Time to "type" one out! Friday night RB session

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 9, 2009 9:02 PM EST

With the sophmoric title out of the way, let's get down to brass tacks.

I am about to commit one of the saddest (and, frankly, pathetic) acts of fandom and make a rosterbation post on a Friday night.

Mindlessly packing for a move, combined with recent events, has had me thinking about the Braves all day and I'm in need of a sweet release. This is what I would do if I were Wren: as in inexplicably committed to Francoeur in RF and bringing back Andruw in CF at the league minimum, as well as making 100% sure to bring back Glav to save some PR face. If I, as in me, was the GM I would probably take the flier on Andruw and Glavine but I would get rid of Francoeur, and make a trade for Nady or Ankiel. But that's not in the cards...so here it goes:

Free Agent Signings

Derek Lowe - 3/$45MM + $15MM player option & $1MM buyout
Kenshin Kawakami - 3/$24MM
Adam Dunn - 2/$20MM
Will Ohman - 2/$8MM
~~Jon Garland - 3/$30MM + $12MM vesting option~~ lol j/k
Tom Glavine - 1/$2.5MM (2.5MM is for the lulz)
Andruw Jones - 1/$500K

Rotation - $34.96MM

Lowe - $14MM
Jurrjens - $460K
Vazquez - $11.5MM
Kawakami - $8MM
Glavine - $2.5MM

Lineup - $31.71MM

Escobar - $460K
Kotchman - $2.5MM (dont want Bobby wasting ABs with bunts on KJ here)
Jones - $11MM
Dunn - $10MM
McCann - $3.5MM
Johnson - $2MM
Francoeur - $1.75MM
Jones - $500K

Bullpen - $18.56MM

LR - Carlyle - $600K
MR - Boyer - $800K
MR - Campillo - $460K
MR - Moylan - $600K (Kinzer aaarrrgggh)
MR - Ohman - $4MM
SU - Soriano - $6.1MM
CL - Gonzalez - $6MM

Bench - $6.86

Infante - $2.2MM
Diaz - $2MM
Ross - $1.4MM
Norton - $800K
Prado - $460K

TOTAL 25-MAN PAYROLL: $92.09MM

Aaaaaaannnd I'm spent.

Feel free to comment, correct, nitpick, flame, laugh, humiliate.

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Good Stuff

I don’t know why people hate rosterbation so much. I don’t love it, but it doesn’t bother me.

by nick9314 on Jan 9, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions

Thanks!

I think that it can get to people when the rosterbation is either unrealistic, uninformed, or both. I’m not too keen on it either, but I’m exhausted and bored with braves on the brain.

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 9, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions

theres something horribly wrong about casey kotchman in the 2-hole, and apparently shooting gregor blanco in the face to keep matt diaz

BIG JOE SUCK ONE

by bigjoe on Jan 9, 2009 10:02 PM EST reply actions

if that's your worst complaint...

then I’ll consider it a success…hahaha

like i said, kotch-rocket in the 2-hole isn’t perfect. but I’d rather he be the one to loose an AB every other game to a foolish sac bunt attempt.

forgot about Blanco, to be honest…good point. he would be especially important if the team signs a defensive liability like Dunn.

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 9, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions

Not Bad.

Just goes to show that people jumped the gun with the whole sky-is-falling nonsense. What would be fantastic would be to snag Sheets instead of Glavine.

by ejruiz on Jan 9, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions

Ooooh

me likey

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 9, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions

Errrrrr....

I don’t know if I’ve heard of a player option with a buyout, like Lowe’s. Does that mean that Lowe has to pay the Braves $1m if he declines the player option?

by Bravenewworld on Jan 10, 2009 1:53 AM EST reply actions

I don't know if its the norm

But Glavine had a contract option like this with the Mets. Lowe would pay the buyout, yes.

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 10, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions

The bottome 3rd of the lineup looks pretty horrid ...

would Escobar ever get a chance to hit with runners on base?

by Lennox on Jan 10, 2009 4:01 AM EST reply actions

Sadly

No. He wouldn’t. Like I said this is kind of a blend between what I’d like to see done and what I expect to happen in reality. If it was MY decision I’d jettison Francoeur to the Royals then make a trade for Nady, Swisher or Ankiel.

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 10, 2009 9:49 AM EST up reply actions

It's okay

Mr. Escobar is a groundball machine anyway

by VictorW on Jan 10, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions

the signings...

If Wren signs Kawakami and Lowe, you can almost bet that either Morton or Reyes, or both of them, will be traded for the OF bat. (I would think most likely to the Yankess for Nady or Swisher). Even if Wren only signs one of those FA pitchers, I think there’s still a good chance Morton and Reyes could be traded.

Also, I think while we would sign Andruw to a league minimum type deal, unless he’s putting up outstanding numbers, Josh Anderson will probably get the job in CF and bat leadoff. That moves Escobar to the 2 hole and generally screws up the rest of the lineup you made. I do agree that Campillo is probably headed back to the bullpen.

by beeswax on Jan 10, 2009 11:35 AM EST reply actions

Instead of signing Glavine

I think Campillo or Morton is far more likely to have a rotation spot than Glavine this spring. What’s the point of bringing back Glavine when you can spend less, get equal or better production, and have a lower injury risk with either of these two? Also, why would you put Campillo back in the ‘pen when he did so well as a starter last year? Sure, he’ll regress eventually (and he was showing signs of this at the end of last season), but in my opinion, you keep ‘em in the rotation until you are sure you can’t. Morton and Hanson both get to continue to develop in AAA if you have a rotation of Lowe, Vazquez, Jurrjens, Kawakami, Campillo, and if we don’t get Lowe, then Morton becomes our #5.

by mattdiaz4life on Jan 10, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

he said brign glavine back to save face PR-wise… yo believo

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jan 10, 2009 11:50 PM EST up reply actions

Anderson

Anderson is probably a good bet to outperform Andruw in 2009. IF he’s brought back for a reunion tour, I hope Bobby & Wren have the sense to bench/cut him if he struggles in Spring Training.

Reyes definitely got on Bobby’s bad side towards the end of the season. Wouldn’t surprise me to see him traded for a AAAA player if he gets another chance in Atlanta and blows it.

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 10, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply actions

Agreed

That Anderson’s production will be higher than Andruw’s this year.

by mattdiaz4life on Jan 10, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

I think this is the first REALISTIC Rosterbation that I can live with. This isn’t that bad, plus we have young talent in the farm to fill our gaps in a few years. As well as Hanson will be up this year to take Glavine’s place when he gets hurt mid-way through his 3rd start.

"The only time the Mets win is in the offseason"

by Falconzfan284 on Jan 10, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions

The only thing I would change for my personal preference ...

I wouldn’t bother signing Glavine at all in your scenario. One of Morton, Reyes, Lerew or Hanson could easily provide similar production and would cost a helluva lot less plus we could theoretically get Hudson back in August. I just don’t see a need for Glavine.

I am curious as to what your lineup would look like vs. LHP’s?

"Debated ya right not one person agreed with me" by ATLsportsfrk on Dec 27, 2008 6:31 PM EST

by scstrato on Jan 10, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, that certainly could be a problem if we have Chipper/Dunn/McCann as the core of the lineup. Bookending that with Kotchman and Johnson can’t happen.

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 10, 2009 5:49 PM EST up reply actions