Minnesota/Atlanta Trade

[Lindner]

Minnesota Gives:
OF Josh Hamilton

Atlanta Gives:
SP Arodys Vizcaino
3B Edward Salcedo
SS Brandon Martin

Well, Atlanta managed to pry Hamilton from me without giving up top prospect, Julio Teheran.  Nevertheless, we're very happy with the haul we got for Josh.

Vizcaino is an elite arm. 
Salcedo is Atlanta's best offensive prospect and has substantial offensive upside.
Martin, 2011 draftee, has a "potential plus hit tool" which would play very well if he can stick at SS.  We're excited to see what he can do.

This trade will definitely help us in our rebuilding process.  Thanks to fantasyguru for making this an easy process.  Best of luck to you!
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[fantasyguru]

The Braves needed to get an elite offensive bat on the team as our pitching is solid, but the hitting is lacking. We feel Hammy even with his drinking probs and injury probs, he is a HUGE upgrade in our OF where we can play him in CF. We will miss the prospects we are giving up as their all quite good, but we couldn't pass on the chance to get an elite bat albeit at a high cost.

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[ldsjayhawk]

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[PlayerX3D]

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[Tarheels55]

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[Daniel]

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[kenny]

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[kenny]

Transaction 708-709.