Indians DFA 3B Andy Marte
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xanthan
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Another One Bites the Dust
Another reason why a team should not put all their eggs in one basket when it comes to prospects. Marte was a very highly touted kid who did not pan out.
I’m wondering, do the Braves ever trade away any prospects that become good players? I can’t think of any off the top of my head.
To be fair
Schmidt wasn’t great in Pittsburgh.
Dye was pretty damn good in KC though. What’s worse the fact that we traded a 1st round pick for Michael Tucker or that the Braves traded Jermaine Dye for Michael Tucker?
I gotta believe that somebody out of the booty Texas lifted from them is going to be an exeption to this rule — although since the Texeira trade was really the first major Frank Wren deal that might just shift the equation to “Did John Schuerholz ever trade any prospects who turned out to be good players.”
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
The Braves traded a shortstop named “Elvis” among the booty to Texas.
E-L-V-I-S
They will rue that trade for many years.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Feb 20, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
On Marte
I’d give him a spring invite, although I highly doubt he gets one. At this point, the window for hope is pretty limited anyway
This
Giving Marte and Guzman a shot at third this spring would make me happy. I doubt that Marte would pan out, but I don’t see what it could hurt.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game. -Rod Kanehl
Absolutely give him a spring invite, I see no downside to that. Most people have given up on him by now, and that is pretty rational, but for some reason I still hold out the faintest glimmer of hope for the guy.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Feb 19, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
I would give up Steve Hammond for him
by FluLikeSymptoms on Feb 19, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Damn you Xanthan
I spent a few hours trying to find the fanshots section, and was gonna post this, cuz i figure this falls into the fuck it why not category. He could be the next Brandon Phillips, or the next umm, majority of these cases. But fuck it, why not invite him to spring
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
he’s a computer. you can’t be faster than a computer!
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by haverecords on Feb 19, 2009 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
I really don’t see the opening for Marte with the Giants. Sandoval is getting a shot, Guzman is already here as a promising alternative, and Crede is sitting out there on the FA market. I think all of those choices are preferable to the disappointing up to now Marte.
Brian Sabean's our GM: Not exactly the "silver bullet that's going to save the day"
He used to be someone i was after us obtaining in a low-risk move, but there comes a time when you’ve got admit he’s not going to come to anything. Wouldn’t be against picking him off waivers & try & compete for a spot in spring training, but not bothered if we don’t.
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I can’t see how Jesus would be a potential improvement over Pablo. Pablo can at least field the balls he gets to.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Jesus definitely needs another year in the minors to work on his fielding. No way he is the starting third baseman this year. I don’t want to see Randy Johnson punching him in the face in the middle of the game after he makes his fourth error.
Brian Sabean's our GM: Not exactly the "silver bullet that's going to save the day"
For a second, I forgot we had a bad-fielding guy named Jesus in our system and assumed this was a hole-in-the-hands joke.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Finally!
/actually not my intent, but I like it so much I’m just gonna sit here pretending that it was
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
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