Braves donate Justin Upton to Padres for prospects

[Deester11]

Well, I for one am just glad that we can continue to get trashed by the media for having crappy fans because absolutely NO ONE is going to games in 2015 according to this board. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Happy Holidays?

[Hawk]

It's worth considering that the deal hasn't been announced yet. It's possible the composition of the return could change.

[Hawk]

Jon Heyman
@JonHeymanCBS
david ross is signing with padres

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I love AJ Preller.

[mcollier]

Jon Heyman
@JonHeymanCBS
david ross is signing with padres

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I love AJ Preller.

Wow...remember when we honestly thought we could lure David Ross back here to be Jon Lester's personal catcher?

My, how things have changed.

[Enscheff]

It's worth considering that the deal hasn't been announced yet. It's possible the composition of the return could change.

For some reason this facetious optimism made me chuckle.

[Metaphysicist]

Keith Law PRIOR to 2014, Padres top 10:

3 - Fried
6 - D. Petersen
11 - J. Petersen

Padres 9th best system overall.

Obviously things change over the course of a year, but that sounds okay. Not great, but a realistic return for a 1 year rental.

I mean, since that list was published #3 blew out his arm and #6 was turrible. If anything this list is even more of a downer than the BA list, since Law seems to be lower on the one dude who actually had a good year (Jace Peterson).

[holden]

sigh

[Deester11]

Wow...remember when we honestly thought we could lure David Ross back here to be Jon Lester's personal catcher?

My, how things have changed.

That was always fantasy GM speak.

[dak]

I would be so much more on board with this and the entire re-build if we hadn't given Markakis that silly contract.

I couldn't agree more.

[Carp]

We got 3 top 10ish prospects from one of the better farms in the league. The names aren't going to wow most of you, but that's a fairly decent haul for a 1 yr rental.

It's a solid trade. Obviously you wish we'd have gotten the top 20 overall prospect that it was rumored we were looking for, but I like this deal over other deals I've heard mentioned. It doesn't have the wow factor making you feel like we fleeced them, but it's good value, imo.

[Knucksie]

Well, I for one am just glad that we can continue to get trashed by the media for having crappy fans because absolutely NO ONE is going to games in 2015 according to this board. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Happy Holidays?

It doesn't take the media to point out crappy fans. All you have to do is look at some of the jerk-offs who post here.

[gilesfan]

Badler is BA's token internet stathead dickhead. He does good international reporting, but he is the most worthless of BA reporters.

I guarantee you John Manuel or Jim Callis (though he's left BA) would never say something this pointless.

Well, he thinks you are a big meanie.

[dak]

Prospect breakdown on Braves return:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/break...n-upton-trade/

[Enscheff]

We got 3 top 10ish prospects from one of the better farms in the league. The names aren't going to wow most of you, but that's a fairly decent haul for a 1 yr rental.

It's a solid trade. Obviously you wish we'd have gotten the top 20 overall prospect that it was rumored we were looking for, but I like this deal over other deals I've heard mentioned. It doesn't have the wow factor making you feel like we fleeced them, but it's good value, imo.

Umm, no it's not. This moves makes the team terrible for 2015 AND didn't provide anyone that will realistically impact the roster...ever.

At least Miller will sit in the middle of the rotation for 4 years. Fried is going to spend all of 2015 recovering from TJ, and the other guys will be Phil Gosselin and Tyler Pastornicky.

This is terrible, and no spin makes it any better. We just ate the **** end of a terrible Murph trade proposal in exchange for the most valuable trade chip available.

[Carp]

Like I said. Quantity over quality is what the Braves went with.

Seems a little like both. Fried and the 2 Petersons have a fair amount of value. We don't know who else was available, but it isn't like we got back organizational fillers here.

[gilesfan]

Jon Heyman
@JonHeymanCBS
david ross is signing with padres

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I love AJ Preller.

What is their payroll at, 350 million? Hes taking all the players, nom nom nom

[thethe]

This reminds me of one of those Murph trade proposals where he is trying to get a stud player from another team and just starts tacking on more and more fringe prospects until the sheer weight of all those bodies makes up for the lack of talent.

We all laugh at him, but this time the Braves are on the **** end of a Murph trade...

Its a one year rental. What was everyone expecting?

[mcollier]

Speaking of payroll, where will the Braves' payroll end up? Hart and Co. specifically said that the payroll wouldn't drop below the $112 million (or so) mark from 2014. I guess we are at about $88 million now?

[Millwood1Hitter]

Speaking of payroll, where will the Braves' payroll end up? Hart and Co. specifically said that the payroll wouldn't drop below the $112 million (or so) mark from 2014. I guess we are at about $88 million now?

We haven't announced the 2 year 30 million dollar Harang deal yet, and the lifetime contract that pays $9 million annually in dollars with a 8% escalator clause based on inflation of contracts per year, and an unlimited supply at the clubhouse buffet for Laird.

[bravesnumberone]

The return may be reasonable but if the goal is to rebuild the farm spending money on a 31 year old rf when we could have gotten several more serviceable shorter term options for less is astonishing.