Heyward
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Gallo could probably be had for cheap, i think AA is aiming for someone else though. No idea what, there's like no leaks of anything from the Braves right now lol.
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Gallo could probably be had for cheap, i think AA is aiming for someone else though. No idea what, there's like no leaks of anything from the Braves right now lol.
Heyward
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Cincy got him for a minor league deal, sigh. Drury has been damn good though.
If he's cheap enough, it wouldn't hurt as long as he isn't our only OF addition. But I think the Yanks would rather stick it out with him than trade him for AAAA players.
msstate7
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If dodgers get soto, just call off the season
Heyward
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I mean it wouldnt guarantee they win it all. They got Scherzer and Turner last year, and didnt win it all. Playoffs are way too much of a crapshoot to guarantee they'd win it all if they landed Soto. That would be umm some top of the lineup if they got him though.
Hudson2
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They won’t get Soto. If the Padres want him they’ll get him. Cards have better pieces than the Dodgers too.
Heyward
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Dodgers can probably offer as good of a package as you can find, i'm just not sure they'll do it.
Not sure Alex will be willing to pay the ask for Drury alone since there seem to be multiple teams involved - Drury AND Mahle seems way out of the realm of possibilities IMO.
TBH, I wouldn't be upset if he stands pat if adding any of the pieces he's looking at are going to cost Grissom or one of the current top 3 arms (Muller/Shuster/Tarnok). I'm just not sold on the fact that one of those SPs can't provide what Mahle does if they get the chance and I'd rather have the extra control you have with them as you try to extend the window through the end of Acuna's deal. Ozzie will be back in plenty of time to get into a groove before the dance starts, and Acuna's going to get it going at some point. I'm just not sure giving up a nice piece or two to get Drury does much for you when looking at the big picture. I don't have any concrete numbers to point to, but I'm not the only one who thinks at least SOME of Drury's success this year can be attributed to the fact that he's gotten regular playing time. If that's true, what kind of production is it fair to expect from him when Ozzie returns and he becomes a part-time player again???
Don't misunderstand - I'm not questioning the fact that Drury would certainly be an upgrade. My concern is what Alex might have to give up to get him. Barring a complete collapse, the team has qualified for the dance already. While it would be nice to run the Mutts down yet again and keep the division streak going, is it worth giving up pieces you might regret later when the schedule is already set up for you to do that in the first place? I'd just as soon go beat them head-to-head when you play them and hang onto the few guys you have that might be able to help in coming years.
With a ring on their hands and one flag flying already, there's no reason to "sell-out" - take the right steps to try to get a couple more of those while you still have this core together.
NYCBrave
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Someone mentioned the Braves payroll on Cots Contracts showing as over $200 mil. That's pretty stunning and payroll certainly shot up in a big way over the past couple of years. I remember when we were debating how high AA could even go recently. This is way higher than expected in my opinion.
UNCBlue012
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My gut tells me that we'll see a few moves over the next two(ish) days from Atlanta. No high-profile moves but strong moves to improve depth (including Yates' return). With the five-game Mets series this weekend, Atlanta can't afford to not play their best ball.
Thats the competitive balance calculation based on potential tax payments. Main difference is that they don't consider unlevel contracts meaning that someone whose contact accelerates in AAV is treated as an even distributions of total consideration over life of the contract pro-rated evenly over the life of the contract.
50PoundHead
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That would be ideal, but the year of extra control on Mahle likely drives up his price a bit and I don't know where Cincinnati is at in terms of rebuilding philosophy right now. They got a real haul on paper for Castillo, but the two SSs they are getting are pretty far away. Their current crop of prospects looks relatively strong in terms of position prospects (McClain, de la Cruz, and others) especially after the trade, so they'd likely be looking for pitching and would they take a couple of relative wild card like Muller and Tarnok for Mahle. Mahle would be a nice fit because he could assume Morton's spot if Morton isn't brought back or he could free up Anderson as a trade chip.
Really curious on Drury. Having a career year and it's hard to tell if it's a mirage given what he's done the past couple of seasons. My guess is the bids on him across baseball will be very interesting. It would be hard to know what the Braves would do with him after Albies returns. He hasn't played a lot of OF in recent years so it's difficult to tell whether he'd be an improvement on Ozuna in LF or not, but at the very least, he'd be an extra bat that would solidify the bottom half of the order.
Anthopoulos showed little reluctance in trading his better prospects for big league help when he was in Toronto and statements he has made to the contrary concerning how he will run the Braves may or may not hold water. The trade for Olson doesn't jibe with those statements, but that was an isolated situation that needed addressing so it may have its own category. We'll know more after tomorrow. I will be curious to see how much interest there is in what the Braves have to offer. Not a lot of ceiling in the upper minors outside of Grissom and maybe Muller right now. He rolled hot dice last deadline and got a couple of bargain basement types that caught fire. That may he his hope again this deadline.
zbhargrove
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Yesterday Cincy was reportedly trying to decide whether to trade or extend Drury. Likely posturing to get more but I guess there’s a chance he doesn’t get traded
msstate7
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Probably not getting much offered for him then
DirkPiggler
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Is anyone else concerned that Drury is having a once in a lifetime year in a glorified softball park? Not sure I'd give up a whole lot for him.
50PoundHead
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That's entered my mind.
He's going to be one of the most interesting second-tier trade prospects. Positional versatility is a plus but he's not a particularly good defender at any position. But he is hitting. Some might be concerned that he'd be a "reverse Soler" in that he'll go the opposite direction the rest of the season.
If Rosario showed us anything last year is that none of that matters.
You catch a guy hot at the right time and he can win a series for you.
50PoundHead
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But that's the point of my "reverse Soler" comment. Drury has been smoking hot. What if he goes in the opposite direction and reverts to what he's been the past couple of seasons? I think that's the question organizations will be asking themselves as they consider if the 2022 Drury to be a mirage. No one is going to get him for what it cost the Braves for Soler and Rosario.
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