Comments on: Braves should pursue a trade for Adrian Gonzalez

By: First base is Braves' most fixable problem: Adrian Gonzalez | Jeff Schultz

First base is Braves' most fixable problem: Adrian Gonzalez | Jeff Schultz — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:26:34 +0000

[...] A rumor popped up a few days ago that the Braves might have some interest in San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, which is interesting because I proposed the same thing in November. [...]

By: SD jimmy

SD jimmy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:35:37 +0000

That deal only happens with Heyward and Hanson. Just two guys and you get a guy who will be equal or better of any 1B in baseball. Trust me, this guy has HOF potential. GG defense, outstanding makeup, he’s increased his homer output every year the past 3 years and did it in the biggest parks in baseball. He is a MONSTER and Heyward will never put up the kind of numbers Gonzo will. The price is a stud pitcher and athletic young player for a future HOF’er. You have 2 years to clear payroll to give him his 18-20 million. Do it!, Its a fair trade.

Unless you can figure out a way to get a 40 homer gold glove clean up hitter for 5 mill another way?

By: MIKE MANGAN

MIKE MANGAN — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:23:53 +0000

ok here we go again thinking about ways to mortgage our future.The Texira deal should have shown our mistakes.Lets not repeat it again,Perez,Harrison,Salty,Andrus and Bo Jones ought to make us think long and hard remember Tex and Mahay and say NO WAY.If the Padres would take JO JO Reyes.Schaefer,and Diory Hernandez plus Cody Johnson that we probably would do.Send Terry Pendleton along as a coach and bring Julio Franco in as hitting coach…

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:57:50 +0000

d.lowe for p.konerko

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:58:38 +0000

The Braves are more than 1 player away and look a what they have traded away over the last several years. No trades for prospects.

By: DP

DP — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:23:53 +0000

I heard the brewers are willing to offer up hitting for pitching so we should send vazquez to mil. while his value is high for Gamel to send over to SD. Gamel, Freeman (extend Adrian Gonzalez so we dont need him), Shafer, and JoJo or Medlin in order to get Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell and Kill 2 birds with one stone. Use the leftover money to pick up an outfielder like Vlad and another releiver/set up (hopefully resign one of soriano/m.Gonzo). This way you keep Hanson/Heyward. Get Bobby Cox another ring and get Ron Gardenhire the following year. GO BRAVES!!

By: bob

bob — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:34:22 +0000

lowe for vernon wells….wells in left field will hit 20 plus homeruns and be a good influence in the club…the money owed him in the out years will be offset by the money owed to lowe in the out years….toronto will do this and the braves should consider this.

By: braveUK

braveUK — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:18 +0000

They don’t match up very well with us if they just want to shed salary.
We need a team that is either rich, or like ourselves, near to making the play-offs but unlike us needing pitching, then we can swing a deal to get get rid of lowe and either kawakami or Vasquez for a bat and another part.

By: Mountain Brave Fan

Mountain Brave Fan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:24:32 +0000

Adrian Gonzalez is a great player, but I am not sure he is the best fit for the Braves.

The Braves struggled mightily against left-handers this past season (LaRoche .243, Escobar .232, McLouth .230, McCann .225, Jones .289). That is why the Braves need a big bat in the lineup who hits lefthanders well, regardless of whether this player is a first baseman or an outfielder, and regardless of whether this player hits left handed or right handed. Adrian Gonzalez hit .234 against lefties this past season, although his on-base percentage was a respectable .339. If we are talking about pie-in-the-sky trades, how about 1b Derrek Lee of the Cubs? He will be going into the last year of his contract, and after the 2009 season the Cubs had, no trade should be off the table. He hit .300 against lefties this year, with an on-base percentage against lefties of .444. He is a legitimate cleanup hitter. Unfortunately, he is the Cubs best hitter and would not come without a price.

I have also heard talk about a possible trade for Nelson Cruz of the Rangers. I don’t think he is a good fit for the Braves either. He only hit .235 against lefties with a .320 on-base percentage. Rivera of the Angels might be a better trade possibility, and cheaper. He hit .333 against lefties, with a .385 on-base percentage and .645 slugging percentage.

But Adrian Gonzalez at a reasonable price would be a no-brainer, even if he can’t hit lefties.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:59:48 +0000

We should sign LaRoche and get an outfielder like Beltran – he could be had if we offer a packaged including Jones, McCann, Vasquez, Lowe and Escobar. I think he would be well worth the price

That is a terrible joke. Even the Mets would win a World Series champions with the lineup that they would have.