"With spring in full bloom, it's time for our favorite annual exercise: attempting to identify a breakout player for each team. Hes 99.9% getting non-tendered. Adam Duval (CF) 9M 1 Year. Trade for Mullins. After all, Swanson had just posted the best season of his career in 2022, tallying 25 home runs, 96 runs batted in, and 18 stolen bases, along with elite defense in the middle of the diamond, en route to a 6.4 WAR campaign (per Fangraphs). ProSportsDaily.com is not affiliated with the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, FIFA, NCAA, or any of the newspapers linked to. Bitching about something on a free to you Internet site is a weird flex. Dont forget, Californias top income tax rate is 6.5 percentage points higher than Georgias. As of now, theres no telling if Ozuna will play again or if the Braves would have any recourse to getting out of his contract, should they want to. February 16, ESPN Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first. 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Thefifth-round pickin the 2022 MLB Draftearned high praise from MLB insidersJim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra in their rankings of the top hitting prospect for each" The Acuna and Albies deals give AA enormous leeway as far as paying Freeman. Letting Dansby Swanson walk in free agency was controversial, but the move seems justified. I agree he was very effective at first but had a meltdown at the end for some unknown reason. I am soooooo tired of people not giving the Bravos their just do. There are two ways the Atlanta Braves can approach this year's trade deadline. It's a brave new world and the change is noticeable. "He was sturdy before, particularly in his lower half. "AsMLBowners continue to say that the sports economic system does not work, Players Association executive director Tony Clark reaffirmed Saturday that the unions long-established stance on a salary cap has not changed. I dont want to be critical, but theres too many over the top words and phrases in this article. 30 home runs isnt too bad, but averaging only 15 after 2020 when he hit 18 in just 60 games isnt great. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. He only had 3, maybe 4 outings like this, but they were all at the end of the season. No doubt that the Braves have had to deal with injuries, but that is not an excuse for a team that was one win shy of winning the National League a season ago. Freeman will be back, I think. Acuna hit .266 with 15 homers and" Likewise with Greinke. Cubs SS Dansby Swanson opens up on leaving the Braves in free agency. For sure, give President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos all the credit he deserves. Hes likely seeking 6-8 years on a deal while we should only be giving 4-5. Either way, it's too soon to know which players will be available. Regardless, expect them to be buyers, and finding a stopgap at second base while Ozzie Albies is on the injured list and bolstering the starting rotation will be their biggest to-do list items. Lars Nootbaar takes center stage for Cardinals while Jack Flaherty starts on back fields. Hes a good pitcher that you dont throw away because of one bad month. They made trades in 2020 and threw money at it in 2021, all to no avail. It will be interesting to see what their Ozuna plans are now that his suspension is retroactive. Id be shocked if he lasts through the 2024 season, the final year of his guaranteed deal. Let dArnaud and others rotate through the DH spot if that happens, with Contreras getting starts behind the plate. Trade for Reynolds or Mullins (win-now vs. waiting on Pache/Waters to maybe play at the ML level) "The MLB offseason is all but over, and spring training games will soon commence. February 28, Bleacher Report Id say that wont happen, but knowing Oakland and Billy Beane, I wouldnt put it past them. Sign Rosario February 23, Bleacher Report Thats overall not a lot of room to work with. They capitalized, they partied, and they paraded, but now its time to pack up the balloons and streamers and look ahead to some difficult offseason decisions. I know AA said payroll would go up but thats quite a bit, They cant afford Raisel. Chipper Jones, Heart and soul of those Braves. Pederson declined his $10MM mutual option, choosing instead to take a $2.5MM buyout and head to free agency. Shouldnt be too hard for MLB to gather info to make a determination. You want to take the cold, hard numbers approach with a 4th OF- fine, totally cool. he sucks. The Braves up-the-middle defense would be insane, and they have plenty of prospects to offer the Twins in a trade. Entering his age-28 season, there may yet be a career year lurking as well. We could pry one of them away for a formidable starter.,Trade two of our Pitchers plus an outfielder then sign Michael Lorenson as a Mid inning reliever and he comes with a good bat..Also, Thom Brennan would be great on Braves TV or Radio as a play by play guy, he has served his time in the sin bin (Penalty Box)and he is from Braves Country being born in Salisbury, N.C.where his dad began a great broadcast career. Theyll never get it because they dont want to get it. Those innings are no joke, and Atlanta will have to fill them again next year. The one thing that could slow the effervescent feel-goodery of their championship run is the pending contract negotiation with longtime face-of-the-franchise Freddie Freeman. I think with him pleading to a misd. - "There is trouble brewing in the regionals sports network world. Grossman, 33, signed a two-year, $10 million" February 22, The Athletic ShadyOne. I think it is one of the best ways Ive heard to describe Swanson and his impact to the Braves. + Another lesser minor leaguer (maybe Jesse Franklin 1B), Atlanta Braves Signs Remember Will Smith was fairly awful in 2020 himself. Youve never seen a big-league game end the way theBravesandRed" He was actually lights out and one of the reasons why the bullpen turned around after the trade deadline. Many used the Braves last year to see how the owners made out during the pandemic. While the Mets and Phillies are overspending in an effort to catch them, the Braves will add Ronald Acuna Jr., Mike Soroka, and Charlie Morton to the team that knocked off the Astros in the World Series (assuming all three are reasonably healthy). Montas + Olson from Oakland would run about 17mil. "Until players start putting up actual, real numbers, stat projections for the 2023 Major League Baseball season are all we have. They would have had 96 wins if Will Smith was a closer. Hopefully he gets at least a 1 year suspension. That sounds like a hot debate for a sports-talk host near you. Real buying power and worth. Braves fans who think that the team doesnt need to sign Freddie dont know anything about baseball. NFL rumors: 3 teams desperate enough to sign Carson Wentz this offseason, 3 mistakes Cowboys are destined to make in 2023 offseason, Vaughn Grissom establishes himself as clear frontrunner for Braves shortstop role, People Are Going to Lose Their Minds When a Regular Season Game Ends on a Pitch Clock Violation, Braves send clear message to Marcell Ozuna early in spring training, Atlanta Braves news: Max Fried and the pitch clock are a match made in heaven, MLB news: Aroldis Chapman's freak injury, Chaim Bloom death threats, Braves trade rumors. According toEvan Drellichof The Athletic, commissioner Rob Manfred has said MLB's economic reform committee is" Not that anyone was putting a timer on it 35" Since I am not a Bravesfan I hope they let Freddie walk because it will benefit the other teams in the NL East. 1. February 26, The Score "Major League Baseball is reportedly pushing to install a salary cap to close the gap between MLB's richest teams and its smaller-market franchises. 2nd, Our Atlanta Braves 40k. He might owe it to the union and other players to take the high offer but he doesnt owe his family more money, come on. After all, Swanson had just posted the best season of his career in 2022, tallying 25 home . They won 88 games, got hot at the right time and won it all. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series for the first time in more than a quarter of a century in 2021, as they defeated the Houston Astros in six games. The Braves shouldn't be one of them. "Is anyone in baseball truly irreplaceable? We chop, we war cry, we remain! MLB trade rumors and news: Ozzie Albies, another young star, signs team-friendly extension with Braves. I predict the Braves find a way out from under the Ozuna contract. "Kirk Gibson's at-bat in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, from the moment he hobbles out of the dugout to Vin Scully exclaiming, "She is gone!" WasXander Bogaertsthe most irreplaceable player in" The California thing really doesnt matter, I think. Its the same narrative that keeps saying the Trashtros hitters suddenly went on a slump when facing the Braves. February 27, CBS Sports Its not even March and the Hot Stove League is getting stoked to brow-singeing levels for next winter" Is it too low? Battle Won!!!!!!!! Imagine a line up like this going forward to get a few more rings. For that reason, Atlanta could get him relatively cheaply in his contract season. Nolan served as a commentator on Apples Friday night MLB doubleheader last year. Bring back Soler (DH) Sign Soler DH/Bench Its not 100% theyll even have a dh slot. Lock this dude up so I can sleep better at night please. Kudos to some of the creativity, but level it out some please. This is a nonsense, in a division that had Scherzer, Trea Turner and De Grom for most of the year, along with a decent Marlins team with a good pitching staff who are on the improve, the press wants to downplay the credibility of the Braves winning the division and then winning the World Series. Were never going to agree" These boys EARNED that WS title. However, things can change very quickly in this game. When Acua comes back Rosario can platoon with Duvall in the OF and with Soler at DH. I never want to see Ozuna in a Braves uniform again. The Braves are in win-now mode and it would probably be worth a Pache, Waters, or Langeliers based trade. No way the MLBPA allow that. Of course, thats without a new contract for Freeman, but winning the World Series ought to help make the extra room in the payroll to keep the player who waited the longest in Atlanta to win. Freeman gets better pitches for other players to hit just by his presence in the lineup. You have Ronald Acua Jr. in right, fellow Troublemaker Michael Harris II in center, Riley at third, Albies at second, Matt Olson at first and Sean Murphy behind the dish. @ceyhey Buxton would be intriguing. probably less than zero honestly. But thats not why we bring this up. And I disagree that, if he gets six or seven years, the contract will eventually be a bummer. then his luck ran out. While Soler and Rosario are the decorated heroes of this outfield foursome, Pederson and Duvall have been the active pair thus far. Braves Trade Discussion and Rumors "Given his strong start to the season, his highly affordable contract and the utter dearth of impact arms not only on the summer trade market but also on the upcoming free-agent market, there's a chance that the Braves could coerce a team into parting with a potentially exorbitant package of young talent to . It is the offseason so why cant MLB come to a conclusion so the Braves can move into whatever direction they need? Theres certainly room for an addition here or there, but its more likely the Braves will tinker around the edges of the roster. Nothing was given to them, NO ONE, picked them. Attempt.to trade Smith. There are rumors that the Oakland Athletics are planning to cut their payroll, so we can try to entice them to get 2 players: Oakland Athletics sends February 26, Twins Daily Why would the Dodgers splurge for Freeman when they have Muncy. While the fifth spot in the rotation remains up for grabs after Ian Andersons latest unmitigated disaster on the mound, Grissom is hotter than the freaking sun at the plate. We start the season with Rosario on LF, Duvall in RF, Pache in CF. February 22, Sportsnaut The Huntsville, Alabama native was a perennial All-Star closer in the early-to-mid-2010s with the Braves. Then bat him him lead off. "Think all that free agent spending in MLB on all that starting pitching this winter gave us a reliable road map for what to expect on the drives to September and October this year? The three CFs are top talent and worth trading for. Couldnt locate the fastball and kept missing towards the middle of the plate and gave up some HRs. AA has shown willing to spend big money, just not long money. Harvey has been assigned to the team's Triple-A camp. I think your on the right track. Saturday's Grapefruit League contest between theAtlanta BravesandBoston Red Soxfeatured a chaotic ending that was the first of its kind in MLB" Other times, it can be a result of suiting up for a small-market team that simply" February 23, The Score It would almost make no sense not to give him a shot, with such a low arbitration number, and since they are going to need an extra RH arm in the oen as well.. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.https://t.co/PPPYdMypAv, Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) February 28, 2023. The 34-year-old had been in Georgia for the weekend at former teammateDansby" If the Braves do not make the postseason, there will be major changes to the organization this winter. Would anyone think differently of Ozuna if it turns out his ex-wife was abusive towards his kid and Ozuna was just defending him? Yes, hes been hurt a lot but is enormously talented and is as good a defensive CF as youll find. The team is in excellent shape. For Grissom to replace Swanson at short and not skip a beat, lets start planning another parade. The money is easily made up by not making a signing like Smyly that was a waste of 11 mill right there. Rizzo would be a huge dropoff from Freeman. Were the dinosaurs, Braves Sign Matt Swarmer To Minor League Deal, Braves Sign Joe Harvey To Minors Contract, Shohei Ohtani, Top 2024 MLB Free Agents After Manny Machado's New Padres Contract, Twins Claim RHP Dennis Santana from Atlanta, Clock-off confusion: MLB game ends with a pitch-clock violation. Hes slashed .222/.278/.397 with 30 home runs and 82 RBI in 172 games since inking the deal. Kevin, our region. Id see him playing for the Angels before the Dodgers, but thats me. For me its emotional, I learned the game by watching on TBS, played the game, and honestly stood by in the lean years for my Bravos. February 16, The Athletic ), David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) February 28, 2023. Sorry. February 27, Bleacher Report Here, theScore's Josh Goldberg and" Of course, hed make most of the money in his early years. Theyre probably just going back and forth on the length. The Os are not close to contending and might be willing to sell high on Cedric. While Atlanta is no longer interested in third baseman Kris Bryant due to the emergence of Austin Riley at the hot corner, you better believe Braves Country would love to bring Craig Kimbrel back home. 5. The Braves appear to be set to compete for the next half-decade or longer and its because of these great value deals. Thats a lot of outfielders for one team, Acuna, Rosario, Duvall, soler, Pache and possibly waters or ozuna. Cardinals Rumors. . March 01, Bleacher Report He was terrible for the Braves. Even if hes not strictly an everyday regular, if hes on the roster, hes likely to get a lot of the playing time. MLB Headlines. You dont play around with the heart and soul of your team, though. Nothing more, nothing less. 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