i agree with you TradeAndruw, cause i just dont see how we could get Cain. Cain is a very good pitcher and i would really like to get him but the Giants would want Heyward, Hanson, and prolly Lillibridge in the trade for Cain. Of course there gonna get a Starting pitching prospect back and then they will get a young top prospect superstar potential position player back also or they just want trade Cain unless they get exactly what they want. I would trade Hanson and Lillibridge in a heartbeat for Cain, but not so sure about Heyward. But of course even that package may not be enough, they might also want Morton or Reyes also in the deal and I would not blame them at all for askin for a kings ransom for Cain. Cain is not an Ace but he is very close to one and he is very cheap and i think he is under contract for 3 more years.

I would do this:

Braves get Cain

Giants get Hanson, Lillibridge, Morton or Reyes, and Gorkys or Schafer

Would that get a trade done? I have no idea but i would do that deal if i was the Braves mainly because as much as people are sayin Hanson is a cant miss prospect there is a very good chance that he misses big time, you can never tell about pitching prospects, and then the Giants need Lillibridge to play SS, Morton or Reyes would step in right now for them and be there 4th or 5th starter, and then they get a prospect in Gorkys or Schafer. I know that they have Rowand but they can move players around if they really want to. That proposal would be a no brainer for the Braves but im pretty sure the Giants would want Heyward instead of Gorkys or Schafer but i dont know.

 your sayin you wouldn’t want somebody like Ian Snell(bad year but i think he can rebound next year), or Sanchez of the Giants or some type of young number 3 type pitcher or maybe a LF for KJ? Not saying we can get Snell or Sanchez for KJ, just sayin. I think we might could get a good number 3 type pitcher or LF in a trade for KJ. We wont get Cain or Billingsley or nobody like that for KJ but i think we can get somethin good, and if not we can just hold on to KJ. I think if we get a good number 3 pitcher or good LF for KJ then i think Wren makes the deal because we have Lillibridge, Prado, Infante, and Diory Hernandez that can at least put CLOSE to numbers that KJ is putting up this year. We have more of a need for a good LF and starter more than second base cause we have internal options at second and not really internal options for a good LF or starter that is READY by opening day of 2009. Its a situation where we will be trading from a position of strength which is second base for a position of weakness which is LF and good starting pitching. Say what yall will but if Wren gets a good LF or good number 3 starter for KJ he makes that trade in a heartbeat.

but i just dont get why people dont think Prado can be a starting second baseman, i understand its your opinion but my opinion is he can be a starting second baseman in the majors so thats why i think that KJ is expendable but i also understand that you dont think KJ is expendable because you dont think that Prado, Lillibridge, or Diory Hernandez are players that can start. But of course IF Wren thinks that Prado, Lillibridge or Diory Hernandez are capable of starting everyday then he will pull the trigger on a trade if it helps us in LF or in the starting rotation. So i guess it all depends on what is in Wrens mind about all of this. But for my opinion i would trade KJ for Sanchez of the Giants or Snell of the Pirates in a heartbeat for KJ but thats just me though and i understand where your comin from also.

I dont KNOW for a fact that Prado can handle second full time but i BELIEVE he can. My opinion is i think that that he can put up CLOSE numbers to what KJ is this year. Its not like KJ has torn the cover off the ball all year long. But you tell me how exactly you know that Martin Prado is NOT capable of playing 2B everyday at the ML level? No stat you give me is gonna make me change my mind and NO stat that i give you is gonna change your mind about this. We both have different opinions on this so we are just gonna have to agree to dissagree.

I view Snell as a solid number 3 starter. I know that he had a bad year and i saw what you put out about Snell but i still think he can be a good number 3 starter and i would trade KJ for Snell but the Pirates would never trade Snell straight up for KJ. But like i have said I would NOT trade KJ just to be trading him but a guy like Snell or Sanchez of the Giants would be a very good trade for us. But of course no way the Pirates sell low on Snell just like I doubt the Braves are gonna sell low on Frenchy. Now if both players stink it up next season then that could be a very different story.