State of the braves
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Meh. If this is the end of the run it's better than most have. Multiple high end winning seasons with a ring.
msstate7
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AA ended this window by trying to extend it. Snit blew countless playoff chances. Defend em all you want
Did Snit tell some of the best offebses in recent memory to stop hitting?
msstate7
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No, he made optimal moves when they did struggle. He was aces with the decisions. You right.
I'm not a Snit lover. But 2022 and 2023 are entirely on the offense sucking a big one in the playoffs
WaitingFor2017
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Sale and Murphy could fetch some really good players, but I can't see AA punting 2026 by selling Sale.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
I wouldn't trade Sale.. Ozuna.. maybe.. Riggy, yes for anything. Prince albert/Lee/Bummer... any of these for sure. I would shop Murphy too, but he might be a hard sell.
I think you can do a soft reboot with the money coming off the books and tax reset.. blow it out on anyone and everyone before the next CBA.. AA will have to do that to save his job, but he can't be afraid to spend.
I think you can do a soft reboot with the money coming off the books and tax reset.. blow it out on anyone and everyone before the next CBA.. AA will have to do that to save his job, but he can't be afraid to spend.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
too many DH's on this team already.. but depending on what they do with Murphy.. might not be a bad call.
wait does Ozuna have an option still next year?
WaitingFor2017
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I'm just not a fan of a primary DH in today's era of baseball. They limit the entire team when the DH role should be shared amongst the majority of the starting 8 position players to get them needed rest throughout a long season.
It also isn't good that the Ozuna hip news got out since he'd probably be the best trade chip out there if the Braves decide to sell.
It also isn't good that the Ozuna hip news got out since he'd probably be the best trade chip out there if the Braves decide to sell.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
While OP's points are wrong, we're fucked if Snit is in charge. Our man maangement sucks.
msstate7
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He's still hitting the ball great
That would require a better manager and non auto outs like Allen
It sucks guys, but this is what happens. I know the Cox/Scheurholz Braves made it look easy, but contention windows don’t last forever. They end and sometimes they end abruptly and often times they end ugly. We all knew this day was coming, and I’m sure like me many of you knew it could end even when we didn’t expect it, because that’s professional sports.
On the bright side, they have great pieces they can build around and get good again quickly if they decide to reboot. Acuña, Baldwin, SSx2.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Agree. Let Ozuna walk and cycle through guys at DH starting next year. I know Olson is damned determined to play first base every day, but it shouldn't be up to him. Have him DH periodically. Have Acuna DH one-half to three-quarters of the time. Have Baldwin and Murphy (unless he's traded) take some hacks at DH. If they do that, they can probably get a decent bench guy who will actually see the field for 300 ABs instead of growing moss on his uniform.
I still think the long-term extensions to a lot of guys all at the same time was a questionable strategy and even though those guys are what I would term below market, they still carry big numbers. No team has an all-star at every position, but bumping up against the luxury tax combined with a few injuries have had the Braves flirting with low-WAR guys at too many positions.
Allen is definitely not among the top five problems on this team.
He didn’t say he was.
Hudson2
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And he shouldn't