Braves sign Ervin Santana to 1 year 14.1M deal

[yeezus]

Santana is a VERY solid pitcher. What are people complaining about?
his 2012, 2009, and 2007 seem to be his worst, but we have every reason to believe he will put up solid numbers, like he did last year.
He's playing in the NL and has a good defense behind him.
It's 1 year. We lost our #1.
There's not much to not like about this move, other than losing the pick (which we will probably get back).

[Dalyn]

Santana is a VERY solid pitcher. What are people complaining about?
his 2012, 2009, and 2007 seem to be his worst, but we have every reason to believe he will put up solid numbers, like he did last year.
He's playing in the NL and has a good defense behind him.
It's 1 year. We lost our #1.
There's not much to not like about this move, other than losing the pick (which we will probably get back).

Some people just like to complain all the time.

[Mrs. Meta]

From MLBTR:



Poor guy.

It's okay, Kris, I feel the same way.

I guess those leverage issues for short righties are for real; can't believe he's having a second TJS so quickly.

Btw, do short lefties do something special to avoid the leverage issue? It seemed like Billy Wagner was always kinda injured, going back to his Astros days.

[Millwood1Hitter]

And then there is this:

Braves and GM Wren not done Rebuilding Pitching Staff?

After the conclusion of Ervin Santana's introductory press conference, Wren stated that he and his staff were not done.
"This is an incredible decision by the organization," Wren said. "This is going to push us well above what we thought our budget would be this year. I'm excited about this decesion, and we are not done by any means on bolstering this pitching staff for the upcoming season and in the future." When asked on what changed with the additional flexibility to take on payroll compared to the beginning of the offseason, Wren said, "There have been many developments that have taken place in the past few months. For one thing the additional revenue that we are figuring from moving to Cobb, second is locking in our young players to long-term deals giving us financial security knowing how much is allocated to those positions, and third ownership has seen the benefit that the Braves have added to their portfolio and how investing in the organization and putting additional resources into it can bring even greater returns on putting a championship caliber team on the field. We have the resources, we are going to get it done, and we are going to field an exciting and competitive young team." When asked about the potential move that he is currently working on, Wren stated, "I can't elaborate, but all I will say, is it is going to change the landscape of our division and all of baseball, and Braves fans are going to be exciting as we will field the best pitching staff in baseball that will rival the days of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz."

Wonder who he is alluding to?

[PurpleBrave]

Wonder who he is alluding to?

Maybe Horacio is going to suit up again

[thethe]

Holy crap...that sounds like a deal for Cliff Lee!

[Dalyn]

And then there is this:

Braves and GM Wren not done Rebuilding Pitching Staff?

After the conclusion of Ervin Santana's introductory press conference, Wren stated that he and his staff were not done.
"This is an incredible decision by the organization," Wren said. "This is going to push us well above what we thought our budget would be this year. I'm excited about this decesion, and we are not done by any means on bolstering this pitching staff for the upcoming season and in the future." When asked on what changed with the additional flexibility to take on payroll compared to the beginning of the offseason, Wren said, "There have been many developments that have taken place in the past few months. For one thing the additional revenue that we are figuring from moving to Cobb, second is locking in our young players to long-term deals giving us financial security knowing how much is allocated to those positions, and third ownership has seen the benefit that the Braves have added to their portfolio and how investing in the organization and putting additional resources into it can bring even greater returns on putting a championship caliber team on the field. We have the resources, we are going to get it done, and we are going to field an exciting and competitive young team." When asked about the potential move that he is currently working on, Wren stated, "I can't elaborate, but all I will say, is it is going to change the landscape of our division and all of baseball, and Braves fans are going to be exciting as we will field the best pitching staff in baseball that will rival the days of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz."

Wonder who he is alluding to?

Awesome. I am really glad something forced them to start improving the team for THIS year. Just sucks that it took one of my favorite pitchers getting a horrible injury to do it (and my other favorite hurting).

[Hawk]

@ajcbraves: #Braves CEO Terry McGuirk on going over budget: "We're not in a rebuilding mode. We're in a winning mode. The time is now."
[ http://twitter.com/ajcbraves/status/443780134311841792 ]

[Dalyn]

Holy crap...that sounds like a deal for Cliff Lee!

Or Price.

Either one would be huge (lots of money/Dan Uggla would have to be involved for Lee).

[jpx7]

Wonder who he is alluding to?

Maybe the team decided to just say, "**** it," and earnestly try to acquire David Price?

[The Chosen One]

Attaboy Frankie

[Dalyn]

Maybe the team decided to just say, "**** it," and earnestly try to acquire David Price?

I would also like a link to that statement. (before getting all excited)

[thethe]

I'm all for trading our prospects for price as long as we sign him to a long term deal.

[weso1]

And then there is this:

Braves and GM Wren not done Rebuilding Pitching Staff?

After the conclusion of Ervin Santana's introductory press conference, Wren stated that he and his staff were not done.
"This is an incredible decision by the organization," Wren said. "This is going to push us well above what we thought our budget would be this year. I'm excited about this decesion, and we are not done by any means on bolstering this pitching staff for the upcoming season and in the future." When asked on what changed with the additional flexibility to take on payroll compared to the beginning of the offseason, Wren said, "There have been many developments that have taken place in the past few months. For one thing the additional revenue that we are figuring from moving to Cobb, second is locking in our young players to long-term deals giving us financial security knowing how much is allocated to those positions, and third ownership has seen the benefit that the Braves have added to their portfolio and how investing in the organization and putting additional resources into it can bring even greater returns on putting a championship caliber team on the field. We have the resources, we are going to get it done, and we are going to field an exciting and competitive young team." When asked about the potential move that he is currently working on, Wren stated, "I can't elaborate, but all I will say, is it is going to change the landscape of our division and all of baseball, and Braves fans are going to be exciting as we will field the best pitching staff in baseball that will rival the days of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz."

Wonder who he is alluding to?

What? That quote sounds fake. This implies something huge is imminent. Welp... no work getting done today.

[nsacpi]

I'm all for trading our prospects for price as long as we sign him to a long term deal.

Pass on long-term deals to pitchers.

[The Chosen One]

We're going to get David Price and he'll get an elbow injury requiring Tommy John by July.

[BRule]

And then there is this:

Braves and GM Wren not done Rebuilding Pitching Staff?

After the conclusion of Ervin Santana's introductory press conference, Wren stated that he and his staff were not done.
"This is an incredible decision by the organization," Wren said. "This is going to push us well above what we thought our budget would be this year. I'm excited about this decesion, and we are not done by any means on bolstering this pitching staff for the upcoming season and in the future." When asked on what changed with the additional flexibility to take on payroll compared to the beginning of the offseason, Wren said, "There have been many developments that have taken place in the past few months. For one thing the additional revenue that we are figuring from moving to Cobb, second is locking in our young players to long-term deals giving us financial security knowing how much is allocated to those positions, and third ownership has seen the benefit that the Braves have added to their portfolio and how investing in the organization and putting additional resources into it can bring even greater returns on putting a championship caliber team on the field. We have the resources, we are going to get it done, and we are going to field an exciting and competitive young team." When asked about the potential move that he is currently working on, Wren stated, "I can't elaborate, but all I will say, is it is going to change the landscape of our division and all of baseball, and Braves fans are going to be exciting as we will field the best pitching staff in baseball that will rival the days of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz."

Wonder who he is alluding to?

Pic or it didn't happen

[Mrs. Meta]

What? That quote sounds fake. This implies something huge is imminent. Welp... no work getting done today.

Gimme Hot Nudism (and MikeAdams)!

[rico43]

It was pretty good last year.

You can tell this board is getting popular. We're getting more and contrarians -- which means better give and take. I like that those who quote stats like it, but those who hate, use "he sucks" as their argument.

[Dalyn]

What? That quote sounds fake. This implies something huge is imminent. Welp... no work getting done today.

Yeah. It does. That's why I want a link before getting excited!