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The upcoming Phillies and Mets series' will make up their minds..... if they don't gain any ground, they'll sell..... But if they are able to chop the lead down a couple of games in the next few days, they'll only be four out.....

Agreed. The Braves have to decide if they're in it to win it, or if this ain't gonna be their year. If they deal, Tex is about all they have to clean out though. Most their other guys are young.

"Do secretive Braves want to deal Teixeira?"
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'Secretive' braves? Can we say that? Isn't that...you know...racist?

Racist, what? No. Come on. Give me a break. That's a ridiculous stretch.

I don't knnnnoooww....I'm just saaayin...

Alright fine. We'll check it. Jimmy - Can we run this headline past the 'political correctness' police one more time? Move it.

Agreed. The Braves have to decide if they're in it to win it, or if this ain't gonna be their year. If they deal, Tex is about all they have to clean out though. Most their other guys are young.

Tell it like it is | 07/24/08, 09:06 AM

They also have Will Ohman.... an effective lefthanded reliever.... a valuable commodity in the MLB..... he's a FA at the end of the year and will be signing a nice fat contract for what he does.....

Didnt Chipper Jones just get hurt?

The Braves aren't going anywhere. They'll trade him, but to what team is the big question.

Of course they want to deal him. The problem is no contender is desperate enough to overpay for the rental.

Of course they want to deal him. The problem is no contender is desperate enough to overpay for the rental.

CardsFan2 | 07/24/08, 09:23 AM

Exactly. And as Peter Gammons said yesterday, there aren't really any contenders who need a 1B.

The Angels will over pay for him, and then he will be with the yanks next year...

As long as he doesn't sign an extension. He's the Yankees first baseman next year. Maybe he can help recruit CC Sabathia as well.

He won't be a Yankee- they have a glut of 1st basemen as it is. The Yankees know they have bats in their lineup- they need starters. Truth is the Braves will not have alot of leverage in shopping the man since the 1st base position is usually stacked with anyone actually in contention this year. It'd be better for them (Braves) to either extend the man or let him walk and get the extra draft picks...

With Chipper hurt AGAIN, and now ZERO chance of winning the NL East, he's as good as gone!

Tex makes sense with the Yankees next year but I think CC will go to the Dodgers.

The Angels won't pick him up as a DH. They won't move Kotchman either. Unless they get him really cheap, I don't see him with the Angels. The other rumor about Wood and Quinlan, is a really cheap deal though. The Braves are kind of screwed on this one.

DH? Teixiera is a Gold Glover. Why would they do that?

I agree the market isn't great, and that's where the discussion comes in about keeping Tex and taking the picks from whoever signs him as a FA..... they will certainly trade him if they can get good value.....

Also, we don't know the extent of Chipper's injury yet..... hamstrings are not good though, especially with the Phillies and Mets coming up..... so, even if he's out a week, we could be 10 games out upon his return.....

If they are not going to sign him they should trade him. They are not going to the playoffs
The price of rentals is too high.

Race is not over....probally will stay in Atlanta.

If they are not going to sign him they should trade him. They are not going to the playoffs
The price of rentals is too high.

AllStarz | 07/24/08, 10:02 AM

I agree they're not going to the playoffs. But I think at this point they'll get better value for him by just letting him walk.

AllStarz: the issue is that the Braves are playing the Phillies and Mets the next two series' .... if they do well, they could be back in this thing..... you never want to pull the ripcord too early and blow a playoff opportunity..... if they get swept again by Philly, then we're out of it and can focus on next year....

LOSER

Is SI deeming the Braves "secretive" simply because the organization doesn't tip its hand to sports-media geeks?