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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
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    Weird. I was told by several members of this board that Perez and Whalen were going to be solid rotation pieces because they "hit their spots", "knew how to pitch", and "just got people out". I insisted they were not MLB quality starters, but these posters so much smarter than me screamed over and over that I was wrong.

    This is all so confusing. How are these genius board members always so wrong? And why do they continue to argue after always being so wrong about everything?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Weird. I was told by several members of this board that Perez and Whalen were going to be solid rotation pieces because they "hit their spots", "knew how to pitch", and "just got people out". I insisted they were not MLB quality starters, but these posters so much smarter than me screamed over and over that I was wrong.

    This is all so confusing. How are these genius board members always so wrong? And why do they continue to argue after always being so wrong about everything?
    Wow all hail the mighty Enscheff who is never wrong. How do you immediately reply to almost everything with your championship corn hole antics, your wildly successful millionaire business ventures, and your rigorous MMA training routine. All that yet you're always at the computer to reply immediately... curious....

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    http://www.12up.com/posts/4238169-br...er?a_aid=40180



    Renewed with new room, the Braves snagged Armando Rivero of the Cubs with the fifth overall draft pick. The 28-year-old Rivero whiffed a remarkable 105 in just 67. innings at Triple-A Iowa this season, and is a beyond-intriguing veteran option for the reloading Braves who's likely to stick in the bigs.


    While it was a tough morning for Williams Perez, don't be surprised if a team in dire need of pitching gives him a contract for back of the rotation or bullpen help.


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    We used the saved money of BJ

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    We used the saved money of BJ
    On Nick the Stick

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    Nick hasn't been spectacular or anything but he's easily been worth his deal so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Nick hasn't been spectacular or anything but he's easily been worth his deal so far.
    It's been pretty much market value. Maybe a slight overpay. I don't think it's any coincidence that Nick is getting paid 44 million and the remaining money saved on Melvin was 48.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Wow all hail the mighty Enscheff who is never wrong. How do you immediately reply to almost everything with your championship corn hole antics, your wildly successful millionaire business ventures, and your rigorous MMA training routine. All that yet you're always at the computer to reply immediately... curious....
    Again, so enamored with my personal life. Which parts am I lying about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Again, so enamored with my personal life. Which parts am I lying about?
    How would I know? Likely a of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    How would I know? Likely a of it.
    Pay up on our bet and I'll prove one aspect of my personal life to you. That should help keep you from laying in bed wondering about what my life is actually like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Pay up on our bet and I'll prove one aspect of my personal life to you. That should help keep you from laying in bed wondering about what my life is actually like.
    It's December

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    It's December
    Ok, 2-3 more months for you to derp along with your stupid ideas. You haven't been right about a single thing we have disagreed about, but keep on keepin' on!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Ok, 2-3 more months for you to derp along with your stupid ideas. You haven't been right about a single thing we have disagreed about, but keep on keepin' on!
    That's... just like your opinion... man

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    We used the saved money of BJ
    We should have eaten Melvin's deal and maximized Kimbrel. But we didn't.

    BJ was the symbol of the old regime's failure and they wanted him gone.

    It was a mistake but not a terrible one. I get why they did it.

    JS is going into the Hall of Fame and he's made some bad trades too. It happens. It wasn't even Olivera bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Russ2dollas View Post
    We should have eaten Melvin's deal and maximized Kimbrel. But we didn't.

    BJ was the symbol of the old regime's failure and they wanted him gone.

    It was a mistake but not a terrible one. I get why they did it.

    JS is going into the Hall of Fame and he's made some bad trades too. It happens. It wasn't even Olivera bad.
    Want to know what makes it even worse? The Braves should be out looking for a RHed 4th OFer this very moment.

    Guess what BJ's numbers were vs LHers last season? I'll save you the trouble...he posted an .874 OPS against them. And in 2015? A cool .792 OPS vs LHers.

    So not only did they water down Kimbrel's trade return by sending BJ along for the ride and not use the saved money to help compete at the MLB level, they also traded away a guy that would have been the PERFECT 4th OFer this season.

    It's the trade that bit the Braves 3 times!

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    Cubs signing Koji Uehera, rich gets richer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    Cubs signing Koji Uehera, rich gets richer.
    Welp.

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    Looks like Matt Wieters has officially lost the game of musical chairs. I'm sure Boras is still expecting 3 / $30m though.


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    People realize we still got a pretty solid return for Kimbrell right? Wisler was their No. 1 prospect at the time (and a top 50 prospect). And we got a draft pick that we turned into Riley. And we flipped Maybin into a pretty useful piece in Krol. It's possible the money that it freed up also allowed us to "buy" Touki.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    People realize we still got a pretty solid return for Kimbrell right? Wisler was their No. 1 prospect at the time (and a top 50 prospect). And we got a draft pick that we turned into Riley. And we flipped Maybin into a pretty useful piece in Krol. It's possible the money that it freed up also allowed us to "buy" Touki.
    Do you realize the Padres then flipped Kimbrel with 1 less year of control for a package centered around Manny Margot? He is the #26 prospect right now, and is worth WAY more than anyone not named Swanson the Braves got in any trade.

    I would gladly swap everything the Braves got for Kimbrel straight up just for Margot.

    If Dave Stewart wasn't quite possibly the worst GM of the modern sports era, the Braves rebuild would be in pretty awful shape right now, and that is due primarily to screwing the pooch on deals like the Kimbrel trade. Literally the only currently useful parts the Braves have to show for this rebuild (Inciarte and Swanson) were gifts from the inept DBacks FO. Most of the success this rebuild has seen to date is due the Braves being the lucky beneficiary of the DBacks stupidity.

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