Braves Trade Deadline Rumors

Bj1133 said:
Like others have said, there is no real impact starter out there right now. I'd much rather see the Braves hold onto their prospects and make a move for David Price after the season is over
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People brought this up on the scout board.

We have NOTHING to get Price, he'd cost a haul if/when he eventually gets traded.

I mean ****, they got Will Myers for James Shields.
 
nsacpi said:
I'd be interested in Shields if the Royals made him available. I'd be willing to give up anyone in our farm system other than Wood, Sims, Cabrera and Peraza for Shields. A deal involving two of Salcedo, Martin and Terdoslavich might work.
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They traded Myers for Shields, they aren't giving him away. It would take a LOT to pry away Shields.

IF they are selling, i'd want Ervin Santana but i have no idea how we could get him.
 
Still say bullpen is a bigger need.

I mean, look at today, we don't have many good middle-RP when a starter doesn't go deep.

Need another lefty, and another high leverage (Crain) as long as the cost isn't insane more-so than a SP who isn't THAT much of an upgrade.
 
I don't think there is any reason to get a starter unless it's someone we want starting playoff games. The Maholm you know over the Maholms... Maholmes?... Maholemes you don't and all. Lots of teams carry a weak fifth starter, and in September it will be easier to save bullpen arms in blowouts with expanded rosters.
 
drewdat said:
I don't think there is any reason to get a starter unless it's someone we want starting playoff games. The Maholm you know over the Maholms... Maholmes?... Maholemes you don't and all. Lots of teams carry a weak fifth starter, and in September it will be easier to save bullpen arms in blowouts with expanded rosters.
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Interesting point, the September callups. Our 40 man has a few interesting arms who aren't in the majors now, such as Northcraft and Hale. But not a ton of sports, assuming Huddy is moved to the 60 day, we're still 1 spot open only.

Also did anyone elese forget we had Blake Dewitt? Cause I did.
 
I wouldn't mind Norris but he's not that much of an upgrade over what we have, and the cost it would take to get him.
 
NinersSBChamps said:
Norris is good pitcher. He is on a bad team and his strikeout numbers are down some this season. He has put together a decent season all things considered. I'd take a flier on him.
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It would be more than a flier, Alex.

Would cost some decent prospects to get him.
 
Not a rumor, but Braves need to make a major run at Ted Lilly. DFA by Dodgers tonight.
 
zitothebrave said:
Interesting point, the September callups. Our 40 man has a few interesting arms who aren't in the majors now, such as Northcraft and Hale. But not a ton of sports, assuming Huddy is moved to the 60 day, we're still 1 spot open only.

Also did anyone elese forget we had Blake Dewitt? Cause I did.
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The thing I don't understand about Dewitt is he came up early in the year as injury depth, and then went on the DL with a minor injury and has been with the team in the dug out all year due to this. I'm pretty sure he's not hurt.
 
My preference is Peavy, but a very interesting name IMO is Ervin Santana. He;s had a vood year and may take less than Peavy. But while we may have depth in arms, we have no idea if Teheran hits a wall with IP, if Beachy takes a while to get in a groove, if Malholm can find it again, if Medlen can turn it around and if Wood can pitch at this level consistently??? Too many if's. That group might get us to the division title, but playoffs, that group just won't cut it!
 
I like Peavy myself. I think we can afford him over the next couple of years with the tv deal and the extra money we have this season. His option year is dependent on him throwing 190 Innings in 2014 and 400 innings total between 2013 and 2014. If he does that then he'll either be worth the 15 mil or won't accept the option.

But the biggest thing is because we'd be taking on his contract, he won't cost much in young players.
 
weso1 said:
I like Peavy myself. I think we can afford him over the next couple of years with the tv deal and the extra money we have this season. His option year is dependent on him throwing 190 Innings in 2014 and 400 innings total between 2013 and 2014. If he does that then he'll either be worth the 15 mil or won't accept the option.

But the biggest thing is because we'd be taking on his contract, he won't cost much in young players.
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Yes. We have the financial flexibility to take on the rest of his salary for 2013 and 2014. And that does open the possibility of getting him for a couple mid-level prospects. My guess is that we would not have to give up a Top 5 prospect for him. We can probably get him for one of our prospects ranked 6-10 or a couple guys ranked a little bit lower.

We have some good depth as far as pitching prospects go. I'd try to structure a deal to take advantage of that. Starting pitchers such as Northcraft, Hale, Schlosser. I'd try to hold on to Martin, but if push came to shove I'd be willing to part with him.
 
BravesFanInSAV said:
If we get Peavy, does it spell the end of McCann?
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Nope. We should have close to 30M available next year to allocate to a starting pitcher and a catcher. This is with arbitration raises factored in for our younger players. Getting Peavy does NOT rule out bringing back McCann on a contract worth about 15M/year.
 
Yogi44 said:
My preference is Peavy, but a very interesting name IMO is Ervin Santana. He;s had a vood year and may take less than Peavy. But while we may have depth in arms, we have no idea if Teheran hits a wall with IP, if Beachy takes a while to get in a groove, if Malholm can find it again, if Medlen can turn it around and if Wood can pitch at this level consistently??? Too many if's. That group might get us to the division title, but playoffs, that group just won't cut it!
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I have heard his name mentioned in trade rumors. Has had a pretty good season. FA at the end of the year so no long-term cost. Curious to see what the Royals would want for him.

Santana and Peavy are probably the two guys who are going to draw the most interest before the deadline and with multiple bidders, it will be interesting to see what type of package lands these guys, if they indeed move.
 
from mlbtraderumors I thought this paragraph was encouraging:

Wren and his top assistants will convene over the weekend to discuss their options, O'Brien writes. That group will try to determine if there's a starting option on the market who can improve the team significantly without costing too much in terms of young talent. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweets that Wren, like most general managers, is waiting to see if the asking prices on available starters drops as the deadline nears. O'Brien adds that the Braves are not in the mix for Cuban right-hander Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez.
 
50PoundHead said:
I have heard his name mentioned in trade rumors. Has had a pretty good season. FA at the end of the year so no long-term cost. Curious to see what the Royals would want for him.

Santana and Peavy are probably the two guys who are going to draw the most interest before the deadline and with multiple bidders, it will be interesting to see what type of package lands these guys, if they indeed move.
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Royals aren't going to be making the playoffs.

Dayton probably won't be the GM next year.

Maybe he can just give us Santana for free? :eusa_dance:
 
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