2019 Free Agent Targets

nsacpi said:
Bringing back Muk on a 1 to 2 year deal would be ok with me. His leadership as head of the Council of Elders is important to this team.
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One year only. Pache will be ready in 2020 (probably mid 2019) and one of Waters and Jenista could also be knocking on the door.
 
nsacpi said:
I agree. To the extent we sign free agents it is unlikely to be the premium guys. More likely candidates would be guys like Flowers and Suzuki.
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They are going to have spend money in free agency. The optics demand it. Just not sure what it will be.
 
Southcack77 said:
Bold projections.
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In looking at the way they have handled Riley...not really. To me it depends on if they were to sign say Pollock and/or depending on how Ender is hitting.

If they sign Pollock (or a big free agent)....they aren’t aggressive. If they don’t and sign Nick back...they are aggressive with Pache. Also if Ender doesn’t turn his hitting around.

IF they sign a big free agent (like Pollock) and Ender begins looking like 2017 Ender...then yes...they go much slower.

What draft pick do they loose if they sign someone like Pollock?

The Braves have to be really careful with their draft picks because of International restrictions. I doubt they sign someone that costs them a high pick. Much more likely to make a trade or sign someone like Nick short term and promote Pache as soon as possible.
 
This free agency has been overhyped for years. I like some of the relievers pending costs, but otherwise I see AA doing his usual thing. He doesn't care for free agency and likes to take on money in trades. I expect to see more of the same.
 
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I know paying closers is crazy but Kimbrel on a 4 year deal isn’t crazy if we wanna compete for a WS bc Viz isn’t a closer on a WS caliber team imo. This is contingent on Riley being the 3b to keep cost down of course.
 
nsacpi said:
I agree. To the extent we sign free agents it is unlikely to be the premium guys. More likely candidates would be guys like Flowers and Suzuki.
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I just do not see us signing the big guy.

I think the second round pick of a 3 year college power bat suggests they are not thinking about locking down an OF spot with a 4+ year OF.

I could see them doing something like a trade and extend for Nick Castellanos. I think he has one more year of control and Detroit could be in a rebuild. I thought the Brewers and Braves matched well in the offseason but there wasn't even a published rumor.

I'd love someone like Mazara but he's probably not available and would cost a ton.

It wouldn't shock me if they took on someone like Choo for nothing if they could get the cost down to 10 million. Of course if Neck is willing to sign on for one year and 10-15 you'd do that first, but if he gets a multiyear deal...

I think we will do a flowers/suzuki deal again. Maybe for two years with Jackson falling off.

I still think Moose makes sense on a 1 year deal. Make Riley earn is way up and maybe he can play OF for a year if needed.

I think we will be trading, taking on money in trades, extending etc vs winning bidding wars.

I hope they offer Harper 3/150 but I don't think he'll take it.

I really wish Matt Adams wasn't a total disaster in the OF.
 
A question I never thought I would even consider before the season started ... Is Nick Markakis worthy of a qualifying offer?
 
CJ9 said:
A question I never thought I would even consider before the season started ... Is Nick Markakis worthy of a qualifying offer?
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Chances are Muk will be worth about 1 win the rest of the way in. In which case, he will not be getting a QO.
 
thewupk said:
We are the girl with all the money in the world but nobody wants to dance with
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I hope we are the the girl who is picky about who she dances with. The one who only dances with the guys who could change her life for the better, not the guys who will show her a good time, but are not really committed.
 
Chico said:
This free agency has been overhyped for years. I like some of the relievers pending costs, but otherwise I see AA doing his usual thing. He doesn't care for free agency and likes to take on money in trades. I expect to see more of the same.
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This is why I love AA. He is smart enough to see that the only way we keep this team together is having payroll flexibility in the future. You go max our payroll out next year with free agents and we’ll see our young stars leave one by one.

We sign our young stars like we did with Freeman. Make good signings on young guys with upside. Make a trade when needed. Only then can we sustain a winning team without a rebuild.

I’m so impressed with him that he held onto all our prospects and didn’t make ONE “I’m the new GM, so I have to make a big splash” move. He is the perfect GM for this next phase.
 
TheBravos said:
This is why I love AA. He is smart enough to see that the only way we keep this team together is having payroll flexibility in the future. You go max our payroll out next year with free agents and we’ll see our young stars leave one by one.

We sign our young stars like we did with Freeman. Make good signings on young guys with upside. Make a trade when needed. Only then can we sustain a winning team without a rebuild.

I’m so impressed with him that he held onto all our prospects and didn’t make ONE “I’m the new GM, so I have to make a big splash” move. He is the perfect GM for this next phase.
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I'm hoping AA turns out to be a less is more GM.
 
We finally have the money. I'd love to see us go big. It doesn't happen often with teams with our projected payroll range, but it does happen. With the youth of this team and core hitters locked up for 3 years or more, it would be prime opportunity to sign an elite FA.
 
Carp said:
We finally have the money. I'd love to see us go big. It doesn't happen often with teams with our projected payroll range, but it does happen. With the youth of this team and core hitters locked up for 3 years or more, it would be prime opportunity to sign an elite FA.
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Which one?

Assuming the reality that Harper/Machado is not happening
 
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