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re: The ATL Thread: Offseason Edition

Posted on 10/11/12 at 2:12 pm to
Posted by lsu31always
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 2:12 pm to
I like angel but not high on having him when he is 36
Posted by Robot Santa
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

In DOB's article today he suggests:

- Trading for Willingham (has two year left on his contract at $7M per)
- Signing Pagan to a 4 or 5 year deal at $9M per.

Thoughts?


Pagan would be a solid pickup. I'd rather not be paying him $9 million when he's 36 though.
Posted by SwampDonks
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 2:26 pm to
Agreed. I'd front load the shite out of any contract to Pagan while we have money now, and to save money when we need it for the younger guys in a couple years.

I could get down with those two moves. Will leave you with $7-8M, and I'd extend Prado and Heyward.

Would be four solid moves this offseason.
Posted by hiltacular
NYC
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:05 pm to
Chase headley. gimme gimme gimme.
Posted by SwampDonks
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:06 pm to
One could only pray.
Posted by OBUDan
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:09 pm to
Way too much money and too many years for Pagan.

But he'd be a nice addition.

Willingham would be too and fill the need for a right hand bat.

Any way we could find a way to get Headley would be fap worthy.
Posted by SwampDonks
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:14 pm to
I hate free agency, especially in this age of new television contracts and increasing payrolls.

Even if you want a player like Pagan, you have to pay high dollars. Sucks.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:15 pm to
how much are y'all thinking Pagan is going to ask for?
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

and I'd extend Prado and Heyward.



I am afraid we probably cost ourselves a boatload of money by not getting this done earlier.
Posted by The White Lobster
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:25 pm to
DOB loves Willingham.

I don't see the Twins trading him
Posted by SwampDonks
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:32 pm to
You dangle young pitching at them, and I think they would trade him without thinking twice.

The price will be steep, though.
Posted by lsu31always
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:34 pm to
8-9 per for 4-5 years
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:35 pm to
If I was SF i'd offer him 10 mil per for 3 years.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:59 pm to
quote:

DOB loves Willingham.



This is an understatement.
Posted by auyushu
Surprise, AZ
Member since Jan 2011
8582 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:09 pm to
quote:

In DOB's article today he suggests:

- Trading for Willingham (has two year left on his contract at $7M per)
- Signing Pagan to a 4 or 5 year deal at $9M per.

Thoughts?


I think this sounds like a likely Braves scenario, and I would be fine with it as long it was 3-4 years for Pagan, not 5.

I could also see us just trading for Willingham and Span, though the price might get a little steep there.

But Delgado/Hanson plus a couple other lesser prospects for Willingham would make me happy for LF, and having a 7 mil LF would allow us to extend Prado.
Posted by glb
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2008
1599 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:15 pm to
Can we go ahead and extend Meds while we're at it?
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
44334 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:31 pm to
The problem with Willingham is that he has reverse splits, and we already suck enough against LHP.
Posted by SwampDonks
Member since Mar 2008
18341 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:39 pm to
Had a .920 OPS last year against lefties. .877 against righties. Average is low, but I sure would that OPS.

Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
44334 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:51 pm to
I didn't even look at that.

I just want us to find someone like Matt Diaz circa 2006-2009. We weren't quite as inept against lefties this year, but we definitely need to find at least one guy who kills them.
Posted by The White Lobster
Member since Jul 2009
16764 posts
Posted on 10/11/12 at 4:51 pm to
Don't get me wrong, Willingham would be awesome. Just very expensive.

Also, Nick Swisher looking for Jayson Werth money, $20 million per year, is just hilarious.
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