So what do you do with the extra money?

[Heyward]

Hart said the payroll is supposed to be 110.

We're only around 88-90 or so.

Not many bats out there.

 

[chop2chip]

MONCAHHHHHHHHHHHDAHHHHHHHH

 

[emk418]

MONCAHHHHHHHHHHHDAHHHHHHHH

THIS!

 

[dak]

1.) Use minimal $ on FAs. Focus on maximizing value.
2.) Be open to sending a decent amount of $ to deal CJ.
3.) Make a serious run at Moncada.
4.) Sit on excess money until an opportunity presents itself. For example, taking on a one-year salary dump at the deadline in exchange for prospects.

 

[Julio3000]

Buy a 5th starter, a lottery ticket, and a delivery van full of crullers.

/G Laird

 

[Metaphysicist]

Blow it all on a stay-cation.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Shields and Aoki!

 

[emk418]

I wouldn't mind taking a flier on Alexi Ogando

 

[clvclv]

Moncada has to be target 1 IMO - our scouts have been following him around like he's the head cheerleader and they're a pack of 15 year old virgins.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Pay off BJ to quit. Give the rest to Harang to build a Golden Corral in his basement.

 

[keithlaw]

Use it to pay for that bad BJ we got.

 

[emk418]

We saved 15M from today's trade. Offer to double BJ's salary this year if we can lose a year off his contract.

 

[Braves1976]

Pay off BJ to quit. Give the rest to Harang to build a Golden Corral in his basement.

 

[chop2chip]

We saved 15M from today's trade. Offer to double BJ's salary this year if we can lose a year off his contract.

I'm assuming you mean pay his last season's contract this year?

If so, that's not a sound financial strategy. (A dollar today is not worth a dollar tomorrow)

 

[Braves1976]

Hart on the international slot money: "we gained a little more of the international money. We've signed eight guys already with the [$800,000 received via a trade with the Cubs in November]. We've got three more guys we want to get and we were running short on cash. I think this will help us."

 

[BremanFan88]

Hart on the international slot money: "we gained a little more of the international money. We've signed eight guys already with the [$800,000 received via a trade with the Cubs in November]. We've got three more guys we want to get and we were running short on cash. I think this will help us."

More quantity...

 

[jcc03004]

I read that the braves said uggla's money is already off the books. Has anyone heard anything about this?

 

[blueagleace1]

I read that the braves said uggla's money is already off the books. Has anyone heard anything about this?

I guess it's plausible that ownership decided to just pay it off last year rather than this season. It really wouldn't matter since I don't see a FA worth giving big money to this winter, now next off-season there is a plethora of options and Uggla's money would be "off the books" by then no matter what.

 

[Jay212033]

MONCAHHHHHHHHHHHDAHHHHHHHH

I'm gonna go with this! :-D

 

[nsacpi]

How about Melvin plus 15M to the Cubs for Edwin Jackson.