Our Top Story Tonight: Johnny Damon Still Not a Brave
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Written by Alex Remington   
Monday, 01 February 2010 13:58

So, like, there's less than nothing going on. I really would love it if the Braves got Johnny Damon -- because I really would love it if they kept Heyward on the farm for a couple more months, to get in his licks against pitchers with secondary pitches and keep his arbitration clock stopped. But I would be shocked if they did. It's February, which means their pennies are more or less counted, and Damon's already balked at 1 year, $6 million from the Yanks. I doubt that we'd be able to offer him much more than Garret Anderson money. His bat would look very nice in our lineup, provided that he doesn't remember how old he is, but I just don't believe we're gonna get him. (Apparently, we haven't spoken to Scott Boras about Damon in a month and a half, but those kind of rumors are about as unreliable as it gets, especially when Boras is involved.)

Sucks, though.

One piece of good news: it looks like the leader of the Pakistan Taliban is dead.



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written by ryan cq, February 01, 2010
i find it hard to believe how many successful major leaguers are without a job at this point of the offseason. i also find it hard to believe that the braves can't scrape together 2 million, or so, to offer a guy like gary sheffield a job. with so many guys that can play multiple positions on the club already, screw adding adversity. get someone who can freakin' hit. having the options of sheffield, hinske, infante, and one of diaz/cabrera off the bench would be monstrous.

by the way, remember the days of mixing platoon players names together to create one name? think about diaz and cabrera: diarera! kind of a stretch, but have an imagination.
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written by Alex Remington, February 01, 2010
I liked Mac Thomas's name for our outfield platoon, Omreg Norfante.

Thanks to the two aging fragile sluggers anchoring them, our infield corners will basically be a platoon, Tripric Jolinske.
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written by Coach (2011 or Bust), February 02, 2010
O God no, not another Johnny Damon reference......LOL smilies/cheesy.gif

Let me tell ya'll something which doesn't seem to be well known. Damon's 24 dinger's last season were a mirage, as in not real. Exactly seven came on the road while the other 17 were deposited over the Yankees ridiculously short right field porch. None were hit to left field.

Simply put, playing anywhere else Damon projects to hit about 12-15 HR's with around 65-75 RBI while playing below average defense in LF/RF. We already have a player with said ability in Matt Diaz who is making a reasonable 2.55 Million this year.
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written by Alex Remington, February 02, 2010
Yeah, and I'd be willing to have Damon at that price. I don't think Wren has any more than that to spend. Unfortunately, I don't think Damon would sign for that little.
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written by Coach (2011 or Bust), February 03, 2010
Agreed Alex. I also have trouble believing Damon would even want to play in the National League, as he has played his entire career in the A.L.

But I am like many wondering why the Braves are going to war with just three veteran outfielders in Cabrera, Diaz and McLouth. Sure, Heyward is a monster prospect and the Braves will give him every opportunity to win a job in spring training. But what if he bombs? or not. If Heyward succeeds then Wren looks brilliant, otherwise the outfield could be a problem child for the third season in a row.
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written by Alex Remington, February 03, 2010
You're right. Ultimately, the Braves have more than three outfielders. Omar Infante has played 52 games in the OF with the Braves and 80 in his career; Eric Hinske has played over 200 games in the outfield. They are both decent 4th/5th outfield options. The trouble is exactly as you say: we have a whole lot of 4th outfielders, and not a whole lot of starting outfielders.

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