If the Braves don't think Heyward will be back for the Playoffs...

I saw a game with Willingham last week. He banged up his knee earlier in the year and he is really hobbling. Was never that fast. Is now glacial.
 
bravebonebook said:
Should have signed him in the offseason. :mad0182: Have always liked Byrd. Think he's better than Reed Johnson or even the (somewhat) resurgent Jordan Schaffer.
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He wouldn't be starting so he wouldn't get near the at bats he is now.

Not sure the big deal.
 
nsacpi said:
What did you think of the Greinke trade last year when it happened? The Beltran trade from two years ago that sent Wheeler to the Mets?
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Wheeler>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Salcedo
 
Heyward said:
He wouldn't be starting so he wouldn't get near the at bats he is now.

Not sure the big deal.
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^This... why would we have signed Byrd? Better question... why would Byrd have signed with us to be a bench player when he could be playing everyday? Not a very logical post.
 
Heyward said:
He wouldn't be starting so he wouldn't get near the at bats he is now.

Not sure the big deal.
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We've used outfielders #7-9 this year. 5 of the 6 'starting' outfielders have been on the DL and Justin has been banged up plenty. Byrd would have played a lot for this team. Not a starter, true, but he would have gotten plenty of bats. Don't know if he would have even signed but he would have been a decent pick-up.
 
bravebonebook said:
We've used outfielders #7-9 this year. 5 of the 6 'starting' outfielders have been on the DL and Justin has been banged up plenty. Byrd would have played a lot for this team. Not a starter, true, but he would have gotten plenty of bats. Don't know if he would have even signed but he would have been a decent pick-up.
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Yes but there is no way Byrd could have predicted injury futures for the Braves before the season started. An OF many were calling the best in MLB preseason. If there was a chance to start (and I'm sure he had plenty of interest as a potential starter) do you really think Byrd would have been a 4th OFer which is what he would have been when signed? Makes no sense.
 
nsacpi said:
Byrd yes. But Willingham has had a very poor season.

Our best outfield right now is Terdoslavich in left, Schafer/Upton platoon in center, Justin in right. Don't see where Willingham would be an upgrade relative to that.
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Did you kind of throw up in your mouth when you wrote that? It was painful to read because I'm afraid it's true.
 
MadduxFanII said:
Looks like Josh Willingham was claimed off waivers. No word on the claiming team yet. Fingers crossed for the Braves.
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For the Braves to have claimed him means that every other team in baseball would have passed on him, because with the Braves having the best record in baseball, and Willingham in the AL, then that means the Braves would have been the very last team on the list. Not likely they were the claiming team.
 
tvsportscaster said:
For the Braves to have claimed him means that every other team in baseball would have passed on him, because with the Braves having the best record in baseball, and Willingham in the AL, then that means the Braves would have been the very last team on the list. Not likely they were the claiming team.
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That's why I'm crossing my fingers.

For luck.
 
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