Official 2024 Off-Season Thread!

The Chosen One said:
I think the writers understood Mauer's concussions caused a big downside.

He got the Koufax treatment without retiring early. If only Andruw got that treatment.
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Yet they couldn't understand that Dale Murphy's knee problems were the cause of him going from being the second best player in the National League (behind Schmidt) to borderline unplayable.
 
Well, it’s the Hall of What Happened. Not the Hall of What Could’ve Been.

I’m sure Mauer’s bilateral leg weakness wasn’t his fault, but it sure impacted his career. And he didn’t have power to start with, and then he became a $23M/yr 1B averaging two WAR a year. For half a decade. He should’ve been first ballot in the Hall of Very Good.

Maybe Hall of Overpaid. I know they loved him up there, but he really absorbed way more than his share of the resources on a team for which they were scarce.
 
AA is filling in the AAA OF with AAAA players. They are reasonable options for a MLB bench slot, but I'm still holding out hope for a real MLB RHH CF-capable OFer to make the bench a solid unit. TDA and Fletcher is a pretty good start, and they just need a legit 4th OF to protect against injury and a Kelenic meltdown.
 
Enscheff said:
AA is filling in the AAA OF with AAAA players. They are reasonable options for a MLB bench slot, but I'm still holding out hope for a real MLB RHH CF-capable OFer to make the bench a solid unit. TDA and Fletcher is a pretty good start, and they just need a legit 4th OF to protect against injury and a Kelenic meltdown.
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I imagine we won't do much of anything else and instead wait til the deadline if we need to add some sort of decent OF.
 
Carp said:
Which seems weird given that he played in the same era as Pudge, Posey, Molina, Posada, and Kendall among others. It's pretty much been the golden era of catchers since the mid/late 90s.

The best argument I have seen is that the 1st 10 years of his career is behind only Piazza, Bench, and Berra in terms of value. But it seems like you could use that argument for Murphy and Druw and neither one are currently in the HOF.
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Yes, that's frustrating for the many players who were good for a decade and told it was not enough.

It's pretty arbitrary who gets the benefit of doubt on a short prime.
 
The AAA guy seems like a very Braves play. Someone with very recent success and some tools to back it up.

Not a bad flyer for a cheap fourth of.
 
David O'Brien
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Max Fried said he’s excited about 2024, respects #Braves’ way of keeping stuff private. “I’ve spent the majority of my career (here). This is really all I know & the organization has been nothing but supportive. The fans & city have embraced me. I’ve really enjoyed my time here.”


To me this sounds like a precursor to a goodbye message next offseason
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
David O'Brien
@DOBrienATL
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Max Fried said he’s excited about 2024, respects #Braves’ way of keeping stuff private. “I’ve spent the majority of my career (here). This is really all I know & the organization has been nothing but supportive. The fans & city have embraced me. I’ve really enjoyed my time here.”


To me this sounds like a precursor to a goodbye message next offseason
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I have no doubt. I don’t see AA blowing the money it’s gonna take to land Fried for a pitcher that’s gonna be in the second half of his career and - at least to me- is a moderate injury concern. Especially if he wins the Cy - he’s gonna be even more absurdly expensive. My guess is not Dodger blue though, but rather pinstripes for something crazy like 300 million.
 
The Tigers just gave 50 FV prospect who hasn’t played an inning in the majors (not even ranked in Top 100) $29m guaranteed.

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