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Jay Dubu
November 30th, 2012
4:04 pm
What is the love affair with Shane Victorino?
…the guy made 9.5 mil last year while hitting .255. Just yesterday most of you will kinning Wren about Upton’s BA and the amount the Braves committed to him.
CRM300
November 30th, 2012
4:04 pm
Good move getting rid of Hanson. He will be out of baseball by age 30. Hope the Angels sign him to a huge contract! The missing piece of the puzzle for Atlanta is now that left field/lead off slot. If they can get a guy who can fill both roles, the Braves will give the Nats a run for their money next season. A good contact guy with speed would do it. The lineup has plenty of power. I wish the Braves would start drafting more position players. They need to develop more Heyward/Freeman type players for the future.
Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:06 pm
Great trade. Hanson has lost his velocity, could not hold runners. This now gives those younger guys a chance. I would like to see the Braves get Headley. Looks like we have one more major move to make.
ray k
November 30th, 2012
4:06 pm
Now THIS trade I like. Good move, Frankie. Good BP arm that could also get flipped.
If he is able to wrangle away Justin from the backs, I’d say, in hindsight, the BJ deal was a multi-layered move with sights on his brother and would be jaw-droppingly brilliant.
I doubt that’s what this is, but regardless, today is much better than yesterday.
Yuuup
November 30th, 2012
4:06 pm
Gotcha guys, thanks for clearing that up.
Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:06 pm
Great trade. Hanson has lost his velocity, could not hold runners. This now gives those younger guys a chance. I would like to see the Braves get Headley. Looks like we have one more major move to make.
Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:06 pm
Great trade. Hanson has lost his velocity, could not hold runners. This now gives those younger guys a chance. I would like to see the Braves get Headley. Looks like we have one more major move to make.
Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:06 pm
Great trade. Hanson has lost his velocity, could not hold runners. This now gives those younger guys a chance. I would like to see the Braves get Headley. Looks like we have one more major move to make.
Disney curb
November 30th, 2012
4:07 pm
No more spring training antics even though there is another Disneyland over there. LOL!!
Dan
November 30th, 2012
4:09 pm
If we had 10 mil for a LF and we just freed up 4 million more does that mean we are going after Bourn again?
ALJ
November 30th, 2012
4:12 pm
Medlin, Hudson, Maholm, Minor and either Delgado or Tehran. Beachy back at mid-season. I can live with that rotation.
Dan T Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:12 pm
After thinking this over, I like this trade. Hanson has just been a disappointment past two years and we did need another setup guy for the bullpen and freeing up the cash to get a LF is huge. So, who will that OF be? That’s the big question. I hope it isn’t friggin PAgan. Victorino is a Braves killer so if he goes to AL, fine, but I wouldn’t be sad if they grabbed him. But the best option, of course, would be trading for Justin. I’d pass on Hamilton. Jason Heyward is pushing to get Justin Upton.
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:13 pm
Amber, don’t know Blaney either …. what big suburb are you near? How are you getting along here, the people are very nice aren’t they and Sydney is a FANTASTIC city! You should come up to Queensland its beautiful here on the Coast. I’m near Surfers Paradise if you have heard of it.
Dan T Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:13 pm
BAM: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121129&content_id=40461374&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Justin to Braves!
Dan T Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:14 pm
From MLB article on Braves getting Justin Upton: But before doing this, the Braves would likely need to remove some payroll by trading pitcher Tommy Hanson or another veteran player.
“To pull those kinds of strings, I’m glad it’s not my job to try to make that happen,” Braves outfielder Jason Heyward said. “That sounds like it would be a heck of a move for all of that to go down. Nobody would be mad at that. Nobody would be disappointed in that at all.”
No. 1 Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:15 pm
Dan: With Bourn being a Boros client and given the Braves have tied uo over 15 mil per year for 5 years on Upton, I for one sure hope not. They need the extra 4 mil. and more to use to sign Prado, Heyward, and Freeman to long term deals.
Nattering Nabob
November 30th, 2012
4:18 pm
What happens if Jordan Schafer has a blowout spring training? Could be a nice addition for left field.
Fansince66
November 30th, 2012
4:19 pm
If Braves would like to get J Upton, trading Simmons would smart but I like Jannish at short. Could use him till the fenom is ML ready. I thought we didn’t lose much defense at all when Simmons got hurt. Jannish hit ok for a ss also. Will be looking forword to what’s next. BYE BIG RED.
GO DOGS
Fansince66
November 30th, 2012
4:20 pm
If Braves would like to get J Upton, trading Simmons would smart but I like Jannish at short. Could use him till the fenom is ML ready. I thought we didn’t lose much defense at all when Simmons got hurt. Jannish hit ok for a ss also. Will be looking forword to what’s next. BYE BIG RED.
GO DOGS.
Fansince66
November 30th, 2012
4:20 pm
If Braves would like to get J Upton, trading Simmons would smart but I like Jannish at short. Could use him till the fenom is ML ready. I thought we didn’t lose much defense at all when Simmons got hurt. Jannish hit ok for a ss also. Will be looking forword to what’s next. BYE BIG RED.
GO DOGS.
Fansince66
November 30th, 2012
4:20 pm
If Braves would like to get J Upton, trading Simmons would smart but I like Jannish at short. Could use him till the fenom is ML ready. I thought we didn’t lose much defense at all when Simmons got hurt. Jannish hit ok for a ss also. Will be looking forword to what’s next. BYE BIG RED.
GO DOGS.
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:21 pm
Dan T , the great thing about shifting Hanson( and getting a decent return on a guy whose upside has taken a big hit) is thatmany more things are now possible that weren’t just a few hours ago. Justin would be a great get in my opinion but there are many options now. Thankyou FW
Braves Fan in Nebr
November 30th, 2012
4:21 pm
While I am not really upset the Braves traded Tommie as I always felt he wasn’t the pitcher advertised. Even at his best he was a #3 that had fallen to a 4- or 5. I do feel like the Braves should have gotten more for him. It seems like the Braves always over buy and undersell (see both Texeria deals).
Dan
November 30th, 2012
4:22 pm
The thing about about prospects I would think Bethancourt would be the only untouchable because he will take over for McCann because unless there is a career ending injury where are you going to put these prospects? Everybody on the team that starting is in their young 20’s? BJ Upton is like the old man on the team. So if we trade to get Justin its worth it.
Jay Dubu
November 30th, 2012
4:25 pm
The Braves claime Carpenter off waivers to bloster their starting pitching, just uin case the youngsters are not ready for prime time.
Hanson was traded because his salary was ready to baloon upwards, nothing more & nothing less than that. Had his salary still been in the 500k range, be’s still be wearing the “Script A” next season.
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
4:25 pm
@ mid wisket. Why all the questions. 220 kilometers s.W. of Campbell town. Yes I know Queensland.
Charles
November 30th, 2012
4:26 pm
Atlanta will probably unload McCann sometime this year. I don’t see them signing him to a long term deal. In the deal with the Angels, I would have personally liked to see the Braves ship Uggla as well and grab Kendrick in return. That would have freed up about 5 million or so that the Braves could use and imo, Kendrick is better than Uggla.
Having Tehran in the minors for a 3rd year is bad juju and look for him to be in the mix for the rotation or as part of a trade once Beachy comes back in August.
Heisenberg
November 30th, 2012
4:26 pm
The only way Simmons gets traded is for Trout or Harper. Not gonna happen. But Ahmed & one of the young pitchers (Delgado or Teheran) for Justin Upton. Yeah, that could work.
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
4:27 pm
I still say Braves after 3rd baseman
least of the east
November 30th, 2012
4:30 pm
this is a solid move. Hanson isn’t as good as projected and will never be a top starter. Walden has explosive stuff. (we should have gotten him in the Tex deal instead of the other reliever Marek who is now gone). Walden can close when needed. we will dump Moylan, another injury waiting to happen, and save even more money.
we don’t need C martinez either frankly, another possible non tender pitcher.
Wren is hot now.
PS Meyers from Nats is worth more than Hanson. Twins would not take Hanson over that 6ft 9in top prospect who is app 22 with no arm/back issues.
we can sign Ross or , if necessary, go after Swisher.
Steven
November 30th, 2012
4:32 pm
Guys its soooooo Obvious!! Braves traded hanson to free up cap space to SIGN Shane Victorino. We need a leadoff hitter which he gives us and he is a switch hitter! He is a 2 time allstar and a three time gold glove winner! Yea he had an off year but he will bounce back because he is a world series winner also would give us enough money to go after bench players most likely resigning reed johnson.
Justin Upton would be a great addition but he could be very costly and we would be giving up our best pitching prospects to get him you have to consider this will be tim hudson last year for the braves so we would need one of our prospects to replace him(teheran/delgado) and if paul maholm doesnt have a good year for us he would need to be replaced as well. With those two salaries coming off the books that would give us enough money to resign martin prado and probably a big free agent signing. With all that being said it should be a big year for the braves cant wait for the season to start! Go Braves!!
Dan T Braves Fan
November 30th, 2012
4:33 pm
No. 1 Braves Fan: we’re also ditching Jurrjens. I haven’t studied the payroll enough to comment knowledgeably but something is brewing. Hudson and Mccan have contracts expiring in 2013 right? We will likely not keep them, right? I need to do some studying, or I wish David O would do it for us. What are the real possibilities if you include the must signings of Freeman, Heyward and Prado?
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:34 pm
Amber girl. Why so defensive? I just haven’t spoken to many people that like me are living in Oz. Sorry I asked. have a good day.
O'Ventbrel
November 30th, 2012
4:34 pm
A trade for Justin Upton would be flat out incredible. That would be such an obscene amount of talent in one outfield. Wren will probably have to give up a bunch of good pitching if he wants to keep Simmons, but I cannot see how it wouldnt be worth it.
The chance of Chase Headley being the target is also not too farfetched at this point. Cant wait to hear about the new addition.
ALJ
November 30th, 2012
4:36 pm
Dan, Hudson could come back after 2013. McCann, No.
Richie
November 30th, 2012
4:38 pm
Frank Wren has said he wants athletic players. Ross and Swisher don’t fit the term “athletic” as Frank Wren means it
bring back blauser
November 30th, 2012
4:39 pm
nate mcclouth had a decent season in baltimore, he could come cheap, and if he has turned it around he would be a good pickup he could play left field and lead off
ALJ
November 30th, 2012
4:40 pm
Blauser, No McClouth. PLEASE
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:40 pm
Headley would be a game changer if Frank were to pull that off but I reckon that is a pipe dream. A lineup with Headley at 3rd would be scary good. But a man can dream can’t he? I LOVE THE HOT STOVE SEASON !
Braves New World
November 30th, 2012
4:41 pm
This seems like a good move. Hanson started with great promise, but has been going downhill for the past year and a half. If we can get Victorino, we will be set for 2013. Our starters only need to go 6-7 innings and the door will be shut with Walden and Kimbrel. GO BRAVES!
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
4:42 pm
@mid wicket Did not intend to make you mad. If you would like to meet somewhere in Sydney. Would love to meet a fellow Brave fan.
bring back blauser
November 30th, 2012
4:43 pm
Headley will stay in San Diego, but would love to see him in a Braves uniform
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
4:44 pm
I still think Headley will be a Brave. Could be wrong just my opinion
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 30th, 2012
4:45 pm
Good move Frank, Delgado or Tehran either one will out pitch Tommy. Another strong arm in the bull pen and money freed up to hire a strong bat for left field. This is a win, win, win deal.
Bobbymahlon
November 30th, 2012
4:45 pm
The Braves had no choice but to get rid of Hanson and JJ because they both have Boros as their agent.
Darryl Blackberry
November 30th, 2012
4:45 pm
Yessssssssss! Made my day. Tommy’s the proverbial “good dude” in the clubhouse, I’m sure, but I think the Braves’ record in 2013 will be all the better for this trade.
Adam LaRoche
November 30th, 2012
4:47 pm
Relievers are a dime a dozen. Frank Wren is wrongly praised b/c he is simply doing everything based on a budget. Dumping salaries wont get the Braves past the wild card. When the Braves find more Hudsons’ to compliment their staff like they did when they got Maddux to go with Glavine and Smoltz then they will be doing something. They need pitchers that are capable of pitching 8 innings w/o missing a beat. The Braves pitching staff outside of Hudson is unproven and always subjected to injuries. Quite frankly the Braves conditioning of pitchers as gone down hill in the last decade.
BigHittas
November 30th, 2012
4:48 pm
all this Hamilton talk….lol.
Why not just re-sign Bourn? Keep one of the best leadoff guys in the league on your team?
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:49 pm
I could envision a package of Venters/Teheren/Ahmed +prospect for Headley. Big price but that would be unreal lineup for ‘13
The Lawyer
November 30th, 2012
4:52 pm
I would not do a package like that for anyone other than Upton.
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
4:52 pm
I think you have to add Cunningham and it would happen.
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:56 pm
Lawyer….. Ok for Upton then. lets play ball!
The Lawyer
November 30th, 2012
4:59 pm
We need to exhaust all avenues to acquiring Upton.
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
4:59 pm
Of course I believe that Headley is first year Arb and either deal would be fine with me.
JoeBrave
November 30th, 2012
5:00 pm
Astonished! The next person that suggests Constanza as a full time LF and leadoff guy should be blinded to never read or type into a blog again! JosE Constanza is nothing more than a 5TH OF on any major league roster!
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:02 pm
@ Steven
I think you are right. Flyin Hawaiian covers all our needs even though he’s older. Not sure I like it but he’ll get on base more than freddy,danny,jason,BJ, AND MCCANN.(anybody seen him lately?)
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:02 pm
@ Steven
I think you are right. Flyin Hawaiian covers all our needs even though he’s older. Not sure I like it but he’ll get on base more than freddy,danny,jason,BJ, AND MCCANN.(anybody seen him lately?)
JoeBrave
November 30th, 2012
5:03 pm
Braves interested in Ludwick? I just PUKED in my mouth!
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
5:03 pm
Lawyer, although neither of those solve our leadoff situation. I look forward to seeing what FW puts together. Probably going to be a Fowler type acquisition though. Which in the big scheme of things would be fine too.
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
5:06 pm
wren said younger, victorio not young forget hawaiin
Ken Stallings
November 30th, 2012
5:08 pm
It’s called a mistake — calling me drunk just lowers your own sense on integrity. The character of an adult is the ability to disagree with someone without being disagreeable. Seems some here need to mature a bit!
Yes, Span went to the Nats, and Bourn is likely to go to the Phillies since the Braves signed Upton.
So for that reason, Victorino is the odd man out.
Good Riddance to both.......
November 30th, 2012
5:08 pm
Good riddance to both JJ and Hanson and don’t let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you on your way out.
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
5:08 pm
FW has been pretty clear about getting younger and more athletic for the future, so I’m not sure Victorino fits that mindset. Maybe if the ask comes down in terms of length then its possible. More than likely it will be a trade for someone whom we haven’t even mentioned on here
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:12 pm
who else can do (albeit hes older) what Victorrino can do?
thats available?
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:16 pm
The Braves want to play fast,but we can’t play at all if we don’t get a guy on base. Mike Bourne taught us that. I dont care who it is but the dude has got to be able to reach base. Single home runs and stike outs kill us.
Nova Scotia Steve
November 30th, 2012
5:16 pm
The Ludwick mention makes me restless.
Sambo 4 Rambo
November 30th, 2012
5:16 pm
Victorino? Why would we want an aging ex-philly!? Not the same leadoff threat he was years ago. But great move on Hanson. Tired of having the league leading starting pitcher that allows the most steals……man this is a relief! (get it, relief!? haha)
VanF
November 30th, 2012
5:20 pm
I don’t know who it was that replied to my comment two days ago saying there is no way Hanson would be traded. Well I don’t own a crystal ball. I just have some common sense. I also said the Braves better not trade Simmons. I hope the writer here is right in saying the Braves have pulled him off the table. I still think the Braves need a front line pitcher. I don’t think Huddy can hold up all year.
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
5:22 pm
Of course. now that Tommy has been moved the problem with havingal either Teheran or Delgado spend another year in AAA has been alleviated, moving another of two isn’t as pressing. Picking up a FA that solves the leadoff issue seems to be the obvious course of action given the extra $ we have. In that case Victorino seems to be the clear choice as the ” odd man out” as stated previously by jojo blanks
DHD
November 30th, 2012
5:24 pm
This frees up Kimbrell in the right deal. I know, you don’t want to deal him but his value will never be greater and if we can get the left field stud for him, Walden can close. He was an All-Star closer in 2011. Something to think about….
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
5:27 pm
Sorry, i meant Ken Stallings
NORRIS CHUCK
November 30th, 2012
5:27 pm
Braves To Non-Tender Jurrjens, Moylan
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [November 30 at 4:10pm CST]
The Braves will non-tender starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens and relief pitcher Peter Moylan, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (on Twitter). Both players will hit free agency.
Jurrjens started ten games for the Braves in 2012, posting a 6.89 ERA with 3.5 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 in 48 1/3 innings. However, he earned $5.5MM this past season and would have earned a similar amount in 2013 if the Braves had tendered him a contract.
Moylan, 33, appeared in just eight games in 2012. He spent much of the season recovering from rotator cuff surgery that took place last October.
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#qlAmkoQjtehr1Czh.99
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
5:29 pm
I agree with mid Wicket. It could be someone not mentioned. Aussies rule!!
RICH
November 30th, 2012
5:30 pm
i think frank knows what he is doing, remember last off season he tried to trade jair j because he knew what was coming, so wait and see i think this deal will turn out to be a good one.
Dum-Bass
November 30th, 2012
5:35 pm
I’m still waiting for a managerial trade. That’s what will put the Braves back on top, instead of playing a wildcard play-in game to get into the playoffs.
doris williams
November 30th, 2012
5:38 pm
Please do not trade for Shane Victorino – do not like him and he does not “fit” in a BRAVES UNIFORM!
mid wicket
November 30th, 2012
5:38 pm
This week has been quite the roller coaster ride. First I was happy to see we finally got a guy instead of that guy wanting to be elsewhere. Then I was depressed to find out that we probably paid too much for him (BJ) when the Nats only went to $55M. Then salt in the wound when the Nats got Span ( who I think would have solved alot of our issues) for just one pitching prospect albeit top tier. Then elated today when I woke up and checked MLBtraderumours.com and saw that we shipped Tommy out for a power arm backend reliever. Can’t wait to see what is in store for Braves nation at the Winter meetings. Gotta go to work See ya
Dan
November 30th, 2012
5:39 pm
http://www.talkingchop.com/2012/10/8/3472760/atlanta-braves-off-season-questions-part-1-show-me-the-money
This article estimates with raises that they had 30 million to spend so minus the 15 for Upton with the salary dump of Hanson should put us around 19 million to spend
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:39 pm
Not sayin I want him necessarily, but Frank likes to get dudes that have multiple tools because we have such limited budget. If there is younger,faster,better hitter, lets get him. I just like the professional established hitter on a team. You don’t need 8 of them. But one older hitter is usually involved in some type of rally. We can’t continue to go up in the CLUTCH moments and expect Uggs,Free,or J-Hey,to go mammo. It just doesn’t happen enough. I’d rather get the dink & steal & dunk to get it done. Kinda what we did in 2012
Mike Bourne won so many games for us. (of course it was a contract yr….but still…)We are gonna HAVE to Score more than the Nats if we want to win DIV.
Whateva, -its always a crap shoot.
Just gimme a hittin machine:singles,2baggers,and fleet of feet.
rpidge
November 30th, 2012
5:42 pm
One of the best moves the Braves have made lately. I am no expert but when I first saw him pitch I commented to friends that he would have to have arm surgery soon. Until he learns to throw with his body and legs he will continue to have problems pitching in the majors. If the Braves could get Upton’s brother without giving Simmons that would be super. If not maybe the young Myers would be a fit. The Braves have made a good start ifthey will just finish the pjrocess.
Joe 12-Pack
November 30th, 2012
5:42 pm
Oh, yes. Exactly what this team needs: another reliever. The Braves have the best bullpen in the NL. GET US A LEAD-OFF MAN, Stupid Wren!
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:44 pm
@mid wicket
totally agree. a nice change from beloved football talk and boring nba.
And I have to agree w/Braves: the MOYLAN experience needs to b done. Great guy. Too bad.
gcs
November 30th, 2012
5:44 pm
For the last 20 years, all the Braves have concentrated on is pitching. They think the rest of baseball can be mediocre.
Is Angels’ Trade for Tommy Hanson Sign They Expect to Lose Zack Greinke? | :: Sparxxrx LLC ::
November 30th, 2012
5:46 pm
[...] Hanson would have been paid for 2013 toward getting the left fielder the lineup still needs. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s David O’Brien points out, trading Hanson and non-tendering Jair Jurrjens (which is expected to happen Friday) [...]
jbill
November 30th, 2012
5:46 pm
I too love this deal..Jordan Walden hits 99 on the radar and has good change up in 80’s and slider…
Go Wren get it done!
Justin yes….
ryan
November 30th, 2012
5:48 pm
The Upton brothers on the same team looks like going to happen .
jojo blanks
November 30th, 2012
5:53 pm
At least we ain’t the Cubbies. lol
They have to start ova every year every position.
We get the ring in Braves world about every 50yrs.
Anyone heard about REED Johnson? Is he a Brave in2013?
Thx
Harvey D. Pooka
November 30th, 2012
5:54 pm
The best acquisition Atlanta can make is for Flowers Barkery to acquire Hostess assets. Oops, nevermind — different form of acquisition.
Skeezix
November 30th, 2012
5:57 pm
Dave: Is there a better closer in MLB than Kimbrel. After his performance over the last 2 years, can’t we say now that he is the best?
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
5:59 pm
2 Uptons and J-Hey. Maybe fastest outfield in majors. I know ,you say Nats.
Frank White
November 30th, 2012
6:00 pm
I like this deal. Dumps Hanson and his “I need 100 pitches to get through 5 innings” arm onto the Angels (in addition to freeing up $4 mil in payroll). While I wasnt expecting a power arm in the bullpen in return (would have settled for a bag of balls type return..the main goal was getting rid of Hanson)…I have my doubts as to how effective Jordan Walden can be..given his Hanson-like dip in velocity in recent years.
Cant help but chuckle at Frank Wren’s insistence that payroll flexibility wasnt the main goal. I’m actually ok with this being a dump job. It makes perfect sense, if the money is used to get a legit left fielder and a couple of strong bench players.
Dirtybirdsin12
November 30th, 2012
6:05 pm
We’re not getting Hamilton. Signing him would help the braves now, but in a few years we wouldn’t be able to field a decent roster. Don’t forget that we are gonna have to pay J-hey and Freddie eventually. Not to mention, Prado, Simmons, Kimbrel, and our young starters.
bring back blauser
November 30th, 2012
6:10 pm
sign Mark DeRosa as a utility player, he can play all positions and is a good bat as a pinch hitter
Flying Hawaiian
November 30th, 2012
6:12 pm
It is Victorino time for the Brave’s left field position!He can bat leadoff,steal bases and should make a decent leftfielder.If they can get him for 4 years 30 mil they should jump on the deal!
NORRIS CHUCK
November 30th, 2012
6:12 pm
They are talking about the Braves bullpen on MLB Tonight and the host just said quote “You take a guy like Walden and put him in the 6th inning in front of:
Oflarerty, Venters and Kimbrel
to go with possibly
Avilan, Gearrin and Varvaro
they are elite!”
Then he said they can now focus on LF and that he heard “Justin Upton might be available.”
Come on, lets go Braves!
NORRIS CHUCK
November 30th, 2012
6:16 pm
LF – Justin Upton
CF – B.J. Upton
RF – Jey Hey
The Upton brothers have already talked about playing together.
Lets go Wren, get it done!
NickGranite
November 30th, 2012
6:24 pm
“We have power and now we need someone who can get on base with regularity. OBP is going to be vital for whoever we get this time.”
Yeah, he can watch Uggla and Upton strike out from 2nd base instead of the dugout.
Art
November 30th, 2012
6:27 pm
How about this for a lineup
BJ Upton CF
Prado ss
Heyward rf
Justin Upton lf
Freeman 1b
Uggla 2b
McCann c
Francisco 3b
Amber Girl
November 30th, 2012
6:29 pm
Yea Guys, I just heard Braves are talking about trading Simmons. They say play Prado at SS and Francisco at 3rd. Take Teheran, Simmons and Varvaro to Arizona for JUSTIN UPTON. Personally I say no. What do you think?
Bravesfaninnc
November 30th, 2012
6:33 pm
Hopefully the Braves will be able to bring Peter back not only he is a good pitcher when he is healthy but he also a very good person.