As reported by mlbtraderumors.com
As reported by mlbtraderumors.com
Sounds like he goes to AAA with Lavarnway....
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/0...edium=facebook
Organizational depth. But he does have an opt out
Get off my lawn!
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A.J. Pierzynski in 2016: 197 / 250 / 239; -5 DRS; -0.8 RAA (pitch framing)
I don't know... I think this move puts us over the top.
Dalyn (05-09-2016), DaneHill (05-09-2016), FreemanFan (05-09-2016), jpx7 (05-09-2016), smootness (05-09-2016), The Chosen One (05-09-2016)
does this mean the FO has lost confidence in Lavarnway
Hope he can help Reck(er) some opponents.
Nickname: Poo Poo
Yea, I am not interested in seeing Recker play for us even in AAA. Lavarnway actually has earned a shot with us in a rebuild year IMO. If we were wise we'd retire AJP and go with Lavarnway-Flowers combo and then call up Astudillo to be the third catcher when the rosters expand.
I found it funny some folks on other forums speculating that we may trade AJP at some point. AJP could've been traded last year due to his bat, but this year it's not happening. I could see this being a depth move because of talks with other teams interested in one of our other catchers at AAA. Remember, there was even talk at the end of Spring Training that Lavarnway or Lalli could be traded to a team needing a back-up catcher. Maybe that talk is alive again.
Oh jeez, that reminds me of another Coppy jewel from this offseason. We're committed to being better this year, because if we weren't, we wouldn't have signed AJ.
Braves1976 (05-09-2016)
If Coppy really believes that nonsense we are in trouble even after Fredi is gone. He's said some other things like that no one into advanced stats say, which begs the question is it just a BS line or does he really believe it? If the latter then I cannot trust his judgement outside of dealing with idiots in Arizona.
Last edited by Braves1976; 05-09-2016 at 05:27 PM.