Not-really-a-disclaimer: everything below was written before the Braves announced an extension. Since the extension was separate from the deal, the framework below is still valid. We’ll value the extension separately.
It’s March 15, 2022, and we are all about MLB trades. Funny how time flies — a few weeks ago, we were all wondering if the lockout would ever end, and how much of the season it would take with it before it did. Shortly after the news broke that the Braves had traded for the Athletics’ Matt Olson, what came to my mind was something from a few weeks prior — this bit of extemporaneous public speaking by MLBPA head Tony Clark:
“The game has suffered damage for a while now.