@LockedOn_Braves@ShortStopBall With the Brewers payroll situation. What about Bummer & Elder for Woodruff and possibly a 2nd piece, if He would agree to the deal?
@baldheaded1der He also pairs well with Seager (occasional day off vs Lefty to keep him healthy) or potential platoon with one of the other 3 lefty hitting SS options: Abrams, Crawford, or Josh H. Smith.
@scottcoleman55@KenGillingham The Cards are gonna have to eat a ton of salary or get creative on Sonny. He'd be a nice addition, but hard to see him pitching anywhere near $35m in value let alone $40M(35m in 26+5M buyout).
@LockedOn_Braves@ShortStopBall You're in charge this offseason and have around 65m to avoid the luxury tax. What Starter, 2 Relievers, and Hitter are you bringing in? The rest can go for depth, extension's, or in season moves.
@baldheaded1der David Ross. Knows the organization, has experience. Will bring more change than Weiss without much distribution and younger as well. I think DeRosa probably talked himself out of the job on MLBNetwork.
@scottcoleman55 Trade or no Trade. I bet Ozuna isn't on the roster August 1st . Barring a trade, I'm beginning to expect we'll announce he's finally opting to have surgery on the hip after the deadline passes.
@LockedOn_Braves@ShortStopBall Looking at the Ozuna/Baldwin/Murphy situation after this season. Is AA's play to offer Ozuna the Qualifying Offer and leave 2026 in his hands? Time Share at C in 2026 , if he accepts. Then the team moves on to splitting DH ABs between Drake/Murphy/Profar/Acuna.
@baldheaded1der It might happen, but I think that boat sailed when Crotchet went to Boston. Unless AA is in discussions for an unexpected we controllable, or an extension comes with the other big names.
@scottcoleman55 I'm sure what to make of Tyler, but he needs some work. I think Bummer has been a victim of some bad luck. Lee just needs to be limited to 1 inning in close games, and only go multi innings in emergency situations.
@JDK_1002@scottcoleman55 I see Bryce as the 5th, but I could see a scenario where he spends the first couple weeks in AAA. Teams usually don't need a 5th starter early. This scenario would allow us to go with a 9 man pen till he's needed full time. We know AA takes advantage of depth situations.
@LockedOn_Braves The Braves have now essentially traded Grissom and a couple of lottery tickets for Sale, Kelenic, Fletcher, 2 PTBNL, and 1.25m Mill to cover part of Sales salary this season. AA continues to be a chess master.