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Not to mention the Braves had just acquired Vizcaino who will take Walden's spot in the bullpen and is much cheaper.

Doesn't sound like the Braves are in any hurry to trade Upton, the market is intense 10-12 teams http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24848741/braves-getting-hits-on-justin-upton-how-about-taijuan-for-j-up-again

I don't care how bad his defense is going to be, have you watched Matt Holiday play LF for the Cards. The Braves will need some power in the lineup and if Upton gets traded, he's the only source you'll have out there. Screw the defense out there.

I'm not convinced the Braves are trading Gattis, they would have to be blown away. He's under control for four years and if you trade JUpton he represents your only real power threat in the lineup.

I think they are going for it in 2015, Yasmany Tomas and Jon Lester are two of the top 10 free agents on the market and they're going after both, I think that speaks for itself.

Hell will freeze over before Melky Cabrera returns to the Braves.

It might depend what veteran they can get to bring in for one year. I believe they think Peraza needs to at least start the year at AAA. I would be shocked if Gosselin is the starting 2B, they view him more as better suited for a utility guy.

Not necessarily, they just had to Rule 5 guys to the 40-man roster by November 20th. Peraza may still start the year at AAA. Obviously with all 40 man spots taken, other spots will have to be cleared to add players.

There are several ways this could get done, first of all, I believe they're trading Justin Upton and that free up another 14 and 5 million bucks, that coupled with money freed up yesterday in the Heyward trade and the fact you can backload heading into the stadium all makes its very possible...

ANd you knew this, how?

The negativity about this trade is amusing to me. I do understand some of it though. However, when you look like down deep. The Braves knew they weren't going to sign Heyward so why not get something for him while you can. His value at midseason wouldn't be as high and it's not likely Shelby...

Phil Gosselin will not start the year as the starting 2nd baseman. I think will still acquire one, because might not be ready until 2016.

I agree I don't see the Braves paying 5.4 million for a catcher. They will bring a veteran free agent catcher to back up Bethancourt, possibly Laird again or bringing back David Ross

Listen, when Gattis was thrusted into LF in 2013, he hadn't played out there. Give him a full spring training out there and some off season work, can he really be worse than Matt Holiday is out there. I'd take his bat. Because with JUp likely to be traded, you need some pop in the lineup.

Well based on this somebody's going http://nypost.com/2014/11/12/braves-moving-evan-gattis-to-left-here-comes-the-domino-effect/

I had already posted this in the GM Winter Meetings thread.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24799651/teams-calling-with-trade-interest-in-heyward-justin-upton-gattis Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN · 24m24 minutes ago The Braves have been pitching B.J. Upton to other clubs.

How good can the guy be, he's a number one draft choice 7 years ago and is still only in A ball. I wouldn't count on him too much.

Dayton Moore didn't exactly say he wasn't interested in the job. https://soundcloud.com/mlbnetworkradio/royals-gm-dayton-moore-addresses-rumors-connecting-him-to-the-braves-mlb-network-radio-on-siriusxm

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/19/braves-sign-pedro-ciriaco-to-minor-league-deal/