Austin Riley signs 10 year 212 million dollar extension

Wow. So now they have all of their big four guys locked up through what, at least 2029?

Swanson is getting paid next brother.

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So is Swanson or Fried gonna be the odd man out?

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As team friendly as they are getting these guys they might both stick around.

I didn’t think we would keep all 3 but with this much of a discount we might, or get one of the other shortstops that will be available

I think Fried loves the Braves but he’d love to go to one of the LA teams too.

Dansby is from Marietta but he definitely seems like he wants to be paid what he’s worth too.

If I had to bet right now, I bet we let Dansby walk because someone will pay a ton for him.

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It’s possible we keep both Swanson and Fried.

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I think a team will offer Dansby something like 6 yrs, $130M and I’m not sure we will match, nor should we

For some reason, I think AA is going to balk at the idea of paying a starting pitcher something like the 6/$160M that it'll take to keep Fried. Fried is awesome but there is an inherent risk in paying a 31 year old pitcher huge money like that, which is how old Fried will be when he hits free agency.

Some of Frieds stats kind of make you wonder how he will age. He’s not striking out a ton per 9 right now in his prime when you compare him to pitchers of a similar age and likely contract status. Like you said, when he’s 31 he will want at least 5 years. All the “Riley Dansby or Fried” talk might be moot because we could just ride out his Arb and let him go.

Fried is 28

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I’m curious if the Braves let Swanson walk and roll the dice on Grissom to keep that influx of young cheap talent coming through to go with the long term contracts

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This is my thought as well. If the Braves re-sign Dansby, then Grissom becomes the top trade piece. I think internal evaluations will determine what they ultimately decide to do with Dansby and Fried.