Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
The Braves clearly think Gohara found something last year with his conditioning and if he carries that forward his stock is going to get a lot more expensive than Mallex Smith. Time will tell on Mallex, I liked him, I think he can be a starter, but there are plenty who doubt he hits well enough to be that type of guy and if that's the case the Braves likely did well by selling on him now and not letting his value go down.
I think the Braves are just taking any any guy with upside they can get hands on....most of them with prior issues. Seems to be their philosophy with acquiring prospects.