Uribe and KJ to NYM

[msstate7]

The only thing I like about this trade is sticking it to the nats. I think the mets ares gonna take the east

[Knucksie]

confused....ppl are mad?

We never had a shot this year. We made that clear.

we turned callaspo, kJ and ian thomas into 1 WAR out of Uribe plus winthrow, Walen and Gant. Keeping both guys makes us maybe win a handful of games we don't need to win.

If we really want either guy back we can get them back in a couple of months. But ideally we are looking to upgrade if we are legit players in 2017.

I'd love elite guys, but if the Braves gave up a top 25 prospect for this package we'd all go nuts.

This is a really astute post, but it's pointless to try and act rationally around here. Same thing happens every time. An officially announced transaction results in a board meltdown and spleen-letting from all of the Usual Suspects.

[skillet]

This is a really astute post, but it's pointless to try and act rationally around here. Same thing happens every time. An officially announced transaction results in a board meltdown and spleen-letting from all of the Usual Suspects.

So I guess everyone is supposed to fall in line and praise everything this team does irregardless, and if they don't, well then we must be spleen-letting dumb asses. Nice.

[Knucksie]

Then what's the big rush for a Peraza call-up? Is there something wrong with him finishing out the IL season, raking, and building confidence?

[bravesnumberone]

I'm not mad over losing Uribe or Kelly Johnson, but I might have liked to wait a little more. I'll trust our scouts though. They might see something in these guys. And for whoever said this will be good because we're sticking it to the Nats, the Mets can go **** themselves. Still hate them.

[Heyward]

Who in the world ever said we shouldn't have traded KJ and Uribe, sure as hell wasn't me. I absolutely was on board with trading them and others to not only get prospects but to also better our draft position next year. What I said is I'm disappointed in the return we got.

How high of a prospect were you hoping to get?

Top 10?

Top 12?

Top 15?

Thats wishful thinking.

[Heyward]

The only thing I like about this trade is sticking it to the nats. I think the mets ares gonna take the east

Highly doubt that once Was gets healthy.

[bravesnumberone]

How high of a prospect were you hoping to get?

Top 10?

Top 12?

Top 15?

Thats wishful thinking.

Even, though it's not a big deal, something of slightly more value than what we got? Downplay it, but the Mets obviously wanted KJ and Uribe enough.

[Knucksie]

So I guess everyone is supposed to fall in line and praise everything this team does irregardless, and if they don't, well then we must be spleen-letting dumb asses. Nice.

Yes. Those are the only 2 choices. Either act like your supply of Ritalin ran out...or sing praise.

[Heyward]

Even, though it's not a big deal, something of slightly more value than what we got? Downplay it, but the Mets obviously wanted KJ and Uribe enough.

Im not downplaying it, doesnt seem like a good trade but again im just not sure what more you can expect for a utility guy and a 35-36 yr old 3B whose a pending FA.

[jpx7]

irregardless

Not a word.

[nsacpi]

Then what's the big rush for a Peraza call-up? Is there something wrong with him finishing out the IL season, raking, and building confidence?

Yeah. It doesn't make sense to waste service time in a lost season.

[Hawk]

There's really no such thing as a 'lost season' for a team that is actively rebuilding. You grow out talent, shuffle pieces, figure out the mettle of your core. If the Braves had a clear spot for Peraza he'd be up already. That changes if Maybin is traded.

[skillet]

Not a word.

[Hawk]

Not a word.

It will be.

Irregardless is currently in the top 1% of lookups and is the 81st most popular word on Merriam-Webster.com.

[skillet]

It will be.

Word Origin and History for irregardless Expand
an erroneous word that, etymologically, means the opposite of what it is used to express. Attested in non-standard writing from at least 1870s (e.g. "Portsmouth Times," Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.A., April 11, 1874: "We supported the six successful candidates for Council in the face of a strong opposition. We were led to do so because we believed every man of them would do his whole duty, irregardless of party, and the columns of this paper for one year has [sic] told what is needed."); probably a blend of irrespective and regardless. Perhaps inspired by the colloquial use of the double negative as an emphatic.

[jpx7]

It will be.

Keep a keen eye out for my obituary.

[Hawk]

Word Origin and History for irregardless Expand
an erroneous word that, etymologically, means the opposite of what it is used to express. Attested in non-standard writing from at least 1870s (e.g. "Portsmouth Times," Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.A., April 11, 1874: "We supported the six successful candidates for Council in the face of a strong opposition. We were led to do so because we believed every man of them would do his whole duty, irregardless of party, and the columns of this paper for one year has [sic] told what is needed."); probably a blend of irrespective and regardless. Perhaps inspired by the colloquial use of the double negative as an emphatic.

I understand 'irregardless' more than I understand 'spleen-letting' (which still isn't clear to me).

[nsacpi]

There's really no such thing as a 'lost season' for a team that is actively rebuilding. You grow out talent, shuffle pieces, figure out the mettle of your core. If the Braves had a clear spot for Peraza he'd be up already. That changes if Maybin is traded.

Service time is an asset to be hoarded in a season like this.

[jpx7]

I understand 'irregardless' more than I understand 'spleen-letting' (which still isn't clear to me).

Personally, "irregardless" is amongst my top-five most-hated malapropisms; really it's probably number-one.

Spleen-letting is based in Galenic humors, and it makes a lot of sense within that system: you gotta vent that black-bile, son.