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Fryedawg
July 22nd, 2011
3:49 pm
Can anyone tell me the starting CF when Chipper returns? Who sits, Jordan or Nate?
Wookie Ninja
July 22nd, 2011
3:49 pm
Denard Span anyone?
nybravesfan
July 22nd, 2011
3:50 pm
I’m reading a few people mention that if we trade Lowe we would have room to pay for Pence. If we trade for Pence and have to give up 2-3 pitching prospects the Braves might not feel they are in a position to trade Lowe. I’m thinking if the Braves trade Minor for Beltran they might not trade Lowe anymore. Wouldn’t Minor be the call up if the Braves traded Lowe? Can anyone with insight comment on this. Ever since the Beltran / Pence rumors came about we have not heard anything about Lowe. Thanks
Whoop
July 22nd, 2011
3:50 pm
Yep, Schafer’s the reason why McCann and Freeman are having amazing years and the pitching staff is carrying the team.
All thanks to Schafer and his “spark”
Kat
July 22nd, 2011
3:50 pm
Carroll posted the lineup on twitter…
#Braves lineup: 1. Prado 3B, 2. Heyward RF, 3. McCann C, 4. Freeman 1B, 5. Hinske LF, 6. Gonzalez SS, 7. Conrad 2B 8 McLouth CF 9 Jurrjens P
coach
July 22nd, 2011
3:50 pm
Marlon Byrd and Kerry Wood for mid level prospects and McLouth
Skip Caray
July 22nd, 2011
3:50 pm
We have to make this deal not only to get beltran, but to block Philly from picking him up
MikeInFl
July 22nd, 2011
3:51 pm
The 8 HR against lefties are nice, but aside from that, his #’s against LHP are Schaferial.
Billy
July 22nd, 2011
3:51 pm
I would give up Schafer and Minor for Michael Bourn in a heartbeat!!!!
Robert
July 22nd, 2011
3:51 pm
“But, I see the “win-now” side of the argument too. Just wish we’d kill two birds with one stone… filling a the current spot but also addressing 2012 and beyond. And do it outside the division.”
Gee – wouldnt it be nice if we could trade KK and McLouth for Pujols and have the Cardinals pay his salary
Legitimate chances to win the World Series are not an opportunity to be wasted because you arent quite getting everything you’d want in a perfect world, or because you are pretty sure the team is going to be good for the next few years
In other words – Pigs get fat. Hogs get slaughtered
nique
July 22nd, 2011
3:52 pm
Swede – wow, if those are the splits why is FW even considering a deal for him?!
Hank
July 22nd, 2011
3:52 pm
I can’t see bringing on board another player that some team wants to unload. We’ve been there, done that, and paid dearly for doing it. He would not improve our outfield and lefty pitchers eat him alive.
Whoop
July 22nd, 2011
3:52 pm
“…but the Braves need a right-handed bat, and trading for Bourn would mean they’re giving up on Jordan Schafer. By all accounts, the Braves like the trajectory Schafer is on right now.”
Understandable, these are the same idiots who gushed over Scott Proctor.
CrαZy
July 22nd, 2011
3:52 pm
Big Jam,
Or when he gets injured we could use him as an excuse to why we didn’t win like last year!!!!
stamper
July 22nd, 2011
3:52 pm
Beltran and Isringhausen for Minor and McLouth.
Ben Gunby
July 22nd, 2011
3:53 pm
Fact of the matter is Minor is likely going to only ever be 5th, 4th at best, starter for us. We have a chance to get a guy who could be enough of an offensive boost to get us a very, very legitimate shot at winning a World Series this year. Don’t you play to win the game? Giving your 4 or 5 starter for the future, if even that, for an impact bat that can do that, you make the deal. This isn’t giving up a 4 or 5 starter, a starting shortstop, and en elite catcher prospect ALL for just an impact bat.
CrαZy
July 22nd, 2011
3:53 pm
I’m not saying I didn’t want Beltran! I just realize Minor is a coveted piece many teams want and these people know more than me and you. He’s not JoJo yet and at the end of the day Minor could end up being a good ML pitcher. If it goes down we’ll be giving away a solid MLB ready pitching prospect for a star bat for a playoff run.
Blockbuster
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
Trade Minor, Gonzalez (not Freddi) and a prospect or 2 for Beltran AND Reyes. Now there’s a blockbuster
Fargo
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
@wookieninja….I like the idea. but is clearly not in the cards.
a. hes a lefty
b. hes currently on the DL
Shaun
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
grandpapeckinpah, who cares if Schafer can hit. It’s his intangibles that are going to help the Braves get to the World Series. You know, his attitude. That’s what wins ball games, attitude. Doesn’t matter that you hit like James Loney. I wish the Braves had 9 Jordan Schafers and James Loneys…you know, for their attitude and intangibles. What? You don’t see it? You must not watch games.
(That was obviously sarcasm. But I do disagree that the Braves can’t make it to the Series, even if, God forbid, the insist on playing Schafer and hitting him leadoff consistently. They have enough talent elsewhere to make up for that deficiency. It would make it a little bit harder, though. Let’s hope they don’t insist on doing that.)
PMC
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
Seriously, they have to make some kind of trade. McClouth is unable to contribute anything of substance. Prado will have to play 3rd quite a bit. If it’s Beltran I’m ok with it. Minor has limited value for this team outside of the fact that he’s a lefty.
They can’t keep drafting pitchers and holding on to them when the outfield is this bad.
MFin04
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
I guess it is a good feeling when I’m actually upset that Uggla is out of the lineup.
Swede
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
Michael Bourn’s splits YTD:
Against righties:
286 AB, .301 Avg, .360 OBP, .402 SLG, .762 OPS
Against lefties:
105 AB, .276 Avg, .333 OBP, .390 SLG, .723 OPS
AtlYnkHtr
July 22nd, 2011
3:54 pm
Interesting article about Franceour and coming home again.
http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2011/07/baseball-teams-blind-spots-and-burned.html
Najeh Davenpoop
July 22nd, 2011
3:55 pm
Minor for Beltran 3030 is a good deal. Get it done.
BAMA dude
July 22nd, 2011
3:55 pm
Heisenberg
July 22nd, 2011
3:44 pm
It may seem like there is an abundance of pitching prospects. But when you factor in Hudson & Lowe contracts ending plus JJ & Hanson FA clocks ticking down, there could be 4 spots coming open in the rotation in the next 2-3 years.
Teheran, Delgado, Beachy, Vizcaino, name your fifth out of several options.
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2011
3:55 pm
Shaun, McLouth still sucks. And don’t forget defensive value, while not easily quantified, is very real.
MikeInFl
July 22nd, 2011
3:55 pm
Gee – wouldnt it be nice if we could trade KK and McLouth for Pujols and have the Cardinals pay his salary
I don’t post crap like that Robert. Pence, Bourn, and others are legitimate targets who would do what I suggested. Not saying they’re perfect, or within reasonable reach (I don’t know), but don’t mike it sound like I’m making outlandish proposals. Thanks.
Kyle
July 22nd, 2011
3:56 pm
If Beltran doesn’t work out and the price for Pence is too steep, what about bringing Frenchy back? He’d be cheap, you’d have to play musical chairs in the outfield, but he’d be cheap.
Fryedawg
July 22nd, 2011
3:56 pm
Keep prospects. Their pitching will carry them in the playoffs. Sooner or later Braves will need to trade for future 3rd baseman unless Prado is the answer there.
mvprado
July 22nd, 2011
3:56 pm
Another thing to factor in – Beltran has some pretty decent numbers versus the Phillies. Could come in handy say … in October, or something.
Geoff
July 22nd, 2011
3:56 pm
Check the past 3 years guys… Beltran’s OPS vs Lefties is over 1.000… just saying. Get it done!
Blockbuster
July 22nd, 2011
3:57 pm
Seriously, I would rather see the Braves get Gomes from the Reds and platoon him with Heyward. If they’re considering trading Minor, it must mean the D Lowe trade is not happening.
Brava
July 22nd, 2011
3:57 pm
Wayne, saw your comment about Martinez. I also find it odd that he would be stretched out as a starter and wonder if something is till going on with Lowe.
ChillyMutt
July 22nd, 2011
3:57 pm
Give up a starting left handed pitch on the cheap for 6 years for a two month injury prone rental?
No thank you.
Brava
July 22nd, 2011
3:57 pm
still, not till
Chris W
July 22nd, 2011
3:58 pm
One thing no one has pointed out: if we don’t get Beltran, it looks like the Giants or Phillies will. So not only would we be stuck with Schafer’s terrible ‘production’ in CF, but then our chief competition to get to the World Series would add a .911 OPS bat.
Peter
July 22nd, 2011
3:58 pm
I said no until I saw the sample lineup with him in it. We could be a pretty damn complete team
Powderfinger
July 22nd, 2011
3:58 pm
Frenchy scares me. There’s too much mental stuff to worry about, especially when you consider that as soon as he goes 0 for 4 or 0 for 5, then Joe Fan will be on him like a cheap suit.
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2011
3:58 pm
Robert–where did you read about the OPS+ being based on standard deviations above and below the mean? If that’s true that’s very interesting–something I’d like to know more about.
Frankie Wren
July 22nd, 2011
3:58 pm
If it goes down we’ll be giving away a solid MLB ready pitching prospect for a star bat for a playoff run.
Are you worried about our starting pitching staff in the next 5 years? I am not. I worry about offense although it isn’t as bad as people think. Beltran makes this a very good offense for 2 months and possibly a parade on Peachtree street. What a concept that is.
MFin04
July 22nd, 2011
3:59 pm
I don’t think you can underestimate the need to get a guy before your two playoff rivals (Giants and Phillies) do.
grandpapeckinpah
July 22nd, 2011
3:59 pm
@Shaun I get what you’re saying, and IMO we need to add a RH reliever more than a bat. But there’s only so much pop-out/strikeout 1st outs to start a game that I can take.
ChillyMutt
July 22nd, 2011
3:59 pm
LMAO @ “what about bringing Frenchy back? ”
Too funny.
Heisenberg
July 22nd, 2011
3:59 pm
@BAMA dude
Medlen would be the 5th
Lew
July 22nd, 2011
4:00 pm
184 missed games since the start of the 09 season. Moved from CF because of chronic knee problems. Likely to go down to injury at a moment’s notice which might actually spelll the end of his career. Stil owed $9 million this year and is a Free Agent at seaqson’s end with no possibility of even garnering draft choices in return.
All of that for a p[itcher drafted in the first round who at least six teams deem worthy of sending scouts to look at him and the player most teams ask for in any trade scenario, projected at the very least to be a mid rotation starter, under contractual control for six full years, three at the MLB minimum.
Now why wouldn’t a sane person do this deal.
Sheesh.
Powderfinger
July 22nd, 2011
4:00 pm
Keeping Beltran from the Phillies is definitely a bonus.
SC Ace
July 22nd, 2011
4:00 pm
I’d rather get Pence. Any way they consider trading one of the big three (Delgado, maybe?) as centerpiece in a deal for Pence. I just like the idea of having control longer than 2 months. We’d still have Tehran and Vizcaino, not to mention Gilmartin, Beachy, Hanson, and Jurrjens as our young studs. Hudson as the vet leaders.
You could still move Lowe to make room for Pence’s salary. We’ll also be losing the Kawakami albatross for next season’s payroll; McLouth too.
The thing that bothers me about trading Minor is that we’re short on lefty pitchers.
Chanticleer
July 22nd, 2011
4:00 pm
Do it, do it, do it!
cabravesfan
July 22nd, 2011
4:00 pm
Trade Minor, Gonzalez (not Freddi) and a prospect or 2 for Beltran AND Reyes. Now there’s a blockbuster
Yeah. The Mets will be all over that…
DS1
July 22nd, 2011
4:01 pm
Shafer plays CF when Chipper returns. For the glove.
Threadkiller
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
Lew..Well said!
Powderfinger
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
Dang, Lew, you just peed on my parade. I hate facts and logic.
Robert
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
“Problem with giving up Levine is he’s great talent and we’d more likely than not only have Beltran for two months.”
Out of every one hundred great talents, you end up with a handful of great ballplayers
If Levine is the missing piece – let them have it.
Remember that being labelled a prospect means that someone thinks you MIGHT be good someday
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
Lew, why is the cash owed to Beltran for the balance of the season a dealbreaker if LM has the cash or New York eats some of it?
DNice
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
I say give Nate Dog, some old jersey’s, and a Mark Wohlers retro jersey with the Terry Harper throwbacks and call it a deal.
Chris from the Rock
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
Here’s another item to think about: Beltran projects to be a Type A FA. He wants a multi-year deal, and most of all, Boras wants a multi-year deal. He probably won’t consider arbitration. So maybe it’s Mike Minor for 2 months of Carlos Beltran, a 1st round pick and a sandwich pick.
PMC
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
Thing is, we don’t know that Bourne is available. We do know Beltran is to be dealt. It might be a situation like that.
I’d rather have Bourne to set the table. It’s not a give up on Schafer. Schafer is a 4th outfielder, he can platoon in left and right or play center can’t he?
Wookie Ninja
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
NO! Not no but HELL NO to Jeff Francouer! get over it.There is enough inept bats in the line-up now.
Leave ol Pinnochinose right where he is at KC
DWW
July 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
Almost every trade Wren has made to this point has been one nobody saw coming. I would expect the same this time around. It almost seems as if he and his staff stoke the fire of rumors to distract the media from what is really happening.
Don Green
July 22nd, 2011
4:03 pm
We can win with what we have. So instead of looking at it as what we need to solidifying the change to win this year, I’d try to make a deal that would put us in contention for the next 2-4 years. I know he is a left handed hitter, but I’d go after Colby Rasmus of St. Louis. The guy is in the dog house over there but has 5 tool potential, I think he just needs a change of scenary:
What about something like this:
1. OF-Colby Rasmus
2. RP-P.J. Walters
for
1. SP-Mike Minor
2. OF-Nate McLouth
3. 3B-Brandon Hicks
4. SS-Diory Hernandez
5. OF-Matt Young
Yunel #1 Fan
July 22nd, 2011
4:03 pm
I HATE this rental trades. I really do. I think giving up 6 years of Minor for 2 months of Beltran would a very stupid thing to do. We have the prospects to trade for anyone. I would rather give up 2 or 3 prospects for a guy like Pence.
MFin04
July 22nd, 2011
4:03 pm
Looked at Gomes, know nothing about him, but has only played LF or DH the last 2 season. Guy can hit lefties, but can he actually play CF?
Kentavo
July 22nd, 2011
4:03 pm
You know, I cringed when Phillies picked up Oswalt, who would have loved to come to the Bravos, so if anything we gotta block Beltran from going to Philly.
Heisenberg
July 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
Philly would have to probably send Dominic Brown for Beltran. So they are having the same debate. They have depleted their farm system the past couple years getting Halladay & Oswalt, so they may not have much else left that is attractive.
Robert
July 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
“He’s not JoJo yet and at the end of the day Minor could end up being a good ML pitcher. If it goes down we’ll be giving away a solid MLB ready pitching prospect for a star bat for a playoff run”
and if that gets us a World Series title, then that’s a trade I’d beg to do every year
Frankie Wren
July 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
Shaun, McLouth still sucks. And don’t forget defensive value, while not easily quantified, is very real.
Steve from Ohio- give it up. The Professor does not agree and shames those that follow Fredi and FW blindly without question.
McLouth couldn’t hit a pinata at a 10 yr olds birthday party.
Brava
July 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
I agree, DWW.
Shaun
July 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
Actually Francoeur wouldn’t be a bad option. It would just cause too much distraction and hullabaloo. They’d just have to make sure he doesn’t go near a right-handed pitcher, even in batting practice.
Wookie Ninja
July 22nd, 2011
4:04 pm
Chris, to get the 1st rd pick and sandwich pick, the Braves would have to offer ARB to Beltran, only catch is Beltran has a contract that prohibits offering ARB, he is a Free type A free agent, no draft pick compensation.
BAMA dude
July 22nd, 2011
4:05 pm
Lew, this is how it works. You know that. Prospects are the currency, MLB stars on teams out of contention are the goods. Like it or not baseball is dominated by pitching right now, making bats worth a premium. We won’t get a player for Minor who can help us this year more than Beltran, and this year is what this conversation is all about. I’d love to see Chipper get another ring and would be more than willing to give up Minor in exchange for it.
Hillbilly
July 22nd, 2011
4:05 pm
With all of this drooling over Beltran going on, I’m betting Anders is preparing himself for a show-stopping blog return, fully equipped with a chamber full of told-you-so’s and Na-nuh, Na-nuh, Boo-Boo’s.
John Leonard
July 22nd, 2011
4:05 pm
Even if the Braves get Beltran,the only way they win WS is with their pitching.If the pitching stays hot during playoffs,we win.One player is not going to carry this offense deprived team.We have a chance now with the pitching.Why get a rental? If they can make a trade for a bat that will figure in our future,go for it.
Heisenberg
July 22nd, 2011
4:06 pm
Gomes has played CF before. But he is probably more a corner OF.
Play Beltran Where?
July 22nd, 2011
4:06 pm
Left field in place of Martin Prado? Right field in place of Jason Heyward? Center field in place of Jordan Schafer and Nate McLouth? Bullpen coach in place of Eddie Perez? Could Beltran hit for Alex Gonzalez while Alex stays in the field? Beltran is a defensive liability who happens to be having an unexpected real good year with the bat. He is brittle and getting old and not worth giving away great pitching. Leave this team alone and let it finish the season.
Wookie Ninja
July 22nd, 2011
4:06 pm
Frankencouer burned too many bridges with the Braves Front Office, he will not be returning!
CrαZy
July 22nd, 2011
4:06 pm
Ryan Church is availible!!!
BAMA dude
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
MFin04
July 22nd, 2011
4:03 pm
Looked at Gomes, know nothing about him, but has only played LF or DH the last 2 season. Guy can hit lefties, but can he actually play CF?
Dude had a heart attack in his early twenties and came back from it. Pretty cool story.
PMC
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
All this said, the fact this is in the media is probably an attempt to pressure the Phillies into giving up D. Brown.
John Galt
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
I’d do it only if we want Beltran next year too and he’d agree to a reasonable extension. But I don’t think we want him next year and I don’t think he’d sign reasonably. So I’d pass.
Put me in the camp of those who are not ready to give up on Schafer. When everyone is healthy, I think our current roster can win the East. We just need another arm in the bullpen; I’ll chip in for Proctor’s bus ticket out of town.
CrαZy
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
*available*
Robert
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
MikeinFla – This team has a legitimate shot to win it all this year. That’s special. And we have to realize that. At that point all that stuff about gee in a perfect world you dont tarde to a division rival, gee in a perfect world you dont trade a starting pitcher – all that goes out the window -
Cuz if you get hung up on that, then guess what – some team willing to go for it grabs the prize and the ring and your legitimate chance has gone down the Cox
NYMIKEY
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
No way do you make this trade! Your trading a future left handed star to your rival for a guy who is going to leave in the off-season! SWEETEN THE PACKAGE AND GET HUNTER PENSE! A SUPERSTAR!!!
Juan
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
The Mets are making move..Claim Baxter OF/1b from the Padres…dfa Nick Evans to open spot for David Wright…Next Carlos Beltran
rob
July 22nd, 2011
4:07 pm
I would be ok with the move but i would prefer to trade Minor and another very good prospect(not Julio,Vizcaino or Delgado) to San Diego for Adams or Bell AND Cameron Maybin. It would help us in both areas of need. Maybin is not as good a hitter as Beltran but he is great defensively – as us Braves fans saw last year and has great speed and a little punch from the Right side. Bell or Adams would keep O’Ventbrel fresher for Sept/OCT.
Thoughts?
TNScott
July 22nd, 2011
4:08 pm
Too much to give up for a two month rental. If you’re going to give up that much add some more and see if you can swing a trade for Upton now or in the offseason. Justin, that is. He has a club-friendly contract. 6.75 mil in ‘12, 9.75 mil in ‘13, 14.25 in ‘14, 14.75 in ‘15. He will be 27 at the end of his contract and has stolen 14 bases this season and hasn’t shown the baggage to this point that his brother wears like a Mr. T Starter Kit. With Kenshin’s and Nate’s contract coming off this year 80-90% of Upton’s contract would be covered in the last two year’s of his contract anyway.
MFin04
July 22nd, 2011
4:09 pm
“One player is not going to carry this offense deprived team.”
Beltran has done it in the playoffs before with Houston. In order to win in the playoffs you can’t just pitch well. The Braves pitching last year in the playoffs was lights out. The problem was they couldn’t win a game without going to extra innings because they couldn’t score.
Hoosier Aaron
July 22nd, 2011
4:09 pm
Why would ANYONE want Mike Minor? I thought on draft day he was a bum!
According to this, the Braves were stupid for taking him.
Atlanta Braves — Mike Minor (SP) from Vanderbilt University; To be honest this was a tough pick to understand, and Minor must have something that the Braves see, because he didn’t have dominating stuff in college. With an ERA in the high 3’s this is far too high to choose him.
Our guys must know something….uh?
No vote on Beltran.
I’d take Carlos Quentin.
Fredi's Single Digit IQ
July 22nd, 2011
4:09 pm
If we do get Beltran, what would the lineup look like? Any guesses? I’d go with this:
1 – Marteeeeeen, LF
2 – Beltran, CF
3 – BMac, C
4 – Old Man, 3B
5 – Fab5, 1B
6 – Heyward, RF
7 – Uggla, 2B
8 – Seabass, SS
Truth
July 22nd, 2011
4:09 pm
and Schafer couldn’t hit water if he fell off a boat.
DaveinNEPA
July 22nd, 2011
4:09 pm
MINOR FOR BELTRAN? NO…..NO……NO……AND HELL NO!!!!!
Not for a 2 month rental. The Met either have to ask for a lot less or have to sweeten the pot considerably.
onebravosfan
July 22nd, 2011
4:09 pm
Let me just go on record and say I am totally against a trade for Beltran. Minor for Beltran is way too much for a rental. Also, I understand that if we do get Beltran, we can’t offer arbitration so we will miss out on any extra picks at the end of year. I hope FW wakes up and just says no.
Robert
July 22nd, 2011
4:10 pm
“Interesting article about Franceour and coming home again.
http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2011/07/baseball-teams-blind-spots-and-burned.html”
On a cruise ship somewhere in the open ocean, Bobby Cox read that, hee-hawed loudly,and soiled his diaper
CrαZy
July 22nd, 2011
4:10 pm
It Chipper retires which he won’t…..I’d be fine with retaining Beltran to play LF and Schafer back to CF in 2012. But Chipper’s not going to retire soif we get Beltran he will be a 2011 Brave only.
ZekeOJr
July 22nd, 2011
4:10 pm
We need a young player with a passion for the game like Hunter Pence. I saw him in Houston against the Braves he is something else. We could really use him.
Lew
July 22nd, 2011
4:10 pm
Steve- OK – take the cash out of the equation. You’re left with “Only” – 184 missed games since the start of the 09 season. Moved from center field due to chronic knee problems. Likely to go down to injury on a moments’ notice which might actually spell the end of his career. Is a Free Agent at season’s end with no chance of garnering draft picks in return. Hitting only .232 with a .291 (albeit great slg%) against LHP (which we need) , yet hits much better as a LH Hitter (which we don’t need).
Then all the stuff about Minor, too.
That better for you? Again, sheesh.
MikeInFl
July 22nd, 2011
4:11 pm
And we have to realize that. At that point all that stuff about gee in a perfect world you dont tarde to a division rival, gee in a perfect world you dont trade a starting pitcher – all that goes out the window -
Robert, in my original post, I said I get the “win-now” concept; and I also said I wouldn’t whine if this is the way the Braves go.
I don’t like this particular deal, on several levels, which I outlined. If it happens, fine… Go Braves. But doesn’t mean I have to agree with pulling the trigger on this, especially a week and half before the deadline. I hope we come up with something that’s a better fit.
Goyka
July 22nd, 2011
4:11 pm
Is it sad that the only thing I remember from the article is skyline chilli…man i miss that stuff.
MFin04
July 22nd, 2011
4:12 pm
Braves vs Giants 2010
Gm1 L 1-0
Gm2 W 5-4 in 11
Gm3 L 3-2
Gm4 L 3-2
Need some offense and a clutch playoff performer.
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2011
4:12 pm
Lew–I’d do the trade. You’re overblowing the injury risk, IMO. If that’s your best argument against the trade, then it’s probably going to be an ok deal for us.
I have no complaints about him leaving at the end of the year–we’re not saddled with a long-term contract. And we wouldn’t offer arb anyway so it’s a moot point.
Minor to me is a 3/4 guy at best. Worth it.