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Off Day Thread Braves Postseason Discussion Thread - Tuesday, October 13

No game today. Feel free to discuss whatever you want in this thread.

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CLE 1 @ TB 3 - Top 9, 1 Out

Last Updated: 10/13/2026 10:50:05 PM EDT

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u/Outrageous_Ad1938 1d ago

But did it make sense? We controlled Contreras for another 7 years at the time of the trade. He would have been given one of AA's specialty long term control contracts. Catcher is a premium position, and a good hitting catcher is quite rare. Its easier to teach defense than offense. And while hindsight is 20/20, he has turned into a good catcher.

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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy 1d ago

You can argue that defense is easier to teach, but Sean Murphy has proven that he's got something that no other catcher really has. You might be able to create a good defensive catcher when he wasn't one before, but you can't clone an elite one.

Plus, Murphy can hit. Or rather, he could at the time he was traded to us. If he stays healthy, I'm optimistic about his bat next year.

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u/kash96 I GOT BARVES IN ATLANTA 1d ago edited 1d ago

we clearly lost the murphy trade it’s ok to admit it

contreras has 15.3 War with the brewers to Murphy’s 6.9 with us. We sure did fleece em

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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy 1d ago

There's no "losing trades."

Go read other comments on this thread. Two things can be true: the Murphy trade was a great move at the time and it didn't pan out due to unforseeable circumstances.

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u/kash96 I GOT BARVES IN ATLANTA 1d ago

saying there’s no losing trades is a ridiculous take lmao. it made sense at the time but clearly wasn’t the right move. contreras is better than murphy therefore we lost the trade

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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy 1d ago

A healthy Murphy is better than Contreras. It was the right move but, again, circumstances outside of anyone's control made it so that it didn't work out. That's not losing.

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u/kash96 I GOT BARVES IN ATLANTA 1d ago

it’s like you don’t know what losing means. it doesn’t matter how we got to the result, the result is a lost trade. that’s like saying the redsox didn’t lose the chris sale trade

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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy 1d ago

Trading isn't a game. You don't lose.

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u/kash96 I GOT BARVES IN ATLANTA 1d ago

yeah that’s ridiculous lol. it’s not like i’m calling for AA’s head, we just lost the trade