Megathread: Braves lose Maitan, Bae and 10+ plus International Sanctions.
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MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
Are we still allowed to be Braves fans, or has MLB declared us all free agents? I work a few blocks from Coors Field, and I do like purple.
Gilesfan will be unaffected, of course.
Gilesfan will be unaffected, of course.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Far worse than I expected. Really beyond the pale.
Ozzie Swanson
Well-known member
Coppy is banned for life according to Rosenthal.
Thats really bizarre.
Did the Cards guys that hacked the Astros, are they banned for life?
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
The worst part for Coppy is that he’s now ineligible for the Hall of Fame.
UNCBlue012
Well-known member
What the heck. That was way worse than I expected. Jeez, man.
Ozzie Swanson
Well-known member
Also, Blakely only gets a one year suspension. Tells you pretty much all you need to know. He doused the Braves in gasoline and lit us on fire and MLB is letting him off easy.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
a form of plea bargain...i suspect Blakely will have a hard time getting another job in baseball
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
No good way to spin this. Absolutely no way.
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
Here’s Manfred’s full statement. Link to Rosenthal’s Facebook page:
https://m.facebook.com/kenrosenthalsports/posts/1569800989752293
https://m.facebook.com/kenrosenthalsports/posts/1569800989752293
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
Well the team can occupy a nice underdog position now.
bravesfanforlife88
Well-known member
Hart really has friends in high places to not receive any penalty whatsoever. He walks away from the organization, free and clear, while we, the fans, take the brunt of the punishment.
Good for Coppy to be banned for life. Slimy son of a bitch
Good for Coppy to be banned for life. Slimy son of a bitch
Bravesfannchar
Arizona Fall Leaguer
He’ll be a marlin after the ban with Jeter in Miami... probably..
MadduxFanII
Swallowed by Mark Bowman
Basically, Manfred said we signed five players in the 2015-2016 period to X signing bonus in their contracts, but gave them more money under the table by inflating the bonus we gave to a player who was exempt from the bonus rules (Toscano?).
We did that so we would have money to sign Maitan and company in 2016-2017. We would not have been able to sign them without the rule breaking the previous year. That group was declared free agents because they were all signed as the result of our shenanigans.
We did that so we would have money to sign Maitan and company in 2016-2017. We would not have been able to sign them without the rule breaking the previous year. That group was declared free agents because they were all signed as the result of our shenanigans.
CrimsonCowboy
Moderator
There hasn’t been a burning in Atlanta this bad since General Sherman. Geez
chop2chip
Well-known member
To MLB’s credit, the logic seems.. reasonable?
It sounds like we were quite lucky to not lose anyone in the 2015-2016 class, which includes Pache.
Dion Toscano is the most notorious AA player in Braves history. His signing was the smoking gun that brought down a legendary executive in John Hart, a lifetime ban of a young, up and coming executive, and smeared the reputation of one the most successful MLB franchises for years to come.
It’s onlu fitting that Maitan goes on to hit 600 homeruns.
It sounds like we were quite lucky to not lose anyone in the 2015-2016 class, which includes Pache.
Dion Toscano is the most notorious AA player in Braves history. His signing was the smoking gun that brought down a legendary executive in John Hart, a lifetime ban of a young, up and coming executive, and smeared the reputation of one the most successful MLB franchises for years to come.
It’s onlu fitting that Maitan goes on to hit 600 homeruns.
Prikichi
Danville Rookie
Post of the week?
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Toscana occurred to me too...that signing always seemed odd...i think Hart was in on the whole thing from the start