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In response to "It was the right move for the org. " by musubi

As well as Kimbrel's.

Posted by David (aka David) Apr 6 '15, 08:52

Cheap bastards.

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Thing is, can you justify 15mil a year for a guy who's great, but also meaningless for a bottom feeder? - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:56 3
- That last 20% of talent is worth a premium for a contending club though. - musubi Apr 6, 09:03 1
  - Which the Braves aren't for several years. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:05
- Oh, I agree with that part, but we just traded the best closer in the game for one legit prospect. - David Apr 6, 09:00
If Kimbrel's contract was burdensome, you might as well just close shop. - musubi Apr 6, 08:54 21
- I'm talking totality. - David Apr 6, 08:59 3
  - You think they'll deal Freeman? - musubi Apr 6, 09:02 2
    - Yes, Quentin is probably done in the majors. SD tried to trade him for over a year. - David Apr 6, 09:06 1
      - an AL team could take a flier on him, he could sit in at DH for some teams. - groiny Apr 6, 09:07
- Atlanta saves 56mil in the deal in future obligations. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:56 8
  - That's mostly BJ though. - musubi Apr 6, 08:59 7
    - It's basically a lot of crap going back and forth (and Kimbrel for hte prospects) - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:03 6
      - Huh, I missed the DFA announcement. (nm) - musubi Apr 6, 09:04 5
        
        Like, within 10 minutes of the trade announcements. It's almost an NBA deal in that the money drove a lot of the situation. -- nm - David Apr 6, 09:14
        
        But only one prospect is thought to be anything solid. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:07 3
        
        Wisler is either their first and second best prospect. The other guy who trains with Bonds is #19 - David Apr 6, 09:15 2
        
        I saw that but how does that work? I thought they couldn't trade draft picks. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 09:47 1
        
        Stupid compensatory picks for "small market" teams. - musubi Apr 6, 09:58
- there were guys on MLB network who loved the deal from the Braves side. - groiny Apr 6, 08:56 7
  - Keith Law does as well. There are some people who prefer money and prospects to actual MLB studs. - David Apr 6, 09:01 3
    - I am not a fan of keeping closers long term, especially hard throwers like Kimbrel - groiny Apr 6, 09:02 2
      - This is the primary piece in the deal. - David Apr 6, 09:04 1
        
        I can't see that link, I will check him out later. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 09:05
  - Yeah, they didn't get enough talent back...for baseball, you just need to draft well, take a few lumps (Houston) and rebuild - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:58 2
    - Sheer numbers wise, they practically got the majority of the Pads farm. - musubi Apr 6, 09:01 1
      - The good news is that one of the Braves scouting directors just came from the Padres in November. - David Apr 6, 09:02
sometimes, you just have to courtesy flush. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 08:53

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