Braves may have an opportunity to trade Troy Glaus
It's possible the Braves could actually get something in trade for Troy Glaus.
Troy Glaus is tearing up Triple A, which really means only one thing: Troy Glaus can tear up Triple A.
He is hitting .385 (10-for-26) with two home runs in seven games for Gwinnett. How would he perform with the Braves back in the majors should he return when rosters expand? Possibly no different than he performed when he was dispatched by the Braves. He hit .237 in June, .182 in July and .208 in August.
Loading ...But the Braves may have an unexpected opportunity here: They actually may be able to get something for him.
Glaus is a free agent after this season and won’t likely be back with the team next year. But a few American League clubs apparently are interested in bringing him in for the final few weeks of the season, according to Foxsports.com.
From the story:
One major-league source said multiple American League teams have shown interest in Glaus. He could fit with teams who need help at first base and/or a designated hitter. The Red Sox, Rays, Twins, White Sox and Rangers could conceivably upgrade at one or both of those positions.
The Braves would have two reasons to keep Glaus: 1) As a potential bat off the bench down the stretch; 2) As insurance, should first basemen Derrek Lee have injury issues (he has had a bulging disc in his back this season and missed Sunday’s game with a strain in his side).
Eric Hinske, however, is also available to play first base and there’s still Freddie Freeman at Gwinnett. So where Glaus falls in the pecking order, even if they did bring him back, is debatable.
If the Braves could get a prospect for Glaus, isn’t it worth it?
It may sound strange, given Glaus was this team’s top run producer for a stretch earlier this season, but May was a long time ago.
What are your thoughts? I’ve also posted a poll.
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357 comments Add your comment
NickGranite
August 30th, 2010
11:01 am
Trade Glaus and call up Freeman. Glaus can be a DH where he doesn’t have to bend over and Freeman starts at first base with Lee there to spell him if need be. This is not rocket science. Why can’t these guys just make the hard decisions with these over the hill vets.
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:01 am
One of 3 Glaus’ show up :
1)Double play
2)Strikeout
3)Walk
NickGranite
August 30th, 2010
11:02 am
Heisenberg is right because i was screaming right there with him. Along with Joe Simpson. All of us wondering why McOUT would not throw the damn ball.
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:02 am
Is Wren a Jew and Freeman a German or something ???
Ted M
August 30th, 2010
11:04 am
Ankiel is better defensively and hits righties pretty good. Cox is crazy to play Ankiel against lefties.
papadawg
August 30th, 2010
11:04 am
I don’t know why some people think one of these kids from the minors can come to a big league pennant race and be a instant star. Maybe it’s the Andruw Jones curse
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:04 am
I remember two defensive mistakes by McLouth and two hundred offensive outs.
submariner
August 30th, 2010
11:04 am
Not a good idea to trade him away. Should have never traded for Farnsworth and Ankiel. THAT was a knee jerk reaction. We DON’T need another one!
Jesse Stone
August 30th, 2010
11:05 am
Lee cost us VERY LITTLE. I spoke to a scout who had just seen the 3 “prospects” and he told me the Braves gave up nothing. The three players they gave away were roster fillers, nothing else.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:06 am
Even Hinske will throw the ball back into the infield. To whom we cannot be so sure of sometimes.
Go Braves
August 30th, 2010
11:07 am
Thnk about it — Glaus more likely than not, has already cleared waivers. He’s hitting well at Gwinnett, but remember AAA pitching is not big league pitching. I say trade him, if we can get a decent prospect for him. Braves have Prado, Hinske & Lee to play 1B.
Idot
August 30th, 2010
11:08 am
No, Bobby sends in a pinchhitter, batting 1.000 for Glaus and he hits a double grand slam, and wins all the games for the rest of the season.
retired
August 30th, 2010
11:08 am
Just Rosenthal causing trouble for his old beat.
kevin
August 30th, 2010
11:09 am
Keep Glaus, trade Lee. Acquiring Lee, a right handed bat with virtually they exact same stats as Glaus was perhaps the most senseless acquisition the Braves ever made. And since coming to the Braves, Lee has been terrible.
BugKiller
August 30th, 2010
11:10 am
Schultz,
Come on dude, just be HONEST.
Who up until the trade was having a better year? Blanco, or Mr. 8th in the Order?
Blanco.
Who after the trade has been having the better year? Blanco, or Mr. 8th in the Order?
Blanco.
The 2004 Red Sox were MUCH more than Papi, Manny, and their chemists. They were guys like Dave Roberts, Trot Nixon, and Doug Mientkiewicz. Guys who couldn’t get into their hometown sports hall of fames, but who nonetheless brought so much to the CHEMISTRY of that team (the non-injectable kind).
Blanco was a chemistry guy. He was a sparkplug off the bench. And he was hitting like 80 points HIGHER than Mr. 8th in the Order.
Give it up man. You were and are WRONG about that trade.
It screwed with the team’s bench (especially with Infante playing every day). And it screwed with the team’s chemistry. And it screwed with the team’s Karma.
Jeff Schultz
August 30th, 2010
11:11 am
Ralph — How about we just try to clone McCann? Maybe make 10 copies — keep five and put the other five up for bidding to American League teams?
Jeff Schultz
August 30th, 2010
11:11 am
RobDawg08 — Don’t know why. Haven’t made picks yet. Probably will tomorrow.
Blackberry Cobbler
August 30th, 2010
11:15 am
Yes, get rid of Glaus and please take Derek B(Lowe) and Ankiel with him.
aaron
August 30th, 2010
11:16 am
i don’t like this idea at all, in fact, i think it’s stupid. if we weren’t still in contention i’d say go for it, but the dude has been hurt, he seems to be getting better and not only can we use him, we need him as long as he’s healthy! if he can just man 3rd a little above average, and hit .250, we’re golden. his potential power with lee and mccann, is a nice trio that could win a world series if they can get hot down the stretch. horrible idea, i thought we were going for a title, i don’t see any reason to give up now, especially for some low end prospects, which is all anybody in their right mind would give up.
JP
August 30th, 2010
11:17 am
Keep him – unless the offer is just too good. Not sure he’d clear waivers though. If one of those teams want him, he’d come very cheap. I doubt Wren could get anything of value.
Naf Sevarb
August 30th, 2010
11:18 am
Hey Schultz, You da man. Just messing with ya. The real question should have been “who would you rather have at first”? Glaus or Lee. At this point the answer probably would be…….Fremman.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:19 am
BugKiller, I too was sad to see Blanco go. But like the Lee trade it cannot be undone. Wish Gregor well & let it go. It is time to pull together with what we have. The Rangers are not going to gift us Josh Hamilton because they feel guilty about fleecing us in the Tex trade.
Naf Sevarb
August 30th, 2010
11:19 am
Thats Freeman.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:22 am
To be clear, I mean “what we have” includes assets in AAA!
fieldofdreams
August 30th, 2010
11:23 am
Bad idea. Let him play out the string on the big league club. If he helps win a single playoff game with a pinch hit, he pays off more than any prospect ever will. He’s also a gamer with a huge heart and the Braves need the intangible his World Series experience brings.
BugKiller
August 30th, 2010
11:23 am
Heisenberg, I’m saying we must LEARN from that mistake.
Trading Glaus further messes with the team’s chemistry and will kill the team’s Karma.
As with anything, you tinker and tinker and tinker, and soon you find that you tinker too much and ruin what you’ve been trying to make.
I’ve done it while cooking a million times. But the Braves don’t have a peeled carrot that they can add to the chili they added too much salt to to fix the problem.
Do you know what I mean?
DawginLex
August 30th, 2010
11:25 am
Keep him for down the stretch. And for the clubhouse morale.
Nacho Daddy
August 30th, 2010
11:26 am
Twas the night before roster expansion, when all through the club house, not a creature was stirring, not even a Glaus…
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:27 am
Yea, it is almost time for lunch.
I get your point. But all signs point to something else.
aaron
August 30th, 2010
11:28 am
some of you guys are missing the point of this idea. glaus would be at 3rd! lee is the main man at 1st right now, freeman has nothing to do with this idea. the issue is glaus at 3rd, not glaus or freeman at 1st.
glaus at 3rd adds power potential to our line up, along with lee at 1st.
if freeman played 3rd, some of your arguments would make sense, but he doesn’t. we have a solid, gold glove winning 1st baseman already.
Naf Sevarb
August 30th, 2010
11:29 am
“we have a solid, gold glove winning 1st baseman already”
Um ok and he aint hitting either.
Barnacle Bill Bavasi
August 30th, 2010
11:30 am
Might as well keep him. Any prospect you get for him will be a loooooooongshot.
Ralph
August 30th, 2010
11:30 am
rodog08, but we already have Freeman scheduled for lst base, maby he could play left field?
Naf Sevarb
August 30th, 2010
11:30 am
Keep him for sure.
first
August 30th, 2010
11:31 am
First!
Pal Joey
August 30th, 2010
11:31 am
If you can get something for him, trade him. He has shown that he can hit AAA pitching, but not MLB pitching this year. We don’t need another retread back up here. Bring up Freeman and let Lee and Hinske do the chores at first. We just don’t need another .235 hitter. We already have that in Lee at first.
Marvin Mangrum
August 30th, 2010
11:32 am
Tony Glaus was about the only player the Braves had for about 70 days, but he got hurt and instead of resting him, Mr Glaus went and played every day altho he could barely walk. Yeah, you are right he does not fit in. And on no legs he outhit mr lee on first, what a looser. And mr ankiel, now theres a star! Even if they win the pennant or wildcard, playing lefty righty oughta about end it. You know you folks have put up with this crap since 91, why stop now?I mean isnt Mr Cox about the greatest that ever was! Oh, you mean how many titles did he win? Oh, my. No it isnt about titles won, its about titles played for! And he has 29! Gawd, hes the greatest ever!
RM
August 30th, 2010
11:33 am
If he’s traded the Braves wouldn’t be responsible for the AB incentives in his contract. The savings can off set the contract buy outs for Ankiel and Farnsworth, which is 500k each. If a decent offer is made I’d take the trade. Let’s remember how we aquired Smoltz. Knowing Wren he’d take a sugar cone topped with cookies and cream as a trade.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:34 am
aaron, any proposition that causes Infante to not be in the lineup is a bad one. So Glaus to 3B, Prado to 2B, Infante to ??????
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:34 am
True Ralph. Maybe Freeman can play 3B ?
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:35 am
Who is Tony Glaus ? Troy’s brotha ?
Warren Haynes For President
August 30th, 2010
11:35 am
We are two games up in Bobby Cox last season and it is almost September. Every move should be a win now move. Trading Glaus for a minor leaguer does not help us win the World Series this year but there is still a chance that Glaus could. He has shown he can get hot and he has shown he can perform in the post season. I am not saying he will get hot again but I don’t think you could reasonably argue that there is no chance he won’t.
Mike in Savannah
August 30th, 2010
11:36 am
But you also forget, he can’t be traded until he comes off the DL. That would put him on returning on Sept 6. Too late for any aspiring team to add him to their playoff roster. Sorry, if I were a GM, it just doesn’t make sense to trade for a player that can’t play into the postseason.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:36 am
Freeman left and I think he also throws left. A lefty throwing 3B works in little league but not here. Unless we want to try him in LF?
Pal Joey
August 30th, 2010
11:36 am
If you bring back Glaus with his .235 average to play third base, what are you going to do with Infante and his .340 bat? The occasional long ball from Glaus will never compensate for the high average Infante brings to the table. The only other alternative is to make an outfielder of Infante and let him play every day. If they bench Infante again, this team deserves to finish last. Besides, Prado at third is hitting far better than Glaus ever will.
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:38 am
Louisville-KY & Va Tech-Boise St. games were toughest to pick. Gotta go with home teams though.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:39 am
please excuse my incomplete sentences…I hate when a co-worker interrupts blogging
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:39 am
Ok. I didn’t know Freeman was left handed. He can play LF though.
Heisenberg
August 30th, 2010
11:41 am
Luv the smurf-turf! Go Boise St.
robdawg08
August 30th, 2010
11:41 am
But IF by trading Glaus it gets someone else that comes thru instead of hiting into a DP or K then you add to your team by subtracting Glaus.