ALBIES AND SWANSON!!!!!!
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None of us want to go into 18 with 5 rookies, all of us arguing for those two to not come up till June next year want them on the roster at the least by mid 2017. There is barely any developmental difference coming up in June rather than April. Even if they blow the doors off we are looking at a difference of 4-5 wins maybe from the two of them over 2 months, so the impact on our record won't be huge either. Outside of getting a better draft pick, having 81 wins versus 77-78 wins will mean little next year. The big focus for me will be how we perform in the second half.
Most of the best players in baseball start their clocks in Juneish, for good reason. I'm hoping to see all our top players that are High A ball and above right now in the majors by the middle of next year, with the ones in Rome hopefully being up by mid 2018.
Spend/trade for an OF bat with pop and we are looking good for a solid run from 2019-2023 at least at that point. Those two are definitely players I hope we extend, but their are no certainties there, so we're better off maximizing service time, particularly when we are just following normal developmental progression and the players won't be getting pissed about it.
NinersSBChamps
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br> 2015 (Co-Winner)</BR>20
So wait I thought all these mega stud prospects the Braves have would be ready to dominate the sport next season. Why is there talk about 2018?
You are the worst.
sturg33
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This is what was said about Heyward too...
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
sturg33
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Just saying... the excuse back then was - who cares about serve time because we're going to extend him forever.
Not holding him down 11 days cost us a year.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
But that line of justification is moot in this case, because the Braves aren't winning anything in 2016—and are very unlikely to be serious playoff contenders in 2017. At the very least, roster decisions in April 2017 shouldn't be made with much consideration for October 2017.
Key word: try
The Braves and some Braves fans need to start operating under the realization that this is 2016 and not 1995. We are a middle to low tier payroll and not #1 anymore. There is no guarantee we will extend anybody. Therefore just carelessly bringing them up and not maximizing service time rules is mind boggling.
A couple weeks of Swanson and/or Albies isn't going to make or break the odds of the Braves making the playoffs in 2017. Not having them for the extra year of control in 2024 could very well cost that team a playoff spot.
See the difference? Why is this so hard for folks to grasp? What rational person would rather have those 2 players for an extra month in 2017 over an entire year in 2024?
NinersSBChamps
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br> 2015 (Co-Winner)</BR>20
The fans are about as bad as the front office. Always backtracking and trying to convince themselves things that aren't actually true.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Backtracking? I'm pretty sure the fans have been pretty consistent in their accusations that you're the worst (or at least the co-worst).
Yes, he is the Fredi Gonzales or CB Bucknor of posters.
That's assuming Blair stays up the rest of the season. I think there's a decent chance he is sent down at some point before the deadline for a couple weeks.
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
I hope you're right, obviously. But if that's assuming it isn't me doing the assuming since both Bowman and DOB have reported that he's up to stay. Do you think they both lack sources on that?
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
Though I wanted to wait, I would agree that it is hard to send him down now minus poor performance. If you do so for just two weeks, it's obvious why and I wouldn't want to make it that obvious. However, if he had a bad game soon I'd use that as a reason and just recall him in a few weeks. That said, I doubt either happens as reports as you know say he's here to stay.