Braves extent Ozzie!

[Southcack77]

Guys you don’t get it. These guys came from poor areas most likely. This kind of money changes their lives and their families for decades. If I have little to nothing and someone offers me $35 mil now or gamble for more...I take it.

Someone like Dansby who got a big signing bonus and comes from probably a decently well off family will probably bet on himself. He can make that gamble. Acuna and Ozzie can’t. This is their chance to make life changing money and if God forbid they have a injury that ruins their career...they are taken care of. That security is priceless when you have ZERO to fall back on.

I've often said I'd never be a billionaire, because I'd quit long before I got anywhere near that amount of money.

But the thing about these deals that is dumb is that 15 million dollars can be permanently life changing.

These guys could have changed their families lives forever without giving away as much control for so little.

One could say the Braves would not have done any extension but this, but I don't believe it. I have to believe they'd have caved to a reasonable deal at some point.

But this is a good thing for Braves fans, no doubt.

 

[Hudson2]

Having 2 corner stone young superstars like Acuna and Albies will only attract better players to wanna come play here knowing these guys are locked up for a long time.

 

[smootness]

What this probably does is ensure Acuna and Albies a strong chance of going down as the most popular players in Braves history. They will now be in Atlanta for at least a solid decade, and they'll be paid peanuts. If they even come close to reaching their potential, having them on the roster with that much financial flexibility will lead to all kinds of good things.

 

[thewupk]

Albies going to shoot up the fangraphs trade value list

 

[Enscheff]

Guys you don’t get it. These guys came from poor areas most likely. This kind of money changes their lives and their families for decades. If I have little to nothing and someone offers me $35 mil now or gamble for more...I take it.

Someone like Dansby who got a big signing bonus and comes from probably a decently well off family will probably bet on himself. He can make that gamble. Acuna and Ozzie can’t. This is their chance to make life changing money and if God forbid they have a injury that ruins their career...they are taken care of. That security is priceless when you have ZERO to fall back on.

I think everyone gets it just fine.

They did not have to sign away their entire careers at a 50% discount to get life changing money.

These deals have a bit of a predatory stench to them, if I'm being completely honest.

 

[Enscheff]

Albies going to shoot up the fangraphs trade value list

The Braves may have the 2 most valuable assets in the game right now.

 

[BeanieAntics]

It is hard to understate what the Acuna and Albies deals mean for the window of contention.

For all those who have said "Oh you can't have 10 year long windows and you need to maximize the present".... AA just said suck it lol.

 

[thewupk]

The Braves may have the 2 most valuable assets in the game right now.

AA the value junkie

 

[smootness]

These deals have a bit of a predatory stench to them, if I'm being completely honest.

They definitely show the importance of a good agent.

Never walk into a police questioning without a good lawyer, and never walk into a contract negotiation without a good agent.

 

[chop2chip]

It is hard to understate what the Acuna and Albies deals mean for the window of contention.

When you consider how Upton’s modest albatross of a contract ended our previous window of contention, its easier to comprehend the reverse significance of these contracts.

 

[Super]

Agreed. I'm conflicted when we complain about greedy athletes, and then saying Albies and Acuna got ripped off.

These extensions may have allowed the Braves to punch well above their weight in payroll capacity.

i think complaining about greedy athletes is dumb.
if ozzie and ronald are happy with these deals, and happy to be playing together for the foreseeable future and that's what's important to them, more power to them.

 

[BeanieAntics]

So is Ozzie now the most valuable asset in baseball? A 3-4 WAR (may be better) player controlled for 9 years at a max of 45 million?

The Braves may seriously have the two most valuable assets in the sport now.

 

[Orphan Black]

They definitely show the importance of a good agent.

Never walk into a police questioning without a good lawyer, and never walk into a contract negotiation without a good agent.

Again I wouldn't blame their agents yet. Agents work for their clients not the other way around (despite what Boras may think). Acuna and Albies may just want to play for the Braves and the money wasn't their top priority.

 

[SJ24]

We are the center of the baseball universe and players are DYING to play for us.

Enscheff is spinning on his top! Haha!

 

[smootness]

Again I wouldn't blame their agents yet. Agents work for their clients not the other way around (despite what Boras may think). Acuna and Albies may just want to play for the Braves and the money wasn't their top priority.

No matter what, the dollar figure attached to those option years is absolutely insane. I don't care what your client tells you, a good agent should be able to get considerably more than that on 2 options tacked onto the 2 FA years.

 

[Super]

@kileymcd
12m12 minutes ago
More Kiley McDaniel Retweeted Jeff Passan
The new Braves regime walked into a dream situation with Acuna/Albies: two phenoms that got low amateur bonuses, came up/want to stay together, got there fast & both were repped by small agencies. Heavy rumors the agents were nervous they would lose the kids before they got paid.


so, those were the "rumors" kiley was talking about with the acuña deal. hmm

 

[Enscheff]

We are the center of the baseball universe and players are DYING to play for us.

Enscheff is spinning on his top! Haha!

I think it's more accurate to say the Braves have taken advantage of 2 excellent players with backgrounds of extreme poverty.

 

[Enscheff]

@kileymcd
12m12 minutes ago
More Kiley McDaniel Retweeted Jeff Passan
The new Braves regime walked into a dream situation with Acuna/Albies: two phenoms that got low amateur bonuses, came up/want to stay together, got there fast & both were repped by small agencies. Heavy rumors the agents were nervous they would lose the kids before they got paid.


so, those were the "rumors" kiley was talking about with the acuña deal. hmm

This is the predatory stench I'm talking about.

These agents cashed in before their star clients took off, and the Braves took full advantage.

I just hope this doesn't turn into some sort of grievance in the future. Is the MLBPA going to allow shady agents to shortchange 21 year old kids who don't know anything about anything?

 

[thewupk]

This is the predatory stench I'm talking about.

These agents cashed in before their star clients took off, and the Braves took full advantage.

I just hope this doesn't turn into some sort of grievance in the future.

Mlb will find a way to declare them free agents next year

 

[Orphan Black]

@kileymcd
12m12 minutes ago
More Kiley McDaniel Retweeted Jeff Passan
The new Braves regime walked into a dream situation with Acuna/Albies: two phenoms that got low amateur bonuses, came up/want to stay together, got there fast & both were repped by small agencies. Heavy rumors the agents were nervous they would lose the kids before they got paid.


so, those were the "rumors" kiley was talking about with the acuña deal. hmm

that's an interesting take too.

As to the options years being ridiculous. Again I think Acuna and Albies are a tuned to the realities of the Atlanta market, and the reality that the Braves will never have a top 10 payroll. I think they like winning and want to make sure the Braves can afford to keep that happening. It's possible these are some of the discussions that happened during negotiations.