He was highly thought of before the trade, but there were concerns that he was a future reliever. Of course, after the trade, Braves fans thought he had no breaking ball and would flame out like very other hard throwing minor league pitcher. "He's the next Jose Capellan"
"Yes, I did think Aldrich was good UNTIL I SAW HIM PLAY. "- thethe
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Hey, it was right on the money at 10 teams based on Sickels. Watch out for that fearsome New York Mets Farm System!
As-2
Astros
Blue Jays
Braves
Cubs-4
Diamondbacks-2
Dodgers-3
Indians-3
Giants-3
Mariners-2
Mets-4
Nats-2
Pads
Phillies-2
Pirates-3
Rangers-3
Rays-3
Reds
Red Sox-5
Rockies-2
Twins-3
Yanks-2
"Yes, I did think Aldrich was good UNTIL I SAW HIM PLAY. "- thethe
And yet, I am failing to see how the Braves have failed to develop hitting in the last 20 something odd years.
And lest we forget, those trades also brought us Mallex Smith, the two Petersons, and Ruiz. All of whom are generally well regarded.
The Cubs have had the benefit of early picks. And they've benefited from trading pitching for young hitting as well.
You can prefer the Cubs if you want. That doesn't mean the Braves doesn't work and work well.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
It wasn't great. Just because some of the guys didn't pan doesn't mean their value around that time couldn't have been better leveraged elsewhere. Still, I understood the rationale at the time—I just wish the Braves had considered a reasonable attempt to extent Teixeira.
This was the truly terrible stroke. Literally indefensible.
They would have just selected a pitcher with that pick.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
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