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Braves Elect To Keep Will Ohman
J.C. Bradbury asks this morning whether the Braves overvalued lefty reliever Will Ohman. Roughly ten teams had interest in him, but the Braves elected not to trade him.
The Braves' reason for keeping Ohman is that in their opinion no offer exceeded the value of the draft pick they might receive if he leaves via free agency. Here's a refresher on how free agent compensation works.
A couple of things need to happen for Ohman to net the Braves even one supplemental draft pick. First, he needs to achieve Type B status. As you know, Eddie Bajek is attempting to reverse-engineer the Elias rankings. He doesn't have a good line on Ohman's projected status yet, but Bajek told me the reliever rankings are ridiculously sensitive to wins. He expects Ohman to be classified as Type B, but he could also fall below that (in which case there'd be no draft pick compensation).
Furthermore, the Braves would have to offer Ohman arbitration and have him decline and sign elsewhere. Offering arbitration means the Braves could be stuck paying him $2-3MM for '09 if he accepts. We saw several teams take this gamble and lose last year. The Braves were smart about Andruw Jones, not offering him arbitration for fear he might accept.
Ohman might decide to accept an offer of arbitration. Maybe he sees a similar lefty like Jeremy Affeldt, who wanted four years and got one from the Reds. So just keep in mind that a lot of things need to happen for the Braves to get draft pick compensation for Ohman next year.
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Beyond the obvious draft pick, the braves like Ohman as a person and a player. Clubhouse chemistry is a big thing for the braves and Ohman is a great guy in the locker room. Further, in recent years the braves have had issues with not having a lefty killer on the roster. Ohman is such a killer. Finally, every time Gonzalez or Soriano comes to the mound the entire braves organization holds it's breath. Everyone cheers for Ohman. Even w/o a draft pick, Ohman is a valuable player.
Oh, and the braves think they can resign him for below market value. See DOB's comments on yesterday's blog.
Posted by: Torchy | August 01, 2008 at 09:20 AM
Prado spelled backwards is Nitram Odarp
Posted by: wayne gomes | August 01, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Ohman had some good moments in Chicago, but stunk up the joint a lot, too. Then finally he got demoted. He immediately tells the press his arm has been hurt and the coaches and manager knew it. Then he backed off his story and said he did not tell anyone he was hurt. It was obvious Ohman was trying to 'throw people under the bus' because he got demoted. I have no doubt Cox has him in check because he does that with his players and is a great manager. New team, clean slate, I understand that. To say he is a 'great guy' though is a stretch.
Posted by: studio179 | August 01, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Well he has been a great guy for the Braves, I heard the stories when the Braves first traded for him but so far he has done nothing harmful to the clubhouse. Ohman has been the one consistent arm in the bullpen,(other then Gonzalez in save situations)if the Braves weren't going to get value I am fine with the team either getting a Comp. pick or signing him.
Posted by: NYBravesFan139 | August 01, 2008 at 11:05 AM
The Braves would not mind him accepting arbitration. We have a ton of money to spend next year and around 2 million will be great if he matches this years production.
Posted by: tsweet9000 | August 01, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Aurthur Rhodes garnered a pretty good prospect and Ohman has pitched just as well as him. We obviously just didn't get the guys we wanted in any offer. Ohman's been beastly out of the 'pen this year and I'd love to have him back.
Posted by: bravesfan91 | August 01, 2008 at 01:35 PM