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re: ATL Thread - 2026 Post-mortem / Offseason Edition

Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:47 pm to
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:47 pm to
Southisene is averaging a 95.5mph exit velo in the Arizona Fall League.
Posted by Canyon16
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:19 pm to
Congrats Contreras and BrewCrew.
Big assist from AA trading Contreras away for scraps (Murphy).
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:37 pm to
Two of the last three World Series MVP’s were deemed “not needed” by AA, even though AA claimed after the 2021 World Series that our “championship window is only beginning”

Fire his arse
Posted by Fat Bastard
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:38 pm to
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Contreras


just won WS MVP!



frick you AA. just frick you clown for trading him.
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 11:22 pm to
No surprise here, but Ozzie and Ronnie both had their options picked up.
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 10/31/26 at 7:47 am to
Posted by infantry1026
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Posted on 10/31/26 at 9:26 am to
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VADawg


I LAMBASTED this trade the day it happened. AA decided to go for a POSSIBLE marginal improvement with Murphy………when we had GLARING holes in LF and SS.

It was an over reaction to the coming rules changes the league was instituting to increase SBs, as well as, an over reliance on “advanced stats” like pitch framing.

Lindsay Crosby on Braves Today is STILL trying to defend the trade like a dumbass. Of he is one of the nerds that gets too invested in the advanced stats as well.

Advanced stats are great tools, but you still have to be able to use the eye test…….and you still have to have results.
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 10/31/26 at 10:06 am to
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It was an over reaction to the coming rules changes the league was instituting to increase SBs


This is exactly why he traded for Murphy. Also, if it was true that Fried refused to pitch to Contreras, he should have told Fried to suck it up and be a man.

I refuse to believe Contreras wouldn't have become at least a serviceable catcher or left fielder had we kept him around.
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 10/31/26 at 10:56 am to
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I refuse to believe Contreras wouldn't have become at least a serviceable catcher or left fielder had we kept him around.



He's turned into one of the better receivers of the ball in the league. The Brewers pitching staff loves him.

Plus, he was a fricking animal with the ABS in the postseason.
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 10/31/26 at 7:49 pm to
This is good news.

Glad ego didn’t get in the way of bringing Brown back in some capacity.

He was a big reason we drafted so well and it was no coincidence that when he left we were never really able to get our farm rankings back to where they were after we graduated/traded prospects.

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Posted on 11/1/26 at 8:31 pm to
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 11/2/26 at 11:00 am to
Dubon also got a Gold Glove
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Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:45 am to
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I get a bad feeling this is the first step to a "run it back" offseason.
Posted by auyushu
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Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:49 pm to
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run it back" offseason.


Given that we'll be lucky to have much of a season at all, it's not really a bad plan. And I say that as someone who 100% wants AA fired. And Hyers should without a doubt be fired.

I'd like to see us make some decent moves, but it's a pretty weak FA class, and making major trades with the impending salary cap would be ill advised.

Given the way the players are responding to pretty reasonable starting offers by MLB, I seriously doubt we see more than half a season.
This post was edited on 11/4/26 at 10:51 pm
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 11/5/26 at 8:06 am to
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Given the way the players are responding to pretty reasonable starting offers by MLB, I seriously doubt we see more than half a season.


I think we'll see a late start to the season, but I think it's more likely we get a 2021 type scenario where it's not too late of a start and they just make up the games via double headers.

Good news is that the last two times the season has started late due to a labor dispute, we won the World Series.
Posted by auyushu
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Posted on 11/5/26 at 2:00 pm to
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think it's more likely we get a 2021 type scenario where it's not too late of a start and they


I think that's pretty optimistic, but hopefully I'm wrong and the players realize quickly they aren't getting out of this without a salary cap and come to the table sooner than later.

And hopefully we'll be three times lucky with the stoppage like you said.
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Posted by Broski
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Posted on 11/5/26 at 2:29 pm to
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and the players realize quickly


The issue isn't so much that, rather that there is dissent amongst the owners that needs to get squared away first.

Once that gets squared away internally though, it will be only a matter of time before they come to an agreement with the players. As with most CBA agreements, the owners will win in the long run because they'll get what they ultimately wanted while relenting to a meaningless cosmetic change to the players.
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:41 am to
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 11/11/26 at 10:04 am to
AA on Ronnie being traded

quote:

“There's not even a hint of smoke to it,” Anthopoulos said. “There's zero.”

“We need him,” Anthopoulos said. “We need to add to him. Obviously, we need more than just him.”


AA on Profar

quote:

“[Manager Walt Weiss] and I have started to talk about that role, things like that,” Anthopoulos said. “We haven't come to any conclusions at all. But look, it's a topic. It's something that's going to need to be addressed at some point. The good news is it doesn't have to be addressed today, because we have the offseason and the roster can change and things can change.”



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