Furcal on verge of signing with Braves

2 starters a reliever and an allstar SS SUPER cheep for another year and under your control for 3 more...

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Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet

2 starters a reliever and an allstar SS SUPER cheep for another year and under your control for 3 more...

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Again you mis understand IT IS YOU who are going after Greinke WHO is not being shopped THUS more EXPENSIVE

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Originally Posted by FRENCHREDSOX

I believe you Mean Physical medical history because he does/did have mental issues which caused the Royals to demote and then DL him some time back

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Yes, that is what I meant. He's a different person now than he was 2-3 years ago, so I don't think that should be a concern anymore, but it is still there.

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Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet

2 starters a reliever and an allstar SS SUPER cheep for another year and under your control for 3 more...

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Yunel Escobar is good. I don't know if I'd call him an AS shortstop...at least not yet. The Royals are very interested in him for a reason though.

I think it would be Escobar, Reyes, OF prospect, and one more pitching prospect...probably a high upside A-ball arm. That'd be my best guess on what DM would consider fair value.

i figured u guys wouldnt want an of prospect. how about Blanco, Reyes, Escobar, and a non Hanson pitcher.. id do it

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Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet

Contract agreement expected to be announced on Tuesday

WTF!!!


where the hell did this come from... it better not mean Escobar is on the way our for anyone for Oswalt, Grenkie, or Peavy!!!

Unless he really does agree to go to 2nd and we trade johnson or trade Diaz and put johnson back in LF. That could be interesting...

#1 Escobar SS
#2 Furcal 2B
#3 Johnson LF
#4 Jones 3B
#5 Mccann C
#6 Kochman 1B
#7 Francouer RF/CF
#8 RF/CF??? Maybe in house could be Blanco at CF???

Thats a LOT of speed and 3 good OBP guys at the top.

Id like a Power hitting guy to slide between Jones and Mccann. lol can manny play center HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Furcal agrees to terms with Braves

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Where Furcal would be positioned defensively remains to be seen. But the Braves have no intention to trade either Johnson or Escobar. Instead, they are planning to move Johnson back to left field, a position he played before moving to second base before the start of the 2007 season.

The opportunity to have both Furcal and Johnson in their lineup proved more appealing to the Braves than any of the options they were evaluating in their search to find a power-hitting outfielder.

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hmmm... sounds like I may actualy have been right... that doesnt happen often

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Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet

hmmm... sounds like I may actualy have been right... that doesnt happen often

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and you delivered a sentence without typos :eek:

surely the apocalypse is nigh

Furcal signed with the Dodgers...sorry bro.

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Originally Posted by Moot

Furcal signed with the Dodgers...sorry bro.

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yea that whole thing was bazar... looked like maybe the braves had intrest... then oakland looked like the team.. then lad... then atlanta basicly came out and said they have him signed and made plans of moving guys to make room for him... then he goes to the dodgers... very odd

I blame the media

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Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet

yea that whole thing was bazar... looked like maybe the braves had intrest... then oakland looked like the team.. then lad... then atlanta basicly came out and said they have him signed and made plans of moving guys to make room for him... then he goes to the dodgers... very odd

I blame the media

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I blame the braves for not offering enough to get it done.

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Originally Posted by dickay

I blame the braves for not offering enough to get it done.

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eh... im far from heartbroken... what we REALLY need is power not speed.

I would have LOVED the signing but im not heartbroken

3 yrs 30 million with dodgers! it was just on ESPNEWS

SI.com says the same thing now. Ouch... the Braves have been turned down twice already this offseason now (Burnett and Furcal). Who's next to break their hearts?

As a Dodger fan all I can say is "HA HA".

And if Raef is injured as much the next three years as he was the last three years, you can "HA HA" me right back

So the Dodgers stole Furcal from the Braves...twice?