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Running Baseball Trade Deadline Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Chi City 81, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. spup1122

    spup1122 Guest

    Read today that the Cubs are talking about trading for another new catcher. That would be number 7 this year.
     
  2. melock

    melock Well-Known Member

    Not sure I'd survive that.
     
  3. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    For all you Yankees fans, Hughes threw 91 pitches tonight for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 6 2/3 IP, 0 runs, 3 hitsa. He'll start Saturday against the Royals (another minor-league start).
    Joba Chamberlain has been moved to the bullpen at S/W-B. WEill throw and inning Monday and an inning Wednesday and probably be in NY by the weekend as a reliever.
    Fransworth will be gone by Tuesday to anyone who wants to offer a bag of used BP balls.
     
  4. sportshack06

    sportshack06 Member

    Braves will get Tex from the Rangers.

    Every position player played in the Braves 14-0 win today, except Salatalmacchia. With the pitcher spot due up in the 9th inning, the Braves used reliever Peter Moylan to pinch hit...
     
  5. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Good point.

    Fucker.
     
  6. CollegeJournalist

    CollegeJournalist Active Member

    The way the Braves have used Salty the last few days definitely makes it seem that they are trying really hard to get the Big Tex deal done, though it doesn't seem to follow the way Scheurholz method of GMing.

    It's not like the Braves to deal prospects for a guy like Tex, given that unless he falls madly in love with Atlanta or Bobby Cox, they probably wouldn't be able to pony up the dollars to resign him. I'm too tired to look it up, but he is a free agent after this season, right?
     
  7. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    The man is a monster post All Star break, so the Braves are making a great move to get him.
     
  8. CollegeJournalist

    CollegeJournalist Active Member

    May, I'm not saying it's a bad move. As a guy in a non-baseball market who's grown up with the Braves on TBS, I know that if there's one guy in baseball that you can trust to make the right move, it's probably Scheurholz.

    Just saying that it doesn't seem like his normal MO.
     
  9. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    He's hitting .377 since coming off the DL but with only 1 HR and 8 RBI in 16 games
     
  10. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    He's in it to win it. If it involves trading away top prospects to get a player who is capable of hitting .300/20/55 post all star break, so be it.
     
  11. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    The question, Braves fans, is who exactly is going to pitch and who is going to close?
     
  12. CollegeJournalist

    CollegeJournalist Active Member

    Agreed. It'd definitely make for a scary middle of the lineup, especially with Willie Harris doing such a good job in the lead off role. It also gives them another reliable bat off the bench in Franco (to go along with Matt Diaz). And if Andruw Jones can start hitting the ball like he has in the past (you know, better than .215), the lineup could be downright nasty.

    Like you said, the East is going to be won with offense, and adding Teixiera would make for one hell of a lineup--probably the best since Chipper, Justice, McGriff and Klesko were in Atlanta together.
     
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