The Atlanta Braves Thread

[mr.checkerboards]

Knecht running point is the move for this team.

 

[raw dog]

Tar Heel chumps slobbin their team on a vol board!!! Thanks a lot Rick!!!!!

 

[AV_12]

Tar Heel chumps slobbin their team on a vol board!!! Thanks a lot Rick!!!!!

 

[AV_12]

Buddy gonna damn near 40 pack on the road at Carolina tho

 

[LotteryPick]

Not great …

 

[AV_12]

That’s a bad one

 

[Regulator]

That sucks. He was going for 40+

 

[Blake25p]

$35Mil for a 37 year old lol

 

[Blake25p]

Bold move

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Bold move

At least AA makes guys prove themselves at the MLB level before he pays them.

 

[BigOrange15]

At least AA makes guys prove themselves at the MLB level before he pays them.

Right, this is insane to me. Baseball is littered with dudes who killed in the minors and flamed out hard in the pros.

 

[Blake25p]

At least AA makes guys prove themselves at the MLB level before he pays them.

Right, this is insane to me. Baseball is littered with dudes who killed in the minors and flamed out hard in the pros.

I’m all for teams (especially smaller markets) locking up their young stars much like the Braves have but they gotta show they can do it at the MLB level to some degree first. Kid is 19 and has played 6 games above AA, good for the kid though.

 

[Regulator]

Scott Kingery comes to mind.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Smells like Cease.

 

[Blake25p]

Smells like Cease.

Saw that earlier didn’t post because I’m not sure how legit that guy is.

 

[raw dog]

Trading ain’t it.

 

[LotteryPick]

Trading ain’t it.

Why?

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[raw dog]

Why?

Because I want to have an actual farm that develop real players?

 

[raw dog]

we are at the point where it’s just time to sign some fing players

 

[LotteryPick]

Because I want to have an actual farm that develop real players?

Because developed players stemming from the farm system aren't already in the lineup and under contract for the forseeable future?

 

[zjcvols]

Because developed players stemming from the farm system aren't already in the lineup and under contract for the forseeable future?

Braves have 7(!!!) guys signed for the next four years at our position players. I can see Scott’s point about building up pitching though. I don’t think they’re trading Waldrep.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[LotteryPick]

Braves have 7(!!!) guys signed for the next four years at our position players. I can see Scott’s point about building up pitching though. I don’t think they’re trading Waldrep.

I get it, but only a really, really good player is sneaking into this lineup. In that case, they aren't trading him.

Waldrep is what I believe to be a great example. Trade the good ones, keep the great ones.

 

[raw dog]

Because developed players stemming from the farm system aren't already in the lineup and under contract for the forseeable future?

I wanna sign good proven starting pitchers. Not give up whatever capital we have to get one.