re: Lou Piniella- HOF or bad manager?

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the Braves bought hall of fame players?

Maddux is the only person that comes to mind

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I'll give you that, but had the Braves not gone out and purchased such players (many of whom had HOF type seasons) as, JD Drew, Gary Sheffield, Big Cat, Crime Dog, Kenny Lofton, Terry Pendleton, Mike Hampton, Maddux & several quality bullpen pitchers over the years, I doubt very seriously they would've had the run they had…What has Cox done since the Braves have downscaled their payroll?