Viz and Teheran listed as top trade candidates

[Preacher]

Viz has been pretty dominant and is cheap, young, and controllable... I'd imagine he could fetch a nice return and we should try to do it

Going out on a limb here; but I'm guessing you're not going to like whoever we get.

[sturg33]

Didn't we get Ricardo Sanchez and slot money for Kyle Kubitza?

Another fleecing by this front office.

Your boner for the johns is reaching epic proportions

[sturg33]

Going out on a limb here; but I'm guessing you're not going to like whoever we get.

Going out on a limb here... but I'm guessing you're going to like whoever we get.

That doesn't take much brain power

I've listed many times the trades I liked... the trades I didn't. I didn't like the decision to burn to the ground. But now that we have, there's been some good and bad

Good/Great:
Swanson/Blair/Ender
Wisler/$
Touki
Folty/Ruiz
Gant/Whalen


Not good/Meh:
Shelby Miller
Newcomb/Aybar
Fried/Mallex/Jace

Terrible:
Markakis
Olivera

[Chico]

So thinking there might be 2 other closers competing in the market.. do you guys think it is better to be first to be traded or last man standing?

It depends a lot on what the Yankees do and if they stay in the race or not.

If it were me I'd approach Boston and Texas and tell them that we have the ability to change the landscape of the AL championship race, and we're going to package Julio and Viz up to thew team with the best offer.

[JohnAdcox]

Terrible:
Markakis
Olivera

Neck was a free agent signing, yes?

[sturg33]

Neck was a free agent signing, yes?

Yes... was evaluating the significant acquisitions.

[JohnAdcox]

Yes... was evaluating the significant acquisitions.

Ah.

[zbhargrove]

Yep. There's no pressing need to trade guys like Viz and Julio. We set our price and don't budge. Worst that happens is we end up keeping these guys and that's not a bad thing.

Agreed... these guys will be just as if not more valuable in the off season... just hope they stay healthy before we move them.

[zbhargrove]

How's Sanchez doing?

Kubitza not a big loss, but I wouldn't say we fleeced them.

Well Sanchez is only 19 in A ball with some past success, great stuff and a live arm... command is the issue... he has a pretty high ceiling whether he reaches is it or not. With Kubitza DFA'd, I say its close to a fleece.

[zbhargrove]

Your boner for the johns is reaching epic proportions

How can you deny a 19 year who's raw with some electric stuff who just needs to work on control in A ball for a guy who was just DFA'd not a fleecing... especially considering slot money added.

[Julio3000]

I'm not disputing that we got higher upside in that deal. But, come on. Sanchez is a teenager it was obviously still learning to pitch. Can we stop treating these guys like they're already major leaguers?

[Preacher]

How can you deny a 19 year who's raw with some electric stuff who just needs to work on control in A ball for a guy who was just DFA'd not a fleecing... especially considering slot money added.

I think most people like the trade, but there's major questions about Sanchez. I'm not going to say we fleeced them on that deal until Ricardo gets at least a little consistency.

[rico43]

Will be interesting to see which teams farm system the Braves want to use to get players who will never crack the big leagues.

Hearing from you is as refreshing as a fart in an elevator.

[Russ2dollas]

How can you deny a 19 year who's raw with some electric stuff who just needs to work on control in A ball for a guy who was just DFA'd not a fleecing... especially considering slot money added.

Love the trade

But for me the guy has to contribute to the mlb team before we can say fleecing

[Oklahomabrave]

Point of interest- Red Sox 4th and 5th starters have been an absolute dumpster fire recently. Elias, Rodriguez, and Buchholtz(recently put in bullpen) haven't even given there tremendous offense a chance to win in the past week. They might be getting antsy.

[bravos4evr]

Point of interest- Red Sox 4th and 5th starters have been an absolute dumpster fire recently. Elias, Rodriguez, and Buchholtz(recently put in bullpen) haven't even given there tremendous offense a chance to win in the past week. They might be getting antsy.

They better be getting Moncada levels of antsy

[Oklahomabrave]

I'd settle for Benintendi, Kopech, and Swihart.

[mfree80]

I'd settle for Benintendi, Kopech, and Swihart.

Would Swihart have to be PTBNL since he is injured?

[bravos4evr]

I'd settle for Benintendi, Kopech, and Swihart.

substitute Michael Chavis for Swihart and you might have a deal.

[rico43]

substitute Michael Chavis for Swihart and you might have a deal.

Would we do Teheran and Vizcaino for Moncada and Benintendi?