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Deshields seemed like a good pickup from the start. There's a good chance he doesn't amount to anything, but the upside is certainly there.

philpritchard wrote:Deshields seemed like a good pickup from the start. There's a good chance he doesn't amount to anything, but the upside is certainly there.

Agreed. Could go nowhere but he is athletic as hell and still only 22. He could blossom into a nice 2 hole guy.

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

philpritchard wrote:Deshields seemed like a good pickup from the start. There's a good chance he doesn't amount to anything, but the upside is certainly there.

Agreed. Could go nowhere but he is athletic as hell and still only 22. He could blossom into a nice 2 hole guy.

And really, aren't all of us in search of a nice 2 hole guy?

Bammer wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

philpritchard wrote:Deshields seemed like a good pickup from the start. There's a good chance he doesn't amount to anything, but the upside is certainly there.

Agreed. Could go nowhere but he is athletic as hell and still only 22. He could blossom into a nice 2 hole guy.

And really, aren't all of us in search of a nice 2 hole guy?

I'll pass.

Sorry. That joke still isn't old.

Baseball! Go Cubbies.

Not a complete surprise & I understand the reasoning but Kimbrel we hardly knew ye.

Kimbrel

Now he's on a team that will actually provide save situations.

Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

So the Braves save 46 million and change trading Melvin.

Go Hawks. That's the only team in town worth watching right now.

It's Andrelton Simmons highlights, Freddy Freedman and crickets

Its the right move long term of course

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

So far, the Cubs are demonstrating exactly why they aren't quite there yet. Lots of brain farts and execution issues.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

There is a joke in there somewhere.

Keith Law also think the Angels should have fired Mike Scioscia and didn't think Ron Washington was a good manager so he is wrong a lot.

spike wrote:So far, the Cubs are demonstrating exactly why they aren't quite there yet. Lots of brain farts and execution issues.

This deserves a passive aggressive chud comment.

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

There is a joke in there somewhere.

Keith Law also think the Angels should have fired Mike Scioscia and didn't think Ron Washington was a good manager so he is wrong a lot.

Mike Scioscia sucks.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

There is a joke in there somewhere.

Keith Law also think the Angels should have fired Mike Scioscia and didn't think Ron Washington was a good manager so he is wrong a lot.

Mike Scioscia sucks.

I don't think he is a great manager but suck? Bitch, please.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

There is a joke in there somewhere.

Keith Law also think the Angels should have fired Mike Scioscia and didn't think Ron Washington was a good manager so he is wrong a lot.

Mike Scioscia sucks.

Between here and Twitter, are you getting paid for every time you write the words "sucks?"

Chris_H_2 wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

There is a joke in there somewhere.

Keith Law also think the Angels should have fired Mike Scioscia and didn't think Ron Washington was a good manager so he is wrong a lot.

Mike Scioscia sucks.

Between here and Twitter, are you getting paid for every time you write the words "sucks?"

Are your damn wiener kids listening?

Chris_H_2 wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Braves trade is genius. Sucks to trade a guy like Kimbrel but what good is it having a closer like that if you can't get him the ball. Also got out from under the albatross of the MelBJvin Upton contract. Saving ridiculous amounts of money. Also got a very good pitching prospect (Matt Wisler) and a good OF prospect. I wanna say they have like 4 picks in the first 54 picks in the draft. Good move long term for the Braves who are rebuilding anyway.

Keith Law agrees with you.

There is a joke in there somewhere.

Keith Law also think the Angels should have fired Mike Scioscia and didn't think Ron Washington was a good manager so he is wrong a lot.

Mike Scioscia sucks.

Between here and Twitter, are you getting paid for every time you write the words "sucks?"

Kruk and Schilling are awful together