2025-2026 offseason thread

[cajunrevenge]

Well baseball season was fun this year. Its kind of like a game of surviver now.

 

[CyYoung31]

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

Surprised no one has picked up Walker Buehler. Seems like a depth piece we could add to the mix. Giolito would be more expensive option but one worth looking into

 

[WaitingFor2017]

Sale
Strider
Lopez (yikes)
Elder
Holmes (yikes)

Even if you have confidence in Sale and Strider staying healthy and being elite. There’s a case the Braves need to add three starting pitchers to replenish the little depth they’ve already lost 1 week into spring.

Prepare for the JR Ritchie fluff pieces. I like the kid a lot, but he’s not the answer a contending team should accept.

Already saw a JR Ritchie fluff piece from CBS Sports yesterday.

 

[WaitingFor2017]

I'm sure the Yaz/Eli White platoon will make up in offense what the pitching will lack to start the year.

 

[UNCBlue012]

I don't understand how this is possible lol like I do, but to this extent is insane. And AA just acting like he's so big brained his pissing me off even more.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Giolito or Littell. Who would you rather get

 

[bravesnumberone]

Do our coaches, front office, and trainers even have contact with our guys during the offseason?

 

[Hudson2]

Waldrep's elbow is acting up wow. Loose bodies in there don't sound good at all so I'm gonna expect the worst. I've never seen anything like this and ST just started. He says money isn't an issue and neither is the QO but Cease would look pretty good on the team right now.

 

[bravesnumberone]

When you operate with the arrogance that everything is fine with that many injury risks, you get what you get.

 

[UNCBlue012]

And before Enscheff chimes in... Yes, we all know and agree.

 

[msstate7]

I'd call about Kyle freeland

 

[Slippyjms]

Waldrep's elbow is acting up wow. Loose bodies in there don't sound good at all so I'm gonna expect the worst. I've never seen anything like this and ST just started. He says money isn't an issue and neither is the QO but Cease would look pretty good on the team right now.

It’s not good but it’s not the end of the world. If Waldrep needs surgery after recovering and a ST type ramp up we’d be looking at getting him back in June

 

[cajunrevenge]

Giolito or Littell. Who would you rather get

Littell by a mile.

 

[Hudson2]

It’s not good but it’s not the end of the world. If Waldrep needs surgery after recovering and a ST type ramp up we’d be looking at getting him back in June

Waldrep going to see an elbow specialist is usually the kiss of doom. Waldrep was probably gonna start the year in AAA before Schwellenbach went down and is our biggest depth piece. That's shot now so AA is really gonna look desperate and you can't trade Ritchie at this point.

 

[Slippyjms]

Waldrep going to see an elbow specialist is usually the kiss of doom. Waldrep was probably gonna start the year in AAA before Schwellenbach went down and is our biggest depth piece. That's shot now so AA is really gonna look desperate and you can't trade Ritchie at this point.

I’m just quoting what the recovery time for this injury as described. Its 2-3 months closer to 3 for pitchers plus adding in a ST build up

March->April->May is 3 months plus June for build up.

 

[UNCBlue012]

We're being a little facetious about calling everything a kiss of doom lol likely because of our shit luck. But this stuff does happen all the time, especially in the offseason. It's just heightened