ESPN article mulls Furcal/Andruw Return

Quentin in left field would be great, and furcal at SS would also be great.

quentin has an obp over 350 if you factor the HBPs and he will hit at least 25 homers. He also isn’t 30, he will be 29 I think. He’s also right handed. If Prado returned to form, they would be putting up similar OPS, but Prado would be more batting average and quentin more power.

At SS, Furcal would provide half the power of Gonzalez, but at least 30 or 40 points more OBP and maybe 15 steals.

If he did bat second, and he and Bourn get on base, both can score on a double, and both can get to third on a single. So bourn will be getting 60 steals, Furcal maybe 15, but both will be able to get across the plate at the top of the lineup. I would have to be thrilled about that going on assuming Furcal can get on base at at least a .340 clip.

…at the right price, and both should be cheap. Andruw is a fine fourth OF, but we already have a right-handed fourth OF in Diaz, so we would have to get rid of him. Andruw would take more than a minor league offer, however—-given how well he has done in a part time role the last couple of years, he’ll get a major league offer. Raffy for one year as the starter to possibly break in Pastornicky would be fine, too. Still, neither of them is a major move at all.

and no Quetin, maybe Andruw just for shits and giggles. Our new hitting coach already has to repair Heyward, why not give him another project as well…you gotta figure one of them would turn it around some, more of a chance for him to look good.
Furcal just isn’t worth it, may as well stick with Gonzo…though I’m just hoping Pastornicky makes big strides to be big league ready soon, if he could become our everyday ss in 2012, we’d be much better for it.
And this will probably piss some people off, but I can’t possibly be the only person who wants chipper to just freaking retire already! He is becoming the Brett Favre of baseball, even Greenbay fans had to be getting annoyed. You love the guy who has been an icon on your team for many years and you want to show him loyalty, but if it comes at the expense of your team then is it really worth it? Sure Chipper can still hit….when he’s healthy, people here keep talking about us not taking chances on injury prone players like rollins…well were taking a chance on injury prone old-man chipper! I love him to death, he is my all time favorite sports player…but his time has come and gone. Now of course if he does manage to stay healthy (which

(which I highly doubt), then I would expect him to produce solid numbers. But the fact is he probably will not stay healthy and him deciding again not to retire only leaves the braves in a massive pickle. This team would be much better off if chipper retired and we could go out and get a better option at 3b..say aramis ramirez (a .300 hitter with good pop). Look at what happened when Favre finally did retire for the Packers…they ended up with now the best QB in football. Favre was good and loved, but Rodgers is much better and now equally as loved…..the same thing could happen in Atlanta, but chipper needs to hang up the cleats first.

And also, seeing as how chipper won’t retire and will screw this team over, why the hell do people want him batting third? Even when healthy he isn’t a better option than other guys to bat 3rd. IMO the braves lineup was most fluent when Freeman batted 3rd, Uggla cleanup, and Mac 5th, chipper shouldn’t be batting anywhere but 6th in this lineup. And for people who are going to say he is still good enough to hit third…then whats so bad about having a guy like that hit 6th?

I do hope JJ gets traded..I was hoping he would before the second half of last year when his market value was sky high. He is easily replaceable on this roster and the whole Boras thing isn’t attractive either. I want Prado to stay, especially if Chipper would freaking retire, then he could be the everyday 3b or LF’er depending on which position has the best available players for the braves to get….if there are good options for a 3B than make prado the LF’er, and visa versa.

If the braves do trade both JJ and Prado, then we better see an A level talent signing in free agency or through trade. If we free up that kind of extra money and only go after old stop gap players, i’ll be pissed. I say just go big after a power hitting outfielder..a proven one, take your chances on chipper at 3rd (because they have to), find him a one year serviceable replacement for if and when he goes down and next year that guy will be gone as will chipper and they can find their 3rd baseman for the next decade.

I just want the braves to make a splash this year…and a good one, i’m talking cannon ball not belly-flop. If the braves do decide to go after that Cuban CF’er, it probably would be a waste of all their money they saved, unless somehow he goes for much much cheaper than the asking 30 mil.

I’ve heard people for the past 2 years talking about us going after Kemp? Is that even possible…what would we have to part ways with to make that happen and would it be worth it? If we could manage to hang on to Bourn and somehow get kemp…then we could easily shift one of the over to play left and that problem would be solved….it’d be cool to see, but I don’t think it’s even possible.

Sorry about the ranting, im just excited for something to happen..and I’m hoping its something big. Has anyone heard any new whispers on Atlanta being involved in something big?