Chop Chick

By Dave

March 27, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this

Salty Davies Seanez and that’s it.

By jonny

March 27, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

It would be good to get Salty back as he would fit two needs - catcher and 1st base and would free a spot for an extra pitcher. I don’t see Texas doing a trade for him, though I could be wrong. If it can be done, Frank Wren will get it done. We do have a reliever, a catcher, 1st baseman, and even an outfielder and AAA starter to give up for him if they would take the deal. Good to have you back, Chick - I look for your blog every day and it has been more than a week but now that the season is starting, I expect more.

By Stuart

March 27, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

It would be nice to have salty back. I would also like Ascanio back now that the cubs cut him. I know he is not on the list I think he has a live arm.

By geekboy

March 27, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

Of the ex-Braves listed, the only player ANY competing team would want is Salty. Everyone else is a dud. Giles, in my opinion, must have been ‘artificially enhanced’ during his good Braves years.

Personally, I would keep Pena as the backup catcher. He can play 1st on days Tex needs a rest (or during doubleheaders) and is a decent switch hitter off the bench. Thorman is an over-swinging joke that quit being funny a long time ago. He may also be retarded.

Also, I think Kotsay will go down in FLAMES. The Braves would be wise to keep a young outfielder who can actually track down gappers.

As far as pitchers go, I’d try to package Boyer and another prospect for a 3B prospect. Chipper ain’t getting any younger and I am not sure we have anyone in the minors worth a hoot.

By Lee U

March 27, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Hey Geek, the Braves WILL keep a young outfielder. Have you read nothing since Spring Training started? It will either be Gregor Blanco or Josh Anderson. Both are young, fast, hit well enough, and can play left and center. The Braves will be good in the outfield. As long as Kotsay stays healthy, he’s a good center fielder fundamentally.

By OLD DELTA GUY

March 27, 2008 1:11 PM | Link to this

Bring Salty back. Leave the others alone. Keep Pena. Keep Prado and Anderson. Send Lillibridge to Richmond for a while. Team a pitcher, Sammons, Blanco, and Thorman for trade bait.

By Scorby

March 27, 2008 1:13 PM | Link to this

where’s the eternal Julio Franco??

By Greg

March 27, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

Salty’s the only one on that list with any upside. The rest are just names. I probably wouldn’t mind Jermaine Dye in LF.

As for the bench. I think they trade Thorman or Pena with the guy who stays backing up Tex. Thorman would be nicer to move, but Pena will actually fetch something back.

If Blanco and Prado don’t make the team, then spring training tryouts mean nothing. They’ve flat gotten it done.

Miller’s the backup C.

Bennett stays with the team until Smoltz gets back.

By Kev

March 27, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this

Bring Salty back as backup catcher he can play 1st base also plus he is a switch hitter. Get Rudy Seanez he still has some flame in his arm and he is a vet, been around for a while and wont fold under stress situations as will some of our other young prospects. Keep Anderson, Blanco. Send Ring down to AAA.

By richbrave

March 27, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

Saltalamacchia - hands down. He’s not used up yet. Still can become a good ML player. All the others are done.

By richbrave

March 27, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this

C - Miller Utility - Prado and Blanco Pitcher - Bennett, Boyer and Resop Druthers- Salty for Miller

By Nick Nunziata

March 27, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this

Ryan Klesko should be Tex’s backup.

By braves goil

March 27, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

seanez was released today, so was giles. davies was demoted. i wouldn’t want any of them back. i think the braves knew what they were doing when they got rid of them.

the one that got away: adam wainwright.

By timmy

March 27, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this

The only Brave I’d welcome back is Mad Dog. He is one of my all time favorite Braves. I can see them contacting or inquiring on his interest to come back with Glavine here. To have our old 3 in the rotation again. I would welcome back Salty but he has no place to play, and i wouldnt want to see his height or bat on the bench everyday

By timmy

March 27, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

The only Brave I’d welcome back is Mad Dog. He is one of my all time favorite Braves. I can see them contacting or inquiring on his interest to come back with Glavine here. To have our old 3 in the rotation again. I would welcome back Salty but he has no place to play, and i wouldnt want to see his height or bat on the bench everyday. He is too young for that

By timmy

March 27, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this

I think we will keep Pena and trade him along with Blanco at the deadline for someone(pitcher or hitter). Miller will be with AAA until then and we will trade Thorman now

By FarLeftLoons

March 27, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

Dale Murphy. He’s one of the few who ever had any class.

By BossLady

March 27, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

All I want is Andruw, that simple.

By vwburt

March 27, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

i don’t guess we will ever get wainwright back. i woundn’t trade wainwright even up for j.d. drew’ js must have done that deal at the 19th. hole playing golf.

By Patriot

March 27, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

No question about it. Salty is da man.

By oasisbraves

March 27, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this

I’d welcome back Jermaine Dye.

By Najeh Davenpoop

March 27, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

Why is Reitsma even on this list?

By Najeh Davenpoop

March 27, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this

Just for the hell of it, I’d like to see Major League Super Star Fred McGriff come back so he can get those 7 extra home runs to reach 500. Maybe he can educate some of the Braves’ young players on Tom Emanski’s baseball drills which helped win back-to-back-to-back AAU championships.

By BamaBrave

March 27, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this

Andruw’s not on this list, of course, but he might as well be. When Guzman drove that ball over Kotsay’s head yesterday, I couldn’t help but wonder “would Andruw have gotten to that ball?” I’m sure I’ll do that dozens of times this year. He spoiled us.

By Hillary

March 27, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

Javy Lopez Javy Lopez Javy Lopez…..

By Fan53

March 27, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

Maddux with Javy catching.

By ashamed of the braves

March 27, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

the braves will never be able to compete with the phillies and mets, as long as they continue with this kind of team. they have a lilly white team. even the latin players look like anglos. they get rid of all the players of color, a-amer. and latino. so, that leaves them with no speed and no fire. all of my white bros. will dissagree and call me racist, but you’ll see at the end of the season when the braves are looking up from 3rd place in the division.

By tiger297

March 27, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

Have to be Salty and if you want to bring a reliever back from a recent release I’m going to have to say Yates

By Reid in EAV

March 27, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this

Ashamed — (I assume that’s pronounced “Ash-ah-med”), the Braves will take talent in whatever color, flavor or nationality it’s offered. MLB doesn’t offer the luxury of being biased against any group of people or for any individual other than lack of talent. Blanket accusations of racism are irresponsible without any evidence to back it.

So are you saying white folks have no “speed” and “fire?” Nice stereotyping there. But I dunno, Josh Anderson is probably the speediest Brave in the whole organization, and as for fire, ever heard of a guy named John Smoltz?

I personally don’t care what color the 25-man roster is as long as they WIN, baby.

By ashamedofthebraves

March 27, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this

reid in EAV, all you have to do is look at the team’s make-up for this year, and the last few years. and if josh anderson is the fastest player in the org., that proves my point. jsmoltz is a pitcher, so he doesn’t even count. last year’s stolen base leader with 17 stolen bases was willie harris, and he’s no longer on the team(a person of color). this team is slower than molasses, and will probably have fewer stolen bases than any team in the n.l. in the last few years, the braves have been letting players of color go, and replacing them with inferior players. it’s your perogative to deny these facts, but they are the facts. at the end of the season, remember i told you so.

By a dub

March 27, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this

Reid in EAV…. You almost sounded so intelligent…but since when has it been a “luxury” to be biased…Oh, I remember, when this country was built by SLAVES!! Thats how it got rich…cheap labor!! YOU ARE IGNORANT!!

By Dan

March 27, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this

Lets go with Adam Wainwright.

By alan from Atlanta GA.

March 27, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this

Hi I can’t get into the above crap but I’d like to see the Braves keep Pena around and bring back Langerhans before Kotsay implodes completely. Maybe Salty also. Thorman is useless eh? Langerhans was fast and he knew where the ball was headed. The young guys need another year in the minors.

By alan from Atlanta GA.

March 27, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this

Hi I can’t get into the above crap but I’d like to see the Braves keep Pena around and bring back Langerhans before Kotsay implodes completely. Maybe Salty also. Thorman is useless eh? Langerhans was fast and he knew where the ball was headed. The young guys need another year in the minors.

By ken

March 27, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

I liked Dan Kolb. Maybe we can trade Thorman for him

By Jason

March 27, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this

Okay, all those saying “bring back Salty” are either misinformed or ignorant. Salty didn’t get released by the Rangers. He was optioned to the minors so he could get playing time. Of those who were RELEASED, I’m not inclined to have any of them join the team. But, Giles did have a good spring with the Rockies. I’m a little surprised he was released.

By BamaBrave

March 27, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this

Sorry Chop Chick…this would have been a nice blog if Asshamed hadn’t ruined it…

By TomahawkSlinginInDC

March 27, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

I’d bring hot Jarrod Saltalamacchia back fans self , as well as Gilly Giles and Kyle Davies. I like Furcal as a table setter, and I guess Andruw could come back

By Robert

March 27, 2008 6:09 PM | Link to this

Bob Horner

By Robert

March 27, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this

And oh, I forgot to add John Rocker

By 2young2knowbetter,2old2care

March 27, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this

glen hubbard & bedrock, an i forget da other guys names

By Steve in DC

March 27, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this

I think I forgot that asterisk I saw by John Schuerholz’s name when about everyone in the world named him “Best Baseball GM of Pretty Much the Last Two Decades.”

In the small print at the bottom it said: “for accidentally winning pennants while making sure your team fit your racial preferences”

I wonder if our next manager Terry Pendleton knows about this obvious Atlanta Braves policy. Or Eddie Perez. Or bench-coach for a decade Pat Corrales, or VP Hank Aaron.

Yeah, the Braves certainly define the team that cares more about racial makeup than winning. Get a grip there astroclown. We’ll be waiting for you on earth when you land.

By Jason

March 27, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this

Why not put Terry out there, or better yet bring back Bream and Lemke! Why not right. Oh, I’ve got one, how about Gant and Justice! Why don’t we just bring back some winning to the Ted and bring back the chop! Go Braves!!!

By Frank

March 27, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this

I’m surprised no one has said Avery, Alejandro Peña, Rafy Belliard, Blauser, Otis Nixon, Gant & Justice.

How bout Neon Deion?

By Mary Anne

March 28, 2008 12:57 AM | Link to this

JAVY LOPEZ, JAVY LOPEZ, JAVY….For sure!

By IlliniBrave

March 28, 2008 1:42 AM | Link to this

Uh, are you serious, Chop Chick? Really - I mean come on now!

Besides Salty, why would we want ANY of these guys. I mean, Reeksma???!!! For what - to blow a dozen saves? And Ryan “I-can’t-hit-any-longer”hans? Or Petie Orr? What would these guys bring? Comedy relief? And Davies? DAVIES? How can you forget how unreliable this guy was in 2006 and 2007? He’s like all of the other head case pitchers we got rid of - “Horror”acio Ramirez, Marquis, Kolb, etc. Why even think about bringing any of these guys back? In fact, we’ve got two more guys we gotta unload: Thorman and Prado - these guys just totally suck!

One more thing: is it just me or does Mark Kotsay swing the bat and carry himself remarkably like Chris “Can’t-get-wood”ward? SCARY! I hope the resemblance only goes so far, or we are in one helluva mess!

By Dave

March 28, 2008 6:10 AM | Link to this

ASHAMED is a…The Braves keep the best players … Name the “Black” (not latino) players the Braves let go that were better than the current roster…

The only one I know of is Willie Harris and he probably is a one season wonder…

Andruw is a Latino….

I am so sick of this racist crap…

By Katie

March 28, 2008 6:14 AM | Link to this

Forget the list above, BRING BACK Greg Maddux,

He is so hot!!!! And he’s a great pitcher.

By Daddy Reitsma

March 28, 2008 6:50 AM | Link to this

My son Chris is the best of all the former Braves.The Braves owe it to Chris to bring him back.also Horacio Ramirez should be brought back,these two would be a great addition to the team.Chris will save 40 games as the closer.Soriano nothing but a setup man he is no closer.

By richbrave

March 28, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this

DAVE:

Agree. And this person of color thing. It’s divisive to say some people HAVE color and some DON’T. All humans have color of one type or another. In a homogenous society as in baseball, it doesn’t matter what the color. It’s how you play the game that counts. We’re all Americans. Ask some of our troops who’ve survived fire-fights in Iraq if a person’s skin color mattered when the other guy saved your azz.!!!! Wake up and smell the coffee. Jeeze.

By Richard

March 28, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

Would love to have “Salty” back; great talent, going to be a big star for someone. What was wrong with making him the back-up 1st baseman.

Always thought Davies would become a good 4 or 5 in the rotation; he might be a good middle inning reliever.

By Starman

March 28, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

Salty was optioned to Rangers AAA to get AB’s and PT…not on the market. DAvies sent down by Royals. Willie Harris “MIGHT” make the Nationals as a utility player. Braves GM’s generally get it right…only a few bad calls…..Wainwright comes to mind. Still need a bopper off the bench…..Giles, Wes Helms, Mike Hessman is probably available (in Tigers camp).

What is Germaine Dye’s status??? I believe he makes way too much $$$ to get.

Wren will find a stick. But…just like any team in the NL East, we are one jammed finger, pulled groin, ankle sprain away from 3rd place.

Let the games begin.

By richbrave

March 28, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

There’s a log-jam at 1st on the Nats with both Young and Johnson. Old, but not thinking so, Young might be what we need this year at back-up and bat.

By richbrave

March 28, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

Guys, CC didn’t say anything about Salty’s availability, she only posed a thesis. Salty to the Braves.

Langerhans has a “slow” bat and cannot handle ML pitching. Giles is finished in MLbaseball and divisive in the clubhouse. The others don’t fill needs.

By 24dork

March 28, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this

The Braves should bring back Tommy Gregg…no doubt.

By Blue Fox

March 28, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this

Salty, hands down, give up Thorman + Pena + anybody else you need to get him.

By Najeh Davenpoop

March 28, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

I’d like to see the Hawks bring back Marvin Freeman, Wonderful Monds, and Oddibe McDowell.

By Najeh Davenpoop

March 28, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

Braves, not Hawks, whatever.

By ashamedofthebraves

March 28, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

DAVE….. take a look at the players the braves are putting on the field, then come back at me. as i said earlier, my white bros. will disagree, but all you have to do is look at the make-up of the team this year and for the last few years. willie harris is gone, andruw is gone, renteria is gone. the only players of color they keep are pitchers. and thats only because they are seldon the stars of the team, or until it’s time for them to get a raise. you can call me any name you like, but facts are facts. it can’t be denied, all you have to do is look at the product the braves continue to open with. other teams have these colorful players, but not the braves.

By Joe Don Barker

March 28, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Marcus Giles has three nipples.

By BeachBrave

March 28, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

A$$ Ham Ed

Go back to the el muts if you want to have this disscution. I believe we had enough of this last year before they collapsed. Mabee the fire burned out. Opening day is near and we are all waiting for it. Dont let some misguided frustration from your own life spill over into a blog that is full of people waiting for this pasttime to get started. if you are so ashamed then leave. We all do not like hearing cry babies.
To everyone one else: I like what we have done this year. Looking forward to watching the braves take back the east this year!

p.s. rich brave I am morning with you over the move from Richmond (my home town)

By richbrave

March 28, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

ashamedofthebraves:

You’re wrong to say there’s a pattern of racial intolerance where the Braves are concerned. Do you feel the Hawks discriminate? Yes? Let’s have quotas then and get into percentages of the population. Andrew? Harris? they just didn’t have it. Renteria? He’s not even African-American-American. He’s Hispanic, and I deplored the trade, but not because another black man left the team. Brandon Jones screwed up because he’s not ML ready at this point not because the Braves are hatin’ on his skin. Jason Heyward? Are you kidding. Are the Braves not gonna’ put this man on their team for the next fifteen years? Of course they will. Dude, take off the rose-COLORED glasses!!

By richbrave

March 28, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

BEACHBRAVE:

Dude we’re practically family. Keep up the posts.

By ippississiM

March 28, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this

I don’t know, maybe Mike Stanton could come back on a Minors contract, for bullpen depth. I’d like to see him in some manner of pitching-coach capacity in the minor league system somewhere if there’s a spot for him….

By drmaryb

March 28, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this

Hey ashamed

If you don’t like the Braves team? - Then don’t watch them - it’s that simple.

I have never ever seen the Braves Org. - as a team that makes player moves based on skin color. That is ridiculous. When you are investing the type of money these people do? The last thing you worry about is someone’s ethniticity?

When John Rocker Imploded the Braves distanced them selves immediately from this clown. They were embarassed to have this idiot on this team! And they shipped his ignorant, silly, lilly-white A S S right on outa’ here.

If you don’t know the Braves by Now? Then, you will never never never know the Braves!

You are way off-based man! Way Off! The only thing the Braves really care about is Pitching, Character and most of all - WINNING!

By richbrave

March 29, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this

drmaryb:

Good post.

By Obama bin-over Laden

March 30, 2008 1:06 AM | Link to this

Since there are no clear Isalmic on the list, I guess Salty is the only choice.

Did I hear someone say Andruw? Are you kidding me? WE NEED CHANGE!!!

By rekkidbraka

March 30, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

Hey IlliniBrave - We’re still waiting for you to actually answer CC’s original question: Who would you welcome back? Even if you don’t want anyone on her list, which former Brave would you take back? You were quick to diss Chop Chick but you weren’t as Johnny-On-The-Spot about offering up an answer to her hypothetical, which is a good one.

Geekboy, I agree about Popeye Giles having been juiced on something while donning the ole Tomahawk. And I don’t think he was, to quote Julio Franco, “juiced on Jesus.”

My Do-Over pick for Brave I’d take back in a heartbeat is - go on, laugh it up - Greg Maddux. I don’t care if he’s (ahem) “up there” in age; Doggie’s a pitching genius and if I had to put him on the mound for the last out in my most crucial game, you damn right I’m trotting No. 31 out there to point exactly where KJ and Escobar should be looking for the grounder to save the day.

By ole timerbrave

March 30, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

The only one that I would want back is Salty!

By richbrave

March 30, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

rekkidbreka:

Greg Maddux wasn’t on the original list, but I’d take “Mad-dog” even at 44 over any of the listed players on CC’s list. He never had Spahn’s power game, but man what a Brave. To me he’s almost Spahn’s equal, and far better than my fellow alum (University of Richmond) Lew Burdette ever was. Or Bob Buhl either. Phil Niekro, Smoltz and Glavine are the only other Braves pitchers I’d place in that top catagory.

Here’s an interesting scenerio for ‘09. Hudson, Smoltz, Jurrjens, Hampton, Glavine, Maddux. Six man rotation in ‘09. Bennett long relief. Gonzalez, Soriano, Moylan, Acosta, Boyer, Resop(unless he bombs in ‘08). Of course, way too many variables related to age and injuries to say that is a possibility. Just a mental exercise, but man, what a staff.

By pjd

March 31, 2008 1:23 AM | Link to this

To Stay: corky miller brent littlebridge blaine boyer jeff bennett gregor blanco chris resop