Great break-down. Freidman's postulate and AA's lust to always be rational guarantees the Braves will continue to be looking up in the standings. The Dodgers, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Phillies realized long ago that they have to accept the fact that they will probably overpay for the tail end of some big contracts - but if they make repeated trips to the WS, who cares?! The long term benefits far outweigh the negatives. AA and McGuirk's short sightedness is so ignorant and smug: "Well, we might not go to the WS but we kept our powder dry and didn't overpay anybody."
I mean, Philly and Atlanta have the same number of World Series trips since Dombrowski got there. I think postseason baseball is such a crapshoot that the best team is definitely not guaranteed to win
Point well taken. But I think it's valid that Philly had a much higher likelihood of moving on in the playoffs in '23 and '24 and, of course, this year the Braves were never even in the hunt. AA and McGuirk point to injuries for this year's misery - which were really significant - but the Dodgers had a crowded IL too and, because of lots of talent in reserve, still have a chance at another championship. AA has overseen the steady decline of the major league team and now we also have a depleted minor league system.
Yeah, the free-spending nature of both teams has definitely given them more and impactful depth that lets them weather an injury or two, unlike our questionable depth
That'd be a terrible mistake, and I hope that's just uninformed speculation. He was moved to relief just to manage his innings in his first full season back from TJ. AS a starter, he had a 3.18 ERA with a BAA of .240 and an opponent slug of .300.
Great break-down. Freidman's postulate and AA's lust to always be rational guarantees the Braves will continue to be looking up in the standings. The Dodgers, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Phillies realized long ago that they have to accept the fact that they will probably overpay for the tail end of some big contracts - but if they make repeated trips to the WS, who cares?! The long term benefits far outweigh the negatives. AA and McGuirk's short sightedness is so ignorant and smug: "Well, we might not go to the WS but we kept our powder dry and didn't overpay anybody."
I mean, Philly and Atlanta have the same number of World Series trips since Dombrowski got there. I think postseason baseball is such a crapshoot that the best team is definitely not guaranteed to win
Point well taken. But I think it's valid that Philly had a much higher likelihood of moving on in the playoffs in '23 and '24 and, of course, this year the Braves were never even in the hunt. AA and McGuirk point to injuries for this year's misery - which were really significant - but the Dodgers had a crowded IL too and, because of lots of talent in reserve, still have a chance at another championship. AA has overseen the steady decline of the major league team and now we also have a depleted minor league system.
Yeah, the free-spending nature of both teams has definitely given them more and impactful depth that lets them weather an injury or two, unlike our questionable depth
I'm with you Lindsay. Pay Kim what it takes. Break the Alex A. Max
Some people are speculating that Blake Burkhalter will be exposed in the Rule 5 draft because of his poor results in Gwinett
That'd be a terrible mistake, and I hope that's just uninformed speculation. He was moved to relief just to manage his innings in his first full season back from TJ. AS a starter, he had a 3.18 ERA with a BAA of .240 and an opponent slug of .300.