Braves trade LaStella
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Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
Yeah. I think Stella! will actually end up being the player many thought Prado would be.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
But without the late season slump Prado has been prone to until this season.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
Yeah. Prado switched it around and slumped the first half+ this time. Of course, he still ended the season with an injury.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
It was his appendix.
While true (even though this season is meaningless). The Braves still seem to be in the need for a 2B. And at the time everyone said La Stella was expendable with Peraza availabe. Now with Peraza gone we have to set our sights towards Albies who is a couple of years away. And that's not to say LaStella would of been a lock to a be a MLB 2B but the more options the better.
I'm ok with Jace.
NYCBrave
Well-known member
Understandable, just don't know that La Stella was ever the answer. I'm happy to at least gotten a valuable piece for him, who looks like he can be our closer for years to come
Yeah, I don't see La Stella offering more value than Peterson, so the trade was definitely a good one.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
They did sign Kelly Johnson, although I don't know if he can play 2B extensively any longer. It's not that difficult to find fungible 2Bs. I never quite understood the undying love La Stella seemed to elicit in some. I think Peterson is a better player than La Stella, but we've only seen a year of both of these guys.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
We hardly played Kelly at second, but the Mets seem to believe he can still play there or at least better than Danny Murphy, who sometimes has been playing first with Kelly at second. The defensive metrics suggest we were right about Kelly at second. But you basic point about the availability of fungible second basemen is right. The La Stella deal was a good one ex ante. And ex post (so far) it is looking even better.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I also forgot we had Gosselin as well when the season began. I don't know how good Gosselin will end up being, but I think he could at least stand at 2B for a season and put up a mid-.600 OPS.
High praise indeed.
The love with LaStella was the hope that he could be an average hitter on a team that desperately needed someone to just be average instead of a giant black hole. And Peterson very well may be a better player than LaStella but he's likely destined for a utility role. I don't think he can hit enough to warrant being an everyday player.
BornaBrave
High School Draftee
He was getting a hero's welcome by the all-knowing "statheads" before even reaching the major leagues. Anxiously waiting to see if any of those responsible will admit that there wasn't some 2nd Coming.
In the interest of full disclosure, my comments at the time were that he could hit in the minors but the "excitement" was artificial and an overreaction to Uggla.