Don't fuck this up Freddy, or Fredi, or Freddee or whatever your name is

An overachieving team finishes the only way a Braves team knows how: with a loss in the playoffs.

Time to play GM

Arbitration eligible:

Prado (1st time, $440k): Offense was completely lost without him, and the defense was Brooks Conrad. 27 next year, which means this is his prime. Should get a decent-sized 3-4 year deal, assuming injury concerns don’t come up.

Melky (3rd, $3.1m): The worst defensive centerfielder of our generation and he puts up replacement-level offense. Cannot possibly resign him. Non-tendered the second it’s possible.

Diaz (4th, $2.5m): Still valuable against lefties of the bench, not sure why Bobby used him so much against righties late in the season. 33 next season and worthless outside of left field, hopefully he won’t see the same huge drop in production he saw this year. 50/50 on him, money could probably be better spent elsewhere.

Jurrjens (1st, $480k): 25 next year, but had a bummer of season this year. I’d be happy if he went to arbitration and got <$2m, but he’s a Boras client, so who knows.

Moylan (3rd, $1.1m): Numbers are starting to deteriorate and he got absolutely shelled by LHB this year. He was awesome in August and September and is still a huge part of the pen if used correctly. Definitely coming back.

O’Flaherty (1st, $440k): There are three dozen lefties in the pen, but O’Flaherty is great against either LHB or RHB. Definitely back, probably through arbitration for cheap.

Potential free agents:

Glaus ($1.7m): Played like an MVP in May and June, then like a 33 year-old with bad knees the rest of the way. 17 PA in Sept/Oct says Bobby had no confidence in him off the bench. He’s gone.

Lee ($13.2m): Bounced back nicely after being traded and was probably our second best hitter down the stretch. I’d really like to see him re-signed if the price is right, then shopped if FFF comes on. Probably too expensive though, doubt he’s back.

Gonzalez ($2.5m ’11 club option): Basically a better defensive option than Yunel was, more power (that mostly disappeared in Atlanta). Completely useless late in the season, but we don’t have anyone waiting behind him. Price for next year is cheaper than this year, probably back.

Infante ($2.5m ’11 club option): Fourth highest VORP on the team, but played like a utility player down the stretch. 50 points over career batting average this season, 60 points over career OBP. Probably will regress next year, but price is right (nearly $2m cheaper than ’10) to bring him back as the super utility guy. Should be back.

Ankiel ($6m ’11 mutual option): Great arm, but still bats like a pitcher. Thanks for that bomb in SF, but no way he gets a near $3m raise. Definitely gone.

Conrad (minimum): Provided the best and worst moments in recent Braves history, and will never work in baseball again.

Hinske ($1m): Somehow he absolutely murdered LHP in limited PA. Career splits say he’s still a lefty-righty matchup guy, though. Valuable off the bench or in the corners. Should be back unless someone with a big checkbook gets involved.

Saito ($3.2m): Surprisingly effective for a 40 year-old, but he ended the season hurt and I would think is considering retirement. If he’s re-signed, it should be ~$1m plus incentives.

Farnsworth ($5.2 ’11 club option, can be voided by Farns): Fuck him.

Under contract and worth discussing:

Chipper ($13m, ’13): He’ll try to come back in ST, but it’s gonna be hard. 39 next season, his numbers before the injury were almost dead-even with 2009. Hopefully he can play replacement-level at third and not fall apart completely. He’s our hitting coach of the future.

McCann ($6.5m, ’13): Worst year of his career offensively, but still one of the better defensive catchers in the league and the staff loves him. Needs to bounce back next year. $6.5m is still a good deal for his level of production from the catcher’s spot.

Heyward (minimum): If not for the injury in June, he probably would have run away with the ROY. Still, a great first year for a 20 year-old. Plate discipline is good, but needs to protect better outside. I like him as a .290/.400/.450 guy, could put up 30 HR/20 SB in a year or two. No reason to give him a Longoria contract yet.

McClouth ($6.5m, ’12 w/buyout): Who the fuck wrote this contract? Completely untradeable, useless at the plate, a joke in center. Should be the International League’s highest-paid player next year.

Freeman (minimum): Showed us almost nothing. A good ST, though, and first is his to lose.

Lowe ($15m, signed through ’12): Earned the shit out of his contract over the last month and half. Should be the opening day starter, but he’s getting pretty old.

Hudson ($9m, ’13): Far and away our best starter last season, but had a rough September. I’d like to see the same numbers next year, pretty good chance we will.

Kawakami ($6.6m, ’11): One of the perks of his contract is 8 round-trip business or first-class airline tickets between Tokyo and Atlanta. Hopefully he still has one left, otherwise the club is out $2k in airfare to ship him back to Japan.

Hanson (minimum): Solid but inconsistent second season. If he can turn it up a little against righties, he’ll be an ace.

Medlen (minimum): On the shelf until at least September last I heard. Shame, too, he was really coming on before the injury.

Venters (minimum): I feel like Bobby really used Venters long after his expiration date. You could tell he was gassed the last few weeks of the season. I guess it’s down to him and Kimbrel to replace Wagner, we’ll probably see both early in the season.

Projected opening day roster:

C McCann
1B Freeman
2B Prado
3B Chipper
SS Gonzalez
LF Bill Hall (or someone of similar caliber. A shitty signing, but he’ll be affordable)
CF Jason Werth (Absolutely no way we sign this guy. He’s old, he’ll be overpaid, but boy would he look nice batting 5th.) (Also, I wish Jordan Schafer was still on HGH)
RF Heyward

BN Ross, C
BN Infante, UT
BN Mauro Gomez / minor league IF
BN Hinske, LF
BN McClouth, Pariah

SP Lowe
SP Hudson
SP Hanson
SP Jurrjens
SP Beachy

RP Moylan
RP O’Flaherty
RP Dunn
RP Venters
RP Julio Teheran (No way he actually breaks with the team, but I’m sure he’ll get a shot)
RP Some FA Scrub
CL Kimbrel

One big bat and a healthy year from most of our starters and it's 90+ wins again. The Phillies offense is getting old (see also: my comments from 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) and their bullpen is crap, but they're going to be contenders as long as that rotation stays together. The Mets are going to lose 100 games, the Marlins have no reason to field a contender before the new park opens. The Nationals, especially if they re-sign Dunn are going to play better than .500. They'll probably win the season series with the Braves again and could finish third. All told, I think we've got a great shot at the division next year.

10/12/2010 11:24:15 PM

first!

2011 NL East champs!

10/12/2010 11:25:31 PM

^^

That's how you start a thread.

10/12/2010 11:29:46 PM

Dont forget about Mike Minor I think he should beat out Beachy for the 5th starter's spot.

10/12/2010 11:36:58 PM

I didn't forget about him. Minor and Beachy will fight for the last spot in ST, but Beachy is the more polished pitcher at this point. Minor is probably going to start at Gwinnett. He could be in the pen, but he wasn't very good in his one relief appearance this year.

10/12/2010 11:41:05 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5679565

Fredi Gonzalez? Not sure what I would think of that hire if I were a Braves fan.

10/12/2010 11:51:06 PM

iop1

Great first post Ernie...

Love the Fredi hire. Like that he is willing to bench people who don't hustle and play well regardless of who they are. Hope it works out for him, but damn talk about some shoes to fill.

10/12/2010 11:55:08 PM

Yeah Freddiey has been on tap for at least a year

And I'm a fan, he's definitely a manager in Cox's mold

It won't be the same, but it won't be Jerry Manuel

10/12/2010 11:57:14 PM

Quote :

" Fredi Gonzalez will be new Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has been hired as the Braves' new manager and will be introduced at a news conference Thursday, two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed. Gonzalez, 46, will succeed his former boss and mentor Bobby Cox, who retired after 29 seasons as a major league manager, including 25 with the Braves. A day after the Braves were eliminated from the postseason, Cox was referred to as "former Braves manager" in a team news release. It was officially the end of an era, and Braves announced that Cox would have a farewell news conference at Turner Field on Wednesday. A day later, the team plans to introduce Cox's friend, Gonzalez, as his successor. Team officials would not comment. Gonzalez became the primary candidate to replace Cox immediately after being fired as Florida Marlins manager in June. He had a 276-279 record in 3 1/2 seasons with the Marlins, who were 35-36 when Gonzalez was dismissed. He was Sporting News Manager of the Year in 2008, when the Marlins finished 84-77 despite having the lowest payroll in the major leagues. A native of Havana, Gonzalez was the Braves' third-base coach from 2003-06, after coming to the Braves organization as Triple-A Richmond manager in 2002. He has long ties to Braves general manager Frank Wren, Florida's assistant GM back when Gonzalez was hired as a Marlins Class A manager in 1992 -- a year before the major league team's inaugural season. Gonzalez and his wife, Pamela, live in Marietta and have two teenage children. The family moved to suburban Atlanta while he was on Cox's staff, and the Gonzalezes liked the area so much, they kept it as their permanent home even after Gonzalez landed the Florida managing job. His hiring as the Braves' next manager will probably not come as a surprise to anyone connected to the Braves, since Gonzalez had been regarded since summer as the most likely successor to Cox. Depending on whom you talked to Tuesday morning at Turner Field, a day after the Braves were eliminated from the postseason, the big question was a.) When will the next manager be hired?, or b.) When is Fredi's news conference? No other names ever surfaced as serious candidates for the job. As of Monday, the Braves had not discussed the managerial job with hitting coach Terry Pendleton, once considered a strong candidate to replace Cox. Players had heard the Gonzalez speculation for months. "Fredi Gonzalez is always first in my mind that pops up, just because this organization has been run the same for so long," pitcher Derek Lowe said. "I can't imagine, especially since [Braves president John] Schuerholz is still here and Bobby's going to go upstairs, so you're going to have that same group of guys that have been running this organization successfully for so long, I can't see them all of a sudden saying, ‘Hey, let's go in a completely different direction than we've ever been in.' "I'd imagine I'm not the only one that's speculated that." Gonzalez speculation had been rampant since June 23, when he was fired as Marlins manager. He had a 276-279 record in three-plus seasons managing a Florida team with one of baseball's smallest payrolls. The Braves have their annual organizational meetings beginning next week in Orlando, and the Braves wanted to have their new manager in place for the meetings. Major League Baseball prefers that big announcements such as this not be made during a playoff series or the World Series, but they can be made between postseason rounds. The American League Championship Series doesn't start until Friday, and the National League Championship Series starts Saturday. Wren has kept a tight lid on information regarding the managerial search, refusing for 12 months to discuss candidates or the hiring process until after Cox managed his final game for the Braves. That game was Monday, a 3-2 loss to San Francisco in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. On Tuesday, Wren still wasn't ready to provide details about possible candidates or say when an announcement might be made. That only fueled speculation that Gonzalez was the man, and that it was only a matter of time. "I think Fredi would be a great choice," outfielder Matt Diaz said. "I was only here one year with him, but watching him in Florida and the way his players responded to him in Florida ... No offense to Hanley [Ramirez], but with the way Hanley handled that ball and the way Fredi handled that situation, Fredi earned a lot of respect from me, too." Gonzalez pulled Marlins star Ramirez from a game after the shortstop failed to hustle after a ball he booted into the outfield. The incident reminded some of the time Cox pulled Andruw Jones from a game early in the center fielder's career. Ramirez is a favorite of Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, and some reports said the incident might have contributed to Gonzalez's dismissal. At the time, Cox said Gonzalez handled the Ramirez incident perfectly. After Gonzalez was fired, Cox blasted Loria in the media, saying the owner wasn't appreciative and "lost a good one" in Gonzalez. "Some of his most trying times down there earned him a lot of respect around the league," Diaz said. "He obviously would be a great choice. There's other great choices that have been in this locker room all year, too." Braves coaches Pendleton and Eddie Perez have been mentioned in the past as potential managerial candidates, but Gonzalez became an overwhelming favorite to land the job after being fired by the Marlins with 1 1/2 seasons left on his contract. Gonzalez recently turned down an interview for the Chicago Cubs' manager job. To some, that was another strong indication that Gonzalez already had an agreement in place with the Braves. "I hope that whoever the new manager is going to be, that they do it earlier than later," Lowe said Tuesday morning, before word spread that Gonzalez had the job. "That's going to be kind of the cloud that hangs over our team right now, as far as get your manager in, let him decide what this team does and doesn't need." Wren said team chemistry was a big part of the Braves' success this season, and talked about Cox's part in that. Wren spoke of what made the manager so special in that regard. "I think there has to be respect," Wren said. "It's a two-way street -- the players realize and understand that the manager respects them for their talents. They're the guys that make it happen; the players make it happen. And having somebody that can show that respect and confidence -- there's nobody that's ever shown more confidence in players than Bobby Cox, and that's a great strength of his. "Those are qualities we're looking for in the next manager." "

10/13/2010 12:08:28 AM

Hopefully he hires a decent hitting coach. I hear chippers dad is available.

10/13/2010 7:45:45 AM

iop1 that i'm not very excited about the Gonzalez hire. But I will let it play out and see how the chips fall

10/13/2010 8:04:33 AM

Ernie w/ the homerun (if you will) of a thread start

10/13/2010 8:43:47 AM

iop1, and will be at Turner Field for the home opener. CHOPPIN' THRU THE NIGHT.

10/13/2010 8:45:56 AM

With the pieces we have in place already (starting pitching, solid young relievers, prado, heyward, mccann, and freeman) we have a bright future, especially considering our bench players that we will resign and our crop of a farm system. We obviously need to upgrade the offense with an outfielder and get a veteran reliever, but I have faith in Frank Wren to get all that done. I don't understand why people don't trust making Gonzalez the manager, I thought he did a great job in Florida with what he was given and he was very close with Cox while he was a coach in Atlanta and will make the transition smooth. Would you rather have Pendelton as the manager......? Don't think so

10/13/2010 9:13:24 AM

Fredi was about .500 with an ok team. So I'd say he did a pretty good job. Hopefully we'll be a good team, he's a pretty good manager, and we'll continue to make the playoffs.

10/13/2010 9:45:27 AM

Great first post to the 2011 thread Ernie.

I'd feel a lot better about next year if Medlen was healthy. I'm still holding out hope that Chipper can convince Wagner to come back next season. I feel him being there one more year would really set up Kimbrel as his successor and give us time to determine if Venters was simply a one year wonder.

Quote :

"The worst defensive centerfielder of our generation"

lol. The Braves need to figure out what to do in the OF. If the option is Melky/Diaz/McOut/Ankiel/Hinske, I'd like to see McOut in CF and Hinske in LF with Diaz in a platoon versus LHP with Hinske. Send Melky and Ankiel to the Royals in exchange for Mike Aviles and have two super utility guys in him and Infante. McOut was atleast making solid contact the last few weeks of the season. If he can find a decent hitting coach, maybe he can become serviceable again. Regardless of what combo they go with, it will be the worst defensive OF in the bigs.

As for the coaching staff, they should retain McDowell and fat boy Cadahia, but fire the fuck out of Snitker and Pendleton. Let Chipper be a player/hitting coach.

10/13/2010 9:52:57 AM

Good call on Snitker

I can't tell you how many times I was watching a game and said to whoever was next to me that Snitker has no clue what he's doing out there. I don't know if he or Hubbard are responsible for baserunning instruction, but we looked better last year than the few years before. Not nearly as many dumb mistakes -- and Heyward has baserunning instincts better than any young player I can remember.

10/13/2010 10:02:41 AM

^ Hubbard is worth keeping too. Guy helped Prado become a much better 2B and probably can help Infante too at 3B and 2B as a fill-in. 1B coaches have little impact on the game normally so I don't really care who is there as long as that coach is helping somewhere else and Hubbard seems to.

Snitker just made too many poor decisions to send the wrong guys at the wrong time (i.e. stop sending McCann home from 2B unless the ball is in a gap or down the line) or was passive at the wrong times. I'd rather be aggressive as hell all the time or passive all the time, not that wishy-washy shit we saw last year that was fail after fail. I'm sure the players never really knew what the hell he was going to throw up which probably impacted how well they made the turns.




[Edited on October 13, 2010 at 5:43 PM. Reason : j]

10/13/2010 5:42:01 PM

Quote :

"Also, the Braves shook up Cox's coaching staff just a bit, firing first-base coach Glenn Hubbard and bench coach Chino Cadahia. Carlos Tosca, who was with Gonzalez in Florida, will take over the bench coach duties and hitting coach Terry Pendleton will shift over to Hubbard's post. The Braves plan to hire a new hitting coach after struggling at the plate this season. Three other members of Cox's staff will remain in the same posts: pitching coach Roger McDowell, third-base coach Brian Snitker and bullpen coach Eddie Perez."

http://www.ajc.com/sports/braves-waste-no-time-681304.html

10/13/2010 7:32:22 PM

so they fired the two guys you agreed were good, and kept two that are bad? fucking sweet braves. at least terry won't be the hitting coach anymore.

10/13/2010 7:38:17 PM

Ugh. I was hoping they wouldve kept Hubbard and fired snickers and TP. How does that make TP feel? That's a huge demotion right?

10/13/2010 7:42:15 PM

Yeah, TP is a bitch for taking that demotion. No surprise about Cadahia. Manager's always gonna bring in his own right hand man.

It's sort of surprising that both TP and Perez would stick around. Both were considered outside candidates for the job, but it's obvious that neither was ever even interviewed or considered seriously.

10/13/2010 7:44:54 PM

What the fuck are the Braves doing? Why in the hell would you keep Snitker? TP must have zero options to accept that demotion. Keeping Perez is good. All bench coaches are worthless anyway outside of Don Zimmer. Managers still make all of the calls even if they are thrown out of the game. Glad McDowell is coming back too. Dude has been doing a good job and getting better each year. Pitching certainly is not our problem.

10/14/2010 9:01:53 AM

I really wish we would have kept hubbard, I've heard nothing but great things about him. He's been with the organization for almost 40 years I think, and he made marcus giles, kelly johnson and prado legitimate second baseman. We should have kept him and let snitker go. I'm happy with pendelton not being the hitting coach anymore though, depending on who we fill that position with

10/14/2010 9:56:59 AM

Quote :

"Farnsworth ($5.2 ’11 club option, can be voided by Farns): Fuck him. "

I LOL'd so hard

10/14/2010 12:22:49 PM

^^I've heard Nate McClouth is on the list

10/14/2010 1:16:22 PM

Quote :

"Lee ($13.2m): Bounced back nicely after being traded and was probably our second best hitter down the stretch. I’d really like to see him re-signed if the price is right, then shopped if FFF comes on. Probably too expensive though, doubt he’s back. "

Wren is already saying that FF will be at 1B next year to open the season. Lee is gone. Gonzalez will be back too at SS so the IF is set assuming Chipper heals. Hopefully the Braves can make a run at some sort of OF help. I do NOT want Werth, but man Crawford would fit great into the lineup. No way we get him from the Yankees though.

Not sure what the Braves will do. Probably end up with a combo of the shitty guys we already have. Supposedly we may shop JJ for an OF. If JJ is truly hurt, then that idea is gold, but otherwise I do not like it. Eventually JJ will get paid though and with BorASS as his agent, there is no way the Braves can afford him.

[Edited on October 15, 2010 at 9:56 AM. Reason : b]

10/15/2010 9:56:38 AM

stupid stupid rumor going around town:

Hanson, Freeman, Venters for Pujols

hahahhahahahahahah

10/15/2010 9:40:13 PM

Melky's gone

10/19/2010 1:42:52 PM

Quote :

"He played some at all three outfield positions, though not particularly well at any. "

ha ha quote from the AJC regarding Melky's release. What is amazing is that the Braves still won the fuck out of that deal for Vazquez by getting Dunn and Vizcaino. Melky was merely a fill in. Hopefully the Yankees will release Vazquez this offseason and the Braves can make a run at him maybe?

10/19/2010 1:55:41 PM

article on yahoo about free agents/expiring contracts and where they could end up:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-hotstovepreview102510

Throws the Braves name in when talking about Grienke, Fielder, Werth and Kemp. Anybody think the Braves will go after any of these guys?

10/26/2010 2:29:20 PM

I'd love to see the Braves get Grienke. Fill the gap that Medlen and possibly JJ are leaving in the rotation. Probably no chance in hell it happens unless he signs for a discount, but one can dream.

Also it would be awesome if the Braves could somehow add Kemp. He'd fill so many needs in one shot. Hope the Braves really make a run at him.

Fielder makes no sense. They do not need another 1B.

Werth will be the most overpaid player in MLB in about two years. Fuck that guy.




[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 5:12 PM. Reason : df]

10/26/2010 5:11:02 PM

Linking Prince Fielder to the Braves is about the dumbest free agent rumor I've ever heard

Plus dude was a bitch when he got beaned in Atlanta this summer

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Also Hudson won comeback player of the year

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And DOB mentioned a few trade scenarios for Rasmus. Prado, Venters, Vizcaino and some other minor league pitcher whose name I can't remember were mentioned

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 7:18 PM. Reason : ]

10/26/2010 7:12:25 PM

Rasmus isn't that good. I wouldn't give up much of anything for him, however I would take him over our current OF (except heyward of course)

10/26/2010 9:58:12 PM

^^Where did DOB talk about these trades possibilities? I looked on the blog and didn't see the article.

10/26/2010 10:43:15 PM

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/10/25/francoeur-in-world-series-chippers-rehab-update-etc/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_braves_blog

And it was Kimbrel, not Venters

10/26/2010 10:57:54 PM

Its gonna be a disappointing season for Braves fans

...who are hoping to see their manager get ejected a lot

10/26/2010 11:21:58 PM

Quote :

"Rasmus isn't that good. I wouldn't give up much of anything for him"

Rasmus is actually pretty damn good and could be a superstar in a couple of years. That being said I would not trade Kimbrel for him nor would I consider trading Prado unless the Braves truly believe Prado was a flash in the pan. A package of Kimbrel and Vizcaino is just too much for Rasmus at this point. Young arms are still more valuable than anything else in baseball.

10/27/2010 8:53:08 AM

Per the AJC, Jim Presley may be the front runner for the hitting coach job. He was with Freddi in Florida as the Marlins hitting coach. Just off gut feel, I hope they get someone else.

10/28/2010 10:59:02 AM

Ha ha triple post.

Anyway Larry Parrish, former Tiger and Expo catcher, is the Braves new hitting coach. Hope he's better than TP.

10/30/2010 7:39:04 AM

should have gotten Bonds. Barry Bonds.

10/30/2010 8:57:56 AM

The Braves are keeping Gonzalez and Infante. Two good moves. They bought out Ankiel and Farnsworth - two no brainer moves. Looks like they are going to let Lee and Glaus walk and may still try and resign Hinske. I hope they do keep Hinske. Freeman will be the 1B next year.

All of this per the AJC. Also they decided to keep Procter even though he pretty much missed all of 2010

They also still have five other players to deal with:

Quote :

"leaving the Braves with five unsigned arbitration-eligibles: pitchers Jair Jurrjens, Moylan and O’Flahery; infielder Martin Prado, and outfielder Matt Diaz."

Other than Diaz, all of the other guys need to be resigned.

11/3/2010 8:21:14 AM

Braves claim Joe Mathers off of waivers from the Cardinals. We also released Saito.

11/3/2010 3:16:22 PM

Chipper Jones is hanging it up.

[Edited on November 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM. Reason : inside information. TWW news. You hear it, First!]

11/5/2010 10:17:48 AM

^ You're a f*cking liar!

11/5/2010 10:32:45 AM

and that's why i said chipper would be on the bench, with prado at 3B and infante at 2B. because his old ass is going to be coaching.

11/5/2010 10:43:58 AM

Uggla for Infante and Dunn.

Quote :

"The Atlanta Braves acquired All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins on Tuesday in a trade for utilityman Omar Infante and pitcher Mike Dunn, a league source told ESPN.com."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5814146

Quote :

"Uggla is expected to play second base for Atlanta. His arrival frees up Martin Prado to share time at first base with rookie Freddie Freeman, provides insurance for Chipper Jones at third, and also log some at-bats in left field."

Nah, I doubt a contender for the batting title will be sharing time with Freddie Freeman.


[Edited on November 16, 2010 at 6:21 PM. Reason : ..]

11/16/2010 6:14:11 PM

Quote :

"hell of a deal"

A 3-4-5 of McCann-Uggla-Heyward is pretty scary

11/16/2010 6:19:26 PM

I hate the Braves, but damn...that's a steal IMO.

11/16/2010 6:24:41 PM

Good deal

Uggla is pricey, but he's guaranteed to mash and his average is irrelevant

Having a player like Infante is awesome, but his stock will never be higher and Uggla/Prado/maybe Chipper make him dispensable

11/16/2010 6:43:35 PM