Hart's going to sign Heyward to a big contract next year.
Just wanted to get Shelby and Tyrell. What a team player Heyward is. OK's the trade so the Braves can get some nice pitching talent because he knows we don't plan on competing this year, then comes back to be the hero.
Forever Fredi
I don't think it is too far fetched of an idea that Upton is brought back in 2016. Let Gattis go sit on the Astros DL half the year.
Certainly isn't the worst move we've made. Idk what else to say at this point except some of you will blindly defend this regime and we better win 110 games in 2017.
bravesnumberone (01-15-2015), Dalyn (01-15-2015), jpx7 (01-15-2015), sturg33 (01-15-2015)
I am holding out hope that this is true. They can't come right out and say it because that would be collusion or something. The little spat they had after he was traded was just a way to cover their tracks. He specifically said they didn't talk about an extension so when he comes back no one can say that it was tampering.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
2014 MLB HR Ranks - Playoff Teams
1.) Baltimore
6.) Pittsburgh
7.) LA Angels
9.) Detroit
10.) Washington
13.) Oakland
16.) LA Dodgers
17.) San Francisco
29.) St. Louis
30.) Kansas City
Now I'm not sure what all that means, but I do know that 3 out of the Final Four finished in the bottom half of the league in that department, and two of the teams that finished in the Top 10 were eliminated immediately.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
I know I'm guilty of skipping around a little, but when was it reported that the Braves were also sending Hoyt to the Astros? Not that I have a problem with that; he hit a big ol' wall this season and is pushing 30.
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon"
May as well trade Freeman now. No use in keeping anyone from that team.
While I agree with you that hitting homeruns isn't the only way to score, not having homerun hitters doesn't necessarily mean that you have quality hitters that will get on base a lot and drive each other in. If you can't hit homeruns, you had better be exceptional at getting on base and stringing multiple hits together. Can you even argue that the Braves will be adequate in these areas? Much less, exceptional.
Let's not be obtuse here and ignore common sense. Though I personally do not believe that Heyward was the kind of offensive player that we could afford to pay like a juggernaut, his next few seasons certainly should be much more productive than Markakis. We will not be better off with Markakis in RF, though he will not be paid to be an offensive beast, which is how we would have had to pay Heyward to keep him.
From my view, it was very hard to watch this team at the plate the past few years. Our inability to play small ball and come through with runners in scoring position was infuriating. It made it not fun at all.
Also, had we kept all of the pieces and decided to go for it this year and came up short, it very well may have set the organization back 5 years.
Some posters are always grumpy, some are always positive, some are nervous nellies. The ones that are of interest to me are those with an opinion that is backed up by some facts and logic. That sometimes are positive on a deal and sometimes negative depending on some criteria they take the trouble to explain to the rest of us.
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