2018 Offseason And Targets

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thewupk said:
Looking at the deal Corbin got and those annual salaries it shouldn't be that difficult to slide some money this year to 2020 for Brantley when we have JD, Julio, and O'Day coming off the books.
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The McCutchen structure provides a pretty good blueprint - $10 million/$17 million/$20 million (plus buyout).

If we're assuming AA's got ~ $18-$20 million to spend and Brantley's AAV is $18 million, structure his at $12 million/$22 million/$20 million. Would leave him $6 million plus his deadline stash.

Sign Allen or Soria for 2/$16 million and structure that at $6 million/$10 million.

Julio's money coming off pays for next year's Closer, and O'Day and Duvall's money pays for the Brantley money you defer until 2020 (at that point Riley and/or Pache will be here to replace Duvall).
 
Rule 5 prediction . . . Braves will trade up. AA said they were looking at a few guys, so not sure he'll want to wait and see if they make it to the 20th pick
 
dak said:
Rule 5 prediction . . . Braves will trade up. AA said they were looking at a few guys, so not sure he'll want to wait and see if they make it to the 20th pick
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Don't know about trading up, but wonder if AA might be eyeing Rusney Castillo.

Other interesting names to me were Riley Ferrell, Jairo Beras, and Drew Ferguson.
 
We've seen targets AA should be in on going by his stated desire to add a cOF, SP and BP arm go for prices that are very close to competent predictions.

Cutch 3/50
Morton 2/30
Happ 2/34 with $17M vesting option
Familia 3/30

Instead, he signed Donaldson for 1/23, which is right in line with his projected contract of 1/20.

So why hasn't AA pulled the trigger on a contract in line with projections at areas of need for anyone other than JD?

The trade he has lined up better be a real winner or else all improvements from 2018 to 2019 will have to come organically, which may not be the worst idea.
 
From MLBTR:

"The Yankees are asking for “high-end Major League talent” in exchange for Sonny Gray"

Who exactly do the Yankees think they are trading?
 
Encarnacion for Santana makes almost no sense to me.

Does saving that $3 million allow Cleveland to keep all their SPs???
 
Enscheff said:
There's obviously a 3rd team involved. Ms swapping Santana for EE fits their recent pattern of trying to clear payroll in 2 years. A team like the Rays is likely taking Santana.
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I think Yandy Diaz is involved!

That's our boy. Going to the Rays.
 
Rays get Diaz
Santana to the Indians
Jake Bauers to the Indians
EE to the Ms

Another deal where the Ms try to clear payroll after 2 seasons.
 
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