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So now we are going to blame Prince, for not being taller? This is ridiculous. I can't believe all the hate for Betancourt on this site. He is clearly not on par with the great JJ Hardy or Alcides Escobar, but so many on this site jump on every single one of his mistakes. He is what he is, a slow fielder with Hardyesque range, and an extremely undisciplined hitter. We have NO replacement anywhere in sight, so can we move along. I blame Macha.

Why would Baltimore trade a young stud in Jones for a one year guy that won't help them win anything? I'm all for it but need to be convinced Baltimore would

So Melvin turned down Beachy for Cain? Unbelievable and a sign that Melvin does not get it. Melvin would prefer you fail at the major league level before trading for you. Cain is just a guy, and Beachy will be a solid starter for years to come. This man has no vision.

The Rosenthal(ugh) tweet states that we are not inclined to deal Hoffman. How could we not be inclined to trade a guy that only pitches if we have a .0003 chance of winning the game or if we have managed to score 15 runs. I completely understand keeping Hart, Fielder, and even Bush, but not burning up the phones looking to get rid of Counsell, Hoffman, and Edmonds is completely asinine.

What most likely will be done is a trade for Wiggington or Cantu, both of whom have played 2B.

Texas is the best match for us for hard throwing prospects outside of Atlanta, so Doug needs to get creative and get these arms. Holland Perez Scheppers Font Davis for Fielder $$$ Coffey/Stetter mid-level non prospect- Haydel type

The Braves have an embarrassment of riches in pitching at the minor league level. We simply have an embarrassment. Melvin mentioned Peralta, Rivas, Odorizzi, Heckathorn, and Rogers. We need to get two of the Braves pitchers even if we need to throw in some extra pieces. Two of Minor, Beachy, Delgado, Teheran would probably be too much for Hart alone. My preference would be Delgado and Teheran, both of whom were just promoted to AA. If you can flip Prince for Hudson and use a piece of that deal to get Pineda from Seattle, in two years you could have... Gallardo Pineda Hudson Delgado Teheran I know it's not going to happen but I can dream.

Braves trade Glaus to the Angels. We trade Prince, Bushy, Hart, and Coffey to the Braves for Jurrgens, Freeman, Minor, and Teheran. That would be my dream trade. Never happen.

Very Machaesque....Cain gets sent down and THEN we give Hart a day off. I do agree Hart needed a day, but why not when Cain was around. I wonder if Cain actually went to Nashville. I have a feeling he is hanging around in a Pittsburgh hotel room.

Were you a Cub fan in a former life? I love Prince as much as the next guy, but there's no way the Brewers get all of that in return. If he did a 10-year contract extension would probably be in order.Now that was not necessary. Cubs fan, that is just cruel. I don't hold these Sox players in too high regard, to be honest. Don't forget that they get Prince for 2 pennant races. Also, we are giving them other players. You must be a sox fan to believe than anyone other than Beckham has any real value here, and he is obviously not a can't miss either.

No deal without Beckham, because he is a piece that can be moved again and is only thing that makes a Sox deal tolerable. I don't think the Angels are a good match either as they have almost nothing to offer for pitching. Assuming they will not move a current starter due to no depth in minors, you are looking at Reckling and Chatwood as their best pitching prospects, and Reckling was a disaster at AAA and Chatwood has not done well after a recent promotion. That leaves you with a bunch of OF prospects like Trout, Bourjos, and Moore, along with a stopgap of Trumbo possible at 1B. Not a good match, but as others have pointed out Melvin could get creative and get Seattle involved to get Pineda. Jack would love a Trout, Beckham, or maybe even Bourjos.

I'd pass on Torres and try and get Santos instead. Just took a look at the Sox minor league system and it is not very pretty. I think Santos, Hudson, Viciedo and Beckham for Prince and some parts(Counsell, Coffey...) could get this done. Give Jack Z. a call and see if he would take Beckham for Pineda and another arm. None of what the Sox have to offer is really that appealing, but I think getting Beckham is a must whether we want him long term or not.

I'm surprised 'Z' didn't want Evan Frederickson for Lee. He did throw 98 at a workout at Miller Park. They can have Cody Adams and Lintz too! I think he hit on 1 of 4 that year...should have been better.

I respectfully disagree that Bumgarner is enough for Fielder. You are going to trade one of the top power hitters in the game(proven) for a guy that has not won a major league game. He is far, far from proven commodity and you have to get at least two players, if not 3 for Fielder. I would say Sanchez, Bumgarner, Neal and Belt and they can have Bush too.

So disappointed that Inglett appears to have the lead on Heether. I think Heether can play every position that Inglett can, and has more upside that Inglett. I imagine they are thinking Heether won't get to play much and won't do well part-time, whereas Inglett is used to this type of activity. Still hoped Heether would make it.