What To Do With Wes Helms?

If the Braves have a surplus of anything, it's utility IF on the bench. Why add another one at the expense of a lefty from the pen, which they do NOT have a surplus of?

i wouldn't categorize dobbs as "disastrous" - he was slightly below-average in pretty much every area for essentially the league minimum salary while filling several positions in a pinch (mostly 3B). nooner was a bit more of a disaster, at .234/.318/.282, all while making a lot more coin than dobbs.

dobbs/feliz isn't necessarily the answer at 3B for the phillies, so i think selling low on helms might not be a great idea.

One would have to think a Dobbs/Helms platoon at 3rd would outhit Pedro Feliz and his career .288 OBP.

But I guess when you're getting rediculous production from your shortstop and 2nd baseman, then you can sacrafice some offense at 3b for stellar D (If Feliz's D is actually stellar).

My pick for a Wes Helms acquisition....Minnesota Twins. He could help out Mike Lamb against lefties...though Lamb has hit lefties in the past. I dunno, that's just my pick...of the top of my head.

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Umm yea, the i can see the braves interest having been there in the past, but i just cannot see where helms would be a good option on the team. If the braves have been rumored to be on the trail of the likes of juan rivera, it seems to make little sense that we would settle for wes helms.

I thought the Pirates might get in on Helms awhile back for Marte... I can't imagine the Marlins parting with Tankersley straight up for Helms; likewise the Braves with McBride... The Marlins and Braves aren't just going to help the Phillies with their pitching problems in my opinion so if a trade were to happen it would probably be for a low level prospect and some salary relief for the Phillies...

First off....

allaboutthephils... Mckay Mcbride was traded last May/June to the detroit tigers for Will Ledezma (who was later traded to the Pads for Royce Ring, our current lefty)

Secondly....
Tim, my apologies if my words seemed to doubt the legitmacy of you or your sources. My intent was not to say the braves are not expressing interest, my intent was to say that the braves reason to be interested in helms was much bigger in the past than it needs to be now.

Nny, Feliz is outstanding at third! He's probably the most underrated defensive 3B in the game. Now his offensive (or the lack of offense I should say) is another story. Although in the run-fest that is Citizens Bank Park you could see Feliz hit 25 big ones. That's not bad when you consider where he's hitting in the lineup.