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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    What liklihood does Yepez have of even makin the majors? The trade could come back to bite the braves but it's highly unlikely.

    The team has a chance of competing for a second wild card. I know people don't see it but the pitching has severely underperformed.
    And my point is that we shouldn't really be making any deals that could come back to bite us if the potential reward is essentially 0.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    And my point is that we shouldn't really be making any deals that could come back to bite us if the potential reward is essentially 0.
    The risk is also essentially zero.

    It's doubtful that Juan Yepez will ever make it even to the level of Matt Adams.

    If the Braves had given up a prospect of significance, or had taken on an excessive salary in Adams, I'd be right there with you. I just don't see the downside here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    I could give a **** about Yepez. It's the motivation for this move by the Braves that's laughable. He should've already been on our bench as pinch hitter/backup 1B/someone with a pulse. But, to make this move now because you want to keep up the charade is pathetic.

    But, it's really a stupid thing to complain about because a good move is a good move, regardless of the intentions.
    ^pretty much^

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    Quote Originally Posted by devilsbballfan View Post
    This trade makes little sense to me, why give up a 19 year old top 25 prospect in a deep system just so you can have a "legit" 1B for two months in a lost year?
    Yeah, they should've checked with you first.

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    Why would the Cards do this deal? Who is Yepez and what is is value?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy View Post
    Why would the Cards do this deal? Who is Yepez and what is is value?
    He was a pretty big international signing by us a few years ago out of Venezuela. He's young and has hit a little bit, but nothing dramatic.

    EDIT: And when I say "pretty big" I don't mean on the level of Kevin Maitan. It's just that it was a noteworthy signing. Probably more on along the line of Dian Toscano.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    What liklihood does Yepez have of even makin the majors? The trade could come back to bite the braves but it's highly unlikely.

    The team has a chance of competing for a second wild card. I know people don't see it but the pitching has severely underperformed.
    We are bad.

    We'd be last or next to last in every other division

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    Its probably not something to overreact to either way, but I really don't like it.

    People are WAY TOO QUICK to say a guy can't play third or hasn't shown enough with the bat, he's 19 and missed most of a year with an injury. Keep in mind this was a highly touted international signing a couple years ago and he's doing OK right now, BB rate is a little too low and he needs to show some more power, but he's so young that I hate giving up on what potential may be there for a Matt Adams type. I don't see the point.

    Like I said, I'm not going to act like this is a huge deal, but I'd rather have Yepez and some potential than Adams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    What liklihood does Yepez have of even makin the majors? The trade could come back to bite the braves but it's highly unlikely.

    The team has a chance of competing for a second wild card. I know people don't see it but the pitching has severely underperformed.
    We suck dude. The pitching has underperformed, but it should have been expected to be very good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    Its probably not something to overreact to either way, but I really don't like it.

    People are WAY TOO QUICK to say a guy can't play third or hasn't shown enough with the bat, he's 19 and missed most of a year with an injury. Keep in mind this was a highly touted international signing a couple years ago and he's doing OK right now, BB rate is a little too low and he needs to show some more power, but he's so young that I hate giving up on what potential may be there for a Matt Adams type. I don't see the point.

    Like I said, I'm not going to act like this is a huge deal, but I'd rather have Yepez and some potential than Adams.
    He was our highest-profile signing, but Yepez was not highly-touted by the baseball press. I don't recall seeing him mentioned in any of the pre-J2 projections from the year he signed. I'm not dumping on the guy. He has a chance. But the early returns at 3B have not been good, which means he is going to have to hit. Maybe he will.

    I agree with you that there's nothing for either side of this deal to get bent out of shape about.

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    This is a good deal....for a contender to make.

    Odd move for a non-contending team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    He was a pretty big international signing by us a few years ago out of Venezuela. He's young and has hit a little bit, but nothing dramatic.

    EDIT: And when I say "pretty big" I don't mean on the level of Kevin Maitan. It's just that it was a noteworthy signing. Probably more on along the line of Dian Toscano.
    I'd say closer to Pache and Cruz than Toscano, I mean we did spend over 1 mil signing Yepez.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    This is a good deal....for a contender to make.

    Odd move for a non-contending team.
    Coppy said we're a contender....so there.

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    Good trade but I wouldn't be surprised if Yepez turns out to be a decent MLB hitter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by auyushu View Post
    I'd say closer to Pache and Cruz than Toscano, I mean we did spend over 1 mil signing Yepez.
    Probably. I'm not the upmost expert on the farm so Toscano was the first that came to mind as a notable signing that sort of fell off the radar after a time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    Coppy said we're a contender....so there.
    They are in 2nd place, that's a fact!

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    Cardinals aren't going to let us have him for free.

    Not sure how people complain about this trade unless they're bored or crotchety

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    Pache and Cruz were Top 20 guys. Yepez was not. I'm not a Braves' apologist and I will try to find some of the pre-signing information on Yepez, but I don't believe he was on the radar as big-time. Signing someone for $1,000,000 doesn't translate to anything in particular.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    Pache and Cruz were Top 20 guys. Yepez was not. I'm not a Braves' apologist and I will try to find some of the pre-signing information on Yepez, but I don't believe he was on the radar as big-time. Signing someone for $1,000,000 doesn't translate to anything in particular.
    Especially after not doing anything special for a few years after signing.

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    So Yepez "might" turn into a ok MLB player with some power? That is what Adams already is. Adams loosing weight and now in a hitters park with opportunity has just as much chance to "break out", as Yepez does (if not more).

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