tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post8424485275746944244..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Is Brad Brach's Elevated Fastball Taking Him To New Heights?Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-41036667885674391062017-04-30T11:14:23.426-04:002017-04-30T11:14:23.426-04:00All of this appears moot at Yankee Stadium.All of this appears moot at Yankee Stadium.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-74988120094521479212017-04-28T13:08:48.938-04:002017-04-28T13:08:48.938-04:00Brach and Britton are both free agents after 2018....Brach and Britton are both free agents after 2018. Brach can't wait out Britton's exit in this organization.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364443498899374049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-67992999131501727832017-04-28T11:48:10.395-04:002017-04-28T11:48:10.395-04:00Britton is getting quite expensive. It may be that...Britton is getting quite expensive. It may be that Brach is waiting in the wings for Britton to leave in free agency. It is hard to imagine the team keeping both Britton and Machado--not that keeping Machado is certain (or even likely). If Machado stays, the finances will not work. If Machado leaves, Britton does not fill that hole. I don't see scenarios where Britton stays long making him a reasonable trade prospect if the Orioles face long odds at the All-Star break.Chicago Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414955596248767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-62372584518831526192017-04-27T05:17:24.313-04:002017-04-27T05:17:24.313-04:00I know Duquette is not comfortable with rebuilding...I know Duquette is not comfortable with rebuilding aspects of the GM job, but one has to wonder whether Brach's continue emergence as an elite reliever might make it feasible to trade either Brach or Britton while remaining competitive. The bullpen has so many good pieces that they could be somewhat expendable. There have been a number of close games while Britton has been out and they haven't missed a beat. Obviously unless the team tanks away this early start by the trade deadline you aren't going to make a trade just to make a trade. But given that these guys have a year and a half left rather than just half a year, Britton in particular could be worth more in the next few months than Miller and Chapman were last year. There's been a lot of discussion of trading Britton on this blog over the past year or two. Brach emerging might make it more feasible. For a guy of Britton's quality I can't help wondering if the Nats might not be convinced to part with Robles. He's a little better than the centerpiece guys in last summer's closer deals, but with the extra year of control you could certainly push for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364443498899374049noreply@blogger.com