Atlanta Braves: Shop While Tigers Open for Business?
By Ryan Cothran
I know, I know…
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Why was this written? Was it all a big tease? Actually, no. That was not the intent at all.
When a club like the Tigers declares a fire sale, there’s plenty of speculation that occurs and many aren’t in the know about contract clauses, 5/10 rights, and such.
In total, it’s actually something of a surprise that there are so few players that the Braves could use from their roster – and of those with some form of a fit, frustrating impediments exist (namely contract sizes and contract clauses).
It is likewise evident that other teams will also run into various levels of difficulties with these same issues as Detroit shops their players this off-season, so this is hardly a Braves-only problem.
What was tried here (and hopefully accomplished) is to show that if the Braves were to go after a player from the fire sale, the most logical one is Verlander… and yet he’s still one with contractual issues that would have to be worked through. Unfortunately there just isn’t much else.
Hope you enjoyed…or at least felt informed! Let’s say it together…1, 2, 3