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George
August 27th, 2012
12:12 pm
I think FREDI should keep his job if the BRAVES sre able to make the playoffs and win the first series [ the 3 of 5 one ]. That would be a successful season for me.
raleighbravefan
August 27th, 2012
12:14 pm
AT – Reguardless of how much or how little anyh of us value Uggla, I think it would be a lot harder to move him and his contract than you do. Other GMs are trying to improve their teams, and have no interest in improving the Braves.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
Before I gave out 16 to 18 on Bourn, I’d just assume us to try to acquire Coco from the A’s during the offseason.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
Was that the real George? Fredi keep his job?
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
Efrim
August 27th, 2012
12:00 pm
“……Mike Minor since June 7th, 14 games, 85.1 IP, 67 hits, 30 ER, 25 BB’s, 63 K’s, 11 HR allowed, 3.16 ERA, .218/.280/.384 oppo. slash line. Numbers are even better since July(2.50 ERA, 8 BB’s, 42 K’s in 57.2 IP – 9 games)……”
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about. IMPROVEMENT from the youngsters.
Like MINOR and BEACHY.
Even DELGADO to some extent.
MEDS has always been good, well, almost always.
Throw in HUDSON and MAHOLM and you’ve got next year’s SP’s I believe.
SHEETS, iffy based on conditioning. I think he has enough game for the back-end of the rotation if he stays healthy in 2013.
HANSON will be traded if he pulls out the stretch run this year. Otherwise, I see him rejecting the BRAVES arb 1 offer this January and the two headed to an arbitor. He may lose his starting slot though, especially later in the season when BEACHY has returned and gained strength…..prolly in GWINNETT.
JURRJENS is history in a BRAVES uni.
TEHERAN will labor another year in AAA searching for the consistancy that REDMOND never acquired.
If all goes well, GILMARTIN will get a full year in AAA with a call-up maybe once to see how he’s doing.
GRAHAM may get up to GWINNETT in the second half of the season.
BOBBY FISH is the great unknown due to his being on the DL all season.
FLANDE and LUGO…..those experiments are over.
George
August 27th, 2012
12:16 pm
Repost from bottom of last page
George
August 27th, 2012
12:12 pm
I think FREDI should keep his job if the BRAVES sre able to make the playoffs and win the first series [ the 3 of 5 one ]. That would be a successful season for me.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:19 pm
raleighbravefan, as far as moving Uggla. I don’t think it would be as hard as some think or as easy as some think I think it is, but I do think we could be creative and get something done. Some teams would like to have a 30 homer type player in their lineup and would welcome the fact that he’s locked in over the next 3 years.
I’d like to see something like Uggla packaged with Gilmartin to Detroit for some type of return like Infante and McCann. That would give us a replacement player at 2nd plus another good catching prospect for the minors.
tony austin
August 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
…Infante and McCann – Arkansas Transplant
Two McCann’s on the same team? I don’t think McFann’s heart could take it
BravesFanInMaine
August 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
richbrave- I agree…. minor,maholm, hudson, medlen, beachy…. i like that rotation alot…. i think minor is going to learn off of maholm and go from there…… id like to see the braves spend some money on hitting imo!
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
CraZy:
You still out there?
If so, I see some encouraging signs from our main man.
He appears to be morphing into a real hitter. Appears much more selective at the plate. Hasn’t let being demoted twice get in the way evidently. He could end up out GATTIS-ing GATTIS with that power-potential he has once pitchers start having to come in to him instead of he getting himself out all the time with an undisciplined approach at the plate.
CrαZy
August 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
Yeah, I’ll bet the Marlin fans are glad they have an individual owner like Loria, instead of an evil, uncaring corporate owner like LM.
raleighbravefan, Funny because Loria is exactly who I think of when I hear someone wishing we had a new owner.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
Some teams would like to have a 30 homer type player in their lineup and would welcome the fact that he’s locked in over the next 3 years.
Which is why we should keep him… we need a power bat.
ncscoots
August 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
Some teams would like to have a 30 homer type player in their lineup and would welcome the fact that he’s locked in over the next 3 years.
But the Braves aren’t one of them?
Lew
August 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
Transplant – Yes. Again – we know what your thoughts are. We know despite the fact that you just told us yet again. However, it’s not looking like the Braves share your disdain or desire to dump Uggla. They barely seem willing to sit him more than occasionally.
But you need to face basic facts – a. They won’t sit him more than once and a while b. They aren’t sending him to AAA c. They will not eat tens of millions of dollars to see him gone to another team with another 3 or so years on his contract d. He’s a streaky player and the Braves are and have been aware of this fact and take the good with the bad as art of the deal they made to bring him here long term. e. He’s not Derek Lowe at close to age 40 with a single year left on his contract and finally f. They don’t need to scrape pennines together to field a team next year as was the case this year when they let Lowe Gowe.
CrαZy
August 27th, 2012
12:27 pm
Rich… His K’s have always been the problem.. I know he asked the Braves to move to pitcher and they told him they didn’t want him to pitch. He was clocked in mid 90’s in high school so I’m sure he’ll give that a go somewhere if he can’t get it going by the end of next season.
Brian from SC
August 27th, 2012
12:28 pm
Exactly what I was thinking, scoots. If he’s a 30 HR a year guy, why would the Braves trade him?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 27th, 2012
12:29 pm
id like to see the braves spend some money on hitting imo!
24th in the league in quality starts, while we are 7th in the league in runs scored, 3rd in the NL. Yep, we need more offense.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:30 pm
BFIM:
With all the other issues that FW has to deal with this off-season, I just can’t see him dealing with anythingin the starting pitching department other than HUDSON’s option and return on a two-year deal. Like I said yesterday, 7 million guaranteed with realistic incentives totaling 2.5 million more. He makes more if he’s excellent, and we get some relief if he starts to fade.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:30 pm
But the Braves aren’t one of them?
Only for the reason’s I mentioned above.
Veer
August 27th, 2012
12:32 pm
Sheets will not be back as a Brave next year we have enough number 5 starters in the Minors who can fill that role. Hanson is our weak link. The guy throws slower than Clemens and Clemens is 50.
It is a shame when a 50 year old retiree has a better fastball and can go longer in the games then Hanson
Lew
August 27th, 2012
12:34 pm
g. Wren has more than enough to do this winter in picking up two thirds of an outfield, streghtneing the rotation, strengthening the bench and stregthening the relief corps to worry about giving Uggla away and replacing him, too.
Brian from SC
August 27th, 2012
12:34 pm
It is a shame when a 50 year old retiree has a better fastball and can go longer in the games then Hanson
And you know this…how?
Lew
August 27th, 2012
12:36 pm
Yeah – I’m doubting a return by Sheets, too.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:38 pm
CraZy:
Man his power numbers are going off the charts as his BB-SO ratio has improved.
5 SO -1 BB ratio in June
2.8 SO – 1 BB in July
4 SO – 1 BB in August to date.
.581 OPS in June
.809 OPS in July
1.025 OPS in August to date.
Numbers don’t lie. The better eye he develops, the better power he’s going to generate.
HEYWOOD appears to have gone through a reverse type situation. Too patient at the plate, and lots of walks to a power hitter with balance.
If you see and talk to him, you tell him to hang in. It’s all mental at this point. He’s got the physical ability sewed up.
MFin04
August 27th, 2012
12:40 pm
“while we are 7th in the league in runs scored, 3rd in the NL. Yep, we need more offense.”
How about a more balanced, consistent offense that can hit both lefties and righties!?
Veer
August 27th, 2012
12:40 pm
Minor is a good pitcher and down the stretch I think the Braves should go with the 4 men rotation. I don’t think Hanson should be pitching key games down the wire. We have almost every Thursday off from now till the end of the season and this dayoff should allow the Braves to deploy a 4 men rotation
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:41 pm
two thirds of an outfield – actually we’ll still have 2/3rds on the team
streghtneing the rotation – I’ve been told we’ve got plenty of options, that pitching is the last thing that FW will be looking at.
strengthening the bench – We may only have 1 possibly 2 spots open.
stregthening the relief corps – Can’t see where this would be much of a priority, there is already a very good core of relief options in the pen. Can’t really see us looking for more than 1 extra arm for out there, if any.
MFin04
August 27th, 2012
12:41 pm
“I’m doubting a return by Sheets, too.”
Nah, I’m doubting a return by Hanson more than Sheets.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:41 pm
VEER:
“……It is a shame when a 50 year old retiree has a better fastball and can go longer in the games then Hanson…….”
See my previous statements today regarding HANSON. Agreed, he’s the weak-link and will be traded if possible.
Veer
August 27th, 2012
12:42 pm
Brian from SC
August 27th, 2012
12:34 pm
It is a shame when a 50 year old retiree has a better fastball and can go longer in the games then Hanson
And you know this…how?
Clemens fastball was clocked around 88 MPH when he was pitching for the Skeeters and he lasted 4 innings and 4 innings of effectiveness.
Hanson has been clocking 87-88 and can’t go past 4 innings.
Brian from SC
August 27th, 2012
12:42 pm
Nah, I’m doubting a return by Hanson more than Sheets.
Considering Sheets is a free agent and Hanson is first-year arbitration-eligible, you’re going way against the odds there.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:43 pm
Don’t count PETE MOYLAN out. He’s one tough cookie, and will undoubtedly get a Sept. call-up along with LYLE OVERBAY.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:44 pm
You would think we couldn’t live without Uggla… to me it seems like we could do just fine without him over a full season.
Brian from SC
August 27th, 2012
12:45 pm
Clemens fastball was clocked around 88 MPH when he was pitching for the Skeeters and he lasted 4 innings and 4 innings of effectiveness.
Hanson has been clocking 87-88 and can’t go past 4 innings.
Hanson’s average fastball velocity this year is 89.8 mph.
Hanson has gone more than four innings in 12 of his last 13 starts.
Also, Tommy Hanson is pitching against major league baseball players.
Try again.
Veer
August 27th, 2012
12:47 pm
When we lost the last game of the year on route to the biggest collapse in proffesional sports I said to myself that things would have been different if Jurrjens and Hanson were pitching now looking back I don’t think things would have been any different. If you plugged in Jurrjens and Hanson of now to last years rotation down the stretch then perhaps we would been out by last week of September.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:47 pm
How about 16 platoon L-R position players, five SP [3 RH - 2 LH] and four reliefers [two each] HEH!
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:49 pm
richbrave, if you really want to do some extreme platooning. Let’s get players that can pitch and play the field.. think of the options.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:50 pm
Let me clarify.. not just play the field but be able to hit too.
Veer
August 27th, 2012
12:50 pm
Good to see Tommy Hanson supporters ou here.
Brian you must be really excited about his next start vs the Padres
What is your prediction on his stat line?
xx IP xx ER xx Pitches xx BB xx K’s xx Hits
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:51 pm
HANSON should be traded for a starting LF if BOURN stays or LF/CF if he doesn’t. We’ll never get two solid OF starters in trade for HANSON even if he pulls his weight in the starting rotation from here on out.
PRADO playing 2B-3B next year
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:52 pm
richbrave, I’d like to see Prado at 2nd.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:53 pm
Veer
August 27th, 2012
12:47 pm
“…..When we lost the last game of the year on route to the biggest collapse in proffesional sports…..”
Wait, I thought the REDSOX spotted up one collapse and went a half-game better? Didn’t they win the auction?
Brian from SC
August 27th, 2012
12:55 pm
Good to see Tommy Hanson supporters ou here.
Brian you must be really excited about his next start vs the Padres
What is your prediction on his stat line?
xx IP xx ER xx Pitches xx BB xx K’s xx Hits
As long as Tommy Hanson is a member of the Braves, I’m a Tommy Hanson supporter.
I’m excited about every game the Braves play, including those started by Tommy Hanson
I don’t know what his stat line will be…just hoping for a Braves win.
MikeInFl
August 27th, 2012
12:55 pm
Best stolen base guy in the league.
Just a technicality, really, but I’d have to give that award to Bonifacio, 30 out of 33 > 37 out of 45. And he’s done that in less than half the plate appearances.
George
August 27th, 2012
12:56 pm
Lew
August 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
Lew
Considering DAN’s contract and who we gave up to get him, would you consider overall, has he been a disappointment?
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:56 pm
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:49 pm
“……richbrave, if you really want to do some extreme platooning. Let’s get players that can pitch and play the field.. think of the options…..”
Chuckle! ROBBY HEFFLINGER OF/SP and AL SIMMONS SS/SP. dang my grandson is going to be asked to relieve on his H.S. team this year as well as play CF/SS.
Right we’re on our way. Great suggestion AT. You da’ man!
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
12:58 pm
It would be entertaining if nothing else.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
12:58 pm
“…..just hoping for a Braves win…..”
Combine a prayer with that hope. You never know when the ‘good’ TOMMY will show up.
MFin04
August 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
“Considering Sheets is a free agent and Hanson is first-year arbitration-eligible, you’re going way against the odds there.”
I was going with this year and for the playoffs. I wouldn’t be surprised to see both back next year.
Jeff R
August 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
Prado at second would be a very good thing, but the Braves are moving him to third or keeping him in LF, I’d wager.
Murph
August 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
If you plugged in Jurrjens and Hanson of now to last years rotation down the stretch then perhaps we would been out by last week of September.
And if your dad had been a little more adept with a coat hanger we wouldn’t have to suffer through your posts day-in and day-out.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:01 pm
Unfortunately Jeff R, your probably correct.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
1:02 pm
TOMMY HANSON 2012 edition:
His wing and a prayer.
Veer
August 27th, 2012
1:03 pm
murph you are a tough guy. i am so intimidated by your post
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
1:03 pm
Jeff R
August 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
“…..Prado at second would be a very good thing, but the Braves are moving him to third or keeping him in LF, I’d wager….”
So UGGLA stays in the way?
Veer
August 27th, 2012
1:06 pm
Hanson is a 12 game winner but his WAR is -0.2
Murph
August 27th, 2012
1:07 pm
murph you are a tough guy. i am so intimidated by your post
Ummm… what? I didn’t threaten you or try to intimidate you. Not sure where you’re getting that from.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
1:07 pm
Murph
August 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
If you plugged in Jurrjens and Hanson of now to last years rotation down the stretch then perhaps we would been out by last week of September.
“……And if your dad had been a little more adept with a coat hanger we wouldn’t have to suffer through your posts day-in and day-out……”
Wow, inside joke.
Better not let the REPUBLICANS hear of it. It’s agin’ their principles, and is one of their planks this year.
George
August 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
Murph
August 27th, 2012
12:59 pm
JUST WOW ,What a put down. I don’t attact bloggers, but considering Veer WTG Murph.
George
August 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
attack* of course I ment
Shaun
August 27th, 2012
1:09 pm
Prado at second would be a very good thing, but the Braves are moving him to third or keeping him in LF, I’d wager.
Prado could do fine at second. But thirdbase is his best position. Unless something forces their hand, I think the Braves are penciling him in at thirdbase next season.
Considering DAN’s contract and who we gave up to get him, would you consider overall, has he been a disappointment?
OPS+ is 92. The Braves should have seen this as a very real possibility from Uggla at any time while he was under contract with them. His lack of power is absolutely shocking and disappointing but his overall production, the level at which he’s produced on the season as a whole, isn’t all that surprising. It’s more the specifics of how he’s getting there that are surprising.
ncscoots
August 27th, 2012
1:13 pm
and is one of their planks this year.
rich, are you familiar with the Renegade Raging Grannies, at all? They had a little opinion and tuneage on Mr. Akin’s comments. Absolutely hilarious.
Veer
August 27th, 2012
1:13 pm
Well Murph that was sarcasm on my part. I wanted to give you the satisfaction that you are the BIG OLD MAN IN TOWN and that I fear you.
After all you are viewed as one of the legends on this blogs so I don’t wanna bad mouth you even though you might be to man kind what Melky is to baseball.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 27th, 2012
1:14 pm
Hanson is a 12 game winner but his WAR is -0.2
Which is horrible… Sheets has been worth more WAR is his 5-6 starts than Hanson has all year. No need for him to stick around in our rotation next year. Nice guy, but we can do better. He has gotten worse every year, unfortunately.
ncscoots
August 27th, 2012
1:15 pm
After all you [Murph] are viewed as one of the legends on this blogs
We’re not worthy.
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
1:16 pm
Most of the gang’s here. Where’s NICK and PAUL?
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
1:17 pm
scoots:
yeh, I must avert my eyes….
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:18 pm
Some teams would like to have a 30 homer type player in their lineup and would welcome the fact that he’s locked in over the next 3 years.
Except the Braves. The Braves don’t have any desire for a player of that type. Hard to imagine why they traded Infante for him in the first place …
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:20 pm
But then again, he’s not really a 30 homer type.
George
August 27th, 2012
1:23 pm
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:18 pm
Some teams would like to have a 30 homer type player in their lineup and would welcome the fact that he’s locked in over the next 3 years.
Except the Braves. The Braves don’t have any desire for a player of that type. Hard to imagine why they traded Infante for him in the first place …
********************
But does he have to hit .208?
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:23 pm
a possibility he’s not even a 20 homer guy this year.
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:23 pm
The Braves should have seen this as a very real possibility from Uggla at any time while he was under contract with them.
Perhaps they did. He’s OPS+ 101 as a Brave with a 26HR a year pace. Perhaps they thought he was totally worth Infante and $13M.
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:24 pm
But then again, he’s not really a 30 homer type.
So then, most teams wouldn’t really be interested in him.
Which is it AT, a 30 HR type or not a 30 HR type.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:25 pm
But does he have to hit .208?
Better yet.. at a cost of 13mil plus a year.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:25 pm
TP, you tell me.
ncscoots
August 27th, 2012
1:26 pm
Perhaps they thought he was totally worth Infante and $13M.
A total bargain, regardless of this year.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:26 pm
I’ll tell you he’s not worth the amount we’re paying him for a team that has a budget of about 90 million.
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:26 pm
Better yet.. at a cost of 13mil plus a year.
So is his contract the main problem?
Efrim
August 27th, 2012
1:27 pm
Tony (Richmond, CA)
Do you lke the Dodgers trade with Red Sox? Or feel that it was too costly and big of a risk? Will this move allow them to get over the hump and overtake SF in the divison?
Jerry Crasnick (1:07 PM)
Tony, Here’s my thought: I understand why they wanted Adrian Gonzalez, and I wouldn’t have objected to taking Josh Beckett and his entire salary as part of the deal. But I thought the Crawford acquisition was too much. He can still come back and be a pretty good player. But I’m just not a fan of larding up your payroll with huge salaries for players who are going to be in their mid-to-late 30s. I think it’s a bad longterm strategy.
I think I may have included Zack Lee just to get them to keep Crawford. That was the overkill part of it. I understand the Red Sox wanted them to take on Crawford and Beckett to give up Adrian – but I would of parted with more prospects to keep Crawford out of it.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 27th, 2012
1:27 pm
We can trade Uggla because he’s a 30 HR type of player so some team will want him, but he’s not really a 30 HR type player so he isn’t of any use to us…. I’m confused.
Shaun
August 27th, 2012
1:27 pm
Hard to imagine why they traded Infante for him in the first place
The trade was fine. I think the contract extension is where they got a little too excited. But I can sort of understand. You assume that even if and when Uggla starts to decline, he’s still going to be a secondbaseman with plenty of power. And even this year, without power, he’s still no worse than an average offensive secondbaseman. But I still think the Braves gave him a little too rich a contract.
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:28 pm
I’ll tell you he’s not worth the amount we’re paying him for a team that has a budget of about 90 million.
So the Braves, a large market, average payroll team can trade a non-30 HR type player to whom? Or are you saying he becomes a 30HR type only when you start talking trades with others?
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:28 pm
1/7th of payroll for a guy that’s SLG and OPS is only ahead of Janish out of our current starters…. to me that seems a little high.
ncscoots
August 27th, 2012
1:30 pm
Hard to imagine why they traded Infante for him in the first place
I don’t even have to check Infante’s numbers since the trade to know that Uggla, bad season and everything else, has been the better offensive player.
Wow
August 27th, 2012
1:30 pm
I bet Wren’s going to at least try and trade Uggla. Whether he’s succeeds is a different story.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:30 pm
TP, isn’t it all based on potential? It seems to me that that’s what everyone is dealing for or putting their hope in anyways.. right?
tyger
August 27th, 2012
1:31 pm
Braves treat Black players differently…
Any Black Braves fan/admirer…it’s complicated…
Won’t openly say, but I will, they never would tolerate…
This type performance from a black player…
Never have, Never will…
see Justice, Sanders, Gant, Lofton, Jones, Sheffield, Furcal, etc…
Yet, why so patient with Uggla and not Heyward?
Heyward??? Yes…last season there were rumblings…
They were moving Heyward after just 2 seasons…
Why so impatient with the best prospect in Braves history?
What about Jair?…He’s been cast off like a leper…
I’ve never seen an Allstar treated as such, never…
They treat Ben Sheets like he’s Maddux or Smoltz…
He has 4 Braves wins to his credit…what gives?
Yet, one guy has us in 2nd place…yes, one guy…
Uggla has cost us at least 5 games by himself…
If he’s not booting it, he’s fumbling it, if he’s not 0-4, he’s 1-5…
It’s painful…it’s hopeless…why? why? why?
Yet, if Jair has a couple bad innings, he’s persona non grata…
Why the double standard???? Nevermind, Uggla’s contributions to…
Jair’s bad innings…w his routine boots/kicks/drops/strike-outs…
The guy has become a $13M side-show…
He needs to perform in between innings…
He’s made folly of the sport…ATL Crackers minstrel show…
Mgt. is complicit…either too big or too small…
To swallow another $13M mistake…
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:31 pm
1/7th of payroll for a guy that’s SLG and OPS is only ahead of Janish out of our current starters…. to me that seems a little high.
So should the team look to structure deals where the players salary is determined by a given factor multiplied to their OPS? How’s this work?
Memphis
August 27th, 2012
1:31 pm
Just got back from San Francisco. My wife and I had an awesome time there. The San Francisco fans were class acts. We attended Thursday an Saturday’ game. On the JHey homer off Bumgarner, I was literally 3 people from the guy who caught the ball. I got to meet Chipper & got one of the New Saturday Authentic Jerseys signed, and an All Star ball as well. I also got to meet JHey, Freddie, Bourn, Huddy, Uggla etc. Absolutely awesome stadium, and city. Can’t wait to go back.
MFin04
August 27th, 2012
1:32 pm
“But I still think the Braves gave him a little too rich a contract.”
Nah, that contract for Uggla was brilliant. Compare that to what other guys were getting that offseason. Werth, Crawford, etc. Uggla was a steal.
bravesgrl4life
August 27th, 2012
1:32 pm
The nickname Roadrunner for Francisco: Source was Chipper on Twitter.
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:32 pm
isn’t it all based on potential? It seems to me that that’s what everyone is dealing for or putting their hope in anyways.. right?
So what do you peg as Uggla’s potential?
Efrim
August 27th, 2012
1:32 pm
But I still think the Braves gave him a little too rich a contract.
Agreed. But, it’s not the worst contract I’ve seen given out. My guess is they forecasted and saw that there was no dollars on the books after 2013, and therefore thought it was a solid risk to take. I can’t blame them for that. Guy hit 36 bombs last year.
Arkansas Transplant
August 27th, 2012
1:33 pm
TP, I’ve always thought the contract was an issue. I can’t see good usage of 13 million on a guy that’s season is so severe.. at least not on a team that can’t also spend big at other positions to help mask that severity.
ncscoots
August 27th, 2012
1:33 pm
For a minute, I thought that was a page full of haiku at 1:31. Then, I realized it was a page full of horsebleep, instead.
Efrim
August 27th, 2012
1:33 pm
Luke (Newcastle, Australia)
Given Liberty Media’s stingyness, do you see it possible that the Braves can resign both Brian Mccann and Michael Bourn? I feel that Bourn would be much more valuable than Mccann, given that the Braves are very high on Christian Bethancourt, and David Ross is a more than servicable stop gap guy, where as the Braves would have to rely on either Reed Johnson or Jose Constanza if Bourn where to depart. Would you agree that Bourn is the one that the Braves should be targeting the most?
Jerry Crasnick (1:21 PM)
Luke, Wow — a note from Australia. Are you a Peter Moylan guy? I basically agree with you. Brian McCann has been a huge part of that team, and in spring training Chipper Jones anointed him as the face of that franchise moving forward. But with Bethancourt on the way, the Braves could replace him rather seamlessly. It’s just a tough call emotionally, because he’s a local kid and a great person. As for Bourn, I’m not sure they have the $$ to sign him even if they focus on him. He’s going to have a very active market this offseason.
TennesseePaul
August 27th, 2012
1:33 pm
That tyger post was probably the most asinine post of the last month. I here I didn’t think anything could be “Jurrjens is back!”
Memphis
August 27th, 2012
1:33 pm
Oh yeah, even met Jon Schambi………Even though he was only with the Braves for a few years, he is one of my favorite broadcasters.
Marilyn folkerth
August 27th, 2012
1:34 pm
If Walker thinks he can pull Uggla out of his slump, what the hell is taking him so long? It’s almost September!
richbrave
August 27th, 2012
1:35 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
LYNCHBURG
Dang! ANDY WILSON allows ONE run in relief, and is tagged with the loss in a game of dueling pitchers. ‘CATS havesix hits but one ROX falls on home plate, and they lose 0-1.
RHSP RYAN WEBER [3.57 ERA] 5.0 Ip, 5 H, zeros, 1 BB, 6 SO.
Excellent start.
RHRP ANDY WILSON [L 3-3, 1.70 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.
Walks will kill ya’ every time.
RHRP RYNE HARPER [1.96 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 1 BB, 1 SO.
SS NICK AHMED [.261 BA] 1-3, 1 BB, 1 SB [38], 1 SO.
RF ADAM MILLIGAN [.256 BA] 1-3, 1 Outfield Assist, 1 SO.
ADAM batted .208 in June – .318 this month.
PH TOMMY LASTELLA [.276 BA] 1-1.