David O'Brien
@DOBrienAJC
#Braves seem likely to DFA Quention, use Maybin as backup CF or part-time CF for defense
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I'm calling bull**** on that. He should be leading off and playing full-time, if healthy.
David O'Brien
@DOBrienAJC
#Braves seem likely to DFA Quention, use Maybin as backup CF or part-time CF for defense
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I'm calling bull**** on that. He should be leading off and playing full-time, if healthy.
jpx7 (04-05-2015)
Braves1976 (04-05-2015), Hawk (04-05-2015), jpx7 (04-05-2015), Julio3000 (04-05-2015), TXBravesFan (04-05-2015)
I'm sorry but I cannot for the life of me see why we wouldn't keep Kimbrel at all cost... He was the BEST in baseball and is only 27!
Dominant closers ARE NOT easy to find.... We hadn't had one since Smoltz
I've lost all respect for John Hart
Braves1976 (04-05-2015), jpx7 (04-05-2015)
I still think that if the Braves are paying Quentin he might as well be out in left as often as health allows. Certainly provides better protection for Freddie than Gomes.
Not like it really matters.
jpx7 (04-05-2015)
Maybin should play CF and EY can platoon with Gomes...
vs righties:
1. Peterson
2. Maybin
3. Markakis
4. Freeman
5. Callaspo
6. Simmons
7. Bethancourt
8. EY Jr.
vs lefties
1. Peterson
2. Maybin
3. Markakis
4. Freeman
5. Gomes
6. Johnson
7. Simmons
8. Bethancourt
Does anybody care to guess when talks started?
The only nagging thing on this is Craig Kimbrel is precisely the kind of player you should want to market heading to the new stadium, and he is THE best closer in baseball. That cannot be overlooked here. For that reason, I'm not 100 percent supportive, but I am 95-plus percent. Tickled to death we dumped Melvin's salary. With the possible exception of Melky Fat Phuck, most hated Brave for me.
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Some of whom will likely be traded for . . . pitching.
It's all a work-in-progress. There's no question we've shed a lot of offense and a lot of the pitching we've acquired is relatively untested, but I think we have the pieces and payroll space to get back to where we need to be.
Another note: Much like Emilio Bonifacio, Cameron Maybin is someone I've always felt was destined to be a Brave. Idk why.
Dominant relievers actually aren't that difficult to come across. Braves will probably stumble across a couple of them in their own system. Simmons certainly being a possibility if he gets healthy. Kimbrel was among the elite of the elite, but it's kind of crazy just how many dominant late inning relievers there are these days. Considering that fact, it doesn't make sense for a mid market team to spend a bunch of money on a closer.
thank you weso1!