Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
I hope that the intangibles—prior relationship with his trainer, Cuban presence on coaching staff—could keep it from becoming a simple bidding war.
Hector Olivera signs with the Dodgers
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I hope that the intangibles—prior relationship with his trainer, Cuban presence on coaching staff—could keep it from becoming a simple bidding war.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
There's certainly risk attached, but as a Braves fan (informed or not) I'm looking at big league-ready talent like Gerald Laird looks at funnel cake.
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
There is risk attached sure, but when is that not the case in some sense? It's just a matter is the potential reward worth more than what risk. Personally, my main concern as far as risk with Olivera are the health questions and rumors, but I'll just have to trust that the Braves have done their homework in that area. Then again it may be those very concerns that lead to us winning the bidding if say the Dodgers simply pass on him. Keep in mind the Dodgers already have had a bust from dealing with Santin so that might be a factor here too. If so hopefully that brings down the cost and we get a real bargain.
That said, now that we seem close to signing him I'll be quite annoyed if the Dodgers or someone else come in and take him from us. I also believe Santin is the type to use such discussions to play us against another team to raise the bidding. He has already threw out crazy numbers like 70 million plus to try that way. So hopefully that isn't the case again here.
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
Ice floe?
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
These Olivera rumors have really stirred up some Braves fans, tonight was the second time on a Braves site I had a post on the topic just up and disappear not long after I posted it. Which reminds me of what fun we had at Scout with PD and co. back in the day. I am thankful I don't have to worry about that sort of thing here. Plus I see Ben Badler went at it with Braves fans on the topic quite a bit on twitter earlier. Badler also won't make some Brave fans happy with his opinion on where to rate our farm now either (see it below if interested).
@BenBadler
@kilogrey It's better, but they had one of the worst farm systems in baseball before the trades. Still not upper half, for me.
PS: I find it interesting so many Brave fans scream about doing nothing to improve the offense. But now that we seem closer on Olivera many are screaming about how he will block this prospect or that prospect, etc.
@BenBadler
@kilogrey It's better, but they had one of the worst farm systems in baseball before the trades. Still not upper half, for me.
PS: I find it interesting so many Brave fans scream about doing nothing to improve the offense. But now that we seem closer on Olivera many are screaming about how he will block this prospect or that prospect, etc.
dak
Well-known member
The Braves certainly have no motive to leak this, so it seems like Olivera's side is leaking this info (yesterday and today) to help drive his fledgling market. No way this guy is getting anywhere close to $50m guaranteed.
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
And on the other hand:
David O'BrienVerified account
@DOBrienAJC
Separate #Braves people tell me Olivera not a high priority, or that he was impressive in workout but hard to tell how translates to MLB...
David O'BrienVerified account
@DOBrienAJC
Separate #Braves people tell me Olivera not a high priority, or that he was impressive in workout but hard to tell how translates to MLB...
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
Yeah, DOB's been pooh-poohing the Olivera thing from the beginning. It'll be hilariously embarrassing if we end him signing him.
Do other teams play the media like the Braves? ie every time a move is made a story comes out that Marcus Giles kills cats on the side or Mazzone was a drunk or whatever.
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
The Red Sox are infamous for running down recently departed players and coaches in a media that's all-too-happy to oblige, most recently (and appallingly) when someone in the organization planted a story that Terry Francona was a pill addict.
Every team in sports plays the media. The ability to control information is paramount for any organization.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
NO IT'S JUST THE BRAVES AND THEIR CLASSLESS ORGANIZATION.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
what does this even have to do with what's being discussed though? you bring this up constantly, even when it doesn't apply, like it's unique or means something. no one is being bashed here; there's just different information being put out there from either the same or different sources. you just want to take a shot; what you said is not germane to the conversation.
