Nationals Drawing Interest In Willingham

I think the Red Sox could be interested in Willingham as an option in LF. But only if they don't land Bay or Holliday.

Depending on what CIN does w/ him...OF Jonny Gomes would seem to be the perfect fit in ATL. Avg LF D w/ 30+HR ability. Good clubhouse man. Hard Hat & Lunch Box worker.

I could see a Gomes & prospects for JoJo Reyes & prospects deal working.

Willingham would certainly be the RH power hitter we need but his defense truely is
bad. It's not godawful can't play in OF him bad but it should reduce the amount we are willing to part with for him. I think a package with MLB ready SP Reyes and another good prospect would be fair.

The Nats need to keep only one of Dunn or Willingham and get a plus glove for LF/RF and SS to help out that young pitching staff.

The Braves could start the year with Diaz/Mclouth in LF and Schafer in CF to make up for Willingham in RF. When Heyward comes up you can figure out the logjam from there.

Vaz for Willingham? No thanks.

Plus why would the Nats want a guy for only one year when they could get a few guys for 5-6 years.

The Braves woulId love Willingham, but there is no way they give up Vazquez for him. I also kind of doubt the nationals will actually give him up. Their offense was semi-respectable with him.

Why is this under the Mets' section? I didn't read where it said they were interested...

Wait, forgot Willingham has only two years left. Wont be worth a Schafer unless it's a swap. All depends on when the Braves want to win.

Baseball nut

Because any good option at left field, first base, pitcher or catcher is somehting that the met are interested in. Lol

bbxxj, how far along is Kimbrel as untouchable? I would say something that may start with Logan, Valdez, Parr for Willingham?

Prado isn't a prospect. He is our starting secondbasemen and #2 hitter. So no he won't be traded.

I hope the Braves' plans for LF include someone a little better than Josh Willingham.

Willingham isn't even good. Why are you braves fans even THINKING about Shafer or Vazquez. Remember, you may have SP depth now, but it takes one slip, one funny tweak, one bad break, and you're looking at a shortage. If you're going to deal a quality SP you had better be getting a bat that is more versatile or more productive than a guy like Josh Willingham.

GScott, Braves wont trade Schafer or Javier for Willingham. They do, however, need to trade a SP. Yes SP get hurt, but we have a few back-ups. Medlen, Parr, Reyes, Redmond? We don't need to keep 8 MM sitting around. We aren't the Yankees or Lowe.

Is the Braves prospect Prado untouchable at this point? If not you'd think Prado and a decent prospect would get Willingham to the Braves.

Posted by: patsfanatic83 | November 14, 2009 at 05:37 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Martin is the little spark plug for the Braves. He isn't going anywhere...but he partiularly is not going to be traded for Josh Willingham.

The Braves don't have money to sign Bay or Holliday. There just isn't many middle of the order hitters available that consistently hit for power. Most of guys available would require too much in a trade, or are very limited defensively,past 35 years old, have large contracts, etc. The guy the team really needs is Adrian Gonzales from San Diego. Since that's not going to happen, Willingham is a pretty good, cheap, short term power source. ButI don't think the Braves would give up more than a few mid-level prospects. plus maybe Church or Kelly
Johnson

If this trade actually happened I would be in awe. Vazquez is coming off of his career best, a trade with him in it could get that whole team plus a dog, a bag of french fries and a twinkie. The Braves would be better off moving Chipper back to left (where he flourished in the past), Prado to third (his natural position), and picking up Uggla on the cheap. Or putting Uggla in left. However, I think the Uggla acquisition may be highly unlikely as well.

Everything is up in the air right now.

Tomahawk..

Why are you pissed at Giants fans..not ONE Giant fan had posted on this thread until bleach AFTER you.

And did you really just compare Vasquez to Lincecum?? How many Cy's does Vasquez have?

For all those wanting the Red Sox to go after Willingham... Do the Sox really need another .250/.260 hitter who can pop 20-25 HRs? Didn't they just sign Hermida who fits perfectly into the back-up outfield role? In order to be competitive in 2010, they need either a Bay or Holliday caliber bat.

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"And did you really just compare Vasquez to Lincecum?? How many Cy's does Vasquez have?"

You are an absolute idiot. Timmy has ONE. Yes you can compare Javy to Lincecum over this season because they were both Top 5 pitchers in the league. Oh and Lincecum has only been in the majors for a couple of years while Vazquez has been in it for MANY years. Let's see Lincecum continue like this and then maybe you can argue that they don't belong in the same sentence.

Again Jurrjens is a great pitcher... but really needs a lot more to prove before he stands in the same company as The Freak.... and the scary part is Lincecum is just getting better each season. Yeah his win totals aren't there BUT that is a reflection of the Giants offense.

No doubt Jurrjens doesnt put up the gaudy #'s as Lincecum, but at least the Braves won when Jurjjens went up against Lincecum this year...they can be preoccupied with the #'s and Cy Youngs, I'll take the wins

"Darion Vasquez is a great pitcher... but he is no where in the same league as Lincecum. Vasquez had a career year at 32... Lincecum has been pitching like this from day one. the only thing Lincecum has left to prove is whether he can keep himself healthy over the couse of the next 10-15 years."

I'm talking about this year. Vazquez ALMOST has just as good of stats that Lincy put up THIS YEAR. Strikeouts are close, ERA is somewhat close, wins are the same (not that it matters), Innings pitched are the same... lots of others are close to the same except Home runs given up (Timmy has 10, Javy has 20) and walks (Timmy has 68, Javy has 24). Lincecum is probably gonna be better in the end, but to say that they were nowhere near each other is a dumb statement. Javy had a great year and can continue that success if he stays in the NL. Careerwise, they might be far apart, but Lets see if Timmy puts up that same success. He is only in year 3 after all...

Come on guys.. Willingham is not the answer for the Bravos.. and please leave Javy out of any discussions.. If you are a Braves Fan then deep down you don't want us to deal him at all.. I was stoked when I heard the rumor of offering him an extension.

So we all know we need a power RH outfield bat.. or two, Let's look at what's out there FA wise first.. Here are a few I like..

-Rocco Baldelli, before he hit an injury spell look at the numbers 16 HR 74 RBI.. I know he is a risk but he can be had for cheap and Atlanta does well with reclamation projects.

-Wily Mo Pena, Capable of big power numbers.. and I'm sure cheap as well

-Austin Kearns, Never reached potential, but I've always heard that Bobby is a fan of his.. and once again reclamation projects

-And last but not least.. Andruw Jones, OK don't grumble yet hear me out. He hit 17 HR in 82 games last year, I think he has matured and learned from his whole Dodger fiasco, and the biggest thing is that he wants to play in Atlanta. Sure he is gonna hit .225 but he will also hit 25-30 HR and that's what we need.

As far as the trade market goes.. I'm stumped I know we way overpayed for D Lowe,but now as I sit here I'm not sure if we deal him at all. What kind of message do we send to potential FA's if we try to trade a guy after we went so hard after him.. I mean hell we got Alan Jackson involved.

I would love for Javy to stick around but he may be the key if and when we trade a SP. Maybe Hart in Mil. or even better Crawford from TB. I know Javy likes FL. since it close to PR for him.

With that said I am open for discussion and I will be praying that Wren goes and goes hard after some offense, and if so I think we gotta be an early pick for the east. (and sorry for the backtracking on the Javy statement, It just hit me as I was typing)

It would be nice to see Andruw in a Braves uniform again and I'm pretty sure you just don't lose 10 gold gloves over night. Sticking him in left would be great. All we would need then is Garrett Jones and it would be the best Jones trifecta ever.