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@TooMuchMortons_ If you were building the trade as AJ would you focus on maximizing prospect return or focus on trying to offload X while still getting something in return?

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The Atlanta Braves financial statements are publicly available and serve as a general guide for understanding the business of baseball. Any good accountant can move some decimals here and there, but these are a good starting ground.

The Braves made $46M in profit last year on $600M in baseball revenue and currently have $150M cash reserves. They're making huge profits (only 15% expenses) from The Battery, a reminder that the business of baseball spans beyond the concourse.

This shows that, yes, teams like the Braves (or your favorite franchise in the top 1/2 of baseball revenues) could probably spend more. This also shows that they could not spend anywhere near the levels of LAD, who are projected to spend $300M more this year than the Braves on payroll and taxes alone.

Peep TV revenue for the Braves - incredibly strong at nearly $165M during baseball season in 2025. It's still hundreds of millions short of what LAD brings in. That's why you're starting to hear about Rob Manfred wanting to consolidate MLB's media rights. The idea that 29 other owners are just broke boys who are choosing not to spend like the Dodgers is a logical fallacy. They are not capable of sustaining losses of 8-9 figures each year. We've seen it fail time and time again in this sport. You can handle losses in the short-term, but it's not a long-term ownership strategy.

With all due respect to 3YearLetterman, I'm convinced that people who think everyone should spend like this are the same ones who are financing their waterbeds.

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@TooMuchMortons_ Baseball Reference lists him as 27 but everyone keeps saying he’s 30. Which is actually right?

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@dannybarrand_ Brandon Valenzuela and why he should be called up to replace Maldonado tomorrow until we trade for someone.

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@TooMuchMortons_ I feel like this is an edge Preller is trying to build towards. Build depth of high end young bullpen arms athar are affordable and have that be a way to bring down the overall costs of the team. Spend $10M or so on a bullpen vs $30M.

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@TooMuchMortons_ yeah was kinda hoping they might just bunt. Tatis could then either win it or be the Manfred man.

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@TooMuchMortons_ Would he be worse than sheets in LF? Mostly joking. Think it would be better for him to play 1B and Arraez in LF.

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@dannybarrand_ I think he might have broken or hurt his finger on the slide back into 1st too.

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@Padres @MLBTV If k have the padres tv/mlbtv bundle why is it saying the game is blacked out?

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@TooMuchMortons_ Would you trade Eguy to get rid of him?

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@TooMuchMortons_ Can we attach Lizaragga or someone to get rid of Wandy? 😂

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@TooMuchMortons_ I think you have to get Owen Cassie as well.

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@GarrettSisti Not to mention who else was on the team at that time. I can imagine who was touching the ball so often in 05-06. It’s almost like we didn’t have to throw to a young receiver as much.

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@TooMuchMortons_ Different note but if the yankees want a 2B could it make more sense to trade Cron vs Arraez? Keeps Xander at 2B. Clears jam for Leo in the future. Find a stop gap defensive SS. Clears similar money but more long term flexibility?

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@TooMuchMortons_ Can they take Bogaerts for him? 😂

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@ZoneTracks Palmer was wide open too.

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@TooMuchMortons_ They obviously need to try to dump Wandy. Jake and Yuki could be other obvious candidates. I wonder if they could look to move Suarez. Frees up $10M, could get something back for him or attach him to Wandy. Adams could close in 25. Adams/Estrada/Morejon could be fine at the back.

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@TooMuchMortons_ I understand wanting someone there who could go 4 innings incase Vasquez blew up. I don’t understand why they brought in Edwards in the 6th with a 3 run lead though.

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@SammyLev @MLBPipeline Those rankings are so outdated though. De Vries and Salas are 1 & 2 and guys from the draft would have pushed someone like Mazur and maybe Snelling down the list.

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@TooMuchMortons_ Seems like a lot to give up. Not a FA until 2027 but he’s about to turn 33 already. Seems like relief pitching is really expensive this year though.