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Braves Working On Alberto Callaspo Trade

By Jeff Todd | May 26, 2015 at 9:23am CDT

TODAY: Callaspo said last that the club gave him no indication that a deal had actually been struck, as David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Per Callaspo, the club told him that he was scratched from the lineup because “there might be a possible trade.” But he was not advised that a transaction would necessarily occur today: “No, they didn’t tell me that,” he said. “They just said, ‘Let’s wait until tomorrow and see what happens.’”

Callaspo’s time in Atlanta may be finished even if a deal cannot be arranged, Bowman writes. Callaspo could end up designated for assignment when Chris Johnson is activated from the DL.

YESTERDAY: The Braves are attempting to deal infielder Alberto Callaspo, manager Fredi Gonzalez told reporters including MLB.com’s Mark Bowman (Twitter link). That explains why the veteran was held out of tonight’s just-concluded ballgame.

It’s obviously unusual to hear a manager divulge such information when a transaction has (apparently) yet to be formalized, which would seem to suggest that a roster move is all but inevitable at this point. Presumably, Atlanta is looking to find a taker for some portion of Callaspo’s remaining salary.

Callaspo, 32, signed a one-year, $3MM deal to join the Braves this offseason. He has seen plenty of action, most of it at third base. But the results have not been there: over 123 plate appearances, Callaspo has slashed just .206/.293/.252 with one home run. That continues a rough stretch dating back to the start of 2014, though Callaspo has maintained his outstanding plate discipline and ability to make contact.

Of course, the switch-hitter does have a deeper history of producing approximately league-average results while providing some versatility around the infield. It has been a while now, but back in 2011-12, Callaspo combined solid offensive production with sterling defensive ratings to grade out at better than three wins above replacement annually.

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  1. formerdraftpick 2

    10 years ago

    Mets??

    Reply
    • CitizenSnips

      10 years ago

      I would hope not. They don’t need another mediocre hitter in their lineup.

      Reply
    • mauryfeldman

      10 years ago

      They don’t need another player who’s OK but not quite good enough to be a starting SS. I could see him going to Philly.

      Reply
  2. willi

    10 years ago

    Go get him Mets , 1/3rd player David wright is !

    Reply
    • MB923

      10 years ago

      With Wright’s injury, it sadly is more like 3x, not 1/3

      Reply
    • Pei Kang

      10 years ago

      ugh, no, Callapso is much worse than Eric Campbell.

      Reply
  3. jury_rigger

    10 years ago

    He’s not worth the roster spot to anyone

    Reply
  4. citizen 2

    10 years ago

    I bet it’s giants since McGhee was released and Chris Johnson is about to be activated

    Reply
    • Paul Michaels

      10 years ago

      Yea I don’t think so. Duffy is a way better hitter than he is so what’s the point in downgrading at 3rd?

      Reply
  5. yetipro

    10 years ago

    Alberto Callaspo should retire, as a Braves fan I’m pretty happy that we might be able to get something for him.

    Reply
  6. Sleeper

    10 years ago

    I’m gonna pull a reverse Price, and ask how it benefits them to divulge that information(and I don’t mean it in a mocking way, I’m genuinely curious). Unless a deal is all but finalized, it seems extremely strange to come out and say this.

    Reply
    • Jeff Todd

      10 years ago

      Steve Adams and I were just chatting and this is all we can figure. Certainly not how news of this kind usually comes out.

      Reply
    • Jervass

      10 years ago

      They could be releasing this to suggest the scratch was not due to injury or, given a Dave O’Brien tweet earlier, a disciplinary issue. IMO.

      Reply
      • Sleeper

        10 years ago

        If that were the case, I would figure they could have just said it was a healthy scratch and there were no disciplinary reasons for it/it was just a day off. Just a very odd situation to show your cards like that

        Reply
        • Jervass

          10 years ago

          Agree.

          Reply
    • Wayne Canon

      10 years ago

      we have an extremely strange manager….and not in a good way.

      Reply
  7. Brixton G.

    10 years ago

    Hes performing at a level in which it makes any suitors unpredictable. Is he really an upgrade to any MLB team? Probably for cash considerations to a team in desperate need of a 2B.

    Reply
    • willi

      10 years ago

      Yankees go for Him!

      Reply
      • Sleeper

        10 years ago

        Please no. They’ve already got enough problems with offense at 2nd,I don’t know that he’d be a real upgrade over the Drew/Pirela combination, and they’ll be facing roster crunches soon with returns from injuries as it is.

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        • willi

          10 years ago

          Get Chase from the Phillies , he’s way better than anything the Yankees have. His Average is Not indicative of his worth, he’s had horrible Bad Luck with the Rubes Voodoo on Team !

          Reply
          • MB923

            10 years ago

            I believe he has stated numerous times that he doesn’t want to leave Philly

            Reply
    • David Coonce

      10 years ago

      He’s probably better than Casey Mcgehee, but I don’t really see the Giants going after Callaspo.

      Reply
  8. Adenhart

    10 years ago

    It’s probably a team from the AL that would take the risk. Considering Callaspo has had his best years with an AL Team

    Reply
  9. kungfucampby

    10 years ago

    Please reunite him with his best friend Erick Aybar.

    Reply
    • alex navarrette

      10 years ago

      Please don’t.

      Reply
  10. Leigh Heinrichs

    10 years ago

    He was held out of today’s lineup because of a pending trade? Don’t players who signed in the most recent offseason have to wait until June 15 to be traded?

    Reply
    • MeowMeow

      10 years ago

      Players can be traded before that with their permission

      Reply
      • Leigh Heinrichs

        10 years ago

        Ah ok. Thanks.

        Reply
  11. Ryan Cothran

    10 years ago

    Giants have a 3b need, and Jeremy Affeldt it performing poorly on a 6 million dollar contract. Your junk for my junk trade?

    Reply
  12. MB923

    10 years ago

    Wow. To the Dodgers for Juan Uribe????

    Reply
  13. BlueSkyLA

    10 years ago

    Seems like such an unlikely add to the Dodgers’ roster unless the real attraction is some viable prospects (and a quick DFA for Callaspo). Then again Friedman & Co. do seem to have a thing for switch-hitters.

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