OnlyBucs

<t>Quail, thanks for the response. Didn't realize Teheran had that many years of control. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> My thinking with the Braves is that they have a LOT of needs. And they're moving into a new ballpark. We have an excess of MLB-quality (but not superstar) players.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>...

<t>While I'm not a huge fan of WAR (as I do not agree with how much emphasis is puts on baserunning and defensive metrics that I believe still need a whole lot more work to be truly accurate), Marte is 2nd and Polanco 20th in the NL in WAR for all outfielders with over 300 plate appearances (ESPN ve...

<t>Have there been any updates on Cole's arm? I'm really concerned that he may not be available early or possibly at all next year (as in, TJ).<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Hutchinson almost certainly will be in the rotation at the beginning of the year. They see something they like about him - if it was ...

<t>I would be in favor of putting Niese, Liriano and Locke on the block and take the 2 best offers we can get. Rotation becomes Cole, Taillon, Glasnow, Kuhl and the lefty we don't trade. Brault, Williams and Duncan will be minor league starting depth; and Vogelsong seems like he'll be back soon to b...

<t>Yup - Freese, Joyce and SRod have all been extremely pleasant surprises. Ironically, I'm getting a little frustrated that Hurdle keeps sending out an injured Polanco (our best player!) instead of letting him rest / get healthy and playing Joyce/SRod more often!! <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Hurdle's u...

I believe Pirates Prospects had mentioned they were planning to give him a couple days off but wasn't sure if that already happened or if yesterday/today were those days.