Tapate50
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Red Sox?
Potential Johnson Landing Spots
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Red Sox?
He'll never make it to them. The NL teams get the first shot at claiming him in reverse order of the standings. That's the reason I listed them that way. I'd doubt rather seriously he'd make it past the Giants.
PurpleBrave
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Did he clear
No word on whether he's been placed on waivers yet - that I've seen. The Mutts placed a claim on an unknown RP a couple days ago, but apparently couldn't work out a deal with his team. I'd imagine that if that Pitcher was Johnson we'd have heard by now.
From what I recall he cannot be placed on waivers again.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
We can put him on waivers again. The problem is we can pull him back twice. So there is no chance we will trade JJ.. I say extent him and try again next deadline.
http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/in...eyman-inside-look-yankees-sale-may-come-next/
"Jim Johnson was claimed, and no trade could be worked out …"
Still a little frustrating to me, given that when Johnson is a FA at the end of this completely useless season we get nothing, but maybe he's helping our other RPs out enough to offset that issue. If our young pitchers learn anything from him that help, I guess that is about as good as some scratch off lottery ticket we'd get in return for him.
It's learning as well as not having that pressure. You're breaking in young guy and throwing them into the 9th may be a lot. Also, there's a good chance we try and bring him back next offseason. I would.
Russ2dollas
10 yr, $185 million Extension
I know the braves will want old guys.
I know everyone won't come back from injury
But I am hoping we don't need jj. Viz Cabrera Simmons minter paco winkler are all high leverage arms IMO.
I know everyone won't come back from injury
But I am hoping we don't need jj. Viz Cabrera Simmons minter paco winkler are all high leverage arms IMO.
The pressure part leaves me nonplussed. I'd just pick up any veteran RP hanging around and throw them into our high leverage situations.
striker42
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Not trading Johnson at the deadline was an inexcusable error. It wasn't a hugely damaging error as our return likely wouldn't have been super valuable, but it is inexcusable as keeping him made no sense whatsoever. If the FO believed they could sneak him through waivers, they're silly. A cheap reliever that's pitching pretty well right now is not likely to get through waivers.
You tell teams interested in Johnson to put in their best offer and then you accept one before the deadline. You might not get much back but you get more than the nothing we'll get if he goes and signs somewhere else.
You tell teams interested in Johnson to put in their best offer and then you accept one before the deadline. You might not get much back but you get more than the nothing we'll get if he goes and signs somewhere else.
I agree it was a miscalculation. His value wasn't that high at the time as he's really started to come on in August, but they could've gotten something for him. I think this was a game of chicken we may have lost, but it wasn't a huge loss.
Inexcusable is a strong word to describe something basically inconsequential. There were probably deals available... something like a non-prospect and we pay all of his contract. In that case, just keep him.
Remember we were all thinking it was silly to not trade for McCann... until we saw what the Yankees want in return. Then it makes sense.
I would really love to be a fly on the wall for some of these negotiations. I suspect we would all see things a little different if we could. Of course, a fly on the wall laughing out loud would create quite a spectacle.
PurpleBrave
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Braves Pull Jim Johnson Back After Waiver Claim
He's ours! All ours!!!!
Braves Pull Jim Johnson Back After Waiver Claim
He's ours! All ours!!!!
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
I am a Braves homer and I think it is pretty 'egg on face' not to trade him for something. I seriously doubt we didn't get any offers that would have made sense. Even a C prospect is better than nothing. We basically have no shot to trade him now.. so our options are to finish strong or roll the dice and try to extent him and see if we can trade him next deadline. JJ is pitching well enough that he may want to test FA however.
It's just unreal...he's killing it and we will get nothing for him. That is a ridiculous rule that you can't put him back on waivers. The team that claimed him probably had NO intention on "working out a trade". They were just blocking another team. We could have gotten a NICE prospect(s) for him.