4/29 rubber game vs Phillies
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CyYoung31
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Biddles outing was encouraging. I think we can be a guy that gives Freeman some rest and then allow him to be sharper for his more high leverage situations.
It would be crazy to have a guy that can go out there for multiple innings and shut down the opposition.
Fried may be in the rotation IMO by the end of June.
Teheran trade/injury
Sanchez will flame out
Mccarthey to be traded
Soroka In
Gohara In
Fried in
Just the opinion of a novice fan...
Southcack77
Well-known member
I wouldn’t do that.
That isn’t a trade about winning in 2018. No sign the Braves are hampered by their catching situation currently.
If anything that would be about getting a catcher for 2019 and beyond. I think the Braves can probably address that in FA by keeping fthejr current situation intact another year if need be.
I would want to solve a much bigger problem than that if I was giving up Soroka.
Acquiring an ace or a middle order impact bat...that would make more sense.
UNCBlue012
Well-known member
Probably more than we want to give up. The Rays are delusional and likely think they're going to contend, so...
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
It's important, when we wonder if we're making any progress because it's incremental, that we pull out these little snapshots for a little reminder....
Ye cats.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Good God no.
I'm a guy who's not shy about using prospects to improve the ML club, but that's beyond atrocious. Wonder what a surplus value analysis would look like on this. Ugly.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
Ugh, I think I had repressed any memory of Pedro Ciriaco in a Braves uni.
Agreed.
Plus, over his 102 games with us, Suzuki has been worth close to 3.5 WAR, which is about what Realmuto has put up over 135+ games each of the last two years. Flowers also put up 2+ WAR himself last year in 99 games.
Will they keep it up? I don't know, but that move doesn't even clearly improve the MLB team right now. And that price is way too much. Soroka alone is looking like he can provide the value of Realmuto in the rotation, and he's knocking on the door.
Just as I repressed any memory of nsacpi expecting any huge games from Ciriaco.
If we're 7 or more games out by then? Sure. Otherwise, that's a pretty foolish idea.
DirkPiggler
Well-known member
And those numbers do not take into account framing skills, which would boost Flowers significantly.
Barring a return to pre-Braves production from Suzuki and/or Flowers, catcher is not a position that needs to be fixed. If we can upgrade for minimal cost, sure, but we'd be better off putting any available resources into 3B, the rotation, or the bullpen.
Southcack77
Well-known member
So you wanna resign Markakis?
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Why can't they build a framing component into dWAR for catchers? Isn't it kind of rudimentary at this point for them? Somebody must be working on blocking and throwing in the same manner.
I say ride the Zuk-Flow train all the way to October and beyond, baby.
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
Why are we trading McCarthey is he's good? He has a cheap option for next year. I think you keep him. In a video game I'd trade him at peak performance b/c he's made of glass and he will break. In real life teams that are trying to win do not trade good players on reasonable deals with a year of control.
Nerfherders
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I think we can keep Flowzuki until we can see if Alex Jackson has enough.
If the Braves are somehow in contention at the deadline, they will likely be looking to improve 3B and/or the BP (all contenders add to the BP).
Rosenthal just reported that the Braves are "saddled by debt" (whatever that means), so they may not have much room to add any payroll. He also says AA is unlikely to trade multiple prospects for deadline acquisitions (a no-brainer), so getting a controllable BP arm while paying the contender's premium is most likely not on the menu.
Having said that, Mous should be cheap to acquire and won't add much to payroll. As a rental, he will probably command a near-nothing return like JDM, and could plug a big hole for 2+ months.
As far as BP arms go, who knows. There will be guys available at all price ranges, and if the Braves are contending they are likely to grab one at the lower end of the spectrum.
Rosenthal just reported that the Braves are "saddled by debt" (whatever that means), so they may not have much room to add any payroll. He also says AA is unlikely to trade multiple prospects for deadline acquisitions (a no-brainer), so getting a controllable BP arm while paying the contender's premium is most likely not on the menu.
Having said that, Mous should be cheap to acquire and won't add much to payroll. As a rental, he will probably command a near-nothing return like JDM, and could plug a big hole for 2+ months.
As far as BP arms go, who knows. There will be guys available at all price ranges, and if the Braves are contending they are likely to grab one at the lower end of the spectrum.
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I think you can leverage McCarthey into a long term bullpen arm piece personally. He is going to break down and I'd rather get value that will line up with our contention window. We are almost at the point where we have to force openings into the starting rotation.