Atlanta Braves front office

Originally Posted by CBDV

Moves made to get better this year?

Name the GREAT moves the front office has made in the past 8 years?

I'm not a Braves fan in any way, shape or fashion, but what is your argument here? So far, all you've done is said the front office is terrible, with no support for your argument, no examples, no anything but saying they stink.

Originally Posted by CBDV

Moves made to get better this year?

Name the GREAT moves the front office has made in the past 8 years?

Moves made to get better this year was Maholm and Johnson. Easy enough right.

Moves made in the last 8 years that helped the Braves is as follows:

- Acquired RHP Tim Hudson from Oakland in exchange for RHP Juan Cruz, LHP Dan Meyer and OF Charles Thomas.
- Resigning Tim Hudson
- Acquired INF Edgar Renteria and cash considerations from the Red Sox for INF Andy Marte.
- Acquired OF Gorkys Hernandez and RHP Jair Jurrjens from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Edgar Renteria and cash considerations
- Acquired RHP Rafael Soriano from the Mariners in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez.
- Acquired RHP Javier Vazquez and LHP Boone Logan from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for C Tyler Flowers, INFs Jonathan Gilmore and Brent Lillibridge and LHP Santos Rodriguez.


In all of these moves the Braves dealt away little for players that played really well for 1 or 2 years while they were with the Braves. To my knowledge none of the players trade away have amounted to much at the big league level.

2nd Braves have made excellent moves from scouting and drafting players the past 8 years. Would you like for me to name those moves for you?

I can't recall where, but I remember reading this offseason how the Braves will be struggling financially in the not-so-distant future. The premise of the article was that teams are going to earn significant revenue through television, but TBS has a deal that will prohibit the Braves from increasing their TV revenue as much as other organizations.

Originally Posted by ColonelCrazy

I can't recall where, but I remember reading this offseason how the Braves will be struggling financially in the not-so-distant future. The premise of the article was that teams are going to earn significant revenue through television, but TBS has a deal that will prohibit the Braves from increasing their TV revenue as much as other organizations.

Why would TBS have anything to do with them?

Originally Posted by ColonelCrazy

I can't recall where, but I remember reading this offseason how the Braves will be struggling financially in the not-so-distant future. The premise of the article was that teams are going to earn significant revenue through television, but TBS has a deal that will prohibit the Braves from increasing their TV revenue as much as other organizations.

Braves have no connections to TBS now, so I'm not sure why they would stop the Braves for having a tv contract.

Originally Posted by CBDV

Moves made to get better this year?

Name the GREAT moves the front office has made in the past 8 years?

And here I thought the Reds fans were negative

Originally Posted by CBDV

Moves made to get better this year?

Name the GREAT moves the front office has made in the past 8 years?

Still waiting on some kind of argument to back up your claims.

This thread is bad.

Very bad.

Originally Posted by SvFan4life

Why would TBS have anything to do with them?

I assumed it was TBS, maybe it was a different television network. The point remains the same.

Originally Posted by ColonelCrazy

I assumed it was TBS, maybe it was a different television network. The point remains the same.

Braves aren't on any network other than FSS, besides local tv I'm sure. Yes the Braves struggle because they don't have a big tv deal but their attendance is horrendous.

Originally Posted by SvFan4life

Braves aren't on any network other than FSS, besides local tv I'm sure. Yes the Braves struggle because they don't have a big tv deal but their attendance is horrendous.

Fifty people were surveyed asking them just that question. Top five answers. Survey says …

5. How're the Dawgs lookin' this year?
4. Them Dawgs should be pretty good.
3. You think the Dawgs will beat the Gators?
2. Would you rather play LSU or Alabama in the SEC championship?
1. Is Greg Maddux still on the team?

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

Fifty people were surveyed asking them just that question. Top five answers. Survey says …

5. How're the Dawgs lookin' this year?
4. Them Dawgs should be pretty good.
3. You think the Dawgs will beat the Gators?
2. Would you rather play LSU or Alabama in the SEC championship?
1. Is Greg Maddux still on the team?

Goes into another argument I heard about Atlanta.


I guess I'm just tired of them not getting the big bat or big pitcher when they need it.

Don't know what to tell you. Unless Liberty Media decides to add 20-25 million (or more) to their payroll, it isn't a good idea to trade away top prospects for guys that you will have for two months.

Originally Posted by CBDV

Goes into another argument I heard about Atlanta.


I guess I'm just tired of them not getting the big bat or big pitcher when they need it.

They are 15 games over. 500 and right in the mix for their division. What more can you ask for?

Originally Posted by CBDV

Goes into another argument I heard about Atlanta.

I guess I'm just tired of them not getting the big bat or big pitcher when they need it.

Who did you want them to go after this year? Dempster, they tried and he said no
Lee, haha
Liriano, no way
Shields, Beckett,
They tried to get Lester and Boston said no thanks.

They got the guys they needed. It's not always about getting the big name, but more about getting a guy that will fit the teams needs, fit team chemistry, etc.

Braves consistently get that with players they trade for.

Originally Posted by CBDV

Goes into another argument I heard about Atlanta.


I guess I'm just tired of them not getting the big bat or big pitcher when they need it.

They got Paul Janish. Hello!!!

Originally Posted by LRCW

They got Paul Janish. Hello!!!

He has actually been pretty decent for the Braves so far. Excellent defensively.

Originally Posted by SvFan4life

He has actually been pretty decent for the Braves so far. Excellent defensively.

He's always been great defensively. I was obviously kidding, but was saying he was the big bat, and big pitcher because he was the Reds emergency relief pitcher.

Originally Posted by LRCW

He's always been great defensively. I was obviously kidding, but was saying he was the big bat, and big pitcher because he was the Reds emergency relief pitcher.

I know. Hah