2025-2026 offseason thread

mfree80 said:
Dubon is insurance. I have to believe the plan is for him to be utility, but AA may also be telling the market that he won’t be bullied into overpaying for a SS.

They don’t want to play him there, but if nothing else is available, they don’t have to panic.
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I agree. If they had to pivot they could get a big bat at another position.
 
mfree80 said:
Dubon is insurance. I have to believe the plan is for him to be utility, but AA may also be telling the market that he won’t be bullied into overpaying for a SS.

They don’t want to play him there, but if nothing else is available, they don’t have to panic.
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this is also how I see it.. and Dubon as super utility is a good move.. it also makes where AA can shop for an OF or a SS for offensive upgrades..
 
2 good moves from AA so far. Good a really good utility guy and helped with the back end of the BP. That's 21 million he's spent so far so yeah he has plenty to spend.
 
Acquiring Dubon either means AA has money to spend (because he’s willing to pay for quality depth) or it means we have less than hoped for (because we are bargain shopping our biggest hole).

Or it means neither.

Overall I like the move
 
Spending something like $22M on Iggy and a utility player pretending to be an everyday SS is underwhelming in the sense of upgrading the roster over 2025, but it gives hope of a $250M payroll.
 
mfree80 said:
Dubon is insurance. I have to believe the plan is for him to be utility, but AA may also be telling the market that he won’t be bullied into overpaying for a SS.

They don’t want to play him there, but if nothing else is available, they don’t have to panic.
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Yeah, I love the flexibility this Dubon move gives us. We obviously need to add another SS to the 26-man roster, but we can go a lot of different ways with that now. I still like Miguel Rojas as a value play.
 
Super said:
MLB teams aren’t dumb. His peripherals and expecteds were normal.
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And yet time and time again, we see that in FA, players get paid more for actual production, instead of imaginary production.

Look I like Williams a lot. I hope the Braves end up signing him. But you are insane if you think his FA potential wasn't affected by the year he had. He was on track to set a new record for a closer's FA contract.
 
Carp said:
And yet time and time again, we see that in FA, players get paid more for actual production, instead of imaginary production.

Look I like Williams a lot. I hope the Braves end up signing him. But you are insane if you think his FA potential wasn't affected by the year he had. He was on track to set a new record for a closer's FA contract.
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I think his season affected the amount he’ll get, but I don’t think it necessarily will make him some sort of bargain.

Iggy didn’t have a great year and multiple teams wanted to pay him $16m. That says Williams will still see a significant pay day.
 
CyYoung31 said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1991342888371061119

What in the fuck
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He told us this like a month ago haha regardless, it's definitely not "good" by any means, but it'll be interesting to see what we hear in January when AA expects more concrete news. The Braves need to hope for the best but expect the worst.

It's hard to know exactly where the money stands right now (though yesterday's moves make me think it's better than we realize), but the team would be smart to add one more high-leverage arm — Suarez or Fairbanks would be perfect — and then re-sign a Kinley or Pierce. If they do that, the bullpen is already in really good shape regardless, and it has a chance to be elite if Jiménez returns
 
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Dubon gives the Braves a legit alternative in negotiations with a FA SS or in trade talks for a SS. The last thing you want when negotiating is to look desperate.

Hopefully the plan is Dubon as a super utility and not a starter.
 
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