Upton AND Kimbrel to Padres!!

[KevinJ14]

Wow!

[Tyler]

Damnn Padres

[OregonLAA]

What are the Braves thinking?

[Blarg]

What are the Braves thinking?

That Kimbrel's arm is shot?

[Hollyw00d]

Wow fire Braves sale

[OregonLAA]

That Kimbrel's arm is shot?

Is it?

[Blarg]

No idea but that is one hell of a closer to let go of.

[Butcher'd]

Holy shit.

 

Padres have one hell of a team if all these guys live up to their hype.

 

Kemp, Justin Upton, Shields, Will Myers, Derek Norris, Kimbrel, Middlebrooks...my God

[QuinlansMinion]

Holy shit.

 

Padres have one hell of a team if all these guys live up to their hype.

 

Kemp, Justin Upton, Shields, Will Myers, Derek Norris, Kimbrel, Middlebrooks...my God

Did you really just mention Derek Norris as part of that group.  

[Hollyw00d]

Or middle brooks for that matter

[Glen]

I like how the headline of this thread makes Upton seem like the primary piece.

[Butcher'd]

Did you really just mention Derek Norris as part of that group.  

 

What's wrong with Norris? He's an above average starting catcher in this league (3.1 WAR last year in <400 at bats)

[QuinlansMinion]

What's wrong with Norris? He's an above average starting catcher in this league (3.1 WAR last year in <400 at bats)

Yeah but he played for the A's where players get lucky and perform way above what their capable of.

[KevinJ14]

The also got Maurer from Mariners. Underrated. I actually think it is an even trade now.

[ScottT]

Who is Melvin Upton?

[DB24]

Sucks for rest of the NL west. 

[Hollyw00d]

Who is Melvin Upton?

Blowjob upton

[sneaky_flute]

i STILL don't understand why the Braves fired Wren then proceeded to overhaul the roster. 

[Glen]

Aaaaand the Braves are already DFAing Carlos Quentin.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/04/braves-to-designate-carlos-quentin-for-assignment.html

 

 

 

Before anybody suggests it:

 

[nikkachez]

Now that's a rebuild. Probably feels good to get Upton off the books, surprised they got rid of Kimbrel, though. That's for sure. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

What are the Braves thinking?

 

Barging ahead with no real plan for the future. Something like this has to drive the manager nuts. He had his general strategy for the season in his head, and now the roster has been shaken up just before the opener. They took on a lot of payroll, so the money aspect of it makes little sense. They just signed a four-year deal with Kimbrel before last season, so he was under club control through the 2017 season.

 

I have been a Braves fan for very long time, but moves like this make it very hard to continue.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Aaaaand the Braves are already DFAing Carlos Quentin.

 

An overpaid outfielder getting DFAd. Hmm...

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Wow cant beleaf kimbrels gone

[Second Base]

Padres are being bold, and I love it. They decided not to be doormats anymore.

[greginpsca]

Padres are trying to be the 2015 version of the Marlins.