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Nope, you have to actually know what you're trying to do to be able to tell people what you're going to do.

Craig is 30 years old and is showing signs of lost bat speed. He couldn't hit fastballs to save his life last year and the end of 2013. He's a minus defender and baserunner so unless he's well above league average as a hitter his contract is not even close to being worth it. He has been...

Let's see, strikes out a ton and doesn't get on base. Sounds about right. This is the exact kind of production we had to watch from most of lineup. Why do we want another?

Does anyone honestly think they'd trade Gallo for a LF? Average 3B seem to be getting rarer and if Gallo is projected to be better then they can trade him for way more than Justin Upton. And I say this as a big fan of Justin's but good 3B prospects aren't just going to be this easy to get.

I find it hard to believe that Simmons and Bethancourt are suddenly going to learn what a walk is so unless they are routinely hitting .310 they are going to be black holes as fair as hitters. Their batting averages in high A doesn't mean squat.

Justin probably asked for a non-insulting offer and they hung up.

The Braves have always gone about things through the perception of need over talent. It's why we traded Tex for Kotchman, why we drafted Joey Devine. It's probably why we drafted Jon Gilmore over Mike Stanton. I don't think it's a particular great philosophy but that and just go after...

And I debated why I think that would be a bad idea using more accurate stats than batting average and RBI's.

Is there a worse thing to say on a sports forum? Because I don't share you're opinion I somehow think I'm smarter than those in the front office. That's a pretty amateur reply but you're new so I'll just tip my hat to you sir.

I know you're not. It's silly to argue over two players who aren't very good but that's kind of where the Braves have put us until something happens.

Only reason to swap is because of how much money is tied up into BJ. They are literally the same exact player. Identical career numbers in OBP, wRC+, ISO. They both were given huge contracts that backfired big time. But money being equal BJ still has better value to a team IMO. He's younger...

Well I know that there's some who believe that offense is the only thing that happens throughout a baseball game but defense and baserunning are important to some. I know, I know, defense and baserunning aren't important. Alex Rios adds nothing to anyone's team. Take the money element out and...

Sucks for you. I'd hate to live in a world where Alex Rios is a possible option for RF.

Barely. .311 OBP vs .287. We're arguing which pile of crap is better though. I'd rather tank with Terdo making no money then to tank with Rios making any kind of money.

Career .323 OBP and 100 wRC+. Not to mention subpar defense. Garbage. BJ had a higher WAR than Rios did last year. BJ Upton...

That's actually pretty alarming. What was his walk rate like?

Seems to me the Braves have put a lot of effort into hoping dream scenarios come true. An interesting way to run a franchise.

Someone who can put up a good OBP and can play solid defense. Not garbage like Alex Rios.

Great, another "high" avg low OBP guy. The Braves Way.

And thank Venters for teaching Kimbrel and others that sliding knuckle curve. Just a nasty pitch.