Don't know if this deserves its own thread, but the Swish is swished away.
Link: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/0...k-swisher.html
Don't know if this deserves its own thread, but the Swish is swished away.
Link: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/0...k-swisher.html
goldfly (03-29-2016)
This was a strong possibility from the moment we traded for him. I'm sure they tried to trade him, but teams knew they could wait until he was released.
His play in the field was brutal this spring. A team in the DH league might take a chance on him.
Does this mean Francoeur heads north? I'm guessing the Braves will be scouring the waiver wire for a LH bench bat. As nsacpi pointed out in another thread, the Bourn/Bonifacio tandem won't get it done.
I wish a few months back we had held on to Joey T. He would be a good bench bat as a switch hitter without pronounced splits. He still had an option left. But we needed room on the 40 man. There were others we should have released instead--Swisher and Burawa to name a couple. Todd Cunningham was also let go in a questionable move. I would rather have him than Bourn or Bonifacio as a backup outfielder who can play center.
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?
JohnAdcox (03-28-2016)
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?
1b Freeman
2b Peterson
SS Aybar
3B Garcia/KJ
LF Olivera
CF Inciarte
RF Markakis
Available options for bench:
KJ/Garcia
Frenchy
Bonafacio
Bourn
Obviously KJ and Garcia are a lock to head north. Frenchy gives a right handed option off the bench with some pop so I think he heads north. Between Bourn and Bonafacio, I think that the edge goes to Bourn and not totally for the right reason. Bourn can still give you a little bit, but we are on the hook for a ton of money. It may not make total sense to cut him AND swisher. So I think Bonafacio is the odd man out.
Get off my lawn!
Will Venable would have been a decent option as LH bench bat. Can also play all three OF positions.
JohnAdcox (03-28-2016)
he's venerable at worst
It appears Venable has signed with the Phillies.
Swish seems like a good guy, but I think we are better off moving on.