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Title: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on April 05, 2015, 05:11:10 PM
west coast baseball is getting SERIOUS this year  - Padres are a legit contender now.
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Chamillitary Click on April 05, 2015, 06:03:28 PM
I feel like the last ten teams to make some offseason changes & go into a season as "legit contenders" all fall flat on their face.

Cool team though.
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Remedy360 on April 05, 2015, 07:49:17 PM
Why on Earth would they wanna take on Upton's contract? Dude has been god awful since coming to the NL. Padres do have a good looking team though.
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on April 05, 2015, 08:23:56 PM
Quote from: Chamillitary Click on April 05, 2015, 06:03:28 PM
I feel like the last ten teams to make some offseason changes & go into a season as "legit contenders" all fall flat on their face.

Cool team though.

I hear ya.  In fact I still laugh at this team for trading Adrian Gonzalez years ago 

I do trust that outfield and Kimbrel is a top closer - key ingredients IMO to winning


i know a lot of people who i respect that think the closer is the most over rated position in baseball and i agree except when it comes to the greats like Mariano, Eckersley and Gossage.  Kimbrel is great enough to some day be worthy of them.  Shocked the Braves would trade him but I guess they really don't care about winning anytime soon.
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Remedy360 on April 05, 2015, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Hack Brodenheimer on April 05, 2015, 08:23:56 PM
Quote from: Chamillitary Click on April 05, 2015, 06:03:28 PM
I feel like the last ten teams to make some offseason changes & go into a season as "legit contenders" all fall flat on their face.

Cool team though.

I hear ya.  In fact I still laugh at this team for trading Adrian Gonzalez years ago 

I do trust that outfield and Kimbrel is a top closer - key ingredients IMO to winning


i know a lot of people who i respect that think the closer is the most over rated position in baseball and i agree except when it comes to the greats like Mariano, Eckersley and Gossage.  Kimbrel is great enough to some day be worthy of them.  Shocked the Braves would trade him but I guess they really don't care about winning anytime soon.

It might be a little over valued, but it's important cause it's a high pressure role that some dudes just can't handle. There's been plenty of guys with great stuff that just couldn't cut it from a mental standpoint.
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on April 06, 2015, 11:30:18 AM
yeah I agree.  Even Mariano and Eckersley have famous moments where they fucked it up but both kept on going.


then you got guys like Brad Lidge who fuck up in a big moment and they're done mentally  :'(
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Chamillitary Click on April 06, 2015, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Hack Brodenheimer on April 05, 2015, 08:23:56 PM
Shocked the Braves would trade him

They'd be lucky to win 75 games this year.

They saved like 65 million by moving him.
Title: Re: Braves trade star closer Craig Kimbrel and BJ "Melvin" Upton to the Padres
Post by: Hack Wilson - real on April 07, 2015, 10:04:04 AM
yeah but this kid is going to be the next great closer and he's only 4 years in.  he could pitch another 10 great seasons a la joe nathan.