Damn this one hurts, kimbrel was an all time favorite. I've said it many times before and I'll say it again, despite the belief that late inning dominant relievers are easily replaceable, you don't trade a guy like Kimbrel. They're hard to replace. The Yanks dynasty doesn't happen without Mo. I realize we're gonna be bad the next few seasons and that diminishes Kimbrels value to the team in the short term, but in the long-run he's someone you build and plan around if were serious about putting a legit contender on the team.
Melvin, BJ, whatever his name needed to go but not at the expense of trading another key core cog in Kimbrel. That guy just might be my least favorite Brave ever right up there with Melky. But even Melky didn't almost single handedly ruin the organization like Melvin did. What a good job Wren did.
And I've been on board with the rebuild but I don't like this one. After watching all those dominant teams in the 90s struggle to close out key games you can't replace a potential HOF closer. There is just something about having a guy that you know when he comes in it's over. And Kimbrel not only did that but he made it look easy, toyed with hitters like he was playing a video game. This is the same FO that thought they could replace Smoltz with Kolb, see how that worked out?
Oh well, on to the next order of business. Hopefully Hart and Co are compiling a list for the next manager. Any suggestions?
