re: ATL Thread | 2023 offseason hot takes + discussion

I don’t hate Fried at all. I view all players as commodities. They are just numbers. You Fried fanboys want the Braves to give him the largest contract in Braves history because he had 1 great post season that he was handsomely paid for already. If I thought he would be worth an extension of the size the Dodgers or Yankees or Mets will pay him then I’d be all for signing him. But he is deteriorating right in front of us.

And yes, in 2028 when Fried is an afterthought and Perdomo is our starting SS I would call that a pretty solid move by AA. What’s funny is some of you who believe you are so smart yet are on the opposite side of AA while I’m on the same side as him. You trade for and extend younger players and don’t pay someone for what you already paid them for, ie. Freddie and Dansby. Both of those guys were paid a nice ransom for their services. They wanted more and left and I’m glad someone else is paying for their older years. When Freddie hits the wall, Olsen will still be hitting the chop house. Dansby made his own call for his personal reasons and won’t see the playoffs again. Fried absolutely should let some team give him a kings ransom his older years but it won’t be the Braves unless he comes off some years (which he shouldn’t). All this Fried is the the best lefty in the game are just empty words. Even at full health he 8s a reliable pitcher. Some games he’s great, other games he’s league average. You don’t give that player the largest contract in team history.