Someone tweeted it but I’d be more willing to take a swing(lol) at Belli if it was any other team that dumped him.
the regular ballot this year is really weak. i think andruw is going to get fairly close. probably one cycle away
Perhaps a hot take, but all the energy spent trying to will Dale Murphy into the HOF should be spent on Crime Dog. Much better case.
Wash may be on my personal Mt Rushmore of Barves. Especially since Smoltz fell of for being a chud and Justice is so bad at announcing.
From The Athletic • And finally, here’s an example of how thoroughly some clubs dig into the trade and free-agent markets: The Braves, with Travis d’Arnaud, William Contreras and Manny Piña, possess one of the deepest catching corps in the majors. Yet according to major-league sources, they are one of the teams that has checked in on the Athletics’ coveted Sean Murphy — just in case. Why would the Braves want Murphy? First and foremost, he’s a good player. Equally important, he would give the Braves the depth to make other moves. Perhaps they could trade Contreras or d’Arnaud for a young shortstop, a young starting pitcher, a corner outfielder. Contreras is more a hitter than game-caller at this point. d’Arnaud has only one guaranteed year left on his contract, though the Braves hold an $8 million option on him for 2024. The chances of the Braves acquiring Murphy or completing any of the other moves mentioned above are slim. If they do anything involving a catcher, it likely will be a trade of Piña, in whom they are drawing interest. With Murphy, they’re simply investigating the possibility, and seeing what might happen.
I’d push back on the “more hitter than game-caller” line. Bill took a clear step forward in that department this season.
5/$185M What was the ballpark on what people thought Atlanta could offer? Think I saw like $70M total to spend overall
I want to say that was 70 mil for this year maybe? Basically one big piece and resigning all our smaller pieces. Chalked up Dansby as being gone already
I think it was always a pipe dream for the Braves who would offer a high AAV but only for a year or 2
Assuming Dans signs elsewhere, and if the Dads sign Turner or one of the other big FA SS, I wouldn't mind trading for Kim. He was a stud in SD this season.
kiss of death what kind of package would be enough? vaughn plus two pitchers? or would bill need to be included too
i know i just said how dumb it would be to trade bill but reynolds is probably one of the guys you do it for
Trading Bill the year after Langeliers seems not great. TDA probably only has 2 good years left in him and now you have nothing to replace him without going to FA.
I think Ian, Muller, JHM, and another pitcher could work. JHM becomes expendable if 3b and LF are locked down.