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I meant underrated
Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
LMAO at the Phillies if this is true.
Jiggyonthehut
Footballguy
Not so sure about that. Braves homer here and got a good look at Marte over at AAA ball in Richmond. He certainly was stroking it there but often very erratic, even defensively. Got plenty of good pitches to pad his stats and swung for power in nearly every bat. Can handle the fastball but certainly not the offspeed pitches, a reason why his move to the AL has me throwing a red flag. His stint with Atlanta was unproductive at best and likely due to his presumption of glitz and glamor fame if he hit the longball. Maybe its just rookie jitters but Im glad the Braves got him off their hands. Its a swap of high-potential yet underproducing players and due to the potential, good for both teams.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
I think Marte's gonna be good,a nd Renteria's best days are behind him.
TLEF316
Footballguy
that would be an unreal deal for the A'sI cant believe all the moves that boston is doing. getting loretta was awesome, as was beckett. Now they go and trade renteria for marte. Renteria is a very good player, but i dont think he was a boston type of guy. Who is gonna play SS now for the sox?
I cant believe all the yankees have done is sign farnsworth. He'll be a solid bullpen guy, but it doesnt seem like much of a respons considering what the sox and even the mets have done.
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JohnDoe
Footballguy
Rockies send RHP Marcos Carvajal to Mariners to complete trade for C Yorvit Torrealba12/08/2005 11:08 AM ETMLB.comDALLAS -- The Colorado Rockies announced this morning that they have assigned right-handed pitcher Marcos Carvajal to the Seattle Mariners as the player to be named later from last night's trade for catcher Yorvit Torrealba. Carvajal, 21, went 0-2 with a 5.09 ERA (53.0 ip, 30 er) over 39 relief appearances for the Rockies in 2005, his first major league season. Carvajal, who had just one outing above Class A prior to last season, was the fourth-youngest player to appear in the major leagues in 2005.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
Wouldn't it be interesting if the Sox brought Nomar back to play Shortstop?
Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
Sox fans are worried that Marte is going to be flipped for Lugo. Brace yourself, Cappy...
Jiggyonthehut
Footballguy
Maybe it came out wrong. Just got alot of pitches that were high and up where he likes them. Coincidence perhaps. Didnt look like he pulled alot of pitches foul so take it how you will- either he has ungodly plate discipline or plain lucky. Im going with the former.
Jiggyonthehut
Footballguy
Rumored that Wilson Betemit for Craig Monroe was turned down but the Tigers are still in it for another pitcher plus Betemit. Bad trade for Atlanta in my opinion- Comerica isnt exactly your hitter friendly park but neither is Turner field. That extra weight Monroe put on might put more pressure on Andruw to grab those midcenter fly balls. Has a nose for the K as well. 
buster c
Footballguy
dugout chatter - washington nationalsno, in fact, this thread (on a great message board for National fans) is chock full of bowden haters who are horrified at the deal.
personally, as a Nat fan, I like the deal.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
is he good? I don't know.
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Agreed.Yeah the old mantra was always, "When the Braves start offering pitching, run". The thought was with the way they value pitching, if they offer any pitcher at all it must mean the guy isn't cut out to be a top guy.
Nothing about position guys, however. Remember, they once had Jermaine Dye and Bret Boone when they were young guys. And Marte's upside is infinitely higher than either of those 2.
NCBoSoxFan
Footballguy
I think if they trade that they will get as much for manny as they can. The thing that is interesting is that manny is a 10/5 player and he has the right to veto a trade. And not to mention that there are not a lot of teams that can afford what manny contract still has on it much less what he wants. I think that the the bosox should concetrate more on the pitching and trying to keep JD.
Ron Wright, Bruce Chen, Adam Wainright, and others were all highly ranked prospects. There is a reason Andy Marte was available, and I'm betting it is more than Chipper blocking his way. If they felt his bat was all it was hyped to be then they would have made room for him at 1b or LF. The Braves organization does a great job of marketing their potential.
Remember Ron Gant before he broke his leg? ah memories.Boone wasn't a Braves prospect, he was only here a year, the 7th of his career. Dye for Lockhardt and Tucker
was simply made to get more experience, but hardly a trade that set them back.
I used to love Ronnie Gant, a shame he had to ride that motorbike. He now does some commentary work for the Braves. He used to date a stripper from my hometown, good memories there.Devil's Disciples
Footballguy
Random tangent:Anyone know of a fantasy baseball website similiar to FBG that is worth the money?Thanks.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
interesting choice of words.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
I am truly amazed at the amount of movement so far this offseason. And that Soriano thing is just, weird.
He was a 2B and he hits for GREAT power and GREAT speed. And 28 is the beginning of a players prime in baseball. This aint football.Similar threads
