Braves Off-season Block

[jongaskins]

Ok, please allow to let you guys know how I trade so I can be fair. If you send me a list of my players that you like I will do the same. We can both take off players that we don't like and work a deal from there. If I make an offer and it's not countered or an idea of where I need to improve the offer then negotiations are dead with me. I hate shooting in the dark or throwing darts hoping to hit. Having said that everyone on my team is available EXCEPT Jayson Heyward, Tommy Hanson and Jair Jurrjens. All others are available, I think you all know the hardest ones to get. Please PM/email with interest.

[lp815]

Braves, the Angels have an interest in the following players:

P Vazquez, Javier, $11.5m (2010)
MI Prado, Martin, $0.5m (P-2010)
P Hudson, Tim, $12m (2009)

[lp815]

Hey Jon, just read your e-mail right after I wrote my last post.  I prefer open trade negotiations on the forum, but if you would like to discuss trade talks through e-mail or PM's, that is also fine.  Of the players you have shown interest in, I would be willing to move:

OF Morgan, Nyjer, $0.5m (P-2010)
CI Smoak, Justin, $0.5m (P-n/a)
CI Morales, Kendry, $1m (2010)

All three are very young and very talented (though Smoak is quite unproven, but has high hopes), so I would place them in line with how you perceive your young talent.  Let me know your thoughts.

[jongaskins]

Open negotiations are fine with me. It gives us both a chance to explain ourselves. I am in need of a solid CI, so I would like to see if we could focus a trade around Hudson/Prado for Morales/Smoak. Something along those lines. Your thoughts?

[lp815]

Open negotiations are fine with me. It gives us both a chance to explain ourselves. I am in need of a solid CI, so I would like to see if we could focus a trade around Hudson/Prado for Morales/Smoak. Something along those lines. Your thoughts?

I'm ok with moving those two, but I will need a much bigger package for a multi eligible CI who was rated  #10 overall in our league's scoring  and a consensus top 10 prospect than just a 35 yr. old SP2/3 and a decent utility.  Let me know who else you will offer along with those two.  And please let me know Vasquez's worth. 

[jongaskins]

There's a couple of ways we could go. I could of course add to the package already in place, or I could sub out Vazquez for Lowe. I think I would prefer that route rather than to add. I just know that I can get a pretty penny for Vazquez and like I told Colby, I have to maximize my trades if I am to rebuild.

[jongaskins]

Ok, now that I have a grasp of who I'll be keeping and who I'll be letting go I'm going to update. The players listed are ones that I would like to move. Again, get some PM's going and I'm sure we can work something out.

Casey Kotchman
Jazier Vazquez
Chipper Jones
Kelly Johnson
Rafael Soriano
Mike Gonzalez
Garrett Anderson
Derek Lowe
Kenshin Kawakami
Nate McLouth
Martin Prado
Jordan Schafer

[lp815]

Braves, the Angels still have an interest in the following players:

Javier Vasquez
Martin Prado
Nate McLouth

I'll PM you throughout the day (currently at work) for negotiations.  Still have an interest in N. Morgan and J. Smoak?

[jongaskins]

More so Smoak than Morgan. I'll send you an updated list.

[mjmezzetti]

I have interest in Kelly Johnson.  I'm willing to deal prospects, draft picks and/or veterans.