Jose Abreu

Totally agree that it shouldn't be September. It should be now (late July/early August) or next April. I just happen to lean towards the former.

I'm not talking about two weeks, I'm talking about waiting until late April rather than calling them up in the coming weeks

Couldn't it be more valuable for the players in question to develop against MLB competition while we aren't competing, rather than throwing them into the thick of it when we're trying to contend? They're gonna need time to adjust. I'd rather have them be ready and able to hold their own in MLB in 2020 than actively hurt their development to maybe possibly have them in 2025, as the CBA will probably change those rules.

Yoan Moncada

Callis wrote today that Basabe will be considered for a top 100 spot in his next update

To an extent, sure, but keep in mind Abreu is signed for 2019 too. If he's still in a downward spiral by the end of August, maybe I'll reconsider my stance. For now, I'll consider this his yearly extended slump where he looks completely awful. Regardless, I'd be willing to bet that Abreu from tomorrow to the end of 2019 will be a better offensive player than Bird in the same span.

Yes they are but I would still be hesitant to say goodbye to 6 years of Fry. His peripherals and deception have me convinced that he'll be an effective reliever.

It's crazy how much recency bias there has been in baseball lately

While I agree that they both provide minimal impact, part of me is worried that Engel won't be out of a job anytime soon. There have been so many chances to replace him yet he still plays most of the time. Even when it looked like Tilson was starting to take his ABs, I'm more convinced that was Renteria letting TIlson face the Cardinals (his former team) rather than Engel losing his job

And it explains why those who don't like him are often older/traditional

Wouldn't that result in losing a year of team control? If so, I think we see them in early-mid August or not at all this year

Take notes Hahn. Let's package some of our guys to get a better prospect. Soria, Cedeno, and Avilan in the same trade even. Obviously wouldn't get someone like Mejia but maybe a top 100?

How do TA and Beckham get mentioned but not Moncada?

Mark Bowman (MLB.com) proposes Matt Davidson and Joakim Soria for... Max Fried, Alex Jackson, and Rio Ruiz. Sign me up! https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-wont-mortgage-future-for-2018-run/c-286235022

Then pack it up, go root for another team. If the rebuild has failed, you might as well stop wasting your time on this team. Just don't come back once we're good and you realized you judged extremely prematurely.

Probably for Delmonico. Should've been Engel if you ask me.

Why would we get a top 50 prospect in Allard for Soria?

If Basabe finishes the year strong, does he sneak into any top 100s?

I'm 18 years old. I'm not white and certainly have a different upbringing from Hader, but I still feel as though a 17 year old should understand what "white power" means. I can see why an unwise kid would think of it as a joke, but at 17, it's really hard for me to believe that he could be that dumb and not know what the phrase means. I know that kids his/my age joke around with these phrases, for sure, but tweeting it with no context is different, and worse

He handled the Rose question excellently