2013-2014 off season thread...

ohara · Post #41 » by **ohara** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:09 am

Move had to be made. And if Gilmartin had another bad year, his value would have sunk lower. OK move.

SBM · Post #42 » by **SBM** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:12 am

Not a fan of trading one of your top trade chips for a utility player. We have moved 3 blue chip arms and the only one of those guys that we really got something worth speaking of for was Delgado.

ohara · Post #43 » by **ohara** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:37 pm

Feels like we lost a bit of ground to our Division foes this off season. Maybe not a lot, but some. We sure did not strengthen our position. Wren does what he can with his hands tied. I do not blame him. We will be solid, and I feel confident about making the post season. But I do not see us being a strong contender unless our young pitching which is good can make a step forward up to elite. Maybe they're ready to make that move and mgmnt feels confident in that happening. I sure would love to see it.

Post #44 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:29 pm

David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (on Twitter) hears that there was never any interest between the Braves and Bronson Arroyo. Earlier today, Arroyo told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that, contrary to rumors, he never got a one-year offer from the Reds and denied ever coming close to an agreement with the Twins.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/atlanta_braves/

Nemesis21 · Post #45 » by **Nemesis21** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:43 am

Braves avoid arbitration with Schafer, Minor, Medlen and Chris Johnson. That leaves 3 arby players left in Kimbrel, Freeman and Heyward.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/atl ... y=news_atl

Post #46 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:20 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:Braves avoid arbitration with Schafer, Minor, Medlen and Chris Johnson. That leaves 3 arby players left in Kimbrel, Freeman and Heyward.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/atl ... y=news_atl

Finally some news, now let's just re-sign the remaining 3 and get ready for a great season!

Nemesis21 · Post #47 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:00 am

O'Flaherty to A's, 2 yrs $ 7 mill,

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10333 ... -athletics

We couldn't afford to give him that?

Post #48 » by **ATL Boy** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:26 am

Nemesis21 wrote:O'Flaherty to A's, 2 yrs $ 7 mill,

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10333 ... -athletics

We couldn't afford to give him that?

I hate this so much. Eric is one of the league's most reliable bullpen guys.

ohara · Post #49 » by **ohara** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:03 am

We needed to keep him. This off season is turning out to be rather crappy.

Nemesis21 · Post #50 » by **Nemesis21** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:03 pm

Braves bring back Freddy Garcia on a minor league deal.

Post #51 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:06 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:O'Flaherty to A's, 2 yrs $ 7 mill,

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10333 ... -athletics

We couldn't afford to give him that?

It makes very little since to me as to why we let him go at that price.
Even if he's not going to be able to pitch until mid season, he can be an anchor, and I'm happy that the only other team that I support signed him.

Our front office has dropped the ball this off-season.

Nemesis21 · Post #52 » by **Nemesis21** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:39 pm

HMFFL wrote:
Nemesis21 wrote:O'Flaherty to A's, 2 yrs $ 7 mill,

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10333 ... -athletics

We couldn't afford to give him that?

It makes very little since to me as to why we let him go at that price.
Even if he's not going to be able to pitch until mid season, he can be an anchor, and I'm happy that the only other team that I support signed him.

Our front office has dropped the ball this off-season.

Yes they have

Nemesis21 · Post #53 » by **Nemesis21** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:27 pm

So looks like the Braves only offered EOF a 1 yr deal, The Braves only offered Eric O'Flaherty a one-year contract to remain with the team, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

:banghead:

Post #54 » by **ATL Boy** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:28 pm

This off-season has been pretty laughable, I've disagreed with most of it.

SBM · Post #55 » by **SBM** » Sun Feb 2, 2014 9:43 pm

ATL Boy wrote:This off-season has been pretty laughable, I've disagreed with most of it.

Agreed, hate the way we treat our players. Always selling them short then putting pressure on them to step up and do things they may not be capable of. Seems like a Hawks and Braves thing.

Nemesis21 · Post #56 » by **Nemesis21** » Tue Feb 4, 2014 6:54 pm

Heyward, Braves avoid arby hearing. Agree on 2 yr $13.3 mill deal,

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/atl ... y=news_atl

The Braves and Freeman have also avoided arby hearing, agreeing to a multi yr deal. Terms have not been released yet.

Kimbrel's hearing is scheduled for Feb 17.

Nemesis21 · Post #57 » by **Nemesis21** » Tue Feb 4, 2014 8:05 pm

Freeman deal rumored to be as much as 8 yrs $125 mill, no confirmation yet.

Post #58 » by **ATL Boy** » Tue Feb 4, 2014 8:31 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:Freeman deal rumored to be as much as 8 yrs $125 mill, no confirmation yet.

Absolutely love this if true. Freddie's only 24 years old and an average salary of $15.6 mil for an MVP candidate in Baseball (a player who hasn't even entered his prime yet) is wonderful. I have no doubt in my mind that the Yankees, Dodgers, or Red Sox would've shoveled out over $200 mil for Freddie when he hit free agency.

Also the deal for Jason Heyward is also a good one for us. $13.5 over two years is very reasonable and J-Hey will also be in line for a major extension after those years are up, good set up by Wren knowing that Uggla's big contract will also expire in two years.

Nemesis21 · Post #59 » by **Nemesis21** » Tue Feb 4, 2014 8:37 pm

Still not official, but here's the link.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10403 ... -extension

Nemesis21 · Post #60 » by **Nemesis21** » Tue Feb 4, 2014 8:38 pm

I just hope we can keep Kimbrel. I know he's going to cost a lot, but rare to have a closer like that. Hell if he was our closer in the 90s, we'd have more than 1 championship in that decade.

Locking up Freeman is HUGE, I also like the J Hey deal.