Braves donate Justin Upton to Padres for prospects

CrimsonCowboy said:
Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 17s17 seconds ago Manhattan, NY
lhp max fried, ss jace peterson, 3b dustin peterson, of mallex smith going to braves for justin upon and low-level player
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Lol we couldn't even dump Johnson to a team that needs a 3b
 
2014 Padres BA rankings . . .

@BravesReddit
Fried #3
Peterson #7
Dustin #10

AND Mallex Smith (.327/.414/.475 in A+ ball)
 
I really hate that we picked up a pitcher who went under the knife but Peterson sounds like he could develop into a hell of a leadoff hitter. Almost seems like they are trying to replace Peraza because another team really wants him.
 
Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 59s59 seconds ago
Mallex Smith, an undersized OF going back to Atlanta, is very interesting. Blazing speed (88 SB last season) and hit over .300 in A ball.
 
dak said:
2014 Padres BA rankings . . .

@BravesReddit
Fried #3
Peterson #7
Dustin #10

AND Mallex Smith (.327/.414/.475 in A+ ball)
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Fried blew out his arm, and Dustin Peterson was NOT ranked #10. Per the BA handbook I have right here, he was #22. And then he was terrible for a whole 'nother year.

Mallex didn't even make the top 30, but he did have a good year.

Basically, all these rankings are not a good reflection of current reality.
 
Need to research these prospects more to form a final opinion, but my gut reaction is that we did better than I thought we would for Justin. I like the approach of going for prospects here versus another Shelby Miller type deal.
 
mikewon said:
yes. i would much rather gamble on the "future" than gamble on the lifeless "premium" talent we had.
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I'd rather we have guys that were "good" than guys who are possible contributors in the "future" and/or have blown up "elbows."
 
I love that we are targeting speed guys honestly. Still wish we would have gotten another pitcher but hopefully he comes back strong in 2016.
 
Jeff Moore ‏@jeffmooreBP 2m2 minutes ago
Jace Pederson is a v. good get for the Braves. That package ends up being an awful lot for 1 year of Justin Upton & still miss the playoffs.
 
dak said:
Need to research these prospects more to form a final opinion, but my gut reaction is that we did better than I thought we would for Justin. I like the approach of going for prospects here versus another Shelby Miller type deal.
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I think we went with quantity instead of quality which is rarely a good thing
 
Metaphysicist said:
Fried blew out his arm, and Dustin Peterson was NOT ranked #10. Per the BA handbook I have right here, he was #22. And then he was terrible for a whole 'nother year.

Mallex didn't even make the top 30, but he did have a good year.

Basically, all these rankings are not a good reflection of current reality.
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John. Hart.
 
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