This may be blasphemy, but acquire David Wright?
by mrsoprano on Apr 24, 2011 1:58 PM EDT
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"Mets third baseman David Wright's days in New York may be winding down, writes Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. The Mets, who may be in full-on rebuild mode as soon as midseason, could opt to trade Wright because he is signed to team-favorable terms through 2013 and would therefore yield a better haul in a trade than Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran or Francisco Rodriguez, writes Rubin. That the Mets could entertain this is indicative of how far they've fallen the past couple years; it once seemed likely Wright would spend his entire career in Queens."
He would cost a fortune, but he hits for average, steals bases and has 30 home run power. He is only 28.
Is this something Braves fans would be interested in? I would be, considering we have nothing in the pipeline for Chipper's replacement.
Maybe Beachy/Minor, Delgado, Lipka and PTBNL?
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I would love to one day be able to cheer for David Wright.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 24, 2011 2:15 PM EDT reply actions
no kidding
He’s one of a very few NL East players I feel that way about.
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by VivaLosBravos on Apr 25, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Trade for him now, then what do we do? Tell Chipper to retire? Move Freeman back to AAA and move Chipper to first? Have Wright play SS? I’m with justin, would love to have him on the team, but now is not a good time.
Assuming this year is his last, 2 months of Chip in left is a small price to pay for the chance to add Wright to the lineup for years to come.
But yeah, it’d be pretty horrific.
Chip has as good a chance of playing CF
as he does LF at this point in his career. Sorry, not happening with those knees of his.
It's even possible that Jim Tressel drinks out of the toilet
Insert mandatory "so you're saying there's a chance?" joke here.
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He has also said he wont do it.
"He knows where he's throwing. If he didn't, there'd be dead bodies strewn all over Idaho." - Washington Senators scout on Walter Johnson
Prado can play anything
we just haven’t asked him to play short yet.
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by duwanis on Apr 25, 2011 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Prado can do anything.
Chicks dig the long ball.
DOB: Did you ever hit balls as hard as Jason Heyward does?
Chipper: Is that possible?
by kimrob1 on Apr 25, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this.
heck, he has the ability to play center. his (cough cough) UZR is better than McLouth in this year’s SSS and the last few years. he’ll sure try to.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
3 days ago, I would have said “except take a walk” but now, it seems like he’s figured that out too.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right
Prado can do anything… but struggle at the plate for an extended period of time.
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Ya know who can struggle at the plate for an extended period of time?
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by ChopMaster on Apr 25, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
God said, “Let there be walks.” and Prado walked.
Chicks dig the long ball.
DOB: Did you ever hit balls as hard as Jason Heyward does?
Chipper: Is that possible?
And on game 1, Prado rested.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 26, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
My God...
no. LF is what was the catalyst, some would argue, in Chipper’s inability to consistently play in 130+ games since 2004. I like Wright okay, but there would be nowhere to put Chipper. Maybe have Wright pick up a new position until Chipper calls it quits
Wait - Kelly Johnson hits lefties better than righties? That just HAS to be backwards. - Bobby Cox as he looks at KJ's splits for his career
by Jareth Cutestory on Apr 25, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd love David Wright,
but Chipper would have to call it quits before we did anything…or David Wright would have to learn how to play shortstop or center field.
He seems like a great guy, his contract is manageable, and he’d be a welcome addition to the Braves, but I don’t think it’s happening.
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this
Why ask Chipper to move. Wright is the younger of the two. Let him adapt to the different position. Then when Chipper hangs them up move Wright back to 3rd. Would love to see Wright with a tomahawk across his chest.
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I don't think Wright is a good solution...
I have been a huge proponent of another versatile 3B type in Boston who is not only younger but might have a higher ceiling…
I don’t think Wright is consistent and while I’m sure he’s a great guy… I don’t want to give up what it would take to get him, especially to the muts… I’d shoot myself if we Teixiera’d ourselves w/in our own division… :(
Aside from position flexibility
which I value quite a bit… I’d venture to say that Wright has already produced his best year and reached his peak…
To say Lowrie could match it and provide sustained performance at that level… I’d have a hard time not believing it…
I am NOT saying he is a better player at this moment than Wright… but in terms of flexibility both in payroll and what we’d have to give up in the deal… I think Lowrie is a better option both because he is younger and because he can fill in across the diamond for us.
We would be able to change up our bench a bit as well…
again, it could just be my mancrush on Lowrie, one day I will actually pull out the stats and see if I can base my thoughts in fact. :-) Maybe I’ll use UZR. hehe
by Klemson Krash on Apr 24, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Rodrigo Lopez and Chris Masters and Dan Nelson for Jed Lowrie
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You forgot the rule
All trades must include Kawakami!
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Apr 25, 2011 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Although I miss Saltalamacchia and his funny jersey, there has to be balance in it. Instead of giving them Beachy, we should give them another backup infielder, say, Omar Infante, oh wait! Of course, we traded him away for a guy who will hit .180 with 30 home runs. Beachy is doing good, and I don’t want to trade him away. But if we have to, I want to move Rodrigo Lopez into the five hole rather than Minor. Lopez has tore up AAA and deserves to be in MLB, although Minor was the International League’s Pitcher of the Week.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
You should really stop acting like the Uggla trade was a bad idea
because it’s not helping your case.
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guess what this list is:
1. Martin Prado
2. Chipper Jones
3. Jason Heyward
4. Brian McCann
5. Tim Hudson
6. Freddie Freeman
7. Derek Lowe
8. Alex Gonzalez
9. Nate McLouth
10. Dan Uggla
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
A list of guys ranked in order based on a stat taken completely out of context and heavily influenced by SSS?
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
My favorite players from best to least!
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You forgot Kolbe.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
who dat be?
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Your honor, the defense rests.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
but anyway, i hate how players will dominate for their team and then we give up so much for him and when he comes to us he bombs. we gave up the best bench player in baseball for dan uggla, and we honestly haven’t gotten much in return except 5 home runs.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
You are judging a player by about four weeks worth of data
while ignoring that player’s historical trend.
You’re then taking that judgment, and using it to decry the original trade… which was an awesome trade, even if Uggla breaks every bone in his body tomorrow and never plays baseball again.
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You’re right. Wren traded a great utility infielder and a left-handed reliever for the only second basemen to ever hit 30 homers in four consecutive seasons…. What a moron.
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
Um, you mean ALL STAR utility infielder.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
But homers shouldn’t be the ONLY thing for him to hit.
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And they won't be.
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why does it have to be like that though?
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Because his BABIP is .172.. You would like to see the walks come back to more than 10% like they have for his entire career. He is striking out less and his ISO is right in line with his career average. Some better walks and a bit more patience and he’s back to his normal numbers. Much more likely that happens than he continues to have a .172 BABIP, which would be the lowest in major league history — dating back to the start of the live ball era. Next lowest was Aaron Hill last year at .196.
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
so, in a way, is Dan Uggla the worst when it comes to contact hitting?
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
...No. That doesn't follow from *anything* he just said.
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batting average on balls in play.
uggla is a KTBOBKBTB guy.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
His BABIP is incredibly low
…which means he’s been unlucky this month. It has no bearing at all on how good he is at making contact.
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Well, not really. Right now, he is the worst at the balls that he makes contact with falling in for hits. This could be signs of weak ground balls, or it could be signs of bad luck – hitting them where they are instead of where they aren’t.
Due to the fact that he has 5 HR, I don’t think the answer is that he is hitting balls weakly.
Mostly, he is popping up, which indicates either he is swinging up on the ball, or that his timing is a bit off – which are things that tend to happen, especially early in a season.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I meant to say some better luck. Some better walks makes no sense. Whoops.
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
Random…I had a dream last night that somehow made sense to me. The field of sabermetrics and metric statistics has gotten so big that they canceled each other out.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
Several reasons
1) He’s usually bad in April, which makes the SSS you’re arguing with even more ridiculous.
2) He’s, what, 31? We may not expect a peak year, but there’s no reason to think that he’ll just stop producing altogether.
3) He’s got a .172 BABIP so far this year. Some of it has to do with his approach at the plate, but a lot of it is just bad luck when he makes contact with balls. It’ll level out eventually.
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I would gladly give up the best bench player in baseball for 5 HRs every 3 weeks.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
there’s just too many ways that omar infante could be better than uggla. the times that uggla hits home runs are the times that either they’re solo or we don’t need them. san fran yesterday was different, and i applaud him for that. but dan uggla is simply a KTBOBKBTB guy.
and don’t call me a moron, because you sir, are a deuce.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
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1. Who called you a moron?
2. Why am I a two?
3. There ARE so many ways that Omar could be better – but he isn’t better than Uggla at anything except being a good bench player.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Infante have a better WAR than uggla last year?
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No.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
well, then, my baseball religion has changed completely. and, although i dont agree with your statement, i’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
My statement is a fact…
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
BenDuronio called me a moron.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
So if Ben called you a moron, why did you talk to me about it?
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
When did I call you a moron? This never occurred.
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
You’re right. Wren traded a great utility infielder and a left-handed reliever for the only second basemen to ever hit 30 homers in four consecutive seasons…. What a moron
I’m sad now.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
He’s talking about Wren…
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I called Frank Wren a moron, sarcastically.
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
I’m giggling at work and looking like an idiot because of
“2. Why am I a two?”
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
What did he mean by that?
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
You called me a deuce.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
no, i called BenDuronio a deuce.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
1) Who were you asking that question to: ChopMaster or justincredibul02?
2) What does a two mean?
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
Find a dictionary. Look up the word "deuce."
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oh yeah. sorry my mind went blank.
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Happens a lot, I'd imagine...
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Why would I be asking this question to Justin?
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
But, a deuce is a child’s way of saying “dou**e”
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
No, it isn’t. it’s an older way of calling someone a turd.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
or a whippersnapper.
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with no more space here, i dont know who’s replying to who.
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Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
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Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
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Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
That’s what the “up” button is for.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
1,2,3. do re mi. baby you and me, girl.
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No, you definitely called me one.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a 2?
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 26, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
out of 10...
ouch.. here I was thinkin you were a ladies man.
by Klemson Krash on Apr 26, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Crap
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 26, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
A deuce or a douche...
and it certainly seems that way around here. Don’t know you personally to say so for a fact, but around here, it’s not surprising that long, drawn out “arguments” always seem to have one thing in common.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
Because that word doesn't mean what you think it means.
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3. There ARE so many ways that Omar could be better – but he isn’t better than Uggla at anything except being a good bench player.
Correction: Omar speaks Spanish better than Dan.
Chicks dig the long ball.
DOB: Did you ever hit balls as hard as Jason Heyward does?
Chipper: Is that possible?
I hear he plays 3B better than Dan, too
but that’s just a rumor.
Most people use statistics the way a drunk would use a lamppost—for support, and not for illumination.
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I heard that Omar has bigger muscles than Dan.
::tries to keep a straight face::
Chicks dig the long ball.
DOB: Did you ever hit balls as hard as Jason Heyward does?
Chipper: Is that possible?
You wouldn't like Uggla when you make him angry....
by Klemson Krash on Apr 26, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Angry like with his muscles bulging and all sweaty??
Oh, I think I might ;)
Chicks dig the long ball.
DOB: Did you ever hit balls as hard as Jason Heyward does?
Chipper: Is that possible?
I just love the ladies around here.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 26, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
i dont understand how uggla has those huge arms, but all he can do is pop it up or tap a little ground ball. he needs to have a level swing and power through the ball.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
Yeah, it's amazing that he's still in the bigs.
You’d think he would’ve been sent back down years ago.
Most people use statistics the way a drunk would use a lamppost—for support, and not for illumination.
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I agree that he’s a better option, but it’s very tough to argue that he may have a higher ceiling. Wright’s ceiling was a 8.6 fWAR year, which is remarkable — better than any season Chipper has ever had all around.
Twitter: @Ben_Duronio Stop calling Tommy Hanson "Big Red"
you had to bring in your fancy stats...
:-P good point. Wright did have a pretty remarkable year… If Lowrie keeps up the pace he’s on, he will have a pretty good one himself. Of course, there’s little to no way of that happening but I’d still love him to be a Brave. :-)
by Klemson Krash on Apr 25, 2011 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
In case we’ve forgotten, we have a little player here named Chipper Jones who is signed through 2013.
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He is also 39 years old and already has a knee issue this season…
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 24, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
…..and a braves legend……not to mention that David Wright is hated among the majority of braves fans for what he’s done as a met…..we stick with our men through the whole season.
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actually
I think he endeared a lot of fans by playing catch with a bunch of little braves fans in the Ted.
by mrsoprano on Apr 24, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i never saw that….you must have had a nightmare.
Heyward lines a shot off the back of Collin Ballester, the Nats' pitcher and into left center field. The hit was so brutal, even Heyward could feel the vibration coming back at him.
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/4/18/2117905/david-wright-plays-catch-with-braves-fans
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Apr 25, 2011 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I already liked him before that
But that really was the kicker
Yeah, he’s a Met, but he seems like a really nice guy and a smart ballplayer/person.
Would love to have him as Brave, but I doubt that happens for many of the reasons already stated.
Morton hit Heyward with an offspeed pitch. Early indication is that the baseball survived the impact.
Nobody is talking about getting rid of him.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 24, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
If Wright were a Brave in the future, I’d be able to cheer for the guy fairly easily. He might be a Met, but he’s kept his head held high in the right for pretty much his whole career.
He’s had more PAs against the Braves than any team in baseball, but it’s not like he’s a bonafide Braves killer. His numbers are okay-to-good depending on whom you ask (.261/.824OPS), but for almost every one homer he’s hit against a frequent division opponent, he’s struck out four times. He was probably the guy happiest when John Smoltz was out of the picture (.217/25K in in 55PA).
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Who hates David Wright? He’s a great player and a great guy. You don’t have to hate somebody just cause they play for the Mets.
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The same people who aren't giving Beachy his due.
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And Uggla
was hated for what he did as a Marlin. That didn’t stop all of us from jumping for joy when we saw that signing. Yes we still have Chipper, so this would not work. But if you opened TC tomorrow and read “David Wright is Brave” you would pee a little in excitement.
I don't hate David Wright
I respect him as a formidable opponent. Now Jose Reyes & that snarky smile of his…..him I hate. (I kid…kinda.)
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We didn’t have too much trouble accepting Billy Wagner.
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by king of games on Apr 25, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
if we were to do it...
i’d much rather include beachy than minor. minor’s ceiling seems much much higher and given we have almost not lefty depth in the minors i’d love to keep a potentially plus left handed arm around
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by SouthernPanther on Apr 24, 2011 3:17 PM EDT reply actions
It would be a great solution next year.
Yes. And if my grandmother had wheels, she’d be a wagon.
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I like Cash
except for his attitude. He’s always giving his 2 cents worth. He leads you to believe he’s money but in the end your left holding the bag. And his contract has left us without even 2 nickles to rub together.
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I really like David Wright
But we have to take into account that it would entail giving up the farm+ additional players because we’re in the same division. I just don’t think it’d be realistic from a prospect perspective, even considering our incredible MiLB pitching depth.
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this
I would have to say this is the most logical answer as to why it wont happen.
But to me its a bit like the Favre situation in Green Bay, we need a replacement, but we dont want to offend the legend.
It’s not that comparable of a situation. Third base isn’t the position in baseball. You can find an adequate free agent to fill the position or move Prado in and sign a left fielder. We don’t need a replacement until he announces he’s gone. Developing a quarterback is different.
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actually
I was thinking more along the lines of…
The braves would most likely like to bring in a potential replacement, but how do you do that without offending him? I mean, its not like we can draft a 3b and hope he is ready next year or the year after… developing talent in baseball can take years.
Yeah 3B is not akin to QB in baseball, but you could argue that without a power bat at 3b when we already do not have a prototype power bat at 1b or in LF, then you might have a team production problem.
So you either make a move now, and strike while the iron is hot, or you wait till he retires and hope to “patch” the hole.
The Packers decided to strike, and even though it was a PR nightmare (until the REAL Brett Favre reared his head and erased that problem for GB), they made the right decision.
Lol.
Sorry, but not only is this unrealistic, but I also don’t like the idea of it at all. Wright just hasn’t been the same guy since his concussion. It’s funny how guys like Dunn and Reynolds get bashed for striking out too much, when Wright is almost as bad.
This idea makes very little sense to me.
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It may not happen in the national media much, because the national media seldom says anything positive about the Mets, but in the local media Wright gets killed far too frequently for not being “clutch” and striking out all of the time. Unwarranted due to the numbers he puts up every season, but it does happen frequently. They get on Beltran a ton too, which I also feel is unwarranted. Most Met fans I talk to actually get upset when I speak of Beltran in good light.
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This is, of course...
…the New York media; not exactly your typical local media.
David Wright and Matt Kemp are two players I wish one day could play in a Braves uniform.
With a versatile Prado, Chipper’s defense is not necessarily what would be needed to be replaced, but more his presence in the line-up. It is possible that next year Heyward will be in the three-hole (I say “possible”, “more than likely” in fact), but that means Heyward’s production from the 2/6 spot is missing. Trading for a guy like Wright or Kemp erases that.
I imagine a package of Jurrjens, Vizcaino, Bethancourt, Lipka and Schafer should be enough for either team.
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by Wren_and_Stimpy on Apr 24, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
I doubt that package...
…even gets you in the door. JJ is too expensive to give back in a salary dump; Vizcaino is good, but with questionable health, Bethancourt hasn’t hit in full season ball yet, Lipka cannot be traded yet, and Schafer won’t have trade value until he shows he can stay healthy and hit major league pitching.
As for Wright; we have no room to add $14 million in payroll for this year. Not going to happen.
Next year…KK is off, Lowe is off, McLouth is off…isn’t that the last year that we owe Glavine money too, or was that this year?
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
That's all nice...
…but if we trade for him this year, we are still going to have to pay him this year, too. And for the future, remember, we are going to have to start paying Heyward and Hanson soon; so we don’t want to overload ourselves to the point where we can’t keep them.
We still owe Glavine money?
Even though he’s retired?
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Well, he’s getting paid for his services with the team in his current role, but whatever the differed money was, they never announced it or how many years they were paying him, if I remember correctly. It was only a $1m deal anyway, so it was nothing of note.
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I thought it was something like $1M for that season and another $3-5M stretched out over time?
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
There were incentives, but he obviously didn’t reach them.
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Right. So, IIRC, it was if he was on the MLB roster by a certain point, he was due another $1M for that season, but I thought there was a signing bonus of $2-3M in there somewhere that was deferred over 2-3 years.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep, you’re correct after doing some research. They gave estimated numbers and no amount of years for the deferred money though.
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Man, I thought I was going crazy there for a sec! lol
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Apr 25, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Put Wright at 3B, Chipper in CF, and cut McLouth
Duh! what were you guys thinking?
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by TurnerTheBurner on Apr 25, 2011 2:58 AM EDT reply actions
This is CRAZY!!!
Unless Larry has a SERIOUS injury (knock on wood) we dont need David Wright, he’s a solid player defensively & can get some pop back soon offensively, but its too costly of a move for right now
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by Dirtybyrdatl4life on Apr 25, 2011 10:36 AM EDT reply actions
Even if he were injured he would basically have to announce his retirement before they traded for Wright. If he was out for the season but contemplating next season, acquiring Wright would basically be telling him it’s over.
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That set of pictures always made me dislike Wright and Reyes. I respect Wright as a player and as a contributor to the community, but he just seems like a guy who I wouldn’t have a good time with if we hung out together, unless he’s completely different than what he makes himself out to be to the public — which is likely.
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I like Wright as a player; I think he’d definitely be a plus overall, but I don’t like the idea of signing him at what would be the peak contract time of his baseball life. Maybe it’s “team friendly” now (according to MLBTR’s words), but if you’re gonna make the sizable investment to get him, it can’t be for a short-term rental period.
IOW, the timing just isn’t right (no pun intended). If he were, say 25 or 26 and this were 2013, then I’m all over it. Along with 28 other teams, of course.
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I would love it
at the end of the season. It would be flat out disrespect to Chipper to ask him to move to LF for Wright. If Chip calls it quits at the end of the season then Wright would be a great addition to this team.
Not Likely
I understand the obvious need for a future third baseman. Still, now isn’t the time.
I could still see the Braves trading for one of the other Mets pieces, though. Beltran isn’t what he was, but I wouldn’t mind seeing him in Center.
Umm...
I want to respond intelligently to this but I just can’t. Beltran isn’t an answer to anyone’s question right now. He’s better than a 4th OFer but he’s overpaid and you can’t utilize him on a daily basis without wondering what part of his body will fall off…
by Klemson Krash on Apr 28, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t you see? The answer is right in our farm system! He’s just in A+ right now, but he’ll be in AAA by 2014 or so. His name is Joseph Terdoslavich.
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