MaehlMan
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Do you know how long Uggla's hit streak is? I love this addition. Great guy, hitter, and better than advertised D.Two other things:
While I'm definitely not sold by any means, Wilkin Ramirez had a very good series and has done well in limited playing time. He might be on the roster for a while.
Dan Uggla his last ten games: 11-35 (.314), with 8 walks (.418 OBP) and 7 extra base hits.
9 games now for Uggla, I think.
Jordan is making his case. I just hope he continues to progress.
Danny Espinosa is really good; just good enough to finish second to Kimbrel for ROY with Freddie third...for now.
I'm not sure we could have won that game a few weeks ago, sans Chipper to boot!
A Braves trades I thought of today:
Rays get: A B prospect (Minor) and C prospect (Milligan) + McLouth
Braves get: B.J. Upton and Sean Rodriguez
Why the Braves do it: Upton is a good player. He's a good fielder. Has a decent stat line this year and has been better (.245/.327/.426 this year. For the month of July .390/.457/.634). He is a very good defender and provides pop in the middle of the order, or can bat second.
Rodriguez has struggled, but we don't need a lot. We need a guy who can play short, and he does. He can play almost any position, and would be a great utility guy off the bench. He's also under team control for a couple more years.
Might be a cheap way to get a right handed bat and a good defender. He isn't the most consistent player, and he's under team control for next year.
Just a thought.
Good idea Zjc. I think Upton is the best we can hope for. Would love to see it happen. What's the probability of it iyo?
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Bad move IMO. This team is playoff bound as is, but they need one more bat IMO, and Bourne, and especially Upton would put them over the top IMO.2/10
It seems the Braves are set on not trading for a right handed OF bat. They think Prado/McLouth or Schafer/Heyward is enough when they are all healthy. Also, Chipper is progressing very nicely and could play next Monday. The only moves they'll make is for a backup SS and MAYBE a right handed reliever. They might try and dump Lowe, but that makes zero sense to
me.