G-Snarls

As of 2020, Tulo's salary drops and Martin is off the books I don't think they're scared of the money over the next two years and Donaldson is already getting 21M this year in an arb year. A bump to 25M for a few years is probably perfectly manageable, it's just how many years it takes to make him agree and the late 30's decline that's the issue

Not starting well

Guaranteed that's the same offer Martinez has been sitting on for 3 months now

Same 4-5 years hell yes 6 Mmmmmm if you have to Any more and it's a hard no

Recent elite sluggers who have remained elite into their late 30's and beyond: David Ortiz Adrian Beltre Recent elite sluggers who have fallen off a cliff in their late 30's: Too many to list here

Exactly right (sarcasm duly noted) In terms of third basemen he's as likely to age like David Wright as he is to age like Adrian Beltre

Unlike some years, we need 5 starters right out of the gate Season starts with 7 consecutive game days, which is pretty unusual. And there are only 3 days off the first 32 days of the season

No one can cheer for the "well run Rays" anymore

Pillar plays CF every day Who gets the most starts in L and R Hernandez Grichuk Granderson

If Sanchez is healthy it's a pretty solid rotation. No for sure legit ace but none of the 5 are worse than most teams' #3 guys.

That's what I'm thinking If Sanchez's finger is 100% and he blows everyone away all spring I can see Gibby giving him the nod Obviously no way to predict And yes, Stroman was our best starter start to finish last year

I'd go 1. Sanchez 2. Happ 3. Stroman 4. Estrada 5. Garcia Biagini in the pen as 6th starter/swing man/long relief guy

How would you start the season? Assume everyone is uninjured opening day Who goes to the pen

Rays ace and top pitching prospect trade public jabs https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rays-ace-and-top-pitching-prospect-trade-public-jabs-have-an-interesting-relationship/

As they should be

Was. Just going to say This deal is WAY better than that

Decent

Bunch more tweets since though I couldn't be bothered to post them

OK, apparently not quite true... http://www.myajc.com/sports/baseball/folty-has-added-motivation-after-arbitration-case/Ak9IihFhB45somDd5U7jEJ/ LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Losing his arbitration case against the Braves last week wasn’t what bothered pitcher Mike Foltynewicz, it was looking over during the hearing and seeing no one he recognized from the team in attendance. The team actually had two of its front-office representatives in addition to an outsider attorney at the hearing, but Foltynewicz apparently didn’t recognize any of them and was under the impression Tuesday that the team basically blew off the hearing. “It would have been nice if someone from the Braves were actually there,” Foltynewicz said as pitchers and catchers reported to spring training Tuesday. “I took a couple of days out of my schedule to go out to Arizona and go sit there. The world knows it wasn’t a big amount of money we were fighting over, but it would have been nice if they would have been there to sit with their lawyers and tell me why we don’t deserve this contract and this raise. It would have been nice. “I took time out of my day, and almost missed my son being born. It’s just a respect thing. But at the end of the day, we’re here (at spring training), no worries, business is business. Just focus on getting out there, getting better and getting wins for the Braves.” The Braves were represented at the hearing by chief legal officer Greg Heller and Danielle Monday, a baseball-operations assistant.

Player is there and probably whoever he wants to bring Arb panel Whoever the team wants to send FWIW the Braves apparently sent no one from their front office last week, was all handled by hired hands

I've heard lots of players interviewed about it. Sounds like the team's lawyers/FO staff nitpick and highlight all the negatives. It sounds pretty damn unpleasant.

I'll keep a look out for any new "StroShow" or "HDMH" named user accounts

Odorizzi won his arbitration case with Tampa (Stroman lost his - see Jays thread)