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Unless we use his money toward something more relevant and significant (KB or Arenado), I'd soon rather keep him and just have a deep and solid pen.

Same. But if the Braves feel he’s excess, think they can use the $6+ million elsewhere, and want to pad back their draft pool, I could see something like that happening.
 
The 2018 draft didn't even get a year in before it looked trashy. That's bad.

It's been only a year. Also, you miss the players I listed?

Vodnik is a top 15 prospect. CJ Alexander, Greyson Jenista, and Trey Harris are top 25 prospects right now too. Justin Dean honestly should be as well, consdering he's a good defender in CF and offensively is showing a good hit tool so far with very good plate discipline. I'm guessing his size is the big red flag keeping him off prospect lists.
 
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It's been only a year. Also, you miss the players I listed?

Vodnik is a top 15 prospect. CJ Alexander, Greyson Jenista, and Trey Harris are top 25 prospects right now too. Justin Dean honestly should be as well, consdering he's a good defender in CF and offensively is showing a good hit tool so far with very good plate discipline. I'm guessing his size is the big red flag keeping him off prospect lists.

Pshaw, they're only top 25 in our system, though. Get back to us when that draft produced five of the top 25 prospects in all of baseball.
 
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AJC article with AA comments about losing JD. Says that JD and his agent gave us every opportunity to match the deal, but in the end, AA had a number he was willing to not go past

Rumor was we had 3/75 with a buyout option, not what Min offered, so i'm fine with AA holding his ground.
 
Unless we use his money toward something more relevant and significant (KB or Arenado), I'd soon rather keep him and just have a deep and solid pen.

This! I don't want to just give him away. Picks in baseball aren't valuable enough for me. I think we could get a good player back packaging him with other guys.
 
This! I don't want to just give him away. Picks in baseball aren't valuable enough for me. I think we could get a good player back packaging him with other guys.

Agreed. I wonder if the Cubs would take him as part of the package heading back to them for KB....in that kind of deal, it's more of a salary swap, but they get an addition to strengthen their pen.
 
2000 - Adam Wainright
2000 - Scott Thorman
2001 - Josh Burrus
2001 - McCay McBride
2002 - Jeff Francouer (Mac was 2nd round)
2005 - Joey Devine
2006 - Cody Johnson
2007 - Heywood
2009 - Mike Minor
2010 - Matt Lipka
2011 - Gilmartin
2012 - Lucas Sims
2013 - Hursh
2015 - Soroka
2015 - Allard
2016 - Ian Anderson

Now I Know you said first pick, not just first round. But this is all I could find in 3 minutes.

For some time now the Braves seem have underperformed in the first round and done better in later rounds.
 
2000 - Adam Wainright
2000 - Scott Thorman
2001 - Josh Burrus
2001 - McCay McBride
2002 - Jeff Francouer (Mac was 2nd round)
2005 - Joey Devine
2006 - Cody Johnson
2007 - Heywood
2009 - Mike Minor
2010 - Matt Lipka
2011 - Gilmartin
2012 - Lucas Sims
2013 - Hursh
2015 - Soroka
2015 - Allard
2016 - Ian Anderson

Now I Know you said first pick, not just first round. But this is all I could find in 3 minutes.

Teenager c2c was uncontrollably excited at the notion of Joey Devine closing games for us the same year we drafted him.

I don’t think I hated anyone or anything as much as I hated Chris Reitsma and Dan Kolb closing games for us.
 
Teenager c2c was uncontrollably excited at the notion of Joey Devine closing games for us the same year we drafted him.

I don’t think I hated anyone or anything as much as I hated Chris Reitsma and Dan Kolb closing games for us.

Yes. I also had dreams of Cody Johnson being the next Ryan Klesko.
 
The Cubs need BP and OF help. I'd offer Inciarte, Greene, Riley and Wilson for Bryant

We have a stacked bullpen and an overflow of outfielders....But i'd think we'd have to do better on the deal there...

Cubs get: Inciarte, Greene, Riley, Wright
Braves get: Bryant and maybe a comp pick

Inciarte plus Greene would be more money than Bryant makes next season and Bryant is a legit cleanup hitter with power. Inciarte is a gold glove CF but light with the bat. Greene coming off a great year with Detroit.

Acuna CF
Albies 2B
Freeman 1B
Bryant 3B
Ozuna LF
d'Arnaud C
Markakis/Duvall RF
Swanson SS

Culberson, Camargo, Duvall/Markakis, Flowers, Hech

Soroka, Hamels, Freid, Folty, Hernandez/Touki/Newk

Smith, Melancon, Martin, Jackson, O'day, Newk, Webb, Minter


That would be a hell of a team
 
We have a stacked bullpen and an overflow of outfielders....But i'd think we'd have to do better on the deal there...

Cubs get: Inciarte, Greene, Riley, Wright
Braves get: Bryant and maybe a comp pick

Inciarte plus Greene would be more money than Bryant makes next season and Bryant is a legit cleanup hitter with power. Inciarte is a gold glove CF but light with the bat. Greene coming off a great year with Detroit.

Acuna CF
Albies 2B
Freeman 1B
Bryant 3B
Ozuna LF
d'Arnaud C
Markakis/Duvall RF
Swanson SS

Culberson, Camargo, Duvall/Markakis, Flowers, Hech

Soroka, Hamels, Freid, Folty, Hernandez/Touki/Newk

Smith, Melancon, Martin, Jackson, O'day, Newk, Webb, Minter


That would be a hell of a team

That would be an insane lineup! Man I hope AA can make something happen at 3B. I DO NOT want to go in with Camargo or Riley at 3B.
 
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