Kiley McDaniel
@kileymcd
Source: B.J. Upton has been traded to the Padres
Edit: Or I may have been seriously duped.
Kiley McDaniel
@kileymcd
Source: B.J. Upton has been traded to the Padres
Edit: Or I may have been seriously duped.
The Chosen One (04-05-2015)
!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's an easter miracle
It's April 5, not April 1.
He's also now saying that they traded Kimbrel. Can't be real?
MLBTR is going with it as legitimate. Holy ****.
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
Hearing Maybin and Quentin going to #Braves. Kimbrel and Melvin Upton to #Padres, per @kileymcd. Likely more involved.
I'm ****ting all over myself right now.
Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
Wisler in the deal going to Braves.
Saw the Kimbrel inclusion. I figured there would have to be a legitimate player shipped with Upton to get a deal done. Odd timing.
I don't even know how to react to this.
@kileymcd: Source: Matt Wisler, Carlos Quentin and Cameron Maybin headed to Atlanta in the Upton/Kimbrel deal.
This is awesome!
@jonmorosi: Wisler in the deal going to Braves.
[MENTION=1664]keithlaw[/MENTION]: Source tells me Atlanta to get number 41 overall draft pick in trade with Padres
So much to compute, but my gut reaction seeing all the parts is that this is a great trade for us.
AerchAngel (04-05-2015), BedellBrave (04-05-2015), FreemanFan (04-11-2015), jpx7 (04-05-2015), rico43 (04-05-2015), Runnin (04-05-2015), TXBravesFan (04-05-2015)
This is what we needed to do... Dump BJ and use Kimbrel to do it.. money saved is worth it.
I guess the brothers will be reunited
I'm utterly shocked! I did't see this coming from 2 feet away... I think I love this
BedellBrave (04-05-2015)
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
Rival official on OF Jordan Pouerbeck, who is going to #Braves. “Tools. Good body. Very raw in baseball talent and acumen. Hit or miss type”
In a Mukaki rebuild, you never know what direction it's coming from.
jpx7 (04-05-2015)
Agreed. We get one stellar (top 50) prospect, one high-ceiling guy, a rebound candidate who had a great spring and is only 28 (and contract controlled for the next two years), a draft pick, and saved a boatload of cash.
And Carlos Quentin.
I hate to see Kimbrel go, but this was the way to do it.
BedellBrave (04-05-2015), FreemanFan (04-11-2015)
Ben Badler
@BenBadler
Matt Wisler is the best prospect the Braves have added this offseason. Throws strikes, two plus pitches, durable, near-MLB ready.