Comments on: News: Braves Trade Renteria to Tigers http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:15:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: tfc3rid http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-33030 tfc3rid Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:47:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-33030 Hmm.. Atlanta needs a shortstop... Is there a SS on the market??? Could you believe ATL getting A-Rod??? I can't but they have a hole in their offense and at Short. Hmm.. Atlanta needs a shortstop… Is there a SS on the market???

Could you believe ATL getting A-Rod??? I can’t but they have a hole in their offense and at Short.

]]> By: Number41 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-33010 Number41 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:40:09 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-33010 Nice to see an organization at work, getting ready to address 2008. Putting the plan in motion. Where is Omar? Resting in his native land waiting for the phone to ring? Maybe he's putting together a package to bring Barry Bonds to Shea...old and crippled; right up his alley. Nice to see an organization at work, getting ready to address 2008.
Putting the plan in motion.
Where is Omar? Resting in his native land waiting for the phone to ring?
Maybe he’s putting together a package to bring Barry Bonds to Shea…old and crippled; right up his alley.

]]> By: advantgarde http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32855 advantgarde Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:23:42 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32855 To Quote directly from Rotoworld “That was remarkably quick. That Renteria is being dealt is no surprise, and it figured that the Tigers would be high on the list of suitors. However, we don't see wht the Braves felt they had to make the move today when better offers could have come later. This simply isn't a great return for a player who was one of the best in the NL last season. Renteria hit .332/.390/.470 in 2007, and he's under control for a very reasonable $20 million over two years (the second year is at Detroit's option). The Braves deemed Renteria expendable because they wanted to free up some money to address the pitching staff and turn shortstop over to Yunel Escobar. Still, they're downgrading defensively and offensively here and not guaranteeing themselves an immediate upgrade to the staff. Jurrjens, 21, had a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts in Double-A and a 4.70 ERA in seven starts in the majors last season. He has No. 3-starter upside. Hernandez is a quality center field prospect, but the Tigers hardly needed another one of them with Curtis Granderson in the majors and Cameron Maybin on the way. Hernandez hit .293/.344/.371 and 54 steals as a 19-year-old for low Single-A West Michigan last season. He has more long-term upside than fellow center-field prospect Jordan Schafer in Atlanta, though he is further away. “ To Quote directly from Rotoworld
“That was remarkably quick. That Renteria is being dealt is no surprise, and it figured that the Tigers would be high on the list of suitors. However, we don’t see wht the Braves felt they had to make the move today when better offers could have come later. This simply isn’t a great return for a player who was one of the best in the NL last season. Renteria hit .332/.390/.470 in 2007, and he’s under control for a very reasonable $20 million over two years (the second year is at Detroit’s option).
The Braves deemed Renteria expendable because they wanted to free up some money to address the pitching staff and turn shortstop over to Yunel Escobar. Still, they’re downgrading defensively and offensively here and not guaranteeing themselves an immediate upgrade to the staff. Jurrjens, 21, had a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts in Double-A and a 4.70 ERA in seven starts in the majors last season. He has No. 3-starter upside.
Hernandez is a quality center field prospect, but the Tigers hardly needed another one of them with Curtis Granderson in the majors and Cameron Maybin on the way. Hernandez hit .293/.344/.371 and 54 steals as a 19-year-old for low Single-A West Michigan last season. He has more long-term upside than fellow center-field prospect Jordan Schafer in Atlanta, though he is further away. “

]]> By: Ryn5 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32849 Ryn5 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:44:20 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32849 http://blog.mlive.com/cutoffman/2007/10/rotoworld_likes_the_tigers_tra.html http://blog.mlive.com/cutoffman/2007/10/rotoworld_likes_the_tigers_tra.html

]]> By: Hit The Weights Zeile http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32828 Hit The Weights Zeile Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:52:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32828 carlos gomez is the best pinch running prospect in baseball, his value is limitless, we cant trade that kind of talent.......(sarcasm) carlos gomez is the best pinch running prospect in baseball, his value is limitless, we cant trade that kind of talent…….(sarcasm)

]]> By: stickguy http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32819 stickguy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:39:12 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32819 Yeah, the Braves do have a lot of young talent. Still not that much pitching though! They could be very good, or really up and down next year. hard to tell with that many young guys playing at one time. If 2-3 all get it together (ala Matt Holiday) at the same time, they will be scary! I also like that they moved quick. Sometimes a GM screws around so long (afraid to not get the "best deal:) that the other teams do something else, and you get shut out. THe Braves seem to set a value, and as soon as a team offers that value or more, they take it and move on. Still, I don't see this deal making them the favorites in 2008, but certainly good for the future. Oh, and they are doing something I want the Mets to do. You have extra talent at 1 position, then turn it into talent at another position where you need help. For the Mets, that means taking one of ht eyoung OFs and converting him into someone that fills a current need (C, 2B, P), instead of holding onto all of them, hoping they all turn out to be stars. Milledge can help this year so keep him. If Gomez gets you back something of value that helps win in 2008, do it. Same with Martinez. Just hang onto th epitching prosepects, since they are way harder to replace! Yeah, the Braves do have a lot of young talent. Still not that much pitching though!

They could be very good, or really up and down next year. hard to tell with that many young guys playing at one time. If 2-3 all get it together (ala Matt Holiday) at the same time, they will be scary!

I also like that they moved quick. Sometimes a GM screws around so long (afraid to not get the “best deal:) that the other teams do something else, and you get shut out.

THe Braves seem to set a value, and as soon as a team offers that value or more, they take it and move on.

Still, I don’t see this deal making them the favorites in 2008, but certainly good for the future.

Oh, and they are doing something I want the Mets to do. You have extra talent at 1 position, then turn it into talent at another position where you need help.

For the Mets, that means taking one of ht eyoung OFs and converting him into someone that fills a current need (C, 2B, P), instead of holding onto all of them, hoping they all turn out to be stars.

Milledge can help this year so keep him. If Gomez gets you back something of value that helps win in 2008, do it. Same with Martinez.

Just hang onto th epitching prosepects, since they are way harder to replace!

]]> By: Ryn5 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32818 Ryn5 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:38:36 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32818 THE SKY IS FALLING! NOT PROSPECTS! After all, it's not like we don't have a ton of underachieving prospects. Who knows what they turn out to do, they could both flop. THE SKY IS FALLING!

NOT PROSPECTS! After all, it’s not like we don’t have a ton of underachieving prospects. Who knows what they turn out to do, they could both flop.

]]> By: Joelynn03 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32817 Joelynn03 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:37:33 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32817 AROD! AROD! AROD! AROD! AROD! AROD!

]]> By: mrose http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32814 mrose Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:35:41 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32814 exactly... I mean i'm not denying they look like they could be nasty and all in all its a good trade for the braves to dump salary and make room for a young player who did well.. but come on, exactly…
I mean i’m not denying they look like they could be nasty and all in all its a good trade for the braves to dump salary and make room for a young player who did well..
but come on,

]]> By: Hit The Weights Zeile http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32812 Hit The Weights Zeile Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:33:04 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/10/29/news-braves-trade-renteria-to-tigers/#comment-32812 the funny thing is if we somehow acquired these two guys we'd be saying "this isnt going to make us better for next year" but the braves get them and suddenly we're in for another 14 years of chasing the wild card the funny thing is if we somehow acquired these two guys we’d be saying “this isnt going to make us better for next year” but the braves get them and suddenly we’re in for another 14 years of chasing the wild card

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