You Be The GM: Braves send Francoeur to Boston Red Sox for… who?
With a Gordon Edes report circulating online that the Boston Red Sox have been scouting Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur — and Atlanta GM Frank Wren having no comment on the matter — we turn to you, our AJC readers, for… comment on the matter of the Frenchy-to-BoSox rumors.
You Be The GM: For the pure sake of argument, let’s say you’re Braves GM and you’re shipping Francoeur to Boston. Who do you ask for in return? Another outfielder to plug the RF hole that’s created? A pitcher to shore up our rotation? Or the big bat needed to cure the offensive woes?
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Richard Hamilton
May 28th, 2009
6:18 pm
Ryan Kalish
Bry22
May 28th, 2009
6:31 pm
Send Francoeur & Reyes and Medlen to oakland for Matt Holliday!!!!
Bry22
May 28th, 2009
6:32 pm
TP needs to go!
Bry22
May 28th, 2009
6:33 pm
I would rather have A. Jones thean Francouer
Ted Waterfall
May 28th, 2009
6:35 pm
Jake Peavy!
BIG MAC
May 28th, 2009
6:39 pm
Once again, the Braves have ruined a great prospect by bringing him up too quick. Frenchy should have stayed in AAA last year and earned a roster spot this year instead of being given the job. Schafer needs to be in AAA too—man, Gregor Blanco must have reallllly ticked off someone to not get a call up by now.
THWG
May 28th, 2009
6:49 pm
JF+KJ+some minor league pitching (JoJo, Morton) to Cleveland for DeRosa+LaPorta
Uncle Willy
May 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Look, The Red Sox are coming to us to make a trade. They may be doing the Braves a favor but I doubt it. Say we want Jason Bey and let them squirm. Also ask for ole pouty mouth as a relief pitcher
Michael C
May 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Package – Frenchy, KJ, Kawakami, and Medlen
Get- Matt Holliday and keep him for more than half a season. Maybe a 2 year deal.
Also another solid lefty middle reliever.
Fire – TP
Bring up Heyward and Freddie Freeman
We bring Hanson up, and keep Glavine the heck off the pitching mound. When Hudson comes around in August we will have the best pitching staff in baseball
1-Lowe
2-Hudson
3-Jurrjens
4-Vazquez
5-Hanson
Alpharetta
May 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Seriously, get a good pitching prospect like Jurgens (ok, that may be a tall order) if possible.
yogi2
May 28th, 2009
7:07 pm
we should trade Franquer, Shafer,Norton,carlyle,and Glavine to Washington for Langerhans. he will be better than these jokers!
he used to be our next great center fielder and fizzled just like Frenchie
Chop Chop
May 28th, 2009
7:07 pm
Bay, Lester, Youk and Pedroia for Francoeur.
Done…and done.
TRAVIS
May 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Frenchy has lost a step and his bat speed is down too…His two piece swing just doesn’t look natural and never has…Again…name one player that has improved since TP came to Atlanta? If hitting coaches are just babysitters then what are they needed for? Maybe it’s to give these young players grief when they aren’t doing it right instead of wiping their behinds. TP find somewhere else to get your free sunflower seeds!
TRAVIS
May 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
Don Baylor to Atlanta now!!
DHD
May 28th, 2009
7:45 pm
Is it a full moon? Incredible suggestions. The only one that makes sense is Pete’s.
Thomas
May 28th, 2009
7:55 pm
A cheeseburger…… wait no a hamburger.
Not Frenchy!!
May 28th, 2009
7:58 pm
Why the heck are we so quick to give up on Jeff. Does everyone forget the great 2 years he had here? He’s from here, he’s a home town hero and it will get turned around. Maybe if they didn’t always put him in the 7 and 8 slot in the batting order, he could so something more. But he has to swing for the fences everytime he’s up cause he’s always facing 2 outs. Even if he’s not, he’s got the pitcher coming up shortly after him. He had a bad year last year and not having a fantastic one for the start of this one, but lets give it some time. Maybe he takes longer to get going(remember Texiera?) DON’T TRADE FRENCHY!!! THEY HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER IN BEAN TOWN!!
Vince
May 28th, 2009
8:02 pm
It’s time to put Bobby Cox out to pasture and Terry Pendleton out of the dugout. A one year MVP in a weak league year talent wise does not make you a hitting coach. It’s apparent nobody is listening to him, if he even knows what to tell them. I don’t have the confidence in Wren & Cox to fix the hitting problems. They threw Josh Anderson out when Shafer should have had some seasoning at AAA. With J. Anderson the Braves would have had speed, a lead off man, and more power. I don’t want them to do another 4 for Tex Mess. Keep our young prospects, their our future. Here’s our short term fix. Get a new hitting coach. Send Shafer down, trade Francour for whatever. Bring Blanco up and give him center. Put Anderson in left and Diaz in right everyday. Bring up another outfielder or trade for a fourth outfielder. When Infante comes back make sure that he and Prado are in the lineup everyday, regardless of where they play. These actions will maximize the use of what we have without bankrupting the minors or paying way too much for a half year rental. Then concentrate in the winter with the same passion they did for pitching to get some hitting. I’m sorry to say that this not a one year(or this year) fix.
SOS
May 28th, 2009
8:09 pm
How about an old mop for Cox, a bag of balls for Pendleton, and used toilet paper for Francouer.
Unknown
May 28th, 2009
8:13 pm
Francoeur, Norton, & Jojo for Bay, Beckett, & DP.
virgilshouse
May 28th, 2009
8:13 pm
call up BRIAN ASSELSTINE
JDbrave
May 28th, 2009
8:28 pm
Hey, maybe we can get JD Drew back here to screw Atlanta one more time, his salary is only $14 million per year. I think that we be a good trade for JF. ha.
mark
May 28th, 2009
8:30 pm
1st off no way u deal him to your division. How about Delmon Young? With Medlan for Andre Eithier? What about with jojo and prado for mcclouth in pitts? uan Peirre and get some stlorn bases? What about with medlan for Dye?
rt
May 28th, 2009
8:51 pm
Get a tee for our other outfilders to hit off!
Boondeck
May 28th, 2009
8:54 pm
Personally I don’t follow the logic. Frenchy is good enough for one of the best and most expensive teams in the major leagues but he’s not good enough for the Braves? What am I missing here? I guess the Braves must have been transformed into a Red Sox farm team. Well good luck to the Sox. Personally if I were to get rid of anyone it would be one of the older players (ie. G. A.) not a young one with talent.
Rob in Mobile
May 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
A can of Boston Baked Beans and a case of burritos. I mean, the Braves are stinking up the joint anyway, might as well add to the smell. The plus side is that no one will be able to rip Frenchy on the blogs anymore – the Boston folks will, soon enough…..
Barnesy
May 28th, 2009
9:17 pm
Once Frenchy is gone, there will be plenty of Tee times. The man’s focus is wrong.
tee
May 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
Trade Chipper! We don’t see him but every other day
Truthteller
May 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
Jeff is not worth anything so whatever we get is fine and please take Bobby Cox with you…bring back Leo M
Paul Lentz
May 28th, 2009
9:54 pm
To be honest, I hope the Braves just get rid of Franceour. Trade him for some marginal prospect. Trading Franceour means that not only will the Braves not have to pay him the remaining $2 mil left on his contract, but that they also wont have to face the “dilemma” of having to tender him arbitration next year and getting stuck paying him $5-6 mil to suck some more.
Also, I hope the Braves do not add Tom Glavine to the roster. Paying him potentially $3.5 mi to pitch 5 innings a game isnt worth it. I would rather let Medlen pitch. At least Medlen has the potential to throw 6-7 innings. I like his stuff. I feel that Medlen will continue to improve.
If the Braves had the courage to follow my “suggestions”, then they could use the potential $5.5 mil in savings to go towards possibly acquiring a big bat before the trade deadline.
Regardless, Glavine is over the hill, Franceour’s flame has died out. It’s time to go in a different direction.
Robert
May 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Francoeur reminds me of an impetuous young man lacking in patience who swings wildly without a real plan of attack. Smart hitters use their head and try to anticipate. Francoeur comes to bat seemingly with no plan of what to look for. He’s not selective because he doesn’t have an idea what to look for. He has enourmous talent, enourmous potential, but his lack of smarts is sadly endangering his own career. He needs a strong hitting coach to put it all together for him then he needs to LISTEN.
richbrave
May 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Clueless.
scott
May 28th, 2009
10:01 pm
y did we not get ibanez for 10 mil….our outfield sucks..kawakami sucks too, waste of money..glavin 1 mill, waste. what a waste for the braves..i’m spoiled like the rest of us, but bobby is losing it too! i am glad of the pitching upgrades but why didn’t they get some power, we have single hitters…why not adam dunn..we blew it this year, no way we make the playoffs
Paul Lentz
May 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
Runners on first and second, no outs…..Franceour strikes out. Big surprise. No attempt to move the runners over, just swinging for the fences and coming up empty.
Yet many of you are blind in your loyalty to Franceour.
Just me
May 28th, 2009
10:05 pm
Jeff is just another example of Terry Pendleton ruining a good hitter and player.
Name one player who TP has helped improve.
How many more young guys is management going to allow TP to mess up? He is the Braves big problem, not the players.
Hitting won’t get any better till he’s gone.
rabiddawg
May 28th, 2009
10:06 pm
Prime example of whats wrong with the team. 1st and 2nd with 0 outs and the botom of the oder up. What happens? Frency struck out badly, Hernandez struck out badly and Schaffer… you guessed it, struck out badly. All you need is to make contact and move them over but these bones can not even make contact. Thats basic baseball.
Bleu_Bayou42
May 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
That picture of Glavin in a Gwinnett Uni reminded me of “old school” for some reason. Oh boy looks old as hell.
Bleu_Bayou42
May 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Frenchy flat out sucks!
way outside, and Frenchy swung anyway
May 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
We all are entitled to our opinions, but seriously…let Francouer have more time to work out his hitting problems…I just don’t understand that logic. He’s had over a year to work out his problems, the farther away from his long, arduous 3 day stint in Texas with a hitting guru he gets the more he reverts to the Frenchy of last year. Perfect example on Monday, two straight walks by the pitcher, he can’t find the zone and Frenchy gets up and waves at three way outside. I wish he did, but he just doesn’t get it.
‘Wish Wren had given Andruw another chance, projected over 500 at bats, he’s ..blah,blah’ This is ANDRUW you’re talking about. Projected over a 550 at bat season, he’s 235 with 200 plus strikeouts and 25 homers, 20 of ‘em solo shots because with runners on base he hits 195.
Our outfield is a mess right now, Frenchy can’t hit a lick, Anderson seems to have checked out already, and KS, after early success, can’t seem to lay off a high fastball. Can’t hit ‘em can’t lay off ‘em. Wren’s got his work cutout for him.
scott
May 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
schafer needs to be removed like before the 4th inning…he sucks
Cahos
May 28th, 2009
10:17 pm
Just send Frenchy to the minor trading him will just give you another outfield problem just like AFTER CHIPPER JONES’S INJURY PLAYING LEFT FIELD just send him to AAA if you want to focus on trading focus on a better ballpen better than the 90’s.
Line Up
C- Mc Cann
1B- Kotchman
2B- Johnson
SS- Esobar or good prospect
3B- Chipper
RF- Frenchy or back up 4 season
CF- Schafer
LF- Diaz and possible starter for next year
Pitching rotation
1. Lowe
2. JJ
3. Vazquez
4. Kawakami
5. Hanson
6. Hudson (just to keep the rest of the rotaion healthy)
Bullpen
SAME just get a good young player to be a closer.
rabiddawg
May 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Dern, AZ scored 1 run. Well theres always tomorrows game.
scott
May 28th, 2009
10:21 pm
i live in knoxville and have been to 5 home games this year…want more people going to the game? spend some damn money Atlanta and stop wasting money filling holes with old vets and hoping young talent for 300k a year will get you to the WS..you could have picked up a power hitter with all the wasted payroll you have spent…and why is nobody talking about how bad gonzalez is, we have not a had a lights out closer (besides smoltz) that wasn’t always hurt or blowing saves…I love the Braves but I am just getting so down on following my team the last 4 years.
Bleu_Bayou42
May 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
way outside, and Frenchy swung anyway , You are walking contradiction. Read what you wrote. You can’t sugar coat Frenchy’s 2 year slump in your first sentence and then slam him. Don’t try to play nice guy. Frenchy sucks at hitting and you know it. There is no getting around it. No body is going to cure it.
J
May 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
trade jojo francouer kelly johnson for josh hamilton that way prado and infante can playsecond when they get back!
Bleu_Bayou42
May 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
scott , we are owned by some Liberty Mutual Company and due to some freaking tax loop hole they can’t sell to a real owner. I wish we had to cash for some power.
Paul Lentz
May 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
Chipper Jones, who is playing on a bum foot, shows the big difference between him and Franceour. Instead of trying to swing for the fences, Chipper goes with the pitch, extends his arms and DRIVES the ball to deep center, just missing a homer.
For once, I’d love to see Franceour actually drive the ball with some power like that. However he simply refuses to..or…maybe he simply does not have the ability to do that. If he doesnt, then he will never be a good player.
scott
May 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
maybe we can get Michael Jordan… he could hit better then schafer
Bleu_Bayou42
May 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
J, you need to check out Josh Hamilton’s number since the all star break of last year to current day. The dude is off the juice and sucks. Look at the numbers.
scott
May 28th, 2009
10:29 pm
Bleu I know but we still were in top 10 in payroll at 90 mil…I’m saying we wasted alot of money on poor decisions