don't because if that were true the Braves would've been able to pull whatever offer they had with the other player to give to Anthony.
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Obviously they don't because if that were true the Braves would've been able to pull whatever offer they had with the other player to give to Anthony.
Not sure if anyone else saw anything about an Anthony signing announced by the team, I never saw anything other than his Tweet - which has since conveniently disappeared.
Doesn't make it any less embarrassing though - somebody dropped the ball again, and you simply can't have these kinds of mistakes.
rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
This is an assumption based on no facts whatsoever.
cajunrevenge
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Whoever else they tried to back out from probably already signed their contract. And I think we all remember the Brady Aiken sutuation. Any team can pull their offer anytime they wish for any reason they wish unless the contract is signed. I think there is a rule that you have to offer players in the early rounds a certain percent, like 35%, of slot value in order to get a comp pick next year but that doesn't apply in the Braves case.
+1000. It's embarrassing. And I know Anthony is saying all the right things, but you know in private he's livid and/or disappointed. He was ready to report for pro baseball, and had the rug pulled out from under him. You have to feel for the kid.
sturg33
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I am curious what it would take for you to say that the FO made a mistake.
UNCBlue012
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McAlpin reports that we've signed Anderson.
bravos4evr
Still Playing the Waiting Game
per Anthony's dad...
"Eric Anthony said the Braves told him that the increase in Josh’s offer came about when the Braves wanted to pull an offer to another player. Anthony said that Major League Baseball told the Braves they had to honor that contract."
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article85696022.html
"Eric Anthony said the Braves told him that the increase in Josh’s offer came about when the Braves wanted to pull an offer to another player. Anthony said that Major League Baseball told the Braves they had to honor that contract."
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article85696022.html
So why in the world didn't we know we couldn't pull the other offer? It's bad when an organization doesn't know the rules, and the fact we didn't check to see if this could be done before we offered a contract to Anthony is down right embarrassing.
Tapate50
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Anyone else think this higher number than initially reported put the brakes on our plans?
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I figured it would be around $4.0.
As per the Anthony affair, the Braves obviously muffed the overall scenario, it sounds as though they were upfront with Anthony.
i really did want JA in this class, I've said it before he obviously has some tools to put up those types of numbers..... That being said - when one of the biggest issues is we bungled the potential signing of a 16th round pick ...... That means we did really well in his draft.
Don't let the JA situation take too much luster off, we are bringing in a haul.
Don't let the JA situation take too much luster off, we are bringing in a haul.
Yeah, I feel bad for the kid. A total douche bag thing the Braves did to this kid. I guess we have Moe, Larry and Curley handing out the contracts.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
Pretty sure everyone has acknowledged it was a mistake. just not a monumental, franchise-shattering one.
rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
The thing is, you never hear this happening. Most MLB teams have people on salary whose only job is to prevent this kind of debacle. Call them capologists, call them accountants, whoever the Braves have is incompetent or was ignored. Either way, someone needs to be publicly humiliated.