Originally Posted by
Horsehide Harry
But, but, but, BUT
Pitching!
The thing is, the whole Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz era has put an unreasonable aura over the franchise where pitching is the be all end all. Just a reminder though....even then Maddux was a FA, Smoltz was a trade acquisition and Glavine was a 2nd round pick.
If anything, the Braves have been better with early round picks of hitters with Chipper, Heyward and Freeman being a few.
Bottom line is that the Braves need bats and don't have them and aren't getting them UNLESS they get really creative.