2022 MLB Spring Training & resumption of free agency

[Christopher]

I'd have a high bar for trading Stott, but he's not untouchable. Would depend on the deal. I would not do Stott for Chapman.

[Christopher]

Herrera is making $1.75M, plus $750,000 in incentives. Of course that's on top of the $2.5M 2022 buyout check the Phillies cut him. ... So we could end up paying him $5M for 2022.

[mrmountie]

Herrera is making $1.75M, plus $750,000 in incentives. Of course that's on top of the $2.5M 2022 buyout check the Phillies cut him. ... So we could end up paying him $5M for 2022.

DFA

[jrollin24]

Olson to the Braves.

Gotta love true winning organizations. Also helps to have a farm system to go out and replace your former MVP like that.

Middleton and company fail to realize the total lack of organizational depth is the primary reason you need to go spend at will on FA's to buy enough time to build back the farm. Teams like the Braves, Dodgers, Astros can just click a few boxes on their elite prospect treasure trove and fill the gaps as needed.

Harper should want out of here.

[Ben Grimm]

Don't trade any Phillies' can't miss guys. Don't trade Dom Brown. Don't trade JP Crawford. Don't trade Aaron Altherr. Don't trade Scotty Jetpacks. There were plenty of posts on the old site pushing for not moving these guys. We don't know if Stott can even hit a major league curveball. I can't get overhyped from guys who exploded in Reading - the Coors field of the AA system. Same place where Dylan Cozens went nuts & Roman Quinn was an all around offensive force. Even 2017 made Kingery's career into where he got a long term contract.

I hope Stott is the next great thing. But to say he's not movable is short-term thinking. The Braves moved two former first round picks in the Olson deal. In fact, three of the guys sent in the trade could all be seeing major league playing time this year. Nobody is untradable.

[mrmountie]

I'd have a high bar for trading Stott, but he's not untouchable. Would depend on the deal. I would not do Stott for Chapman.

In a perfect world we'd get Reynolds in a Stott trade, sign Correa and Schwarber and then win a ton of games.

[Christopher]

Harper should want out of here.

I might not be long now.

[Christopher]

Don't trade any Phillies' can't miss guys. Don't trade Dom Brown. Don't trade JP Crawford. Don't trade Aaron Altherr. Don't trade Scotty Jetpacks. There were plenty of posts on the old site pushing for not moving these guys. We don't know if Stott can even hit a major league curveball. I can't get overhyped from guys who exploded in Reading - the Coors field of the AA system. Same place where Dylan Cozens went nuts & Roman Quinn was an all around offensive force. Even 2017 made Kingery's career into where he got a long term contract.

I hope Stott is the next great thing. But to say he's not movable is short-term thinking. The Braves moved two former first round picks in the Olson deal. In fact, three of the guys sent in the trade could all be seeing major league playing time this year. Nobody is untradable.

And with Abel and Painter, the Worst Case scenario is that you hold onto them and they're Kyle Drabek. The Best Case scenario, is that they arrive as solid pieces of the rotation in 2024, just as the Harper/Realmuto/Wheeler window is starting to close

[headclown]

I'd have a high bar for trading Stott, but he's not untouchable. Would depend on the deal. I would not do Stott for Chapman.

Chapman will cost a ton....Bohm or Stott plus one of the Phils pitching prospects....NO FUCKING WAY.

Dude hit .210 last year with 204Ks his OBP was way down, .716. His is great on defense, but that is real black hole at the plate and it has been declining for the past 2 years

[sentinelhyder]

Olson to the Braves.

Gotta love true winning organizations. Also helps to have a farm system to go out and replace your former MVP like that.

Middleton and company fail to realize the total lack of organizational depth is the primary reason you need to go spend at will on FA's to buy enough time to build back the farm. Teams like the Braves, Dodgers, Astros can just click a few boxes on their elite prospect treasure trove and fill the gaps as needed.

Harper should want out of here.

yeah this is a franchise with 1-1.5 established winning periods and the last one, they held onto their stars too long which led to the now decade plus playoff drought. no one should expect competence or foresight.