GDT 6/10/19: Running it back vs the Pirates

If Gausman is going to the pen I would guess that pretty much seals that he will be non-tendered or traded in the offseason. Unless he becomes a dominant closer I dont see them paying him 10+ million to be a setup man or long reliever next year.



As for Newk. I prefer to leave him in the pen. We need him more there and I like having him for games like this. If he can sustain some success this year in the pen pitching more than an inning at a time then maybe we can see about him starting next year.
 
If Gausman is going to the pen I would guess that pretty much seals that he will be non-tendered or traded in the offseason. Unless he becomes a dominant closer I dont see them paying him 10+ million to be a setup man or long reliever next year.

I don’t know—it depends on how the rest of the year goes, for Gausman as well as for the Braves’ coterie of young pitchers. But I could see them declining Teheran’s option and using that cash for one more season of Gausman, given his peripherals and past performance; depth is always a good problem to have.
 
Nope especially JD...

Even with his rotten recent stretch, Donaldson’s still on pace for around 3.0 war, which is totally in-line with his salary for 2019; I think he ends up surpassing that by around 1.0 war, getting to 4.0, which will make him a solid value on the risk-negligible one-year compact.

In other words: you’re just objectively wrong here.

Kimbrel’s more debatable, since he’s better than the vast majority of relievers; but the vast majority of multi-year high-dollar relief deals end poorly for the teams that ink them, and Kimbrel’s being on the wrong side of thirty with decline signs hedges against his historical greatness heretofore.
 
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Even with his rotten recent stretch, Donaldson’s still on pace for around 3.0 war, which is totally in-line with his salary for 2019; I think he ends up surpassing that by around 1.0 war, getting to 4.0, which will make him a solid value on the risk-negligible one-year compact.

In other words: you’re just objectively wrong here.

Kimbrel’s more debatable, since he’s better than the vast majority of relievers; but the vast majority of multi-year high-dollar relief deals end poorly for the teams that ink them, and Kimbrel’s being on the wrong side of thirty with decline signs hedges against his historical greatness heretofore.

You guys don't get it. Donaldson needs to hit 30 HRs drive in 90 for him to be worth his money. If he doesn't he sucks period. I don't need a new age stat to tell me a guy is not performing.
 
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