Take the Braves out of the running for these free agents
Last off-season the Atlanta Braves announced they had come to terms with free agent Rafael Furcal on a three-year contract... but less than 24-hours later Furcal had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the aftermath of that episode, Braves President John Schuerholtz stated that the Braves would never again do business with Furcal's agents, the Wasserman Group, headed by super-agent Arn Tellem.
As a side note to this, if we had signed Furcal, then we would have moved Kelly Johnson to left field, we never would have signed Garret Anderson, and Martin Prado may never have emerged as a bona fide major league starter at second base. And we might have traded Yunel Escobar somewhere. Things tend to work out for the best sometimes, as Furcal layed an egg in 2009.
Here are the free agents this off-season who are represented by the Wasserman Group, and are therefore off-limits to the Braves (courtesy of MLBTR):
Wilson Betemit
Aaron Boone
Nomar Garciaparra
Jason Giambi
John Grabow
Rich Harden
Shawn Hill
Reed Johnson
Jason Kendall
Hideki Matsui
Jason Michaels
Guillermo Mota
Vicente Padilla
Wily Mo Pena
Joel Pineiro
Matt Treanor
Randy Wolf
Omar Vizquel
I must say that there's no one I really want on that list, so for this year at least, no harm, no foul.
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Oh dear. I don’t know how we’ll ever make it without them.
/sarcasm
by J-Freak on Nov 11, 2009 7:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We can’t get Padilla. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
But in all seriousness our team lacks a real bonafied crazy.
by McCann and McWill on Nov 11, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Vanilla flavored Tootsie Rolls make me feel like i am going to barf
hohohhohohoh its the offseason, time to rosterbate in public places
by esadb on Nov 11, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great list of blah players.
Some super agent. He’s got "great’ players there.
by taney71 on Nov 11, 2009 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
DFA McCann and sign Kendall.
Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
by TradeAndruw on Nov 11, 2009 9:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
YES. We'll have a leadoff hitter!
MATT DIAZ IS THE F**K*NG MAN.
They made me change my signature...
by nick9314 on Nov 11, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No Vinny Padilla???? DAMNIT!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Nov 11, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always thought Harden might flourish in a closers role and Grabow/Mota are mediocre bullpen pieces, but beyond that, it’s pretty much chaff.
by call_me_chipper on Nov 11, 2009 10:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’d take Matt Treanor, just so we could post pics of Misty May after a win
Shouldn't Reid Gorecki get a shot in RF before that Heyward kid everybody talks about?
by Rhyno18 on Nov 11, 2009 10:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was just about to say something about her.
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by cbwilk on Nov 11, 2009 10:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
by TradeAndruw on Nov 11, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why haven’t I been watching this sport?
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by cbwilk on Nov 11, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
boinnnnng
"Are you tryin to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"
by mvhsbball on Nov 11, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great pic, I vote for both of them on our team next season, providing that they wear those same outfits in the field.
by Holty_Panthers_Fan on Nov 11, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Super Agent what a joke the Wasserman group is.
Oh man Jason Kendall, John Grabow, Reed Johnson whooaaa man just a same we will not be picking up those pieces of crap.
Super Agent Arn Tellem plz he is a bigger joke that Boras except Boras get the real dollars and has the real talent.
by Holty_Panthers_Fan on Nov 11, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If it means anything..
I did my internship with the Wasserman Group’s basketball division during the summer of 2007, and I could have sworn that Yunel Escobar was a client.
- I miss Spooneybarger :(
by Mighty Healthy on Nov 12, 2009 12:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
You interned with them? /banned
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by cbwilk on Nov 12, 2009 12:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
According to Cotts’s Basball Contracts he and Moylan are. I wonder what that means for his future as a brave. I hope nothing.
by Bmacbandwagon on Nov 12, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
actually
Omar wouldnt be a bad pick up as back up infielder he can play the middle .
by ~~banditwolf~~ on Nov 12, 2009 5:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
What the hell man, I wanted mo fo Wily Mo…. ok terrible joke, sue me lol
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by mad_dog_maddux on Nov 12, 2009 11:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wily thought it was funny:

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by cbwilk on Nov 12, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Grabow’s the only guy on this list who’s midly interesting.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
by Yakker on Nov 12, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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