Official Offseason Thread

Enscheff said:
In 2015 Austin Riley was the Braves #20 prospect. Pitchers ranked above him:

Newcomb
Blair
Touki
Allard
Jenkins
ManBan
Fried
Sims
Ellis
Sanchez
Soroka
Bird

So yeah...not an impressive list.
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To be faiiiir...

3/5 of our rotation will be from that list
 
clvclv said:
Why acquire ANYONE without your blessing? Can you run us a quick calculation to show everyone exactly how much money MLB franchises have already blown since October 1st by hiring people rather than coming to this message board and checking with you about your opinion first?

It's really unfortunate that your social skills lag so far behind your grasp of the numbers - quite a few of your posts are deserving of consideration from the people charged with actually making decisions - it's a shame that none of them could put up with your mouth and ego long enough to sit in the same room with you long enough for you to make those points

If you weren't such a *rick, everyone would simply read the majority of your posts and say "thanks - I'm glad you pointed that out".

You're aware that most people outgrow the name-calling and hissy-fit stage when they're old enough to be issued a drivers' license, right?
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Pot calling the kettle black?
 
thewupk said:
To be faiiiir...

3/5 of our rotation will be from that list
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And technically Folty was already in the majors. So 4/5 could be from the rebuild. And although many have busted out. We could field a completely homegrown starting staff which saves the team way more than they spent on the pen.
 
Enscheff said:
Define irony...





derp?

At what age do folks outgrow trying to sound authoritative on subjects they are completely ignorant? Are you nearing that age yet?
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I was really going to point out, in a nicer way, that it isn’t a good look to call someone a name then scold them for name calling. But I see others beat me to it.
 
If we can't swing JD or Moose Tacos, I still think Kyle Seagar would be good fall back plan, assuming Seattle would go splitsies on the contract. Seattle also has a history of tying good players to bad contracts in order to move them, so may be we could even grab Haniger at a discount by taking on 25-30 million of Seagar's remaining salary.
 
CJ9 said:
If you're interested in a good laugh this morning: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-ideas-that-just-might-work
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Yeah that's pretty terrible. Bryant only has about 55-70 million in surplus value with 2 years remaining, and depending on the ruling of his hearing, he could have half of that. Fried is coming off a 3 WAR season and is projected for another 3 WAR season in 2020. He has 5 years of control, suggesting he should have near 100 million or more in surplus value (or at least that is how the Braves should value him). Fried straight up for Bryant is terrible value, much less Fried plus all the other prospects.

Until the judgement on Bryant's hearing, it's hard to imagine a trade working out for any team, unless the Cubs take a 1 for 1 deal like Betts for Bryant or something along those lines.
 
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I would hesitate to do Waters+Contreras for Bryant, but that's getting closer to reality. That trade is bat****.
 
The Grandal deal is not bad for the Sox. I think he will average 3 WAR over the next 4 seasons. Say 4, 3, 3, 2. Under that scenario they will end up paying 6M per win.
 
nsacpi said:
Grandal gets 4 years at an AAV of $18.25 from the White Sox.

Donaldson will have 4 year offers.
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This is in line with the AAV range I figured the 4 year offers would be. MLBTR guessed he would get 4/68, and FG guessed 4/70. The ChiSox kicked in a little extra to get this deal done early in the off season. Good for them.

I guess that theory about Grandal possibly preferring 2/40+ over 4/70+ was proven incorrect.

AA likely knew this was the way it would shake out before he signed Smith, and now Castro should be the prime FA target. FG predicts him at 2/12, and MLBTR has him at 2/10. He's a good framer and a nice platoon partner with Flowers.
 
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