Possible BP trade?

[zbhargrove]

I'd be hard pressed to say a platoon of Camargo/Ruiz could easily eclipse ~2 WAR. If they could then great but I 1) have doubts about their talent to do this and 2) have faith our team would properly utilize that

Can't argue with your second point

 

[zbhargrove]

There will be some FA equivalent to Mous for the Braves to overpay at 3b when they are actually going to be good. Let's wait until then to pay market value for a guy to play 3b, mmkay?

I'm on board with that.

 

[zbhargrove]

Ask yourself if you would be happy if the Braves traded for players like Ruiz and Riley to fill their 3B hole. I wouldn't.

Riley and Ruiz are fine back up options if your plan A blows up (e.g., I wish we had a Ruiz/Riley type instead of Elliot Johnson), but there is nothing about their minor league history that suggests you plan your future lineup with them in it.

I don't have a ton of confidence in Riley, but come on... he's 20 in AA... and holding his own. The jury is still out.

 

[clvclv]

I don't have a ton of confidence in Riley, but come on... he's 20 in AA... and holding his own. The jury is still out.

He's doing better than "holding his own" at that age and level - but like everyone else, I'd like to see more. If the "target year" is 2019, you've got Freeman, Inciarte, Albies, and more-than-likely Acuna as better than average MLB players. Dansby's likely to be average to a tick above. To be a legitimate contender, the pitching is going to have to improve immensely (from within as well as potentially bringing in a piece from outside) and we're going to need league-average and power contributions (at the very least) from 3B and LF - and we're a long way from getting that at this point.