2025-2026 offseason thread

[msstate7]

Yeah, but if one more person compares him to Wilson Betemit....they should be fired out of a cannon

lol, the comparison to him was physically (body type). Not sure if that's true, but that's a helluva complement if true

 

[Tapate50]

Is he in BSOML ?

 

[UNCBlue012]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2024156504954220777

 

[Tapate50]

Hey that’s good !

///Loosens noose a little

 

[chop2chip]

Yeah, but if one more person compares him to Wilson Betemit....they should be fired out of a cannon

Man. I was all about that guy as a prospect back in the day.

 

[CyYoung31]

Hey that’s good !

///Loosens noose a little

Too late. You’re already dead.

 

[Tapate50]

Too late. You’re already dead.

That’s explains the bowel leakage

 

[CyYoung31]

Man. I was all about that guy as a prospect back in the day.

To be fair, he turned into a very good super utility guy for a few years.

 

[chop2chip]

To be fair, he turned into a very good super utility guy for a few years.

Great backup to Chipper especially

 

[Carp]

Martin Perez feels like a lock at this point to make the rotation unless we sign/trade for an actual decent pitcher.

 

[msstate7]

Martin Perez feels like a lock at this point to make the rotation unless we sign/trade for an actual decent pitcher.

Most likely. If anyone would give Richie or diddier a shot right out of ST, I think it's the braves though

 

[Carp]

Most likely. If anyone would give Richie or diddier a shot right out of ST, I think it's the braves though

Perez is a better option than Elder at least.

 

[Carp]

All AA had to do was just keep the core together that won the dam series..

funny thing..
if you take Meth head, Olson, Profar and Kim off the 2026 payroll

and add FF, Swanson, WC and Shae back on it, the Braves would have 12 million more dollars to play with this year. And a much better offensive team

We could actually afford Fried as well.

This is really depressing.

 

[msstate7]

Perez is a better option than Elder at least.

Maybe so, but i think elder will get a shot bc of no options. Perez can be reliever if one of the young guys can actually win a spot

 

[Hulavol]

Maybe so, but i think elder will get a shot bc of no options. Perez can be reliever if one of the young guys can actually win a spot

Elder is an All Star afterall…….

 

[thethe]

We could actually afford Fried as well.

This is really depressing.

I hated seeing that - Never should have broken up the core. It was more of a 'look how smart I am move' then a good baseball decision.

Even still - AA has been better than an average GM during that time.

 

[Carp]

I hated seeing that - Never should have broken up the core. It was more of a 'look how smart I am move' then a good baseball decision.

Even still - AA has been better than an average GM during that time.

Not really. The FA signings have been meh. And the trades have mostly been awful aside from Sale, Olson and Iggy. And the Olson trade was unnecessary since we could have easily just resigned Freeman. We basically gave OIson the contract Freeman was wanting.

If we don't make the playoffs this year, AA has gotta be fired. You can't run a top 6-7 payroll and miss the playoffs 2 straight seasons.

 

[thethe]

Not really. The FA signings have been meh. And the trades have mostly been awful aside from Sale, Olson and Iggy. And the Olson trade was unnecessary since we could have easily just resigned Freeman. We basically gave OIson the contract Freeman was wanting.

If we don't make the playoffs this year, AA has gotta be fired. You can't run a top 6-7 payroll and miss the playoffs 2 straight seasons.

Just so hard to get mad at missing the playoffs when the injuries mounted. Am I to blame him for Profar getting suspended? Thats a tough sell for me especially when we was really good when he played. Kim was a great trade/signing but again a freak injury.

I agree though that he shouldn't consider himself to be on sound footing for the future.

 

[thethe]

Mostly I'm just bitter about Fried being gone.....

What a depressing situation.

 

[mikewon]

Buster Olney just posted his Top 10 first basemen. He‘s got Olson second and Freddie fifth.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47900545/mlb-2026-buster-olney-top-10-positions-ranking-first-basemen

I found the last paragraph on Freeman interesting. Would love for him to come home and DH to finish his career.