2017 Winter Meetings Predictions, Rumors, And Actual Happenings
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That would knock Yelich’s value down to about $100M.
I think we are pretty much in agreement on this. There are a couple of bad contracts we wouldn't mind having... and we might have to take one more that we would prefer not to, but most of these ideas we are talking about assume a bad contract or two coming back.
UNCBlue012
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Crasnick: The #Braves are in the market for a third baseman, but they're only looking for a one-year bridge to prospect Austin Riley, who slashed .315/.389/.511 in 48 games with Double-A Mississippi at age 20. They think he'll be ready to go in 2019.
DontStopTheChop
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Enscheff, you’re famous lol.
From the braves reddit page: “The way to make it happen fairly cheaply (prospect wise) would be to take on some bad contracts. On another board there was a suggestion that we trade Newk, Riley, and filler for Yelich, Tazawa, Chen, and Prado. That would be extremely expensive in terms of the contracts we would be taking on, but honestly I could see the prospect load being even lighter than that if we were willing to take on all four of those guys. Otherwise, the prospect cost would almost definitely not be worth it. It would cost over 100 million in surplus value, something that I am definitely not willing to pay in prospects”
From the braves reddit page: “The way to make it happen fairly cheaply (prospect wise) would be to take on some bad contracts. On another board there was a suggestion that we trade Newk, Riley, and filler for Yelich, Tazawa, Chen, and Prado. That would be extremely expensive in terms of the contracts we would be taking on, but honestly I could see the prospect load being even lighter than that if we were willing to take on all four of those guys. Otherwise, the prospect cost would almost definitely not be worth it. It would cost over 100 million in surplus value, something that I am definitely not willing to pay in prospects”
Horsehide Harry
<B>Mr. Free Trade</B>
I've been saying that the Marlins are a wounded animal for a while. I think a creative approach by someone willing to take some chances with money could reap a big benefit. Ask the Yankees.
UNCBlue012
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UNCBlue012
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Addison Reed to Phillies for three years
Horsehide Harry
<B>Mr. Free Trade</B>
Punt 2018 by design or stand by and watch it punted for you?
So what are the potential 1 year guys at 3b? Headley and ???
Phils actually signed Hunter.
That means the 3 BP arms I identified as my Top 3 choices for the Braves (Morrow, Neshek, Hunter) were the first BP arms to sign.
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
Maybe Nunez to pair with Camargo or maybe Cozart to play some short and third. Maybe even Prado if the Marlins pay enough on his deal to make it happen or if he's included in a larger trade.
Not yet - they did sign Hunter though. Certainly lessening the $5 million to $7 million options pretty quickly at this rate. Only good thing about that is it could eventually drive the numbers to sign Davis or Holland down if they're left unsigned when the game of musical chairs abruptly stops - always a danger when Borass is your agent and he pushes the issue as far as he does sometimes. I was almost sick when Greg hired him last year - there's a fine line between enough being enough and having to gamble on yourself on another pillow deal, especially when you've already blown your elbow out once.
No way Cozart only gets one year IMO - regardless of where he signs.
Beltre, Dozier, Donaldson, LeMahieu are all trade targets with 1 year remaining. LeMahieu and Dozier haven't played 3b exclusively in awhile, but both do have experience there.
FA options look like Yunel, Neil Walker, may be a Dat Dude return.
Blasphemy around these parts - but if we spend a big chunk of the "assumed money" elsewhere, what you get out of a Phillips/Camargo platoon might be interesting for one year on the cheap, plus you certainly wouldn't need another IF with all the interchangeable guys (Albies, Dansby, Camargo, Dat Dude).
If you really do believe in Riley and could put a good enough package together for Yelich without including Austin or Wright and spent the money you have on a Darvish/Arrieta/Cobb your 2019 rotation could be Darvish/Arrieta/Cobb, Gohara, Julio (if not traded), Folty, Wright with Yelich in LF and Riley at 3B. If you HAD to use both Soroka and Allard to get Yelich you'd still have Newcomb and Fried to serve as your #5 if Julio were traded.
Of course if the earlier mentioned values were close and you traded Soroka, Allard, Pache, and Wentz and take on the rest of Prado's money for Yelich you'd inch awfully close to that $120 million worth of "surplus value" that was mentioned too. Prado's 2019 salary wouldn't really get in the way since Markakis will be off the books.