Megathread: Braves lose Maitan, Bae and 10+ plus International Sanctions.
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Southcack77
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Out of curiosity, why are some of you so high on Anthopoulous. From what I can tell looking into briefly, he's a young GM who makes a lot of trades including cashing of prospects for major leaguers.
Seems he made made major increases to scouting department in Toronto. I get the sense that some of you think he is big analytics guy, but so far I'm not seeing that. I see an article that suggested he increased the Jays analytics department from one employee to 2 near the end of his tenure. Supposedly, he falls more on the traditional side of things.
He is young though and that seems to be something y'all think is important.
Seems he made made major increases to scouting department in Toronto. I get the sense that some of you think he is big analytics guy, but so far I'm not seeing that. I see an article that suggested he increased the Jays analytics department from one employee to 2 near the end of his tenure. Supposedly, he falls more on the traditional side of things.
He is young though and that seems to be something y'all think is important.
dak
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I see Anthopolous and Cherington as the two best options that have been mentioned, so I won't be disappointed if it's one of those two. Both have warts, but I don't look at their prior stints as disqualifying when it comes to getting a second opportunity. Anthopolous' role in building / re-building the Jays scouting department has to be attractive the the Braves, as they are going to need the next head of baseball ops to help right the ship there. I like that AA had some exposure to Andrew Friedman in LA this year, as I view him as the top executive in the sport (no offense to Theo).
As I mentioned previously, I'm legitimately surprised the Braves are open to Anthopolous' "wheel and deal" style though, and I thought they would surely over-correct to a more cautious personality after Coppy. I suspect the Coppy comparison is based on the relentlessness that AA was known for in offering trades, but I have not seen any mentions of his style being perceived as unprofessional or annoying, as was apparently the case with Coppy.
As I mentioned previously, I'm legitimately surprised the Braves are open to Anthopolous' "wheel and deal" style though, and I thought they would surely over-correct to a more cautious personality after Coppy. I suspect the Coppy comparison is based on the relentlessness that AA was known for in offering trades, but I have not seen any mentions of his style being perceived as unprofessional or annoying, as was apparently the case with Coppy.
CrimsonCowboy
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And subsequently went back to the WS after they moved on from Belle.
AA built the good Jays teams in 2015-2016, and has been VP of baseball ops for the Dodgers since.
Of all the candidates I’ve seen mentioned beat writers, he is by far the preferred option in my opinion.
EstebanBugatti
Arizona Fall Leaguer
They could have done way worse than Anthopoulos. It might not be a homerun but its sure close to it. Just gotta hope he can sweet talk his former team, the Dodgers, into wanting Kemp back. lol
CrimsonCowboy
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Sounds like Glass wasn’t going to let Moore go, no matter what. Let’s see what Alex can do.
Compared to the other dinosaurs rumored to be in the running, AA was the least ****ty dinosaur.
Deester11
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Yep. Remove all the nostalgia and get with the new age of baseball. I like AA and I think he'll bring credibility to the Braves. That's needed after this mess.
Runnin
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At least he's already had extensive experience with two different organizations without ruining his reputation.
Oklahomabrave
Anytime Now Frankie...
Not really a dinosaur at all.
let's hope he sticks with a clean face or a beard over that terrible goatee, or whatever the hell that is.
Haven't dug into all of them, but landing Marco Estrada for Adam Lind was pretty sweet IMO. Tough to call the Donaldson deal anything other than a steal.
Notable draftees - Aaron Sanchez, Syndergaard, Sam Dyson, Dalton Pompey, Kris Bryant (unsigned), Tyler Beede (unsigned), Daniel Norris, Luke Weaver (unsigned), Aaron Nola (unsigned), Kevin Pillar.
International signees included Roberto Osuna, Dawel Lugo, and Jairo Labourt.
If nothing else, hiring AA likely keeps Acuna out of the Opening Day lineup, and if they actually do choose to start his clock it increases the likelihood that one of Kemp or Markakis is unloaded since he's shown he'll do what it takes to unload guys like Vernon Wells.
Vlad Jr would be the highest profile signing
on a random side note he drafted 2 current Braves in Drew Lugbauer and Keith Weisenberg
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Did they send any money to the Angels with Wells? It would certainly be a coup if we could somehow shed Kemp from the roster. Hopefully, Anthopoulos will be given some leeway on the money end. It always stings when a team has to pay a player to play for another team, but that's the only way out with Kemp. It's not a habit I would want to see the team get into, but sometimes it just has to be done.