confused....ppl are mad?
We never had a shot this year. We made that clear.
we turned callaspo, kJ and ian thomas into 1 WAR out of Uribe plus winthrow, Walen and Gant. Keeping both guys makes us maybe win a handful of games we don't need to win.
If we really want either guy back we can get them back in a couple of months. But ideally we are looking to upgrade if we are legit players in 2017.
I'd love elite guys, but if the Braves gave up a top 25 prospect for this package we'd all go nuts.
This is a really astute post, but it's pointless to try and act rationally around here. Same thing happens every time. An officially announced transaction results in a board meltdown and spleen-letting from all of the Usual Suspects.
Who in the world ever said we shouldn't have traded KJ and Uribe, sure as hell wasn't me. I absolutely was on board with trading them and others to not only get prospects but to also better our draft position next year. What I said is I'm disappointed in the return we got.
The only thing I like about this trade is sticking it to the nats. I think the mets ares gonna take the east
How high of a prospect were you hoping to get?
Top 10?
Top 12?
Top 15?
Thats wishful thinking.
So I guess everyone is supposed to fall in line and praise everything this team does irregardless, and if they don't, well then we must be spleen-letting dumb asses. Nice.
Even, though it's not a big deal, something of slightly more value than what we got? Downplay it, but the Mets obviously wanted KJ and Uribe enough.
irregardless
Then what's the big rush for a Peraza call-up? Is there something wrong with him finishing out the IL season, raking, and building confidence?
Not a word.
Irregardless is currently in the top 1% of lookups and is the 81st most popular word on Merriam-Webster.com.
It will be.
It will be.
Word Origin and History for irregardless Expand
an erroneous word that, etymologically, means the opposite of what it is used to express. Attested in non-standard writing from at least 1870s (e.g. "Portsmouth Times," Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.A., April 11, 1874: "We supported the six successful candidates for Council in the face of a strong opposition. We were led to do so because we believed every man of them would do his whole duty, irregardless of party, and the columns of this paper for one year has [sic] told what is needed."); probably a blend of irrespective and regardless. Perhaps inspired by the colloquial use of the double negative as an emphatic.
There's really no such thing as a 'lost season' for a team that is actively rebuilding. You grow out talent, shuffle pieces, figure out the mettle of your core. If the Braves had a clear spot for Peraza he'd be up already. That changes if Maybin is traded.
I understand 'irregardless' more than I understand 'spleen-letting' (which still isn't clear to me).