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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:28 pm to
Posted by OBUDan
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:28 pm to
I don't expect it to happen, but it'd be nice.

I imagine we want a good bit for Lowe... and he's expensive for someone to take on.
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:30 pm to
Wouldn't the Yankees be in the market for someone like Lowe? Colon got absolutely lit up by the Jays last night.
Posted by GeauxTGRZ
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:31 pm to
15 mil for Lowe this year and next.

i only see it as a Hampton type move where we pay some (or most) of it. mainly most of it.

is Lowe the only Boras client we have?
Posted by OBUDan
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:39 pm to
quote:

Wouldn't the Yankees be in the market for someone like Lowe? Colon got absolutely lit up by the Jays last night.


That's our hope... they or the Sox get desperate.

Yanks pitching has overachieved to date (Colon and Garcia pitching like their primes... Burnett rebounded well... C.C. is C.C.).

Sox have injury issues up and down their rotation.

But they have generally saavy front offices... and the Yanks apparently feel like they'll never go after a Braves pitcher again after we fleeced them on the Javy deal.

Also, Jon Heyman wrote an article saying the Rangers could be another team interested in Lowe... just dunno what they'd give us.

This post was edited on 7/15/11 at 12:44 pm
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:43 pm to
quote:

is Lowe the only Boras client we have?


Hanson and Jurrjens are Boras clients.
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:45 pm to
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But they have generally saavy front offices... and the Yanks apparently feel like they'll never go after a Braves pitcher again after we fleeced them on the Javy deal.


I remember getting into it with Drew about that deal. He said it was bad for US.. I politely told him he'd lost his mind and Vazquez would never have another year like he did with ATL.
This post was edited on 7/15/11 at 12:46 pm
Posted by OBUDan
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:46 pm to
I remember at the time I wanted to keep Javy, but couldn't argue with nabbing a top prospect... if only Melky Cabrera last year had played like Melky this year... we probably would have resigned him and would be in great shape right now.
Posted by lsu31always
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:49 pm to
Not going to get much for Lowe. Due to him being owed another 20 mill
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:51 pm to
Yeah on pace for 19 HRs, 92 RBI, while hitting .297

Ted Turner, where free agent hitters come to die apparently.
Posted by OBUDan
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:52 pm to
He's gonna go 20/20 and hit .300ish. Could hit leadoff and play CF for us...fricker.
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:54 pm to
How could he possibly be more inspired to play in KC over ATL?

Assuming work ethic and personal dedication has anything to do with his new found success.
Posted by SwampDonks
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:55 pm to
We've been willing to listen to offers for Lowe for 2 years now

And it won't take much at all. Give us a mid tier prospect and he's gone. Obviously the price goes up the more money we would have to send the other teams way to cover some of his contract
Posted by OBUDan
Chicago
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 12:57 pm to
I think he was just fat and out of shape last year.. no idea why.

Having a shitty year probably made him realize he wasn't maximizing his potential, so he actually worked hard this offseason.
Posted by Chatagnier
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:02 pm to
Him and Frenchy both. I don't understand it.
Posted by okietiger
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Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:13 pm to
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Him and Frenchy both. I don't understand it.


I don't really miss Frenchy. The last thing this team needs is another free swinging low OBP guy.
Posted by Chatagnier
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:26 pm to
Yea I wouldn't want him back either but he is also more productive this year in KC.
Posted by lsu31always
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:27 pm to
LINK
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#Braves have inked top 13 picks, none over slot. Top 10 combined cost: $2,522,200, roughly equal to MLB rec for No. 5 overall slot #mlbdraft


:bow:
Posted by lsu31always
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:27 pm to
Francoeur homered in three straight games to start the month of May. Since then? .237/.282/.349
Posted by SwampDonks
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:29 pm to
pretty impressive
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 7/15/11 at 1:29 pm to
Nice tweet...

We getting 30 pages on this bitch?
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