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Bob
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
Jim Powell says Braves have a deal to be announced shortly….and not the Tiger pickup either. Will be interesting.
tristan
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
Infante stop?
O-me
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
Barves up 1-0 still batting in 1st
WILLIE G HATES THE GATORS
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
BRAVES GET NO ONE ROLLING IN MONTANA THE BRAVES GET NO ONE FROM DODGERS.
tristan
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
Good old first pitch swing by Larry
Logan
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
Farnsworth and Ankiel?
O-me
July 31st, 2010
4:13 pm
braves –sorry
kerryb
July 31st, 2010
4:14 pm
Not Farnsworth again
TROTTINGHOME
July 31st, 2010
4:14 pm
yep ankil and farnsworth
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
for who?
WILLIE G HATES THE GATORS
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
braves get anziel and farnsworth,from royals,.
News
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
Braves Acquire Ankiel, Farnsworth
By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 3:10pm CST]
The Braves acquired Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth from the Royals, reports CBS’ Danny Knobler. The Braves are sending Jesse Chavez, Gregor Blanco, and Tim Collins to Kansas City, tweets Ed Price of AOL FanHouse.
Memphis
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
Rick Ankiel and Farnsworth!
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
ankiel and farnsorth is done. just received approval from MLB.
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
Farnsworth has been good this season and you are not asking him to close. He would be a spot reliever. Pretty good for that role.
rob
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
at least we got rid of chokevez
Tnman
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
Yhaoo twitter report Braves get Ankiel and Farnsworth for Chavez, Blanco and Collins.
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
Farnsworth and Ankiel to #Braves confirmed. #Royals get Blanco, Chavez, Collins. #MLB
Memphis
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
Chavez is gone!!!!!
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:15 pm
who is Collins?
Logan
July 31st, 2010
4:16 pm
Wilkin Ramirez for ptbnl.
WILLIE G HATES THE GATORS
July 31st, 2010
4:16 pm
blanco, collins , chavez.
News
July 31st, 2010
4:16 pm
Love Ankiel but damn I hate giving up Collins
kerryb
July 31st, 2010
4:17 pm
I hate Gregor is leaving but I’m glas that Chavez is.
Braves fan80
July 31st, 2010
4:18 pm
Bye Bye Chavez !!!!!!!!
rolling in montana
July 31st, 2010
4:18 pm
In told you all and hour ago that the braves were working with royals and dodgers just found out dodgers wanted 4 players for kemp.
dlowe
July 31st, 2010
4:18 pm
what are all you blanco lovers going to do now????? thought he should be the starting CF
big al
July 31st, 2010
4:19 pm
Braves have acquired Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth for Gregor Blanco, Jessie Chevez, and another minor leaguer.
Scrub
July 31st, 2010
4:19 pm
what did the ol scrub say?
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:19 pm
whats the story on Ramirez?
anotherring
July 31st, 2010
4:19 pm
Farnsworth and Ankiel for Homerun Chavez, Blanco and minor leaguer Collins. WOW! what a pend
way to go FW
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:19 pm
J-man???? Having a bad day???? Wow, you have been pretty much wrong all day. Shameful.
ryan
July 31st, 2010
4:20 pm
I like this move you hate giving up prospects but you have to stay ahead of the Phillie’s .
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:20 pm
I do hate losing Blanco.
kerryb
July 31st, 2010
4:20 pm
Well, if Farneworth can keep his head on straight this time it’s not that bad. Ankiel has’nt showed much this year but he is a power threat. Blanco was no power threat. The plus is that we got rid of Jessie Chavez.
O-me
July 31st, 2010
4:20 pm
Good deal for both teams Blanco will start, good for him and Farnsworth 2.42 era 36k’s in 42 inning 2-0 record. Welcome home big boy.
Ankiel always been a Bobby and Wren favorite. Now lets play.
Scrub
July 31st, 2010
4:21 pm
IF and I mean IF Ankiel stays healty, great pick up for bravos, hate if for blanco….but I think Ankile will help us
dlowe
July 31st, 2010
4:21 pm
all that talk about how awesome collins was when we traded esco….and now he flip him…..scouts in minors must have seen something they didn’t like
fastasballs
July 31st, 2010
4:21 pm
Well I don’t find much wrong with that deal.
depp
July 31st, 2010
4:21 pm
we gave up an awful reliever in Chavez, a career defensive backup cf, and a promising small lefthand reliever. Really hard to complain with that.
Eddie
July 31st, 2010
4:21 pm
i take back what i said about the braves screwing this up
o
July 31st, 2010
4:21 pm
All the whiners can stop crying about no trades by Wren.
TM
July 31st, 2010
4:22 pm
Braves got OF Wilkin Ramirez for a player to be named later…
Who is this Ramirez?
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:22 pm
I honestly don’t know anything about Collins, but it doesn’t seem like we gave up much. And took on salary.
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:22 pm
damn. Ankiels wiki page already has him as one of our outfielders
Lucky
July 31st, 2010
4:22 pm
I told you to bet on INSIDER. The man is right about 99% on the time .
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:23 pm
there was never talk of a deal for kemp. dodgers weren’t moving him.
Braves One
July 31st, 2010
4:23 pm
BRAVES GET WILKIN RAMIREZ…BRAVES GET WILKIN RAMIREZ…BRAVES GET WILKIN RAMIREZ!!!!!
Who is Wilkin Ramirez ?
J-Man
July 31st, 2010
4:23 pm
I hope this is true because I’ve said we needed Farnsworth, Dotel or Ohman…….. Plus Ankiel is a tremendous athlete
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:24 pm
Lucky and insider- my hat is off. Now, insider go ahead and give us your sources.
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:24 pm
is Ramirez middle relief?
Merlin
July 31st, 2010
4:24 pm
Ankiel is a good center fielder. streaky hitter with pop. Just got healthy and started to hit. Farnsworth for Chavez probably a bit better than a push. Wilkin probably a replacement fro Blanco at Gwinnette
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:25 pm
i work for the braves….no specific sources….sorry
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:25 pm
J-Man, they have reported the trade all over the place including MLBTV. Why do you “hope” it is true.
o
July 31st, 2010
4:25 pm
J-Man…….Does this deal have your seal of approval?
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:25 pm
ramirez is OF prospect, not ML ready, going to be in AAA, think of him as Jones’ replacement
breaking news
July 31st, 2010
4:26 pm
Journeyman outfielder Mitch Jones was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. He’ll be assigned to their Triple-A Indianapolis affiliate.
Jones, 32, hit .250 with 18 homers, 45 RBIs and a .292 on-base percentage in 89 games. Braves general manager Frank Wren said the outfield had become crowded at Gwinnett.
We just traded for a younger Mitch Jones in Wilkin Ramirez … guess the outfield wasn’t so crowded after all
J-Man
July 31st, 2010
4:27 pm
Plus if you remember Farnsworth had NO issues when he was here all he did was take more $$$$$ with the Yankees but he would have been our closer if he stayed
legalbuzz
July 31st, 2010
4:27 pm
Ramirez is a 24 y/o OF who briefly played in Detroit at the end of last season. One of last cuts for them at the end of Spring Training. He has been in AAA-Toledo this season. Sounds like deal for future potential depth more then anything.
o
July 31st, 2010
4:27 pm
How long will the Braves have control of Farnworth and Ankiel?
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:27 pm
jones was never going to get a shot at the show. ramirez has potential.
Merlin
July 31st, 2010
4:27 pm
Don’t know if this is enough to give us more pop and worry pitchers. Better than a poke with a sharp stick I suppose
ChrisfromSacramento., Ca
July 31st, 2010
4:27 pm
Wow , Ankeil. World Series here we come. my goodness
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:28 pm
Merlin- Farnsworth is significantly better than Chavez. Not even close. Remember we are using him as a 6th/ 7th inning match-up guy, not a closer. VERY strong. Plus, might even give Wags a spell.
#3
July 31st, 2010
4:28 pm
Another bases loaded one out inning ending DP. So predictable for the Bravos…
dlowe
July 31st, 2010
4:28 pm
great throw j-hey
Merlin
July 31st, 2010
4:29 pm
J-Man… Kyle gave it up to Houston in the playoffs as I recall. Fastball with no movement ended up beyond the train.
dlowe
July 31st, 2010
4:29 pm
ankiel is going to be the 5th starter!
o
July 31st, 2010
4:29 pm
Braves have the best pitching in the East, all they need is to get some more timely hits with RISP. I believe that will happen.
Braves fan80
July 31st, 2010
4:30 pm
Not a bad trade.From the way it sounds we didnt give up anything real big except for Chavez.Just kidding:)
J-Man
July 31st, 2010
4:32 pm
Merlin your thinking of Joey Devine
Smitty
July 31st, 2010
4:32 pm
Cox’s greatest strength is his faith and support of his players. Cox’s greatest weakness is the same (see Leibrandt in the world series as one example if you doubt this). I wish that he would see the wisdom of platooning Glaus and Hinske at first base , at least until such time as Glaus finds his groove again. He could then leave the braves best hitter, after Prado, Diaz in left and do whatever in ctr. with Cabreba, Infante, even Blanco when he comes back from Gwinnett.
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:32 pm
So, FW essentially traded Escobar for Alex and Kyle. Not bad. And Blanco and Chavez for Ankiel.
TM
July 31st, 2010
4:32 pm
The Farnsworth/Ainkel trade hasn’t hit the wire yet…
Who is reporting it?
Lucky
July 31st, 2010
4:33 pm
Work for Braves in 80’s.
Marc in FL
July 31st, 2010
4:33 pm
Blanco was the perfect #8 hitter, he was really taking off in that role. I hope Ankiel doesn’t suck too bad the rest of the year.
Lucky
July 31st, 2010
4:33 pm
Great Deal!
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:33 pm
Uh- Smitty, Blanco was just traded to KC for Rick Ankiel. But thanks for your deep insight on what Bobby Cox “should” do.
JohnSmith
July 31st, 2010
4:34 pm
As reported by MLB’s own Buzz Blog: The Braves have landed outfielder Rick Ankiel and right-handed reliever Kyle Farnsworth from the Royals in exchange for outfielder Gregor Blanco, right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez and left-handed reliever Tim Collins.
Ankiel provides the Braves the upgrade they were seeking in center field and Farnsworth will return to Atlanta to provide the bullpen depth that general manager Frank Wren has been attempting to land over the past couple of weeks.
In another last minute deal, the Braves acquired Minor League outfielder Wilkin Ramirez from the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.
Mr. Melancholy
July 31st, 2010
4:34 pm
Farnsworth is pretty good, UNTIL you realllllly need him. He then comes apart like a cheap suit.
greenvegas
July 31st, 2010
4:35 pm
Good job by Wren. We bettered ourselves without giving up any of our big-time prospects. We all would love to win it all this year, but we are set up to have a TON of major talent coming to the show starting in 11-12 that should set us up to have a chance to make a long sustained run.
Dan Kolb's Mom
July 31st, 2010
4:35 pm
Overall I am happy with the deal. Hope Ankiel stays healthy and can contribute right away. Apparently Ramirez is supposed to be a pretty solid prospect.
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:35 pm
TM- MLBTV has reported the deal as done.
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:35 pm
prado on dl
Poorbrave
July 31st, 2010
4:35 pm
No one at Braves game has said a word about trade. Right are wrong? Do players know it?
JohnSmith
July 31st, 2010
4:36 pm
I really don’t like this deal. Blanco was one of my favorite young Braves.
I just hope Ankiel can turn it up w/a contender.
JV
July 31st, 2010
4:36 pm
This is OK. It’s like Billy Knight turning Shelden Williams into Mike Bibby – the team is better now. It doesn’t put you over the top, but there is no guarantee that any move will put you over the top, and the deals that people foolishly say WILL put you over the top cost you too much.
Merlin
July 31st, 2010
4:36 pm
Farnsworth appeared in 2 post season games for the Braves in 2005. Faced 12 batters in 3 innings and gave up two hits both home runs, walked 1 and allowed 3 runs vs Houston
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:36 pm
insider- 15 day? surgery?
dlowe
July 31st, 2010
4:37 pm
thanks johnsmith for re-reporting the news thats been reported 100 times
BravesfaninMD
July 31st, 2010
4:37 pm
Typical…. great first inning with hits, BBs, RBIs…. then a 1-2-3 2nd…. need to jump on these guys early when we get a chance.
Braves One
July 31st, 2010
4:37 pm
Ankiel has 9 hits in his last five games including a homer with KC…
GT Fan
July 31st, 2010
4:37 pm
I was just looking to see how much Ankiel would help us, but, honestly, without McOut, the outfield has been great since the AS break.
AVG OBP SLG OPS
Heyward .389 .492 .500 .992
Hinske .310 .412 .621 1.032
Melky .308 .404 .487 .891
Diaz .300 .344 .767 1.110
I had no idea Melky had been hitting that well. I guess it does still do a few things for us. It improves our OF defense, gives us more veteran depth, and gives us the option of playing Hinske over at 1B for Glaus. I mean, if we decided to sit Glaus the rest of the season, we could theoretically rotate Ankiel, Heyward, Diaz, Melky and Hinske in the OF and Hinske and either Omar or Prado at 1B.
JohnSmith
July 31st, 2010
4:38 pm
Thank you, dlowe, for your sarcastic remark. It’s helped my focus immeasurably.
Daniel
July 31st, 2010
4:38 pm
JV- fairly good comparison, That move did get the Hawks into the playoffs though.
dlowe
July 31st, 2010
4:38 pm
one more dr. to take a look. will be announced mon. worse than expected.
Smitty
July 31st, 2010
4:39 pm
Didn’t know about Blanco. I hate to see him go but don’t think he ever got a fair shake w/ the Braves. He did everything they could ask of him the last time around. He was the only drag bunter on the whole team and threw out runners at home like Heyward just did
BravesfaninMD
July 31st, 2010
4:40 pm
So…. what do they do with McLouth?
I hope Blanco prospers in KC with the rest of the former Braves there under Dayton Moore.
insider
July 31st, 2010
4:40 pm
15 day dl
Braves One
July 31st, 2010
4:40 pm
Mr. Melancholy
July 31st, 2010
4:34 pm
Farnsworth is pretty good, UNTIL you realllllly need him. He then comes apart like a cheap suit.
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“cheap suit” … I love it : )