2018 Offseason And Targets

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bravesfanforlife88 said:
Per DoB: "Anthopoulos said #Braves have talked to lot of agents but don't have any offers out to any players. “I wouldn’t expect by the time that we leave the meetings that we’ll have anything done for a starter or reliever, as we sit here today. You guys know that that can change fast.""

#Braves' Anthopoulos added, “Postion player-wise, I’d say the same thing. I think we have a better handle on certain guys, but I’d say probably similar (to pitchers), we’re not close (to doing a deal) right now.”
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I don’t believe anything a GM says. They don’t wanna get anybody’s hopes up.
 
Heyward said:
Heyward has perhaps the worst contract in baseball, hell no.
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I dislike Heyward as much as anyone here. You missed the part of my post where I suggested the cubs eat 60% of his salary. If you believe the projections on him being a 2 war player then paying him less than 10 million a year would give you a 2 war player for a 1 war cost.
 
BeanieAntics said:
I would love Gallo. He's projected for a 3.5 win season, he'll hit 40+ homers, his defense is passable, he's got 4 years of control left, and he's financially pretty cheap... I think he'd be a reasonable target for us. The whole idea of him being a "rally killer" is pretty archaic thinking.
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Maybe so, but doesn't the monster amount of swing-and-miss bother you guys at some point? We understand that it may not be the concern it used to be - and I'm OK with that to a point - but when constructing a playoff roster, are you really trying to make us believe that a "keeping the line moving" guy (so long as he's productive) doesn't at least make you a little more comfortable in a short series???

If you buy that chasing a TOR starter is a bad use of resources, wouldn't using the same type of prospect capital to get a guy with that type of contact concerns be just as bad an investment when it takes away from your biggest strength (the sheer number of capable arms that could very well protect you from rotation injuries complately devastating your season)?

I've almost resigned myself to the belief that AA simply can't plug all the holes without destroying the depth the rebuild was all about and substantially overpaying at this point because of the finances. At this point (and with Philly likely out on him), I'm not sure it's not time to decide it's Brantley or bust. AA keeps saying they're not willing to include multiple high-ceiling arms in a trade. If that really is the case, call Brantley's reps tonight and offer him 3/$54 million and get it done NOW before that's no longer an option and hope the rotation and pen upgrades can come from within. Give me a lineup that's so deep without holes that Dansby's your worst hitter and see what happens. Put Brantley behind Donaldson or Acuna as Freddie's "protection" so you can't pitch around them either. Doing so would put all kinds of traffic on the bases in front of Flowers and Mac so that they could be pretty productive, and would mean ANY production you receive from Ender and Dansby is just a nice bonus.

Sure it kills their trade value, but turning one or two of the elite arms from the pile of the ones we have into high-leverage RPs makes this team really good - if AA's not willing to trade them, use them where they can help the big club for crying out loud.
 
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JxnMissFan said:
I dislike Heyward as much as anyone here. You missed the part of my post where I suggested the cubs eat 60% of his salary. If you believe the projections on him being a 2 war player then paying him less than 10 million a year would give you a 2 war player for a 1 war cost.
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Still wouldnt do it. Terrible, terrible contract.
 
Dimino also says he wouldn't pay the price for Bumgarner.

Most Phillies' reporters at meetings would be shocked if Harper doesn't join the Phillies.

McAlpin thinks Happ was a plan B or C or D. (The video was recorded this morning.)

They both think Keuchel is the leader in the clubhouse right now given his relationship with Mac.
 
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Phillies got good production from their rotation last year, so not sure this moves the needle much. But they definitely are improving, if only incrementally. Still, they are tying up a good bit of money on aging players, which generally is not a good recipe for success..
 
Carp said:
Phillies got good production from their rotation last year, so not sure this moves the needle much. But they definitely are improving, if only incrementally. Still, they are tying up a good bit of money on aging players, which generally is not a good recipe for success..
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Philly didnt have a lefty starter tho. McCutchen, Segura, and Happ if they sign him isnt a bad offseason. Adding Harper, a big name reliever, and a couple more pieces help but it also just ties up a bunch of money as you said.
 
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