re: The ATL Thread

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They definitely have gone full retard a lot of times before. Although, they locked up McCutchen earlier this offseason to a deal that will have him there through 2018. Knowing that, I'm not sure there is anything we can wave in front of their face that would tempt them to trade him.

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Probably not. But, I think the braves do have to try something. We've gone too many seasons now with great pitching and hitting holding us back. The window of opportunity will close eventually and I feel we're just not trying.

Here's some guys we could sign as a FA:

Andre Ethier---He has been inconsistent, but is a solid fielder and good LH bat. However, the dodgers may sign extend him soon. They are desperate for bats like us.

Mark Reynolds---I believe his contract is up too. He hits a lot of HRs, but his average is fricking awful. Hit below .200 in '10, but still posted 32 HRs. I want to avoid this guy. One Uggla is enough

Nick Swisher---My favorite of the available F/A for the money. However, he is gonna want longevity and I would be leary of offering this guy anything more than a 3 year deal. MAYBE 4, but that's tough

melky---no, just no. But i guess if we have to.

Upton---MEH.

Guys we might be able to trade for: (some of these are crazy, but hell I'm not a GM for a reason)

Adam Jones----I think he is really gonna blossom into a star CF. I wish he could steal more bases, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Baltimore deal him.

Corey Hart----If the Brew crew sinks, they may be willing to deal. I don't know. I'm not that high on Hart, but he's better than nothing.

Michael Cuddyer----I like Cuddyer and he has a good arm. The Rockies may be able to deal him if their season goes REALLY south.

Justin Morneau----If he's the Morneau of old, that's a great bat in the lineup and the twins may dump him for very little. However, either Freeman or Morneau will have to move to LF. I'm not sure how good that will be, if it's even possible.

Paul Konerko----I'd be willing to bet this guy has 3 more seasons in him like last year's season. Again, Freeman would have to try out LF, but having his bat in the lineup would be fricking HUGE. Not gonna happen though.

CF is a very thin market and so is 3B right now. The Braves may have to sign Bourn or go with an unproven guy or has been free agent for cheap. If they do that, then they'll need a solid bat. I think dealing for Jones would be best, though he strikes out a ton too.