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I don’t think the Braves have given up on Austin Riley yet.
Seems to me that by the time Waters and Pache are in the outfield with Ronnie, Austin Riley will be established as our 3rd baseman.
Cudda kept Culberson for dirt cheap & he was Charlie Clutch....loved that guy.
Seems like they're building for couple more wins when they should be building for the playoffs & not getting bounced in the 1st round again
Ah, thanks. Last I heard they were cutting him loose but obviously haven't been keeping up on braves news. Been obsessing over the dawgs but glad we kept him.
Least they cudda done for taking a ball to the face
Yasiel Puig is worth a flyer before they trade away valuable prospects. He can be had on the relative cheap, and probably for 1-2 years. We need a cleanup hitter more than a 3B.
I'd like to see this guy in atl
Also, besides resigning Culberson, Braves have made some pitching moves that look to be with playoffs in mind. Donaldson's D and 2nd half of season batting was key to getting us to post season, but I'm not sold on having to repeat that to get us there again and do better once we're there.
It was the years, not the money that was the issue. It appears that the Twins were the only team to give the 4th guaranteed. Saw on reddit at the breakfast that the Braves do for A list members that AA said they're not operating with the mindsight that the DH is coming.
I think if there was a DH, they'd have been more willing to give in on year 4.
Great player and I'm sure they could make the money work, but apparently Colorado would require at least two of our top prospects (some combination of OF Cristian Pache, OF Drew Waters, RHP Ian Anderson, RHP Kyle Wright) and the Braves aren't willing to do that.
...as they shouldn't...
As constructed today, Freddie hits .278 with 24 homers and A WHOLE BUNCH OF WALKS, and we get to watch Duval or Markakis or Camargo hit into 27 double plays...
Every top-tier playoff contender has at least 3 ace starting pitchers. Just look at the teams that have won the WS lately. We currently have 1 in Soroka, possibly 2 if Folty, Newcomb, or Fried breaks out. As much as I’d love to see us bolster the lineup, I feel that we also need another ace if we want to win in the postseason.
No doubt. We need a veteran ace to anchor the rotation, like Maddux did when he came on board in the 90's. But it won't happen under Liberty. In the 90's we outbid the Yankees for Maddux's services. To my knowledge we were not even in the mix for Gerrit Cole this off-season. Both cases involved the best pitcher in baseball in the prime of his career. Different ownership, different outcome.
Well, if we won't pay Donaldson $24 mil a year, I don't see an "ace" showing up anytime soon...
I did hear that Carlos Beltran is available for outfield depth if we want to go that route...
I can't give up multiple prospects of that caliber to then potentially only get 2 years of control (opt out after 2021) and still be paying $30+ mill/yr. Just can't do it.
Where did you see this?
Kris Bryant is still the obvious choice for the Braves at 3B. He could replace Donaldson in the lineup and the Cubs are gonna lose him or Baez any way. May as well get something now.
I had a bad feeling with Donaldson. I like watching the guy play and bring it every day but his price could have put a big stink in the locker room. Imagine Acuna thinking this dude is getting what I am getting in 4 yrs instead of 10 yrs. Albies could think the same thing....while I hate losing him, it was the right move moving forward. One of the reasons this team is so fun to watch is the chemistry these guys bring to the dugout.
Strasburg, Scherzer,....Corbin? Good pitcher, but not an ace.
The Braves Way continues.
Heard them discussing it on 680 The Fan in Atlanta, with input from the Braves beat reporter. Basic gist was that the Rockies were probably asking too much, but if a deal could be done it would require Colorado to pay all or part of the 2020 salary and for Arenado to agree to an extension (or at least void that opt out @PTDawg mentioned.)