But if the Braves offered Heyward an extension at the end of 2013 as reported by a non-Braves reporter then wouldn't that make what Heyward said in the offseason dishonest?
Sherman: Braves offered Heyward 80M after 2013
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But if the Braves offered Heyward an extension at the end of 2013 as reported by a non-Braves reporter then wouldn't that make what Heyward said in the offseason dishonest?
Since when was his record so poor that we could completely dismiss something he reports?
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
He has a pretty mixed track record at best IMO.
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Heyward
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So you believe Heyward more than an insider with credible sources?
Heyward
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I wanted to keep him long-term but if he wouldnt re-sign, they had to deal with him.
But you'd think we traded a top 10 player in baseball the way some on here defend him.
chop2chip
Well-known member
There's definitely unnecessary resentment on both sides.
Honestly, my angle has little to do with Heyward and more on the way the front office was ridiculed in the offseason like they were a bunch of senile morons. I'd love it if Heyward came back in the offseason. I still remember the goosebumps when he hit that homerun off of Carlos Zambrano opening day.
I don't see many posters that irrationally hate Heyward at least in comparison to the crap that was said about JS and Hart .
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
The poster that goes by the username Heyward needs some new lines, he's done to death the same ones for far too long. Maybe someone that likes him can help him out. 
Do you believe the person that would be involved in the discussion or someone that would not?
I simply can't believe some of the things your actually type.
Braves1976
It's OVER 5,000!
Heyward
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So Heyward wouldnt lie?
Heyward
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I type some dumb things, thats obvious but i dont believe this FO or Wren never approached him about an extension.
They arent that dumb.
What incentive does he have to lie?
According to you Heyward isn't worth the money he is going to get. So are they dumb or not?
Heyward
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Just because i dont think hes worth 150-200 mil doesnt mean that.
A lot of the baseball world values WAR and saber-metrics which values Heyward than he should be.
Julio3000
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It's not about whether or not I believe Sherman. He's no more or less believable to me than anyone in the business, as far as I know. It's that he's using an anonymous source. This isn't an issue of national security (or something genuinely important, like, you know, Bryce Harper or the Yankees). It's baseball chatter. Attribution or I don't give a ****.
dak
Well-known member
Gotcha, I missed your earlier post but see it now. That's the article I remembered, but just had it in my head for some reason that is was 2013 offseason since that's when the other extensions were. I thought DOB and Bowman had also reported that the Braves discussed extension w/ Heyward after the 2013 season, but don't have time at the moment to look into this.
So I suppose anything is possible (Sherman source is wrong, Heyward misquoted / misspoke, Heyward purposely lied, etc.). If Heyward was indeed offered an extension after 2013 for $80m, it would seem to further his public relations case to say so (since it was a lowish offer), so the whole things seems odd. At any rate, I don't really have a dog in this fight. Heyward was my favorite Brave, but I thought they were smart to trade him when they did. Felt the same way about Prado.
