BRAVES OPENING DAY ROSTER

According to DOB, Minor started throwing from 90 feet in September and moved up to 120 feet in early October. I believe this put's him on track to throw off the mound well before the 12/2 non-tender deadline.
 
dak said:
According to DOB, Minor started throwing from 90 feet in September and moved up to 120 feet in early October. I believe this put's him on track to throw off the mound well before the 12/2 non-tender deadline.
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That's all I've seen as well.

Just don't see why you gamble ~$6 million on him trying to "rebuild his value" when he's still that far away. DFA him and tell him that if he doesn't get a better offer you'll give him $2 million and a shot at the rotation as long as the team gets an option for next year at $5 million. Roughly what the Royals did with Medlen with a slightly smaller payout since Minor's issue is with the more difficult injury.

If he pitches well enough to beat out the other candidates for the 5th spot, then you see if anyone else is interested.
 
We're in a good position to try-before-we-buy with Minor. Have him ramp up to the fullest extent possible into late November. Then check both the radar gun and the MRI before you make a tender decision.

When healthy, he's a solid pitcher. WAR per 200 IP . . .
Mike Minor: 2.1
Mike Leake: 1.8
 
dak said:
We're in a good position to try-before-we-buy with Minor. Have him ramp up to the fullest extent possible into late November. Then check both the radar gun and the MRI before you make a tender decision.

When healthy, he's a solid pitcher. WAR per 200 IP . . .
Mike Minor: 2.1
Mike Leake: 1.8
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I tend to agree. I always thought that Minor was gone after the injury. but I like the idea of them trying to get something out of him instead. Sure if the Braves were a 'contending' team, I would be completely against bringing him back. But the Braves are in a 'throw it against a wall and see what sticks' mode still. In today's game 6 million is nothing. A below avg veteran who is bouncing around... Minor could return to form if the shoulder tear was minor. I think at this point there is nothing to lose from this other than the salary paid. And as others said, the Braves can reduce that amount by cutting him if he doesn't return to form during or shortly after spring.
 
I think they'll take a long hard look at his medical records. C and bullpen will be the 2 things they get first imo
 
Weiters just scares me. He is pretty good with pitching staffs it seems (no evidence to back it up and I'm not searching lol), but his medical record is meh.

Nonetheless, if he is anywhere close to his potential over the next few years, he'd be worth it.

The price is key here.

IF we tightened up the catcher position and reinvented and fixed the bullpen, I like the team a lot more moving forward.
 
It is hard to justifying valuing Weiters at more than 1.5 WAR per year (or about 10M/year).
 
If we are looking for more of a stop gap, Chris Ianetta may be the better buy. Ianetta has averaged 2.3 WAR per 450 PAs over the past three seasons whereas Wieters has averaged 2.1 WAR per 450 PAs.
 
I have no interest in seeing Wieters on this team. Has played about 100 games since 2013 (a bad year), and is closing in on 30.
 
Dalyn said:
I have no interest in seeing Wieters on this team. Has played about 100 games since 2013 (a bad year), and is closing in on 30.
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I'd go up to 10M/year on a 3 year deal with Wieters. No need to go higher given that you can probably get Ianetta at 7M/year or Navarro at a little less.
 
nsacpi said:
I'd go up to 10M/year on a 3 year deal with Wieters. No need to go higher given that you can probably get Ianetta at 7M/year or Navarro at a little less.
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I'd get Norris while his value is low and initially platoon him with someone.
 
Everyone here is about $5 million per year low on Weiters. He is a) a Boras client and b) the youngest regular catcher on the market. Four years at $16 million per is about where he'll go unless he has problems with a physical.

Official today: A.J. Pierzynski, Peter Moylan, Edwin Jackson, Ross Detwiler are free agents. A.J. is likely going to be named Braves MVP on a media vote.
 
rico43 said:
Everyone here is about $5 million per year low on Weiters. He is a) a Boras client and b) the youngest regular catcher on the market. Four years at $16 million per is about where he'll go unless he has problems with a physical.

Official today: A.J. Pierzynski, Peter Moylan, Edwin Jackson, Ross Detwiler are free agents. A.J. is likely going to be named Braves MVP on a media vote.
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I agree with you that Boras will get him something close to an AAV of 15M. I just don't think the Braves should be that team.
 
Braves have signed former No. 1 pick Chris Volstad (Marlins, 16th overall, 2005), indy leaguers Connor Little and former Vol Bryan Morgado. Volstad has big league camp invite.

Morgado was Phillies 4th rounder in 2010, Little (6-6, 240) was Marlins 49th round in 2011 but rated as No. 8 indy league prospect by BBA.

This is 10-day old news, but I did not see it reported elsewhere.
 
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