Braves sign Ervin Santana to 1 year 14.1M deal

[Hawk]

@ajcbraves: Hearing from person connected to Royals that #Braves could be making a run at Santana. [ http://twitter.com/ajcbraves/status/443103738149240832 ]

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[tvsportscaster]

Thought this needed its own thread.

David O'Brien ‏@ajcbraves · 36s
Hearing from person connected to Royals that #Braves could be making a run at Santana.

[thethe]

I would not want to give up a first round pick unless its a multiple year deal.

[Heyward]

I would not want to give up a first round pick unless its a multiple year deal.

Was about to post the same thing.

1 year would be dumb, if they give up the pick, might as well do 4-5 years.

[Heyward]

Was about to post the same thing.

1 year would be dumb, if they give up the pick, might as well do 4-5 years.

Right as i always am.

For Dalyn.

[Dalyn]

Right as i always am.

For Dalyn.

Oh, please. Go back to the threads BEFORE Beachy and Medlen went down.

[tvsportscaster]

I would not want to give up a first round pick unless its a multiple year deal.

Remember, though, the Braves are already getting a pick for McCann which is number 32 so in essence they would still have a first round pick

[Hawk]

If the Braves are willing to sacrifice that pick (shudder), I would say there is a strong possibility of a match here given Santana's preference for a one-year deal to boost value.

Apparently the Orioles and Blue Jays offered $13MM.

I bet the Braves could come in between $10-11MM, maybe lower if incentives are bundled in.

[tvsportscaster]

If the Braves are willing to sacrifice that pick (shudder), I would say there is a strong possibility of a match here given Santana's preference for a one-year deal to boost value.

Yeah, I don't give a crap about the pick, if they need him to help the team, especially when they already have a pick six spots later.

[Heyward]

Remember, though, the Braves are already getting a pick for McCann which is number 32 so in essence they would still have a first round pick

Sure but what use is giving up a pick for 1 year really do?

Just sign him to a 3-5 year deal if they give up a pick.

[thethe]

Remember, though, the Braves are already getting a pick for McCann which is number 32 so in essence they would still have a first round pick

I'm a greedy SOB. I want two!!!!

But in all seriousness, the time is right.

[thethe]

Well, I guess you could hope that Santana has a great year and then earns another first round pick in the offseason.

[Dalyn]

Wish we would've done this when we weren't so obviously desperate. Going to have to give him a two or three year deal to make it work, I imagine. Either way, I am glad they are no longer ignoring the problem.

[thethe]

Wish we would've done this when we weren't so obviously desperate. Going to have to give him a two or three year deal to make it work, I imagine. Either way, I am glad they are no longer ignoring the problem.

Doesn't make sense to give up a pick for a one year deal anyway IMO.

At this point, this move is a no-brainer.

[Dalyn]

Doesn't make sense to give up a pick for a one year deal anyway IMO.

At this point, this move is a no-brainer.

Yeah.

[NinersSBChamps]

Wish we would've done this when we weren't so obviously desperate. Going to have to give him a two or three year deal to make it work, I imagine. Either way, I am glad they are no longer ignoring the problem.

Yeah it's sad though that it took injuries to three potential starters (Minor, Medlen, Beachy) before they attempted to fix the issue.

[Heyward]

Yeah it's sad though that it took injuries to three potential starters (Minor, Medlen, Beachy) before they attempted to fix the issue.

because they knew they'd lose 3 starters before Opening Day?

BLANK STARE.

[NinersSBChamps]

because they knew they'd lose 3 starters before Opening Day?

BLANK STARE.

Please don't act like Beachy potentially getting hurt again is a surprise. Medlen has had surgery as well. Minor has been healthy for the most part in his career, but the other two have a history of dealing with these ailments. Not too mention Gavin Floyd coming back from the same surgeries as the aforementioned pitchers. Stop me when you detect the pattern...

:blank stare:

[thethe]

Please don't act like Beachy potentially getting hurt again is a surprise. Medlen has had surgery as well. Minor has been healthy for the most part in his career, but the other two have a history of dealing with these ailments. Not too mention Gavin Floyd coming back from the same surgeries as the aforementioned pitchers. Stop me when you detect the pattern...

:blank stare:

Saying Medlen is an injury concern is the same as saying any pitcher in the majors are an injury concern. There was no reason to think that Medlen would get hurt. TJS happens so often now.

[AUTiger7222]

Please don't act like Beachy potentially getting hurt again is a surprise. Medlen has had surgery as well. Minor has been healthy for the most part in his career, but the other two have a history of dealing with these ailments. Not too mention Gavin Floyd coming back from the same surgeries as the aforementioned pitchers. Stop me when you detect the pattern...

:blank stare:

Probably 80-90% of pitchers these days have had Tommy John surgery at some point in their careers. I mean seriously dude? It's part of the current age of baseball.