Braves Trade Deadline Rumors

[BRule]

I'm not sure honestly. Sometimes its better to have a couple of league minimum guys producing slightly above average than one guy producing like a top players at a top salary. Baseball is not a game where one player gets you over the top.

I'm not sure how 3 league min guys are better than a 7 WAR guy

[thethe]

I'm not sure how 3 league min guys are better than a 7 WAR guy

Well lets assume that the 3 league min guys give you 3-4 WAR. Headley will conservatvely make around 15-18 million. An astute GM will be able to find an addition 3-4 WAR with that type of money and probably even more.

[BRule]

Well lets assume that the 3 league min guys give you 3-4 WAR. Headley will conservatvely make around 15-18 million. An astute GM will be able to find an addition 3-4 WAR with that type of money and probably even more.

Couldn't you argue that if we just have those guys laying around then we can have Headley + the league min guys and their "3-4 WAR"?

[thethe]

Couldn't you argue that if we just have those guys laying around then we can have Headley + the league min guys and their "3-4 WAR"?

The Braves restrictions on how much they can spend on players salaries makes it murky. Braves are on an unbelievable run of producing league min effective players. I don't see why that is going to abruptly stop anytime soon. I realize that Headley is good but I just don't think its worth the money to pay him plus what we would have to give up.

You are talking about a package of Wood/Gattis/Cabrera and maybe even more

[bravesnumberone]

Would like to see us add another reliever, but I'm guessing Wren will focus the next couple of days trying to strengthen the bench with a middle INF.

[gilesfan]

The Braves restrictions on how much they can spend on players salaries makes it murky. Braves are on an unbelievable run of producing league min effective players. I don't see why that is going to abruptly stop anytime soon. I realize that Headley is good but I just don't think its worth the money to pay him plus what we would have to give up.

You are talking about a package of Wood/Gattis/Cabrera and maybe even more

If they would take Wood/Gattis/Cabrera I couldn't trip over fast enough to agree.

[thethe]

If they would take Wood/Gattis/Cabrera I couldn't trip over fast enough to agree.

Yeah, we know. You think Gattis sucks.

Braves are not just going to trade all of their good young players for a guy who is about to get paid. If he was under control for antoehr 2-3 years then I would see it. Teams are holding onto their prospects more and more now.

[BRule]

The Braves restrictions on how much they can spend on players salaries makes it murky. Braves are on an unbelievable run of producing league min effective players. I don't see why that is going to abruptly stop anytime soon. I realize that Headley is good but I just don't think its worth the money to pay him plus what we would have to give up.

You are talking about a package of Wood/Gattis/Cabrera and maybe even more

We also have about 25 mil coming off the books at the end of the year. Too bad Wren signed BJ and didn't go with a stop-gap, then we'd have like 40 mil to blow.....

[thethe]

We also have about 25 mil coming off the books at the end of the year. Too bad Wren signed BJ and didn't go with a stop-gap, then we'd have like 40 mil to blow.....

Yeah, if that contract was never signed I would have a different mindset on this but we are screwed with another Uggla for 4 more years.

[Julio3000]

We also have about 25 mil coming off the books at the end of the year. Too bad Wren signed BJ and didn't go with a stop-gap, then we'd have like 40 mil for blow.....

Chip Caray's ears are burning.

[emk418]

If they would take Wood/Gattis/Cabrera I couldn't trip over fast enough to agree.

Absolutely no way I make that trade. Headley is 30 and has had one good year in his career.

[thethe]

Absolutely no way I make that trade. Headley is 30 and has had one good year in his career.

Don't worry, the Braves wouldn't make that deal either.

[jpx7]

Headley is 30 and has had one good year in his career.

That second clause is simply not true; he's had one outstanding season in his career, but he's had several more good seasons.

[BRule]

Absolutely no way I make that trade. Headley is 30 and has had one good year in his career.

False

[gilesfan]

I get enjoyment out of people that don't consider the park a player plays in.

If trading Wood/Cabera/Gattis was trading all of our young players (even though Gattis isn't young) then you must not have a lot of faith in our farm system.

[BRule]

I get enjoyment out of people that don't consider the park a player plays in.

If trading Wood/Cabera/Gattis was trading all of our young players (even though Gattis isn't young) then you must not have a lot of faith in our farm system.

Age only matters when you are talking about Headley, not Gattis.

[gilesfan]

Gattis is 2.5 years younger than Headley. n lulz

[BRule]

Gattis is 2.5 years younger than Headley. n lulz

But Gattis is a Brave, so his real age is about 22.

[chopdrew]

Yeah, if that contract was never signed I would have a different mindset on this but we are screwed with another Uggla for 4 more years.

Lol. We have one guy on the team a more than 20 hr and he's the one that makes us screwed? How'd you even get to be a mod? Were you the 11th caller or something?

[thethe]

Lol. We have one guy on the team a more than 20 hr and he's the one that makes us screwed? How'd you even get to be a mod? Were you the 11th caller or something?

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