November 18, 2014

 

 

31 Responses to “Show #284: The Braves Trade Jason Heyward”

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1. 26
   Shaun Says:
   December 4th, 2014 at 1:18 pm

   http://www.banishedtothepen.com/nick-markakis-and-what-the-braves-are-doing/

2. 27
   Shaun Says:
   December 5th, 2014 at 12:09 pm

   Former GM Jim Bowden of ESPN expects the Braves to be 10 on his 1-to-10 aggressiveness scale. Not surprising. He mentions extending Justin Upton, but I don’t know about that.

   Here’s his write-up of the Braves in his Winter Meetings preview:

   Atlanta Braves

   Biggest team needs: Center field, second base, relief pitching, top-of-rotation starter, bench, extending Justin Upton’s contract

   Free agents they could be interested in: Luke Gregerson, Pat Neshek, David Ross, Mark Ellis, Jonny Gomes

   Trade options: Any number of options from Seattle, Kansas City, Texas, Cleveland, San Francisco, Baltimore and the White Sox

   Players on the block: Justin Upton, Evan Gattis

   Aggressiveness scale: 10

3. 28
   Walker Says:
   December 5th, 2014 at 1:38 pm

   I actually think there is a good chance Heyward would have taken 17 or 18 mil for next 5 years. That sets him up age 29\30 to get the 8 year 20 mil + AAV contract.

4. 29
   Shaun Says:
   December 5th, 2014 at 2:36 pm

   Walker @28 – I’m not so sure. He’s going to get $20 million a year so I doubt he would have settled for $17-$18 million a year in hopes that he would get the $20 million a year later. I’m sure he’s hope for that $20 million (or more) AAV for as many years as he can get, and he’s not pushing it off until later.

5. 30
   Shaun Says:
   December 6th, 2014 at 10:18 am

   There’s some good Braves stuff in the middle of this podcast episode. The hosts ponder what direction the Braves are taking.

   http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25152

6. 31
   Walker Says:
   December 7th, 2014 at 11:11 pm

   No show tonight after the Markakis signing?

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