Braves 2016 season thread

[Demonjoe93]

And getting Kemp probably means either Markakis is gone, or we just got Kemp to flip him to another team.

Given a choice though, I'd rather have Kemp than Markakis. Kemp is still productive and has 23 homers playing half his games at Petco this season.

Maybe we'll trade Enciarte.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Maybe we'll trade Enciarte.

Hopefully not. I like the idea of having him and Mallex Smith in the outfield at the same time.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Hopefully not. I like the idea of having him and Mallex Smith in the outfield at the same time.

They can get more for Markakis too, probably.

 

[Chewbaccer]

They can get more for Markakis too, probably.

Inciarte is younger, cheaper, under team control for another few years and has more upside. Inciarte has more trade value, but I think he;s part of the future plans.

 

[Mondo Jay]

Kemp is injury prone and he's signed for 3 more years, and we have to pay him.

While, I think we did get the better end of the deal, I wouldn't call it a fleece of the Padres.

But, with the 10-12 million coming our way from the Pads and Olivera's salary coming off the books, it's like getting Kemp for 8.5 million per season, which is about on par for his level of production.

For Olivera (The Human Shit Sack) it is pretty much a fleecing. I think I heard Olivera is already DFA'd.

 

[Chewbaccer]

For Olivera (The Human Shit Sack) it is pretty much a fleecing. I think I heard Olivera is already DFA'd.

If so, I'm definitely not complaining.

Getting rid of Olivera was important IMO, and taking on a bad contract for an injury prone, yet still productive player is really the best we could have hoped for without just cutting Olivera and eating his contract. Plus the Pads are sending us 10-12 million with Kemp.

 

[Mondo Jay]

The Olivera deal was really the only horrible move the Braves have made (luckily, the two players sent to the Dodgers haven't done much since).

Coppi just undid that disaster. Well done Sir!

 

[Demonjoe93]

Wow, I'm honestly surprised that both Markakis and Tehran are still here. I thought we'd be trading one of them.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Sweet, that bad defense gave us a run.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Tie game.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Having a good start in this game.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Man, we're really beating up on Wainwright.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Cardinals avoid the shutout.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Stay hot offense, stay hot.

 

[Demonjoe93]

I hear we've been playing better than absolute garbage. I've come here to change that.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Man, we're hitting into a lot of DPs.

 

[Demonjoe93]

They've been killing us on base running too.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Long-ball killing us.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Well, at least we didn't get shut out.

 

[Demonjoe93]

Making some noise this inning.