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Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 If anyone is wondering DOB explained Chippers role. He'll be in uniform for BP and available to all players prior to every game. When the game starts he can't be out there because of MLB rules limiting coaches. He'll be watching the games from home on TV and be able to bring what he's sees into work the next day. Hes not expected to travel with the club but is available to be brought in if needed. He felt the time was right and he had a long enough break to be able to jump back in. He actually initiated the contact with Anthopolous. Chipper didn't like the broadcasting from home gig on ESPN and then when Boog left he called Anthopolous and told him he wanted a job as a part time coach. Eric Young is also back as 1B coach after opting out of 2020. AUTiger7222 and ATL Fan in the DMV 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 Looks like Freeman gained 2 new babies today. AUTiger7222 and dmite 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Ken Rosenthal did confirm the Braves had talks with Trevor Rosenthal before he went elsewhere. Could clear the way for Greene's return. Ken also added that according to his sources, the Braves are down to $5M or less in the budget for 2021. If that's true Liberty really put the clamps on after the lost revenue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K26dp 5,178 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Interesting bit from the Rosenthal piece: "Even though Ozuna’s deal is back-loaded, the Braves are down to less than $5 million of payroll flexibility in ’21, according to a source with knowledge of the team’s thinking." It's rare to get a precise budget number. Interesting, and makes me think Greene isn't coming unless they clear payroll some other way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malachore 9,606 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Yet the Braves are worth more than a lot of teams and Liberty has already made a large profit. Hope fans don't show up after they realize all Liberty is trying to do is once again build a NLDS team that gets beat because of lack of depth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K26dp 5,178 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Over on OFR, we've updated the Spring Training roster odds page for 2021. It will be updated daily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 58 minutes ago, Malachore said: Yet the Braves are worth more than a lot of teams and Liberty has already made a large profit. Hope fans don't show up after they realize all Liberty is trying to do is once again build a NLDS team that gets beat because of lack of depth. This is why you can't really blame Anthopolous. He only has what Liberty gives him. This year they significantly cut payroll and he was fortunate enough to get a couple of arms and Ozuna in. Looks like patchwork is all we have the money for now. Boise Falcon Fan and TheTrue7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malachore 9,606 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: This is why you can't really blame Anthopolous. He only has what Liberty gives him. This year they significantly cut payroll and he was fortunate enough to get a couple of arms and Ozuna in. Looks like patchwork is all we have the money for now. Yeah I know but I still believe his unwillingness to trade prospects is on him. That's something he could do and seems afraid of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 10 minutes ago, Malachore said: Yeah I know but I still believe his unwillingness to trade prospects is on him. That's something he could do and seems afraid of. Money still a factor there. Will likely come into play in July. The better the prospect the more money you can get to cover a contract. If Ken's reporting is accurate we won't be able to take on much in a trade without that. You could send Ender back to free up some space but thats not even that much if its a July trade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AUTiger7222 8,087 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 53 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Money still a factor there. Will likely come into play in July. The better the prospect the more money you can get to cover a contract. If Ken's reporting is accurate we won't be able to take on much in a trade without that. You could send Ender back to free up some space but thats not even that much if its a July trade. Right. Look at the Yankees. They wanted to get out from under Adam Ottavino's bad contract and had to include a pretty good prospect to get the Red Sox to take him. It's just like how the Braves had to give up Kimbrel to get the Padres to take Upton's bad contract. The only way the Braves can get rid of Ender is to give up a pretty good prospect to get a team to take him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Snitker said Freeman will report to camp late due to the birth of his new twins. He's still expected before next week. AUTiger7222 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malachore 9,606 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Unknøwn said: Money still a factor there. Will likely come into play in July. The better the prospect the more money you can get to cover a contract. If Ken's reporting is accurate we won't be able to take on much in a trade without that. You could send Ender back to free up some space but thats not even that much if its a July trade. So do it then, guys have devalued under his watch. I'm not talking about sending prospects to pay for Ender, I'm talking about adding talent. Team is so broke but he thought it a wise use of money to give Drew Smyly 11 mil? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 17 minutes ago, Malachore said: So do it then, guys have devalued under his watch. I'm not talking about sending prospects to pay for Ender, I'm talking about adding talent. Team is so broke but he thought it a wise use of money to give Drew Smyly 11 mil? I'm guessing the analytics showed Smyly would benefit from a good defense and last years performance was legit. Solid numbers last year but as always, can he stay healthy? I'm guessing Anthopolous thought the potential upside warranted the risk. Who knows? Could turn into Hamels 2.0. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Braves claimed OF Phillip Ervin off waivers from the Cubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AUTiger7222 8,087 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 29 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Braves claimed OF Phillip Ervin off waivers from the Cubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 JDFIII and AUTiger7222 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 With the position players arriving so did Chipper. As part of his new job he will be in camp for the duration of Spring. In years past it was just one week stints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jidady 11,047 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I strongly suspect the budget got cut after we signed Smyly. Our payroll is down $40 million. I was the one last year saying to watch out for this, and even I am surprised by the depth of the cuts. A World Series win would add a significant amount to the franchise’s value. So, this is extremely short-sighted. Malachore 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Lamb's contract is for 1 year at $1M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ransack 3,326 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 10 minutes ago, jidady said: I strongly suspect the budget got cut after we signed Smyly. Our payroll is down $40 million. I was the one last year saying to watch out for this, and even I am surprised by the depth of the cuts. A World Series win would add a significant amount to the franchise’s value. So, this is extremely short-sighted. Your assuming Liberty Media actually cares about something like that. All they care about is the balance sheet and that the Braves are a giant tax write off. Malachore, AUTiger7222, youngbloodz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Theres that man again. youngbloodz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Unknøwn said: Lamb's contract is for 1 year at $1M. Its a non-guaranteed deal for Lamb. He only gets paid if he makes the club. Phil Pfeifer was DFA'd to open up a 40 man spot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknøwn 13,697 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Braves have now signed Travis Snider to a minors deal. Will be $600K if he's in MLB but he is NOT invited to camp. Hes AAA depth only. Snider has spent the last couple of seasons bouncing around the minors. Had a good 2019 for the AAA team of Arizona. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jidady 11,047 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Ransack said: Your assuming Liberty Media actually cares about something like that. All they care about is the balance sheet and that the Braves are a giant tax write off. The value of the franchise impacts the balance sheet, though. That's the point. What they're doing is incredibly short-sighted. youngbloodz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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