Comments on: Atlanta Braves shakeup: Glavine released, Schafer sent down, Hanson called up, McLouth moves to CF

By: Trade Wren

Trade Wren — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:04:19 +0000

I want Schuerholtz back as the GM. Wren is an embarrassment – how is it possible that he didn’t know this would be a mistake and a P.R. nightmare – - all for ONE MILL? Bad judgement, Wren! John Scherholtz has to clean up his mess? EMBARRASSING.

And as for the McClouth trade… I think Wren got a mediocre player for a top prospect. Braves are going nowhere, unfortunately.

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:54:48 +0000

I do not understand GLAVINES gripping. He should completely understand the Braves move was about the money, just like when he bailed on the Braves to go to the Mets for more money. Remember Tom, it’s only business and it is about the money.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:36:49 +0000

Tom Glavine didn’t seem all worked up about our city when HE LEFT to go to the Mets a few years back. NOW all of a sudden, he is crying about what he did for this city, Please…..Tom Glavine was a GREAT PITCHER for The Braves, BUT at 42, with 18 to 20 year olds hitting him at Gwinnett and Rome, I think he would have been hammered on the Major Leage level. This “I think they wanted me to get hurt” is a bunch of BS. I don’t think anyone in The Braves organization EVER wants to see anyone get hurt. And the million bucks The Braves would have had to pay, come on, these days that is chump change to any Major League teams. Was it handled as smoothly as it COULD have been handled, maybe not. But baseball is a BUSINESS of WINNING, (Business being the key word there) and I, for one, don’t think Tom Glavine was at his best to help The Braves win.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:43:46 +0000

Hands down everything that happened this week for the Braves is phenomenal! First, I love Glavine, but what people often forget is this is a business. Lets face it. Glavine might not be completely done, but considering moves made by management in the past, THIS was the right thing to do. Medlan in the pen will DRASTICALLY help sure up our relief core. Words cant describe how excited i am to see Hanson on the major league roster.(Hanson is a starter, its in his genes) I applaud the patience of Wren and CAN NOT agree that Glavine would help us more than Hanson. I don’t see these moves as helping us only this season. with McLouth being locked up with a very economical contract considering his potential and already proven ability to play MLB ball, no one should look at this as giving up on Shafer, the truth is that he needs more minor league experience. experience that i believe will be more beneficial to us and to him down the road. Our team right now is stronger on paper than ive seen in years. economically wise and its great to see us abandoning the “lets be painfully loyal” philosophy. I’m glad to see Wren setting an example to our so many wayward fans. I’m not ready to jump ship on Kawakami, but lets be real, eventually, we need a proven lefty in the rotation. so who knows, maybe a trade may be in order down the road. too early to panic, considering this season, in my opinion is a great start to building our team the right way. WELL DONE WREN!! lets keep it humble and wise, and we’ll do quite well. GO BRAVOS!!

By: J Dub

J Dub — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:02:14 +0000

I have been a Braves fan all of my life and I love Smoltz and Glavine too but it is so hard for me to understand why the fans post all day every day about we want to compete again, tired of this losing, tired of not winning the division that we were so accustomed to winning. Then everybody dumps on Wren in the offseason for not making some moves to pick up some outfielders. Now some fans want smoltz and glavine back despite their age and effectiveness just because of their service with the Braves? As for Glavine, he made his bed when he jumped over to the Mets in my opinion. As for Smoltz, I was disheartened by his move but I don’t feel he is a 6 Mil a year guy anymore. It is time to step into 2009 and thank the guys that helped us in the past but move forward. Letting them go is not “disrespect” or forgetting what they have done. It is doing what is best for the team. Hanson may finish with a 7.00ERA as someone previously stated but I don’t see how anyone in their right mind thinks that Glavine is a better option unless you are living in 1995. Teams let people go, this is professional sports. You can’t have it both ways. We either compete to win at all costs or we bask in mediocrity by hanging on to aging stars because “we owe them something.”

By: BravesFan

BravesFan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:47:04 +0000

Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz were the face of the Braves for years. Its over now and has been for a long time. The Braves tried to let it happen again and it exploded in their faces. After watching Glavine for several months they know he cant pitch. To let him come in and blow games is not fair to the team players. They are there to win. The Braves have a obligation to the other team members and as sad as it is all players end their careers. Its not the Braves fault that Glavine is no longer capable of being that pitcher they need. Not with Hanson hanging around AAA doing nothing but blowing hitters away game after game.

As for the trade we needed it. Jordan is not ready for major league hitting and he will be just fine as he continues his training in Gwinnett. I actually think we need one more piece to really take over and get to playoffs. It would be right field. Anderson is not speedy enough to get to the plays and hes not great at offense either. One more slugger would put this team over the top and capable of contending in the playoffs all the way to October. Without that one other player, we might get to the post season but we wont win againt the sluggers in the American League in the post season.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:16:01 +0000

I approve of each and every move the Braves made. The Braves owe Smoltz and Glavine exactly nothing. They were WELL paid for the years they with the Braves. I like Smoltz and Glavine, they helped make the Braves the team of the 90’s. It is time to move on with Hanson, Medlin, Lowe, Vasquez, Jurjens,McCain and Chipper(who seems to appreciate his good fortune and has earned ii). Way to go Mr Wren and all the scouts/managers and execs.

By: T Burns

T Burns — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:02:59 +0000

Every one of these moves should improve the ML club. I love Glavine, but at his age, there’s little doubt that Hanson gives the Braves the best chance to win games. Schaefer’s struggles went so deep that there wasn’t going to be any working them out in Atlanta. My only concern there is that he’s no longer got a spot reserved in CF. He better learn to play on one of the corners.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:45:51 +0000

Smoaks is still PO’ed that the braves did not give him a 10M contract to sit on his “BUTT” while he rehab. He need to keep his mouth shut about what the Braves is doing now. On Glavine he needs to retire along with Maddox and Smoaks they are used up. Go to the beach and wait for your turn to be voted into the HALL. All three deserves it. Just for the record I love all three and think they WERE the best in baseball. So have a great retirement.

By: Davis

Davis — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:51:48 +0000

A Pirate fan chiming in here. I’m still a little upset with the trade, but not nearly as much as I was when it first came out. I understand why the Pirates made the trade. If you Braves fans know anything about sports, ya’ll know how terrible our former GM, Dave Littlefield, was! The mention of his name makes me want to puke! He has dug the Pirates organization a huge hole and left the job of trying to climb out of it up to our new GM Neal Huntingdon. Littlefield left our farm system bare. Absolutely no depth, thanks to terrible drafts and terrible trades! Although it’s hard to see Nate go, we have got to add depth to our minor league system, and this was an opportunity to do that. I think what really made this deal go, besides the Braves offering us three good prospects, was the fact that our stud prospect, CF Andrew McCutchen, was ready to come up. He is going to be a future All-Star in is own right. So, although a lot of fellow Pirate fans (including myself a little bit) are still mad about the deal, we did it because we had a legit replacement in McCutchen and we have to add depth to our scarce farm system. I will be rooting for McLouth as hard as I can every game because I loved him and he’s a great person in addition to being a great player. Atlanta, ya’ll got a good one. I just hope our pitching coach, Joe Kerrigan, can work with Morton and turn him into a good pitcher.