Unknøwn Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Even though the Braves lost a big left-handed hitter to injury – Rookie of the Year candidate Jason Heyward – they remain focused on upgrading their offense with a right-handed slugger, one major league source said.Atlanta officials are considering Josh Willingham (Washington), Corey Hart (Milwaukee) and Jose Bautista (Toronto), but it doesn’t appear that any deal is imminent.All three players will be free agents after the 2011 season. So, for the time being, their current teams aren’t under extreme pressure to move them.But they are earning reasonable salaries, making them attractive to Atlanta and other suitors. Bautista has roughly $1.2 million left on this year’s contract; Willingham $2.3 million; Hart $2.4 million.David DeJesus, a left-handed batter, is a less appealing option to the Braves.The Braves are pitching-rich, and potential trade partners are certain to ask for arms in return. It remains to be seen whether Atlanta would deal away a top pitching prospect, such as Mike Minor or Craig Kimbrel.On Tuesday, in the Braves’ first game since placing Heyward on the disabled list, their starting outfield consisted of Eric Hinske in left, Gregor Blanco in center and Melky Cabrera in right.— Jon Paul Morosi, FoxSports.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'd love to get Bautista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King ED Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Here's a right handed bat.Though it could be a left handed one. I'm not sure, I'm not really into baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAF HART Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Someone is up doing their homework early... As for the story, yea, we need to get a bigger bat in the outfield. I like Willingham the most out of those options, but the fact that any team we trade with will be asking for pitching, it'd be a shame to trade away top pitching prospects within the division. So that rules them out. Corey Hart is having a great year, but I think it is just a fluke to me. I don't really follow individual players deeply like I do the Braves so I dont know his career avg and things like that. Isn't Jose Bautista like 30 something years old? Why even mention David DeJesus? He is LEFT HANDED..come on Jon from FoxSports.com...get your act together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Bautista is 29 and can play 3B as well as the OF but I'm not sold on him the 20 HR is already a career high and he's only hitting .234 with a .238 career average he's not worth a top prospect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAF HART Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I think we should seriously consider Matt Kemp. He can be very productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monarch Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 The more I think about it, the less inclined I am to trade a good prospect for anyone outside of a top-shelf player, which isn't available and which we can't afford.I like the Hinske/Diaz combo in left, and Melky has at least started producing at an acceptable level in center. Obviously Heyward is firmly entrenched in right.So unless the move includes Melky and brings us back a quality CF, I'm just not sure what good it would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Kemp would be interesting at the right price he's really struggling right now though hitting about .190 in June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAF HART Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Kemp would be interesting at the right price he's really struggling right now though hitting about .190 in JuneThat only makes it better for us. If he is slumping right now, his trade value is decreased so we may be able to get him for less than what everyone is thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threepac Daddy Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 along as yunnel is gone, done with the backstreet boy wannabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 along as yunnel is gone, done with the backstreet boy wannabeI think Yunel will be packaged for something. He's good but doesn't fit in the Braves culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Bautista is a fluke. He has already gotten his career high in homeruns and has never come close to having a year like this before. Hart has had good years and bad. Willingham I wish we would have gotten him when the Marlins traded him especially considering how little the Nats gave up to get him. But oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Bautista is a fluke. He has already gotten his career high in homeruns and has never come close to having a year like this before. Hart has had good years and bad. Willingham I wish we would have gotten him when the Marlins traded him especially considering how little the Nats gave up to get him. But oh well.****, the Marlins basically just threw Scott Olsen in with that trade too. I mean, he hasn't been a world beater for the Nats, but he would have definitely saved us that $23m we spent on KK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 ****, the Marlins basically just threw Scott Olsen in with that trade too. I mean, he hasn't been a world beater for the Nats, but he would have definitely saved us that $23m we spent on KK.Yep. I was pissed as **** when I saw that trade. That would have worked out great for us. Frank Wren and a lot of GM's are probably kicking themselves for not taking that deal and running with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Willingham please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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