Towers: Peavy To Braves Could Still Happen

Seriously, you Braves fans need to get real.

TOWERS REJECTED THE TRADE OFFER, NOT WREN!!!!!!!

It wasn't until this that Wren pulled out of negotiations. Now,when Wren realizes that Lowe and Burnett are going to sign elsewhere, talks will resume. You guys need to understand that after the top FA pitchers sign (not with the Braves since BOS and NY are involved) the Padres WILL GAIN LEVERAGE. They will have the only stud pitcher on the market.

The reported package is not going to be enough. You can't get a CY Young winner in his prime, under a reasonable contract (that will look GREAT in a month or so) for a pile of beans. I'm sorry to break it to you Atlanta, but it just doesn't work that way. Escobar is a nice SS, but probably not all-star caliber. Hernandez has upside but hasn't shown it above A-ball, so there isn't a lot of probability there. Morton is probably a back-end type and Boyer plain sucks. It's going to take one of two things: 1) working a deal around Hanson (let the insults fly ATL!) or 2)sweetening the original offer, maybe include Flowers.

Remember, Towers has a great trade resume as GM - he isn't going to take a bogus offer, like what Wren offered before. He could always wait until the trade deadline to deal Jake.

Wren will come back. This isn't done by a long shot.

whoever said that the Ted is a hitter's park is a moron.

Atlanta, the team that was built on pitching, did not build a hitter's park.

Escobar had a tough year 'cause he was hurt. And a tough year when his stats are:

.288/.366/.766

as a 26 year old SS who is under team control for another 4 years is a tough year?

ok, some of you are just nuts.

Tom,

In your scenario, who exactly are the Braves bidding against? The Yankees are out because they signed 2 of the top FA SP. The Cubs are out because they signed Dempster. At least one of the LA teams is out of the bidding according to you if the Braves miss out on the last of the 4 big names.

The Braves aren't going to panic and throw out a ridiculous offer just because they miss on the big name FA starters. There are still a bunch of lesser SP on the FA market and available via trade. I also think at that point the Braves could seriously consider just rebuilding in 2009 with an eye toward 2010 when Hudson will be back and the Braves top prospect should be more ready to produce at the MLB level.

Everybody's looking at this like Towers has lost all leverage. That's crap.

The Braves as they stand today are nowhere near winning their division, and they need pitching bad. They turned away from Peavy to focus on FA's, but now they're realizing the FA market is going to be brutal and they may be priced out for the top guys (2 of Burnett, Lowe, CC and Sheets are going to NY, one is going to the Red Sox, and the last one is up for grabs with the Angels and the Dodgers in need of pitchers). Good luck to the Braves on signing FA's.

They'll be left with 2 options: go for a lesser pitcher and finish 3rd or 4th in their division, or improve their offer for Peavy.

Towers is playing this right. Good SP's are a rare commodity, and always in high demand. Once the dust settles after all the big FA's are signed, someone is going to get desperate and throw a ridiculous deal at SD. That's what Towers is waiting for.

Posted by: tomfromsd | November 19, 2008 at 03:10 AM

LOL....another sad, delusional Padres fans.