Ehh, i like the fact that we filled two needs, that is definitely a plus in my opinion, however i wish we could have sent another reliever besides ascanio. The reason being is that the braves could have had ascanio as their setup man of the future, and I liked the fact that he had a hard fastball sinker mix, a good combo for a late inning reliever. Then again, I do agree they we filled two needs while dealing from a position of strength, so this can be considered a positive, and at least we did not give up devine. Still though, ir really liked ascanio.

Since we were able to fill two needs using one guy, that means that were are able to have just that many more pieces if we are going to make a move for a CF.  I think that the Dejesus to us and Chuck James to them idea will pick up steam today, and maybe we can add in throman to get a low level prospect.  Just an idea, but cannot wait to see what happens.  All in All, nice trade.

Not bad at all.  I liked the little I saw of Ascanio, but to get a decent utility man and a LH reliever for him isn't too bad.  
Also, I like Chuck James.  I think he is a solid #4 in the current rotation.  I also think this supposed strength of the Braves is an aberration.  BUT, to net a David DeJesus for him would be very nice for the Braves.  Maybe I'm more bullish on him than most people, but I think DeJesus would step right in and produce pretty damn good numbers in this lineup.  Be it the 1-2 spot or 7 hole.  
Make it happen Frank!!

dejesus for chuck?  why would that be a win for the braves?  chuck is a cheap, solid, #4 starter for years to come and dejesus will give us average production from center field for 1 stinkin' year.  you gotta look at the big picture. through 48 games started, chuck is 22-14 with below league average era,he's young, cheap, and can probably only get better. his innings per start is pretty disappointing at a little less than 6, but anything more than 5 innings for a #4-5 starter is gravy. just 2 years ago, chuck was the saviour of the rotation. now, we want to trade him for a rental?  might i remind you of chuck james minor league stats?  i really hope we dont give up on this guy after 1 1/2 years of service.
http://thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Chuck-James.shtml

I would do the Dejesus for James trade in a heartbeat.

I do think that James is a little above average, especially for a bottom of the rotation starter.  But I also beleive we have seen the best of Chuck James.  First off he is around 26 years old and if he hasn't even begun to develop a third pitch by now I don't think its gonna happen.  Second, he had shoulder trouble this year....some would say "fatigue", I think the Braves see this as a warning sign and would like to unload him while he still has some value left.

Anyone that has ever played baseball or pitched understands that the way Chuck throws the ball is all arm/shoulder, he doesn't use his legs and there is little or no follow through at all, thus creating a tremendous strain on his shoulder/arm.  This way of pitching leads to a couple of problems:

1. If you don't use your legs and follow through, your arm tires more quickly which leads to getting rocked in the later innings as well as "shoulder fatigue" later in the year (both of which we witnessed this year).
2. Not following through has a direct effect on the flight of the ball that you are throwing, which means if you aren't following through it is harder to keep the ball down. And if you don't keep the ball down, you give up 50+ homeruns in 280 innings.
3. All of this strain you are putting on your shoulder will catch up to you eventually and your career will not last that long. Look at Roger Clemens, he uses about 80% legs when he pitches, James uses about 10%.  

If James continues to pitch like he does, he will probably be an average starter for a couple of more years, but after that I only see him and his overused arm deteriorating - that is unless he and Barry Bonds hook up.  

So because of this I say Wren should get Dejesus now, because after another 20 or 30 homerun season we may be lucky to get a Chris Woodward for Chucky.