Official 2024 Off-Season Thread!

I’d be fine with Pillar ….

And to Cheff’s ….Hader idea…. That’d be too good to be true …. Talk about a damn bullpen.
 
Watching mlb, for some reason today, and they are ranking catchers. The saber nerds had Murphy 2nd twice and 3rd once. Not bad for a part time catcher. I didn’t see TDA on list at all but I had to miss him in the top 5.
 
Fried and Braves agree to 15 million and avoid arb. A little high, but might just help in trying to keep him if that’s what we want to do.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Watching mlb, for some reason today, and they are ranking catchers. The saber nerds had Murphy 2nd twice and 3rd once. Not bad for a part time catcher. I didn’t see TDA on list at all but I had to miss him in the top 5.
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Part time ? Murphy? He’s strictly a spot backup these days. We are saving him for October.
 
UNCBlue012 said:
The #Braves today signed LHP Max Fried ($15 million) and LHP A.J. Minter ($6.22 million) to one-year contracts for the 2024 season.
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Spotrac had Fried at 21+ and Minter at around that range. So that could help our luxury tax bill unless AA makes another unexpected move that isnt a 4th OF'er.
 
Heyward said:
Spotrac had Fried at 21+ and Minter at around that range. So that could help our luxury tax bill unless AA makes another unexpected move that isnt a 4th OF'er.
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I’m assuming Sportrac wasn’t pricing in that Fried missed two-thirds of the season with injury? Other projections were much closer to the $15m upon which he ultimately agreed.
 
jpx7 said:
I’m assuming Sportrac wasn’t pricing in that Fried missed two-thirds of the season with injury? Other projections were much closer to the $15m upon which he ultimately agreed.
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I think the ultimate take is more tax than actual dollars. Since most use sportrac to calculate, Fried being 6 mill less should help that 3rd tier.
 
zbhargrove said:
Rosenthal seems to think it's just for 2 prospects to make room on the 40... man... I guess we should wait to see what prospects but Busch could be a real good one.

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I dunno, they must not think a lot of Busch... I know there's not much room but man... those are lottery ticket prospects a ways away.
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I thought Busch might be a trade piece if the Dodgers were in the Cease sweepstakes. Curious deal, but Busch is 26. Great minor league numbers and will be in a nice hitters' park. Looks like the LHP Ferris (Cubs' 2nd-round pick in 2022) kid is a decent prospect going to the Dodgers, but as you say, probably three or four years away.
 
50PoundHead said:
I thought Busch might be a trade piece if the Dodgers were in the Cease sweepstakes. Curious deal, but Busch is 26. Great minor league numbers and will be in a nice hitters' park. Looks like the LHP Ferris (Cubs' 2nd-round pick in 2022) kid is a decent prospect going to the Dodgers, but as you say, probably three or four years away.
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Actually didn’t realize Busch was that old
 
As has been stated before, Sale and Kelenic are higher risk, higher upside moves. I think AA’s calculus is that even if they bust, the 2024’Braves still are one of the best teams in baseball assuming health. If one or both hits (and by hit in Sale’s case it’s him staying relatively healthy for the duration of the season and postseason), then the Braves are even more of a super team.

But I have to say, Stroman at that price (or even $22m for a single year) would have been nice.
 
I’m suspect we will be arguing Lopez/Kelenic/Sale vs Hader/Verdugo/Stroman. Rough estimate is both options would have cost roughly the same resources.
 
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