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Mitchie-san
August 18th, 2010
5:36 pm
Oh, its Jeff Locke?
Bobbeeee's Cox
August 18th, 2010
5:36 pm
Robinson Lopez? Haven’t heard of him. Even if he’s the next Wainwright, if we get to the Fall Classic, it’s worth it. Heck, even if we make it to the playoffs, it’s worth it.
You do realized we have like 4 more pitching prospects ahead of Lopez, right? And, Medlen.
Bobbeeee's Cox
August 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
Awesome trade.
John in NY
August 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
Wren is anti-Schuerholz. JS was what the Braves needed at the time, and Wren is what the Braves need now. The farm system looks waaaaay better than it did while JS was running the show.
Colin
August 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
so maybe, just maybe Wren knows what he is doing.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
Glen W: you must be a Taurus because you can’t stand to be wrong. Stubborn, dude, just stubborn.
BravoMan
August 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
Good trade. Hello postseason. We were already going there without him, but if Lee stays hot we’re going to be in excellent shape.
Josh
August 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
Choptober time!
masivatack
August 18th, 2010
5:38 pm
I heard we were giving up Freeman, Teheran, Delgado, and the entire Mississippi Braves team.. Too much?
carl
August 18th, 2010
5:38 pm
terrible trade for 40 days of Lee
Wayne in Utah
August 18th, 2010
5:38 pm
GT Steve
I could use a little cash myself…..
Bat
Have I been reading you wrong. Thought you were an old sage, instead of a young smart azz!
glove51
August 18th, 2010
5:38 pm
Robinson Lopez is one of our better pitching prospects. As a starter probably just behind Teheran, Minor, Delgado, Vizcaino, and maybe Beachy now and possibly behind Hoover.
The other two are REALLY young.
rammerjammer
August 18th, 2010
5:38 pm
Lee is five RBI shy of 1,000.
Eric In Albany N.Y.
August 18th, 2010
5:39 pm
Enter your comments here
Bravesfan4life
August 18th, 2010
5:39 pm
Lopez is only true prospect who was ranked 18 best prospect in braves organization for 2010 by minor league baseball. His report: Grade C+: Good rookie ball arm, a long way from being ready but worth watching. Therefore I said this is a good deal since we are also getting cash.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2009/10/25/1100362/atlanta-braves-top-20-prospects
Snotboogie
August 18th, 2010
5:39 pm
Wow – 3 pitchers who arent in our usual mentions an we get money back.
Awesome deal. I’m very excited by what Wren has managed to do while giving up so little.If po
If people complain about who we gave up, I really dont understand why.
Glen W
August 18th, 2010
5:39 pm
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t432&t=p_pbp&pid=571900
Lorick has had a decent year… definitely a fringe bullpen propsect. Would probably not be on anyone’s radar except that he is LH. I’d say he turns out to be a John Foster-type. LH RP that taxis between AAA and ML as needed due to injuries, etc.
Ya Know
August 18th, 2010
5:39 pm
carl is an idiot
Doug
August 18th, 2010
5:40 pm
I don’t think we will miss any of the three, but the Cubs got more than I thought they would. Braves may not be paying very much of Lee’s salary. Sounds like a good deal both ways.
Colin
August 18th, 2010
5:40 pm
prospects are just that prospects, they may be good..but 98 percent flop.
TheBRILLIANT&OMNISCIENTMiaBchBravesFan
August 18th, 2010
5:41 pm
I deserve a name change. Today is a GREAT day to be me!
dpelfrey
August 18th, 2010
5:41 pm
It’s Lorick, not Locke. We sent Locke to Pittsburgh last year in the LaRoche trade. Wren has an aversion to prospects that can spell a dirty work the letters in their name.
Tomas
August 18th, 2010
5:41 pm
Friday in Chicago, how weird….
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:41 pm
Oh! Geez! here come the Dummies! Lee is just what the Braves need, and now we get more b*tchin! Wren is damned if he does, and damned if he don’t! Lee making me smile!
PDOG
August 18th, 2010
5:41 pm
If Lee can stay healthy the rest of the year great trade. Lopez was rated high but I liked Harris better.
feeanch
August 18th, 2010
5:41 pm
GIddyup! I might have to buy a prorated season package to ensure I get playoff tix now…I like this trade. A LOT!
Ya Know
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
MLB talking about it.
Glen W
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
Glen W: you must be a Taurus because you can’t stand to be wrong. Stubborn, dude, just stubborn.
A. I wasn’t wrong on Lee. I said it would be fine if we didn’t give up any real prospects.
B. You don’t know me at all. I am especially skilled at laughing at myself, making fun of myself, etc.
C. I’m not a Taurus. I look more like PT Cruiser.
shmoe
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dpelfrey
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
I meant dirty word in 5:41 post. I ruined that joke.
JBoog1285
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
dpelfrey
Sent Locke to Pitt in the McLouth trade actually.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
Welcome to the NL East party Derrek Lee…Please step inside the elevator – we’ll take you to the top floor.
Tomas
August 18th, 2010
5:42 pm
If Lee plays well he’ll become a type A player, and if the Braves offer him arbitration, they get 2 draft picks.
carl
August 18th, 2010
5:43 pm
Ya know , watch DLee go on the DL in september and make it 3 prospects for 20 days of Lee
Whatever happened to the “its just going to be 2 players or a player to be named later”….this reeks of desperation
This is going to work out great since the braves probably miss the playoffs anyway
CraZyTRaDeMaN ©
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
RH Robinson Lopez, 19 year old rated in the organizations top 20. He’s player 2 seasons he has a 6-9 record 3.31 era mostly used as a SP.
RH Tyrelle Harris 24 year old 19th round pick he has 2 seasons in minors he has a 3-2 record with a 2.42 era mostly used as a relief pitcher
LH Jeffrey Lorick. 23 year old 20th round pick he has 2 seasons in the minors he has a 5-7 record with a 2.95 era mostly used as a relief pitcher.
Good Trade IMO!
Steve McP
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
Cash considerations as well? So this is not a salary dump by the Cubs.
Patrick
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
The biggest waiver trade goes down for the year and ESPN has a picture of Robinson Cano and the Yankees on their MLB front page.
Typical…
MiaBchBravesFan
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
<—–TheBRILLIANT&OMNISCIENT!!! D. Lee will be the second coming of Fred McGriff, version HOT!.0!!!
Anybody want to set a Ted pressbox on fire tonight???
FEAR
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
doesn’t look like we gave up too much. Hopefully Lee keeps playing like he has recently
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
carl
August 18th, 2010
5:43 pm
Ya know , watch DLee go on the DL in september and make it 3 prospects for 20 days of Lee
Whatever happened to the “its just going to be 2 players or a player to be named later”….this reeks of desperation
This is going to work out great since the braves probably miss the playoffs anyway
Phillies fan??? or just don’t get it?
Braves One
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
D-Lee playing Friday against his old team…interesting…wearing #27…
carl
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
Tomas, NO WAY they offer him arbitration, so just forget about it
They aren’t going to risk getting stuck with his 10million+ price tag with Freeman ready
Just forget about it
shmoe
August 18th, 2010
5:44 pm
carl
http://www.philly.com
go back to your hole.
Rodney Derrick
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
Robinson Lopez was the real prize (price) in all likelihood. Capitol Avenue Club blogger had him rated number 5 Braves prospect even though he was just in GCL, which means he is several years from the show.
Still great trade to make considering all factors
John
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
We all owe Troy Glaus a large degree of respect. He carried us for nearly 2 months playing way over his career stats and was a relative bargain for us.
His D at first has not hurt us and in fact his ability to stretch for balls has gotten a lot of outs.
You never have heard him complain, just try and do his job on clearly hurting legs.
Lee is a clear improvement and Troy well and rested is capable of a lot as we saw this year so lets ease up on the Glaus bashing.
The most exciting thing about the Braves 2010 is that all 25 guys are contributing and every day they are all out there scrapping and playing hard. Troy has made more than his share of contributions and will add more on the road to the World Championship.
Ankiel is clearly capable of more offensively but his defense and gun are impressive and McLouth will not go to the post season with this team with his anemic AAA play.
Hats off to Frank Wren for pulling this deal off for 3 names I have never seen on the top prospect list from our impressive farm system.
Go Braves!! Who will be the hero tonite??
Frankie Wren
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
Good trade for both teams, makes sense all the way around. I am excited about RH hitter but his defense is sooooo good. Going to help us in so many ways.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
THIS FROM MARK BRADLEY
Troy Glaus to go on DL. Then will report to Gwinnett to play some third base.
.588
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
Just heard da news.
Derrick Lee is a “professional” first baseman. He’s starting to heat up too.
Welcome to your first-place ballclub Derrick!
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
My bad on Tyrelle, righty not lefty!
carl
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
That last bit was sarcasm, JoeBrave
MiaBchBravesFan
August 18th, 2010
5:46 pm
Glen W: Touche’, sir! Very clever. LOL.
FEAR
August 18th, 2010
5:47 pm
Patrick – The Braves could create a time machine and bring Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner(in their prime) on to the 2010 team and it would be a 4th rate story on ESPN.
PDOG
August 18th, 2010
5:47 pm
Can you say Crime dog. This reminds me of when the Braves got the Crime Dog. Can only hope
Braves One
August 18th, 2010
5:47 pm
Altogether now … THANK YOU UNCLE FRANK !!!
Tomas
August 18th, 2010
5:48 pm
Carl don’t be so pesimistic. Think it like this, it gives the Braves a much better team defensively and offensively. And it really gives the Braves a huge shot at the world series.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 18th, 2010
5:48 pm
I have to say….I like it a lot!!
Finally Glaus can get the rest his knees deserve.
carl
August 18th, 2010
5:48 pm
Yes, I am a troll, I the one who knows more about the braves farm system and what we gave up than 95% of you shmucks out there is a troll.
Whatever, screw you bandwagon fans and idiots and make believe that this move is going to work out
Glen W
August 18th, 2010
5:48 pm
So how would you feel if you were a young pitcher being traded form the Braves organization (great track record for developing pitchers) to the Cubs (not quite a great track record for developing pitchers)?
That’s the part of the game that must be really hard for young players. It’s only his future that’s at stake.
.588
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
Get some rest Troy, you deserve and need it. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be where we’re at right now. We’ll hold the fort down till you feel good enough to get back.
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
Nova Scotia Steve
August 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
THIS FROM MARK BRADLEY
Troy Glaus to go on DL. Then will report to Gwinnett to play some third base.
I wouldn’t bet on Bradley too much, Glaus can’t cover squat with a shovel, let alone play 3B. Bradley is usually wrong, most likely doing his best DOB shadow imitation, trying to get blog hits.
Wayne in Utah
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
Let’s don’t jinx Lee and call him a “professional” hitter, OK!
P-Town Brave
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
NS Steve-
If you haven’t figured out, Bradley has been screwing with everyone about Glaus playing 3b…
Read all of his updates…
He’s just messing with your head buddy…
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
PDOG — It reminded me of when they got Crime Dog too! Lee will even be wearing McGriff’s number! This has World Champions written all over it! Thank you Frankie!!
glove51
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
Since I didn’t clarify before: I think this is a slam dunk of a trade. Why wouldn’t you do it?
JBoog1285
August 18th, 2010
5:49 pm
Wow … Frank Wren just said Glaus to the DL, will rest for a week and then go to Gwinnett to play THIRD BASE!!!! Back up Sept. 1st.
GTSteve
August 18th, 2010
5:50 pm
@Fear, and some bloggers still wouldn’t be happy
Nova Scotia Steve
August 18th, 2010
5:50 pm
JoeBrave – Bradley is at the press conference with Frank Wren – Going on as we speak.
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:50 pm
Lee will be fine, not to worry!
TennesseePaul
August 18th, 2010
5:50 pm
Robinson Lopez and Tyrelle Harris and left-handed pitcher Jeffrey Lorick!!!!???
Well crap. There goes the future of the Atlanta Braves. Might as well move the team to Mexico City and forget about ‘em.
FEAR
August 18th, 2010
5:50 pm
GTSteve – hahaha. very true.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
Have I been reading you wrong. Thought you were an old sage, instead of a young smart azz! _ Wayne
Old sage, no ……… smart azz, well I prefer to think of it has having a sardonic wit. But really, I’m a couple or so years younger than you, if memory serves.
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
Where is the conference radio or televised? I can’t find it
MattyRoss
August 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
JBoog…are you serious?
Snotboogie
August 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
carl
Can you tell anything about these prospects without looking at a stat sheet. Can you even say which of them was a RHP and which of them LHP from memory? These prospects were never mentioned as any of our top runs prospects and might not turn into anything good. Yet you complain. Remarkable idiot.Do you want Lee to be injured and not push us into the playoffs? If not, shut up and enjoy the ride.
JBoog1285
August 18th, 2010
5:51 pm
Yes Matty I am. Can’t believe it, but he just said it. Shows how much we bloggers know.
Patrick
August 18th, 2010
5:52 pm
Matty
Yep, he is. Bradley posted that on Twitter too
.588
August 18th, 2010
5:53 pm
Hope you guys n’ gals will pull for my Warner Robins LLWS girls tonight against the California team. We’re trying to defend our World Championship.
ESPN2 at 7:00.
The remote will get a workout tonight.
mike jones
August 18th, 2010
5:53 pm
Does anyone know anything about the three prospects we gave up?
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
No way Glaus plays 3rd, his leg will break off at the knee and impale him!
tdmorgan
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
PTBNL is because of MLB rules. They make a team wait to trade a player that they just signed to a Minor League contract, I believe it is for 6 months. The player is already agreed upon by the teams, just not announced.
BravoMan
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
It’s the truth about Glaus. Just watched a clip of Wren saying it on one of my twitter followers. He’ll play 3rd in AAA then come up September 1st.
Gone Viral
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
“make believe that this move is going to work out”
Done!
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
Can’t see it unless Infante takes over CF.
Glen W
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
If Troy takes a DL stint then goes to AAA to get reacquainted with 3B. I’m not sure its going to work. But wow, what an example of a team guy!
Braint
August 18th, 2010
5:55 pm
I agree with John (5:45). Glaus did everything he could and carried us when we needed it most.
If you would have told me at the beggining of the year that Glaus would lead the team in RBI, 2nd in HR (not counting AGon’s in Toronto) and we’d be in 1st place on August 16th — I would have told you what a genius FW was. Now Glaus needs the rest for the stretch run off the bench so FW went out and got a big bat in Lee. Well done FW!
C's
August 18th, 2010
5:55 pm
Yeah, Glaus is going to AAA to play 3B just like Glavine went to AAA to prepare for the stretch run last year. Ain’t happening…..
Mitchie-san
August 18th, 2010
5:55 pm
I cant wait to watch the game Friday! How many times has a traded player debuted aganst his old team at home?
Wayne in Utah
August 18th, 2010
5:55 pm
Dang I’m stoked!
McFann will be happy now, as Mac can settle into the #5 slot.
Back later folks. Heck, if we lose tonight 1-0, I’ll still be smiling at bedtime!
PDOG
August 18th, 2010
5:56 pm
BravesQueen
Good call on the number. Getting pumped!!!!
JoeBrave
August 18th, 2010
5:56 pm
Glen W
August 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
If Troy takes a DL stint then goes to AAA to get reacquainted with 3B. I’m not sure its going to work. But wow, what an example of a team guy
Agreed on that one. Class act! all the way!
.588
August 18th, 2010
5:56 pm
Derrick Lee has the kind of demeanor to fit right in with this bunch. Not jinxing.
I don’t know about a “professional hitter,” but I know he’s a professional ball player.
Frankie Wren
August 18th, 2010
5:56 pm
D. Lee one of the few Cubs who actually hit in their playoff losses a couple years back. This might be a great Fall season.
Snotboogie
August 18th, 2010
5:57 pm
If Troy takes a DL stint then goes to AAA to get reacquainted with 3B. I’m not sure its going to work. But wow, what an example of a team guy!
Very true about that. Respect!
And you know what else – him and Lee will make this work because they want to play for Cox and a playoff run. Robert, Don and the other nincompoops who trivialize Cox’s effect on players will never get that part right.
Rodney Derrick
August 18th, 2010
5:57 pm
Frank Wren has a history with D Lee. As Assistant General Manager with Marlins 13 years ago, Marlins traded Kevin Brown for Lee
Jerry
August 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
First off, I’m glad we have Lee. We need something in the middle of the lineup. The only problem I have is why would they trade players away for a rental when it would have been so easy to bring up Freeman? It’s not like Freeman has anything else to prove in the minors.
jer
August 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
I think this is a great trade for the Braves for the obvious reasons – Lee looks like he is hot, has great defensive skills, allows Glaus to rest his knees and possibly come back and play better, and does not interfere with Freeman’s development long term. A word of caution about locker-room rumours against players. Years ago, I had a girlfriend whose two uncles played in the Canadian Football League with Russ Jackson (I know the name means nothing to Americans but he was voted the greatest Canadian football player ever by fans more than forty years after he retired when most of them had never even seen him play – that’s how good he was). Anyway, my girlfriend whose understanding of football was encyclopedic, insisted that Jackson was an arrogant a-hole. Several years later, I applied for my first teaching job during an economic downturn. I got a phone call. It was Russ Jackson. He was now principal of a high school. He apologized that he could not offer me a job because his school was changing from a English-speaking to a French-speaking high school (Canada is bilingual) but he liked my resume and just wanted to encourage me to keep looking for a teaching job. No one else has ever done that before or since. He later went on to coach football, but his team did miserably and he was fired in less than two years. However, he never criticized any players in public, took responsibility for the losses and taking the job without having the experience of being an assistant coach. The moral: don’t believe every rumour you hear about players ( a la Lee and Maddux).
Frankie Wren
August 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
If the season ended today. Braves vs Reds. I would welcome that matchup in October.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
August 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
For what we gave up, this is a great move.
Braint
August 18th, 2010
5:59 pm
May have spoken too soon about FW. LOL Glaus to work out at 3B in AAA? Really? Why? We need his possible platoon at 1B when his knees feel better and his bat off the bench….
Now I smell some “plate appearances” cut back to save some money on Glaus….
Nova Scotia Steve
August 18th, 2010
5:59 pm
I’m excited about Troy giving 3B a shot after two solid weeks of rest.
Imagine the line-up. WOW.