re: The ATL Offseason Thread

They're definitely going to trade Maybin imo. I think they buy maybe one pretty solid reliever and then sign a bounce back candidate or two in the pen as well. And the more I think about the more I'm thinking they maybe try to get a bat or two via trade or at least a mid-tier FA or two.

This offense as things stand is just horrendous.

What would the lineup be if the season started tomorrow?

Aybar
Markakis
Olivera
Freeman
Maybin
AJP
Garcia
Peterson

Without Aybar and Maybin it's even worse.

Markakis
Alexei Ramirez or whoever
Freeman
Olivera
AJP
Garcia
Peterson
Bourn

They've had a year to look at all these pitchers except Newcomb and Ellis. No way they don't at least trade a few of them for offense this offseason, right?

you thinking Sexi Alexi on a two year deal? Trade him at the 17 deadline and hand the keys to Ozzie? Kinda of like the train of thought, esp if they trade Aybar like I expect them to do, so no one should be dusting off their old Willy Aybatr jersey just yet.

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As for the Wood/Pereza/Olivera deal, I think it makes less sense because it feels like this deal pushes our timeline to contend back a year or two. Which is another year or 2 on the wrong side of 30 for Hector. I like Hector, but his skills will be declining by the time we are contending.

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Yeah, that's my main issue with the Olivera trade (along with Peraza being a throw in for the draft pick), he doesn't fit from an age standpoint. And he also can't seem to play the position we traded for him to play. Olivera's bat is much more valuable at 3B than LF. If Olivera was 26 rather than almost 31 I wouldn't have batted an eye at the trade.

Both that move and the Markakis moves make the FO look a little bipolar, which is my only real concern moving forward. Trading Simmons does make it seem like they realize 2018 or so is where they should be shooting for rather than 2017, which is what we should be doing. My major concern going into this offseason was that we would do some stupid stuff in a weak attempt to contend rather than continue a pure rebuild.

And yeah, most of the big spenders can't spend any money during this international signing period, we should be sitting pretty.

Well he's probably really 37 anyways.

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Braves may not be done trading fan favs. Sources I have close to team tell me Atlanta has talked with other teams about Freeman & Teheran.

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Somebody pass the popcorn.

Who's that from?

I'd bet my left nut Freeman goes nowhere

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I'd bet my left nut Freeman goes nowhere

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I bet the only thing stopping them will be his contract

Agreed I'll flip my shite if Freddie goes. I can deal with Julio but not Freddie.

I just got an ESPN alert saying that Freeman could be a potential trade option for the Astros (in that writers opinion). I don't even want to know what it would take to get him away from ya'll.

I'd like to see us talk to the Red Sox. We match up really well.