BJ Upton Almost Traded at Deadline?

I was so close!

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Gary82 said:
He's young, cheap and under control. He hasn't been great this year, but he has pitched very well in the past.
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He's had 1 pretty good year, 2 average years and this year he blows. He's pretty much a 4 ERA pitcher for his career in ERA/FIP/xFIP.....I would trade him in a heartbeat if it meant dumping BJ & not paying him.
 
Welcome to Braves forum land, where 26 yr old talented lefties grow on trees.
A lot of teams would love to get Minor on the cheap. Very few would trade him on the cheap though.
 
yeezus said:
Welcome to Braves forum land, where 26 yr old talented lefties grow on trees.
A lot of teams would love to get Minor on the cheap. Very few would trade him on the cheap though.
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I wonder if any of those advocating trading Minor have looked ahead to next year. Santana and Harang are free agents after this year. We need to hold on to relatively young cost-controlled guys like Minor.
 
Still though Minor is a headcase and until that changes he won't take that next step. He may be talented but until you show it talent means nothing.

And I don't buy BJ almost being traded either.
 
Minor is a solid guy under team control. But, for the benefit of getting out of BJs contract, I think it would be worth it. Can use BJ's money to shore up the rotation and find a cheaper CF that is at least competent.
 
BJ is a replacement level player due to make a total of $48M over the next three years. We've seen with Uggla how hard it is to move that kind of contract. We would have to pair him up with an asset worth around $48M to get another team to take that contract.
 
nsacpi said:
I wonder if any of those advocating trading Minor have looked ahead to next year. Santana and Harang are free agents after this year. We need to hold on to relatively young cost-controlled guys like Minor.
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It's not that hard to replace a guy with a career ERA+ of 93....he's only been over 100, once. As I said, he's been the definition of average, at best, he's actually been below average for his career. It's not hard to replace that kind of guy, especially if you rid yourself of an albatross of a contract.
 
MLBTR: "FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported over the weekend that the Braves explored a trade prior to the deadline that would’ve sent B.J. Upton and a starting pitcher elsewhere. David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Twitter link) has another detail on this scuttled trade, saying that the Braves would’ve taken on “a contract [the] other team [was] looking to shed.” It sounds like it would’ve essentially been a swap of one bad contract (the roughly $50MM owed to Upton through 2017) for another, though if Atlanta was willing to move a starter as well, the other contract was likely for a shorter term. It’ll be interesting to see if the identities of the mystery team and mystery player are revealed in the coming weeks or months but until then, let the guessing game begin!"
 
Braves1976 said:
MLBTR: "FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported over the weekend that the Braves explored a trade prior to the deadline that would’ve sent B.J. Upton and a starting pitcher elsewhere. David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Twitter link) has another detail on this scuttled trade, saying that the Braves would’ve taken on “a contract [the] other team [was] looking to shed.” It sounds like it would’ve essentially been a swap of one bad contract (the roughly $50MM owed to Upton through 2017) for another, though if Atlanta was willing to move a starter as well, the other contract was likely for a shorter term. It’ll be interesting to see if the identities of the mystery team and mystery player are revealed in the coming weeks or months but until then, let the guessing game begin!"
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My wild ass guess is Victorino.
 
my guess seeing how the Dodgers went to the Phillies for another starting pitcher the player the Dodgers were wanting to trade was Kemp, and that they were OK with BJ as a 4th outfielder to get the pitcher.
 
I would've traded CJ, BJ, and Minor if Phillies gave away Utley. Philly would have an all black outfield plus subs.
 
I was actually thinking it might be Kemp, but the Braves messed that one up by waking him up with the three homers in LA.

PS I would still trade BJ and MInor for him.
 
Just when the Atlanta Braves thought they couldn't find a team willing to trade for struggling center fielder B.J. Upton and his $75.25 million contract, they nearly had a taker at the non-waiver trade deadline.

And just when the Chicago Cubs thought they couldn't find a taker for troubled starter Edwin Jackson and his $52 million contract, they found someone.

Yes, each other.

The Braves and Cubs engaged in trade discussions in July, a high-ranking official with direct knowledge of the talks, about a deal what would send Upton to the Cubs and Jackson to the Braves.

Essentially, it was just a straight swap of dead weight contracts for underperforming players.

Jackson, who's currently on the disabled list, is 14-32 with a 5.47 ERA since signing with the Cubs, including a 6.09 ERA this year. Upton is hitting .197 with 18 homers and 57 RBI since joining the Braves, with 306 strikeouts in 844 at-bats_including a major-league leading 155 strikeouts this year.

The Braves would have had to throw in a ton of cash in the deal considering Upton is still owed $46.35 million for the next three years, while Jackson is owed $22 million over the next two years.

And, really, the two sides say, they weren't close to agreeing to a deal.

Yet, it was definitely discussed they say, and likely will be broached once again this winter.

Stay tuned.
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