Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Soxtalk.com

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Braves sign Morton: $15M/1 Year

Featured Replies

Braves aren’t scared of “blocking” young pitchers. Hope Sox follow suit.

  • Author

He matches his declined option:

No sign of depressed prices.

2 minutes ago, bmags said:

He matches his declined option:

No sign of depressed prices.

one year, 15 million for that type of playoff production is a very good deal for the Braves. 

Braves are really bolstering that team. That's going to be a top 3-4 team without injuries. Offense is dang good, now Fried, Soroka, Anderson, Morton, Smyly .. not too shabby

 

Wonder if this takes them out of the Snell hunt

6 minutes ago, bmags said:

He matches his declined option:

No sign of depressed prices.

To be honest, that seems like an absolute steal for one year of Morton who is arguably the 2nd best starter on the market in terms of projected 2021 impact.

Morton is 37 yrs old. If the Sox trade for Lynn and sign him to a 2yr/$30M extension he'll be 36 at the end of the contract.   

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

Wonder if this takes them out of the Snell hunt

I'm guessing they are done. On paper, thats a powerhouse team.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Wonder if this takes them out of the Snell hunt

No way they add another starter at this point.  Right now they are rocking Fried, Anderson, Soroka, Morton, & Smyly, with Wright, Touki, and others already behind them.

13 minutes ago, BrianAnderson said:

Braves are really bolstering that team. That's going to be a top 3-4 team without injuries. Offense is dang good, now Fried, Soroka, Anderson, Morton, Smyly .. not too shabby

 

I imagine Soroka will miss next year because of the Achilles injury this season. 

9 minutes ago, smellysox said:

I imagine Soroka will miss next year because of the Achilles injury this season. 

Supposed to be a 6 to 8 recovery time, which means he likely misses opening but should be ready sometime before the all-star break assuming no setbacks.

Can someone more familiar with Fan Graphs explain why Morton wasn't listed as a Top 50 Free Agent, or have a projected contract value, despite the fact his projected 2021 Projected WAR is 12th among free agents?

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/free-agent-tracker

Wonder if they will update their tracker and add projections after non-tenders are announced, assuming players with significant WAR projections may be dropped this year in significant numbers for the first time.

Specific comment for this signing, it is $3.9M less than qualifying offers for Stroman (29) and Gausman (30), both with similar projected 2021 WAR. Assuming a somewhat reasonable market for Top 20 talent, it's a reasonable bargain for the Braves.

Edited by South Side Hit Men

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Recently Browsing 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.