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WOW, braves trade away pitching for J. D. Drew and Eli Marrero

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PlatinumGold

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interesting. Marrero will fill in for Javy or Blanco depending on how fast estrada develops. J. D. Drew IF he can stay on the field will be better than Brian Jordan offensively but not as good as sheffield.

unfortunately they traded away Jason Marquis, Adam Wainright and Ray King. King we can do without, but wish we had kept wainright. 6'8" pitchers aren't easy to come by.
 
Originally posted by: LeRocks
woohoo, phillies will win the division now 😀
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ya right, like they did last year.
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with the philthies i'll believe it when i see it happen. Larry Bowa just SUX as a manager. he'll find a way to piss off all his players and lose.
 
King was terrible. It was like batting practice when they put him in. The only guy they'll miss is Wainright; Marquis was okay but nothing special. The Braves always manage to get mediocre guys like Drew and make them good for at least a few years.

I have no doubt the Braves will win the division next year, like usual.
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
crap , Marquis and King? bummer
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from all reports Wright is going to be the primary setup man so no need for King, letting go marquis is really interesting, but i think mazzone and cox just doesn't feel like Marquis is starter material.
 
Originally posted by: konichiwa
King was terrible. It was like batting practice when they put him in. The only guy they'll miss is Wainright; Marquis was okay but nothing special. The Braves always manage to get mediocre guys like Drew and make them good for at least a few years.

I have no doubt the Braves will win the division next year, like usual.
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what is it, 12 division wins in 13 years?? i think they deserve the benefit of the doubt until they ACTUALLY lose it.
 
You mentioned Jordan but that's just for comparison right? I don't think the Dodgers traded him but I might have missed it in all the activity. Man I wish that guy could stay healthy, he's an amazing athlete.
 
Originally posted by: PipBoy
You mentioned Jordan but that's just for comparison right? I don't think the Dodgers traded him but I might have missed it in all the activity. Man I wish that guy could stay healthy, he's an amazing athlete.
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i mentioned jordan because he was the RF for the braves before Sheffield. 🙂

 
I just can't wait for fantasy baseball to start up again. Going to be an awesome year for fantasy. When do they usually start forming leagues?
 
Originally posted by: konichiwa
I just can't wait for fantasy baseball to start up again. Going to be an awesome year for fantasy. When do they usually start forming leagues?
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baseball is a lot of fun. i prefer football, but football is pretty much over for me, only one of my teams made it to the playoffs. and it has a decent chance at winning.

 
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
baseball offseason has been more interesting than the NHL or NBA lately.
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So sad but true. What's up with you people not liking hockey ? Is it really that damn hard to follow the puck ?
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
baseball offseason has been more interesting than the NHL or NBA lately.
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So sad but true. What's up with you people not liking hockey ? Is it really that damn hard to follow the puck ?
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to me, hockey is soccer on ice. except that the officials can't control hockey players the way they do in soccer.
 
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
baseball offseason has been more interesting than the NHL or NBA lately.
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So sad but true. What's up with you people not liking hockey ? Is it really that damn hard to follow the puck ?
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to me, hockey is soccer on ice. except that the officials can't control hockey players the way they do in soccer.
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Except the athletes are tough, there's 50-80 shots per game versus 5-10 (and who knows how many of those are on net), and every couple of minutes there's a big hit. Now, I can understand not liking regular season hockey, but come on, you have to like the playoffs at least.
 
This wasn't a very good trade for the Braves. I feel that they could have received something better than Drew+Marrero for Wainwright, King, and Marquis.
The bad thing is that if Drew does do what they're hoping he'll do, then he'll be receiving a massive raise the next year since his contract is only through next season.

Anyways, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Drew is healthy all season and hits for over a .900+ OPS and the Braves win the division again.
 
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
This wasn't a very good trade for the Braves. I feel that they could have received something better than Drew+Marrero for Wainwright, King, and Marquis.
The bad thing is that if Drew does do what they're hoping he'll do, then he'll be receiving a massive raise the next year since his contract is only through next season.

Anyways, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Drew is healthy all season and hits for over a .900+ OPS and the Braves win the division again.
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if the braves win their division again, or more accurately, if larry bowa manages to lose the division for the philthies, then he ABSOLUTELY should be fired. on paper the Philthies are CLEARLY the best team in the division.
 
Originally posted by: lager
Greg Maddux is going to San Diego.
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they can have him. atlanta made the mistake of offering him arbitration last year. they should have let him go and not risked millwood like that.

 
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