trwi7 wrote:Braun is from Southern California, he just went to college in Miami. Miami could take Heyward but Chicago doesn't have the prospect capital to make a deal for him. Not even sure they had the capital before the Quintana and Wilson/Avila trades if they forced Miami to take Heyward back.
That contract is basically unmovable because fans would probably revolt on new ownership if they just dumped the contract. If teams are going to give up multiple top 50 prospects and then lotto tickets/good prospects on top of that they're probably going to want to see him play 140+ games multiple years in a row. The Marlins are going to want even more if they're taking on a bad contract and/or sending money along to help cover his contract.
It's really a tough situation for new ownership. They have a playoff caliber offense with few holes (3B, SS, 2B) but their pitching is just so bad that it basically negates anything their offense does and their farm system sucks so it's not like they have pitching replacements coming or the ammo to go trade for it without giving up someone like Yelich or Ozuna.
Maybe if the new ownership is willing to spend they could get a couple of pitchers this offseason say Arrieta and Jaime Garcia or something. A solid 2/3 start and a 4 starter to just give you some mediocre innings. That might be enough to push them towards at least a wild card, even if the end of Arrieta's deal turns out to be terrible, which it probably would be.
Yeah I agree. If anything goes back to absorb some of the salary its going to take a ton to get it done. The Cubs just dont have the ammo without gutting their MLB level team. I was asked on Twitter what would it take from the Brewers if we included Braun and I thought probably Braun, Brinson, Hader, Diaz, Ortiz, Diplan, and a PTBNL player on the A level or lower. Feliciano, McLanahan, or Demi. It would take so much to get him if you included a contract back. For Miami's sake thats something they can sell their fans on. I think to be honest the Yankees make the most sense. They have so much coming off their payroll with CC, Holiday, Frazier, Garcia, and Pineda all coming off. Thats almost 65 million in yearly salary off the books next year. They could literally just absorb him and do a Torres, Adams, Sheffield, and Acevedo deal.
