Braves trade for Chris Sale - Grissom going to Red Sox (Extension through 26 at 18M)

Hudson2 said:
Possibly. But the Nola offer makes me think otherwise. AA really set us up nicely for 2024 and beyond. The bullpen is flat out nasty.
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What if…

They got Sale for $500k so they can afford a run at Hader.

I know that’s getting greedy to homerific levels, but nothing would surprise me anymore.
 
Carp said:
Honestly rather have Sale for Grissom than what the Dodgers paid for Glasnow
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The Dodgers created another hole in their rotation to get Glasnow, while AA gave up a guy who would never have a role in this team.

I too prefer the Sale trade than the Glasnow trade, especially considering the cash sent to Atlanta.
 
ixiXSolidXixi said:
Chris Sale is the next Cole Hamels and Dallas Keuchel.

Chris Sale don’t worth Vaughn Grissom…
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That’s definitely the floor for Sale, but the ceiling is much higher than those guys.

Best likely scenario is Sale pitches 100 innings then dominates 1 game in every round of the playoffs.
 
Anthopoulos is serious that the Braves don’t care about the CBT, just the real dollars: Sale only adds $500k to the real payroll in 2024, but pushes them into third-tier CBT territory.
 
Enscheff said:
What if…

They got Sale for $500k so they can afford a run at Hader.

I know that’s getting greedy to homerific levels, but nothing would surprise me anymore.
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Minter is a FA after next year so who knows. We have a ton of lefties but Hader would be the best of em all. If a SP fell during the playoffs that BP would have no problem throwing a strong game from innings 1-9.
 
ixiXSolidXixi said:
Chris Sale is the next Cole Hamels and Dallas Keuchel.

Chris Sale don’t worth Vaughn Grissom…
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No doubt there are health concerns… but he showed himself healthy and strong to end the year. When healthy, he’s a strikeout pitcher who’s a difference maker. Manage him to have him at his best for the playoffs and you have a weapon. Pretty low price to pay for a potential difference maker. Outisde of TJS, his injuries have been a bit fluky… some shoulder inflammation this year which is a bit concerning but he came back the strongest after he rehabbed it.
 
zbhargrove said:
No doubt there are health concerns… but he showed himself healthy and strong to end the year. When healthy, he’s a strikeout pitcher who’s a difference maker. Manage him to have him at his best for the playoffs and you have a weapon. Pretty low price to pay for a potential difference maker. Outisde of TJS, his injuries have been a bit fluky… some shoulder inflammation this year which is a bit concerning but he came back the strongest after he rehabbed it.
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If Chris Sale is a number 5 in our rotation is perfect. I believe AA want to have 1 healthy between Morton and Sale for the playoffs.

In my opinion we still need a number 3.

Strider
Fried
Number 3
Keep Elder between AAA and MLB to give extra rest to Morton and Sale.
Morton
Sale
 
ixiXSolidXixi said:
If Chris Sale is a number 5 in our rotation is perfect. I believe AA want to have 1 healthy between Morton and Sale for the playoffs.

In my opinion we still need a number 3.

Strider
Fried
Number 3
Keep Elder between AAA and MLB to give extra rest to Morton and Sale.
Morton
Sale
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Question becomes how many pitchers are we going to keep on roster if that happens.
 
If we were going to take a chance on a formerly top-flight pitcher who hasn’t been healthy since 2019, shouldn’t we have just kept Soroka?

I kid, I kid.
 
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