People always mention this but the Braves never do it. The Braves will either waste this money on non impact players for the pen/bench or save it for a deadline move.
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People always mention this but the Braves never do it. The Braves will either waste this money on non impact players for the pen/bench or save it for a deadline move.
NinersSBChamps
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br> 2015 (Co-Winner)</BR>20
So when is this off season going to get busy?
bravesnumberone
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Winter meetings coming up soon, aren't they
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
For the Braves? I think the whole off-season is going to be very quiet. I wouldn't be surprised if nothing major happened. No Uggla trade. No acquisition of another second baseman. No trade for a starting pitcher. No major extensions for current players. Boring I know, but we have a good young team that really doesn't need anything.
bravesnumberone
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And one that will lose in the NLDS again. (Yes, I know, we can't just get everything we really need.) At the very least, we could stand to bolster the bullpen and bench.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
We have SO MANY arms to use in the pen, but like nscapi said, we could use a lefty. Signing a guy like Mujica for 5+ mil for 3 years would be dumb. What else would you do to this team? We could easily make it past the NLDS is the pitching steps up the way it easily could.
bravesnumberone
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That's just something we'll have to hope for. That Minor/Teheran/Medlen/Beachy/Wood, whoever pitch well come crunch time.
Also have to hope BJ bounces back. Idk if Uggla is fixable, but we aren't winning much with two black holes in the lineup besides pitcher and a catcher having to play left field.
Also have to hope BJ bounces back. Idk if Uggla is fixable, but we aren't winning much with two black holes in the lineup besides pitcher and a catcher having to play left field.
Heyward
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Heyward
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Agreed, except i hope we extend one of our younger players but takes two to tango.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Well, we arent going to do much outside of maybe a bullpen/bench piece.
And maybe dumping Uggla.
Outside of that and trying to extend some younger players, not sure what we could do.
NinersSBChamps
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br> 2015 (Co-Winner)</BR>20
Find a CF.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
BJ isnt going anywhere despite what we think, so get used to him.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
The Mets signed Chris Young for $7.25M. Is he a better bet than BJ to rebound? Enough of a better bet to splah out 7.25M?
Would you pursue Ellsbury, Choo or Granderson?
Is there someone you think we should trade for? The Indians are looking to peddle Stubbs. Would you go for him? Would you have made an offer for Bourjos?
NinersSBChamps
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br> 2015 (Co-Winner)</BR>20
In a heartbeat I'd take Ellsbury. It's a moot point because FW handcuffed this team with Uggla and BJ's contracts.
jsebe10
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In FW's defense, Uggla was CRUSHING the ball at the time of his trade/sign. Couldn't see this decline coming.
bravesnumberone
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Given what Uggla did in Florida, I would have given them Infante and Dunn for that all day every day. People tend to forget how sorely we needed right-handed power at the time. Too bad he forgot how to hit.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I did.
NinersSBChamps
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br> 2015 (Co-Winner)</BR>20
The trade isn't the issue, it was immediate contract extension.
bravesnumberone
Well-known member
He may have declined some. No one can say they saw him becoming this awful. If he was actually somewhat producing, far less people would complain about that contract.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
True, but I figured he wouldn't be worth the contract.