Trading for fowler would be pointless in the grand scheme of what the Braves are trying to do..
Also, how the heck can teams perform a physical before a trade is made?
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It sucks, but given the rest of the offseason and the obvious intent not to contend in the next two years, I think I agree.
On the other hand, if the Braves had spent the last five years in the American League, we could be discussing whether Chipper Jones could continue to hit, or if Gattis was ready to assume the DH role for the Braves.
I think Chipper could hit in his 90s, blind and in a wheelchair. He'd need help to get to first base, though...:)
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Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 2h2 hours ago
You do wonder if Dexter Fowler might be a fit for the Braves in an Evan Gattis deal. Better OF fit.
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JohnAdcox (01-14-2015)
Fair point. I think the idea is that the Braves can dump BJ has to do with possibly being able to go bonkers next FA. With all the SP prospects we brought in we could trade MM and have enough potential funds to go and get 2 high FAs. If we freed up a chunk of BJ money we could be in on Jason or Justin next FA. We'll get absolutely no discount from them but we wouldn't really need it.
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Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 2h2 hours ago
#Braves say they’re keeping their options open. We’ll see.
Kind of a vague tweet, but whatever.
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Rosenthal tweets that a trade agreement must be in place and the commish notified before a player can take a physical with another team.
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Sure sounds like it's possible something might happen soon.
Whichever one of those SP's who most recently had Tommy John is who we will trade for.
Bizarre.
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The Atlanta Braves signed Nick Markakis for 4/45 - Never forget 12/3/2014
"Klay Thompson > James Harden" - Heyward
"Chris Bosh is the MVP of the Miami Heat" - Heyward
"Hibbert is better than Dwight Howard"- Heyward
"Steven Adams will be a top 10 center in two years - thethe