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.
by wilriv21 on Feb 19, 2009 1:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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.
by xanthan on Feb 19, 2009 1:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jason Schmidt
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Feb 19, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by Hobbes2d on Feb 19, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Roger on Feb 20, 2009 6:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Feb 20, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Neftali Feliz will be the best player from that trade.
by Hobbes2d on Feb 20, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m skeptical of any player whose first name is Neifi Perez’s middle name.
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by jcb9 on Feb 20, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The question posed was, do the Braves ever trade away any prospects that become good players? The answer is yes, Jason Schmidt became a good player.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Feb 20, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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
by NeifiChicken on Feb 19, 2009 1:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
With a hole at third, it would be idiotic not to try to get him into camp.
by Evan on Feb 19, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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
by j14 on Feb 19, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
what are you willing to trade for Marte?
by wilriv21 on Feb 19, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zito?
Hey, if I didn’t say it, someone else would!
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Feb 19, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zito
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Feb 20, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I would give up Steve Hammond for him
by FluLikeSymptoms on Feb 19, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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
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by TexasRanger on Feb 19, 2009 4:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Unless he’s a computer too, with Comcast!
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Feb 20, 2009 8:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
…eh.
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by jponry on Feb 19, 2009 7:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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"
by rxmeister on Feb 19, 2009 7:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t he pretty much suck? Like, a lot?
by chilibean_3 on Feb 19, 2009 8:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
yeah.
He hasn’t even hit in the minors for a while.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Feb 19, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, as well as obviously putting up poor numbers in the majors, he’s not put up a good season in the minors since 2005.
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by GiantFan on Feb 20, 2009 12:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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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by GiantFan on Feb 20, 2009 12:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather see The Jesus do his thing.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Feb 20, 2009 6:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Roger on Feb 20, 2009 7:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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"
by rxmeister on Feb 20, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the most likely scenario of a vision of Jesus is if Ishikawa farts and fails at 1B. Pablo might then go to 1B and Jesus will rise again to the majors. I’ll have my fingers crossed that he does well.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Feb 20, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather have Pablo at third, too.
I’m just saying that at this point, I’d rather have Guzman be Plan B than Marte, who is also no genius with the leather in addition to not having hit even minor league pitching since 2005.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Feb 20, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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
by groug on Feb 20, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Roger on Feb 20, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You said it man
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Feb 20, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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