Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
A big chunk of that money will be used either to buy prospects by taking on bad deals, or extending current players. There is no evidence to support the idea of AA paying top prices to bring free agents to Atlanta.
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A big chunk of that money will be used either to buy prospects by taking on bad deals, or extending current players. There is no evidence to support the idea of AA paying top prices to bring free agents to Atlanta.
UNCBlue012
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CyYoung31
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Your mom has extended 69% of the young core.
Continue to restock the pipeline of cheap available talent when oiur young players start making bank.
And I'd also expect a MASSIVE extention to Acuna in the next 2 years. 50M per year is in the realm of possiblity.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Re-do Acuna and Albies' deals. But yeah, not alot he needs to do next year other than SP and maybe some bullpen tinkering. Could MAYBE see a SS upgrade if last year was a fluke for Arcia.
UNCBlue012
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Zaddy??
I don't think anyone here disagrees with this, and Soto probably isn't coming to Atlanta.
All I'm pointing out is the Braves bumped right up against the 3rd CBT tier this year already at $277M, and that threshold will be $281M in 2025. The current 2025 payroll appears to be $185M, while losing (or potentially losing) Morton, Ozuna, TDA, Bummer, Matzek, Fried, Minter, and zero arb players of note.
So that's $90M-$95M AA should have to spend to replace 2 SP, DH, backup C and 2-3 high leverage BP arms. I fully expect TDA to be back for $8M, so that leaves $80M-$85M for 2 SP, a DH, and 2-3 BP arms.
Assuming AJSS or Waldrep takes 1 of the Morton/Fried SP spots, the Braves could give $25M to Fried (Nola only got $24.5M) and STILL have $50M left over for Soto to play LF/DH. A 12/500 deal is a $42M hit. Fried plus Soto could theoretically be a $67M hit that STILL leaves $13M-$18M for the BP.
Certainly not likely, but the Braves do have the roster need (DH, potentially LF) and cash to make it worth at least speculating, which has never been the case for premium FAs since the Turner days.
And I don't think anyone needs any help imaging Acuna/Soto at the top of a lineup. It would be absurdly good to say the least.
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bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
I am literally going to imagine this while doing Cy’s mom tonight.
After Kelenic posts 5 WAR this season, we won't have a need in LF anymore.
Yes sir!
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Mariners fans would be furious.
Minimum 7 WAR player for sure.
Perhaps stupidly, I’m just expecting Kelenic to be a 2.5-3.5 WAR player. 24 years old. I expect this org to figure him out
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Still could replace Ozuna if that happens but would be a hard sell to have Soto as a full-time DH but it's probably his best spot since his defense isnt the best. But there's money to spend with not a ton of needs. So i guess AA could do what he did this year and take on bad contracts for good players again.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
It’s all about contact for Kelenic. For six weeks last year he did it and it was glorious. Like, .900 glorious.
He really didn’t do himself any favors when he was coming up and complaining loudly to anyone who would listen that he was being service-timed, Sabre-rattling about getting the union involved, that kind of crap. Dipoto thought he needed a little more time and took a lot of heat. Then when Kelenic did get up, he had a 40% K rate.
His reaction to his self inflicted injury, seeing him work to shorten up his swing path and my own experience with being a cocky idiot at 21 suggests to me that he’s made or is making the necessary adjustments to his attitude and mental game to be successful at this level.
He had just no personal currency left there. A classic fresh start candidate, and a great calculated gamble by our boy.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Being a college guy both Waldrep and Kelenic might be interesting this year.