01-29-2011, 08:10 PM
Braves gets:
2B Larry Salm 17 66/98 $39,000 arb '19
3B Ric Venet 16 54/90 $15,600 arb '19
RP Manuel Maytorena 48/84 $15,600 arb '19
CF Nick Cheek 73/78 $15,600 arb '19
1B Dave Townsend 75/78 $15,600 arb '19
Rays gets:
SP Brian Matusz 29 90 overall $11 million FA '20
CF Kentrail Davis 27 93 overall $9 million arb '16
I accept. I get 3 real good lookin specs that I think I can end up developing in Salm, Venet and Maytorena. I already have Nino Perez at SS, and now Salm at 2B and hopefully Venet can develop to be my 3B, thats an enticing young INF right there. Cheek and Townsend are guys that could be cheap solid bench type bats for me in future. Matusz is pretty good, but im not overly high on this guy, I think its better to sell high sooner rather than later. I like Davis, but he will be a FA next year or year after, prolly next year, and I just honestly don't care to extend this guy, his defensive vitals scream out corner OF only, I don't like his defense in CF. I already dealt Kimbrel, and im planning to deal others so no reason keeping these two around when I have a shot at getting high end specs. I would be stunned if Salm and Venet didn't develop thats how much i like them.
2B Larry Salm 17 66/98 $39,000 arb '19
3B Ric Venet 16 54/90 $15,600 arb '19
RP Manuel Maytorena 48/84 $15,600 arb '19
CF Nick Cheek 73/78 $15,600 arb '19
1B Dave Townsend 75/78 $15,600 arb '19
Rays gets:
SP Brian Matusz 29 90 overall $11 million FA '20
CF Kentrail Davis 27 93 overall $9 million arb '16
I accept. I get 3 real good lookin specs that I think I can end up developing in Salm, Venet and Maytorena. I already have Nino Perez at SS, and now Salm at 2B and hopefully Venet can develop to be my 3B, thats an enticing young INF right there. Cheek and Townsend are guys that could be cheap solid bench type bats for me in future. Matusz is pretty good, but im not overly high on this guy, I think its better to sell high sooner rather than later. I like Davis, but he will be a FA next year or year after, prolly next year, and I just honestly don't care to extend this guy, his defensive vitals scream out corner OF only, I don't like his defense in CF. I already dealt Kimbrel, and im planning to deal others so no reason keeping these two around when I have a shot at getting high end specs. I would be stunned if Salm and Venet didn't develop thats how much i like them.