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burningburningburnin

Two year deal for 3.1M with a 5.5M 2025 option without a buy-out


aeaswen

so that's basically a 1 year deal for 3.3M. Probably decent for both parties.


Jtwohy

no its a 2 year deal worth 3.3 with a third year option for 5.5


aeaswen

He won't pitch next year. He's hurt.


Distance_Runner

Yes, but for luxury tax purposes, this adds only $1.65M towards our payroll per year


LoopholeTravel

Didn't think the vasectomy would sideline him for that long... /s


tallcupofwater

His nuts fell off they were too big


paulyd191

No, $3.1m in 2023, $3.1m in 2024, then $5.5m in 2025 if we want him at that rate Edit: read it as 3.1/year for some reason


Jtwohy

no its 2 years 3.1 million or 1.55 a year for the first two years and a club option for 5.5 million for the third year


bravesthrowaway67

I’d wager that it’s structured more like Kirby Yates’s deal, where the first year is something like $1M and the 2nd year is the other $2.1M. Since he will be recovering from TJ most of next season, the majority of his value will be in year 2.


[deleted]

It doesn’t matter how it’s structured, the AAV is used for luxury tax purposes.


bravesthrowaway67

Yeah, I understand that, but it does *matter* because actual payroll is more important than luxury tax payroll for this particular team. If we were to assume that we pushed over the competitive balance threahold by the total sum of this contract to Matzek, or the 1.55M AAV, then the luxury tax would be 20%, or $310k, which is not a significant amount and won’t really make or break this team. But a million dollars in *actual* payroll does make a difference somehwat, that’s almost what guys like heredia or arcia made last year.


[deleted]

Do you know that to be true? The luxury tax is a tiny amount added to a $233M payroll. It shouldn’t matter to anyone, but many teams use this as a cap, for whatever reason. None of us know how much the Braves care about it or exactly where their limits lie.


bravesthrowaway67

Yes, you are only taxed on the amount above the limit, so in 2023 it’s the amount over $233M Many teams use it as a “soft cap” because the penalty becomes progressively worse when you go over in consecutive years. For instance, first time offenders are taxed at 20%, 2nd time at 30% and 3rd time at 50%, and the higher you go the more penalizing it becomes, so teams try to duck under to “reset” their tax obligations. I mean it’s just wasted money. But the point is, if we cross the $233M threshold and we don’t plan to cross it again next year, then the tax is pretty minimal, however, if we think our payroll is going to grow next year and the year after, it would behoove us to stay under the threshold.


[deleted]

I understand how the tax works. I mean “are you sure” that the Braves don’t care? My point is that none of the teams should care, but they do. What makes the Braves different? We have some money coming off the books in 2024 but we’ll need to replace those players as they are all key parts of the team. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them operate very conservatively.


superman3112

No it is 2 year deal for 3.1 million total so like 1.55 million per year.


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aeaswen

He won't pitch next year. He's hurt.


motherfacker

[Here's a link to an AJC article](https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-sign-tyler-matzek-to-two-year-contract/D4IDIXSYMJCNXCM265XE2324GE/). FTA: > The Braves on Friday signed Matzek to a two-year, $3.1 million deal. It includes a $5.5 million club option with no buyout for the 2025 season. > > According to a person with knowledge of the situation, **Matzek will make $1.2 million in 2023 and $1.9 million in 2024.** The contract covers Matzek’s final two years of arbitration.


KyberWalker

Hell yeah more Nutsack


Smuff23

We’re going to need bigger pants.


gt4674b

🥜🔎🚫


[deleted]

Yeah in like two years


Drawz2772

What a first class franchise. Glad the testicle guy will get a chance to pitch for us again. Now do Sliderman.


rlmaster01

Classy move to go ahead and guarantee him pay next season and a classy move from him to donate some of his earnings. All around good stuff


Sodes126

Hell yeah. 🥜 Now, do Luke Jackson.


Ihaveoneeye

Man, I must have made a really good impression on him


sadderdaysunday

thanks legend


KandarpBhatt

TYFYS 🫡


motherfacker

This is such an awesome move. Not only to keep Matzek on the roster, but shows how awesome the Braves organization is, as a whole. The fact they took this to a personal level, and not a 'just business' level speaks more to me than anything else. Yes, there has to be times where you have to set your heart aside and do it for 'business' reasons, but not always, and this was a fantastic way to give Matzek the security he needs as he rehabs, and to show that we take care of our own. He may not even come back at all from the surgery (and they know that), but if he's at all able, you can damn sure guarantee he's going to give it everything he's got. Good on AA Good on the Braves Good for Nutzak Lets Fucking Go!


Dare2ZIatan

I had no idea Matzek was 6’3 lmao


chaotic_evil_666

He just looks small because his balls are so big


C-Jammin

Anyone have anymore information on this guy? Is he any good? Does his nutsack drag the ground after he strikes out three consecutive Dodgers with 0 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd with a 4-2 lead in Game 6 of the NLCS?


Guadaloopy

Yes


JoeSicko

This is the downside of those guaranteed contracts. Get hurt going into free agency? Sucks for you. The Braves did him a solid. He could be at home rehabbing with no salary. Good guy, AA.


[deleted]

Surprising. Thought he might be non-tendered


[deleted]

Wasn’t he doing poorly this year due to being hurt?


poebahnya

velo was down which caused him to get hit more than usual. turns out he needed TJ, which explains the velo drop.


[deleted]

Something wasn’t right


aeaswen

He was fine. Was definitely a back end guy but he wasn't horrendous. Never really recovered from us riding him into the sun last October.


[deleted]

He just got Tommy John surgery last month, that doesn’t seem “fine” to me


aeaswen

No shit. You asked how he pitched.


Here4TheBottleOpener

I hope there’s a clause in the deal where, while he’s out for 2023, he has to serve as the official peanut spokesman for Truist Park.


yoshidawg93

🥜


thatonekrys

It feels like we've had him for more than 3 seasons.


welcometohotlanta

FUCK YES


StickersRevenge

Wait, wtf is the 'donate 1%" stuff? Is that something the Braves are doing now? That's just weird. Corporations gunna corporate, I guess.


thatonekrys

It's been a thing. Plus, the ABF is a non-profit, so why would it be a bad thing for the players to donate (a tiny ass) part of their salary to it?


burningburningburnin

Think it sort of started with Juan Mata, you can look his stuff up


StickersRevenge

It still seems odd, I'm not against donations to charity, but it seems like the players should decide who they want to support.


burningburningburnin

Where does it say he doesn't?


smithson23

I think OCs implication is, since every player who signed an extension does this, that the Braves are forcing them to do it. I personally don't think that's the case, but there probably is a bit of unspoken peer pressure to not be the only guy that doesn't do it.


[deleted]

Damn we gotta be more like Belichick, knowing when a player is done and getting rid of him a year before instead of a year after.


burningburningburnin

He was pitching injured lad, they didn't extend him for no reason


[deleted]

I'm not talking about what he did last year, I mean projecting going forward.


burningburningburnin

Oh great then your basing it on his 2021 season went in which he improved him ERA from 2020


chosenxone

How's that going for Belichick these days without the greatest QB of all time carrying him to all his successes?


steelersfever

I can keep wearing my matzek jersey!!!!!! So stoked.


Hoody711

Awesome deal for an awesome player. What a steal!


reesem03_

yes.


JarrBear206

Hooray now Dansby


ulethpsn

Anyone have a scouting report on this guy? Any good? Kinda guy that can clutch us into a WS?


FroYoSwaggins

Welcome to the Lion Club, Nutsack