Can we have Wren back please?
Can we have Wren back please?
Well, damn. Kimbrel gone. Damn damn damn.
Wish we got more prospects.
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Braves appear to be saving a helluva lot of money here, too.
Don't know much about Paroubeck, but he was a second-round pick in 2013 and had a really nice debut season as a switch-hitting left field in rookie ball last year.
Wisler and Paroubeck look to be good-to-very good prospects. Not enamored with either Maybin or Quentin. Hope the draft pick is included.
Sad to see Kimbrel gone. A ton of money is now off the books. Curious to see how (and if and when) it is used.
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So much to compute, but my gut reaction seeing all the parts is that this is a great trade for us.
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Love Kimbrel, but it didn't make sense wasting his arb years as a non-contender. And once he hits FA, I'm not sure it would make sense unless our budget changes significantly.
This is what we needed to do... Dump BJ and use Kimbrel to do it.. money saved is worth it.
I guess the brothers will be reunited
In a Mukaki rebuild, you never know what direction it's coming from.
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Agreed. We get one stellar (top 50) prospect, one high-ceiling guy, a rebound candidate who had a great spring and is only 28 (and contract controlled for the next two years), a draft pick, and saved a boatload of cash.
And Carlos Quentin.
I hate to see Kimbrel go, but this was the way to do it.
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Ben Badler
@BenBadler
Matt Wisler is the best prospect the Braves have added this offseason. Throws strikes, two plus pitches, durable, near-MLB ready.
Thats a big deal, umm interesting.
If you consider Melvin an utter non-entity (and he surely is), Quentin a one-year guy to soak up some ABs and even up the cash and Maybin a buy-low candidate, we basically traded Kimbrel for Wisler, Paroubeck and the 41st. That's not a sizzling return, but throw in the rest of Upton's contract and I think you have a pretty solid deal.
I would probably have preferred getting another handful of prospects instead of Quentin and Maybin, but I would wager those two were non-negotiables on San Diego's end.
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I'm utterly shocked! I did't see this coming from 2 feet away... I think I love this
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So does Gomes get released as a result of the trade?
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
Rival official on OF Jordan Pouerbeck, who is going to #Braves. “Tools. Good body. Very raw in baseball talent and acumen. Hit or miss type”
What a great freakin trade. To unload BJ's and Kimbrel's money AND to get a top prospect and a player I like in Maybin is a great haul.
Well done John Hart
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I am never leaving town again.
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