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Joscott Newbie

Joscott

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No more release the Kimbrel...

 

It's all about 2017 for sure, the way to clear BJ's salary was to trade the best closer in baseball. I guess you don't really need a dominate closer when you are setting up a rebuild.

 

I love Craig, but I don't really get this trade from the Padres stand point. One of their better prospects and a draft pick? Quentin's money will come off next season and Maybin after 2016, setting up for 2017 when Wisler should be big league ready.

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FuFuLamePoo Experienced

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I would like to pat myself on the back for dropping the Braves like a bad habit for the Yankees back in 2011. Yes, I was a lifelong Braves fan ... but dear god what are they doing? Just now saw they traded Kimbrel. How can anyone support them now?

they're going through a rebuild?  why do you need an ace closer when you're trying to lose anyways?  in one offseason they went from a bottom 10 to a top 5 farm system.  Last year the team was stuck in dead water.  They were no longer a playoff team and were tied to some terrible contracts so they had no flexibility. Today's trade alone freed up $80 million in cap space.  Today's news came as a shock to me, but the more I think about it the more I'm okay with it.  We got San Diego's best prospect according to Baseball America.  The only trade that I was a little upset about it is Heyward, I felt like he was a guy you keep for the future.  But who knows, with all this money we could always sign him back this summer.

 

Lol at you dropping the Braves for the fuging Yankees of all teams.  Have a good day sir 

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The Braves don't come on up here and I was sick of them choking year after year. I'm proud to support my HOME team, sir.

 

Why were you upset about Heyward? He was a huge let down.

 

I know people like to talk about rebuilding, but IMHO, that's old tyme talk. Sports are all about winning now. Neat, the Bravos MIGHT be good in 2017. lol

 

With the roster the Braves had they had completely maxed out the payroll for a team that went 79-83. With no flexibility to get better and a barren talent pipeline in the farm system, they had to tear it down in order to build it back up in the future. As a Nets fan you should be very familiar with this dilemma.

 

With the move to Cobb County looming, it's been more about "moving" than "winning for awhile anyway, and with one foot already out the door, it's not like they would be selling a bunch of tickets this season anyway. We've seen here in NC what happens when a team already has one foot out the door (end of the original Hornets, Whalers move to Greensboro, etc.)

 

I would rather be sold hope for the future via the farm system than hope BJ Upton can produce more efficiency than one or two million dollars per every hit he gets in a 162 game season. Sports is about winning now, but you're just as miserable as a fan when you have a "win now" team that you know can only win so much.

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Braves know their pitchers and pitchers in general better than just about anyone. I have to think that they think Kimbrel's arm is close to being toast but at the very least they got a solid prospect and dumped BJ's (no chance i call this idiot Melvin) contract

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