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The Braves WILL NOT get rid of Tommy Hanson, barring a bout of blinding stupidy. He's a stud and they said earlier that he's going nowhere; ergo, this deal will not happen IF Hanson has to be in the mix.

It's pretty much a given that Escobar is going to be part of any package that the Padres get from the Braves. But to jump in line with CU, the Braves will NEVER trade Hanson. I don't think there's a single player on anybody's team that the Braves would give Hanson up for because he's just too much of a sure thing right now for them.
It's looking like the Braves have about the best shot to get Peavy, followed by the Dodgers. Both have good prospects in their farms and enough of them that they could offer a few for a big name player. But I wouldn't count the Cubs out, especially if Dempster ends up leaving. They'll throw everything they have to get someone good to replace him.

I love how the Boston/NY tri-state area papers feel they know the inner workings of the San Diego Padres organization. The two most ignorant, knee-jerk reaction, misinformed sports media markets in the country are telling us what to expect from West Coast teams. Classic. I'm so shocked Brian Giles wanted no part of Boston.

The Boston Globe should worry about their local teams. Atlanta Braves GM Frank Wren has long been on the record that Hanson is not going anywhere. Yet we get these New York and Boston papers regurgitating the same nonsense week after week.

This is how I think the Braves' season should work out.... Re-sign Glavine and Smoltz to one year deals so they can retire with the team. Keep your prospects!!! Glavine and Smoltz are such big question marks that you're not gonna count on them both pitching the whole season. Add the fact that Hudson is going to be coming off the DL and the rest of their rotation is very green. They have a nasty batch of prospects on the way up. Let them develop for another year and use this year to honor the careers of two of our generations greatest pitchers.

BravesandCards, I dont think you pass on a Cy Young award winning pitcher if you can package Escobar with a couple viable options (ie Jo-Jo Reyes and Jordan Schafer). Re-signing Glavine out of nastalgia is not the right way to go unless you truely think he can produce at a high level. Regardless, as I have posted before, Hanson is not going anywhere, the Cubs will get Peavy before Hanson is moved. But I still think that the Braves are going to end up landing Peavy, they just have the better pieces. Its all leverage at this point for Towers to work the Braves and Cubs against each other.

I agree, but Glavine and Smoltz are both Cy Young Award winners who led the franchise in one of the most successful runs in sports. So the Braves really do the right thing by both of them. Also, if you can trade the right prospects for Peavy then its all good, but dumping your farm system for superstars doesn't work (see also: Yankees). I wouldn't include Hanson, Schafer, or Heyward

hanson will not go anywhere, towers and wren should work together to get this deal done. i think it will envolves with pitchers morton and reyes with lower prospects...

I'm not saying the Braves should trade Hanson..... but isn't Peavy a bit more of a sure thing than Hanson?? .... just askin.... in the end, nobody is untouchable.... they're just playing poker..... nobody knows who's bluffing yet....

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Originally posted 06:58 PM ET  11.09 by parker0927

hanson will not go anywhere, towers and wren should work together to get this deal done. i think it will envolves with pitchers morton and reyes with lower prospects...

If this deal really happened, it would be a steal for the Braves...... Reyes has been a disaster..... and Morton shows some promise, but really took a tail spin at the end of a very inconsistent year..... obviously rookie years go that way sometimes, but seriously, at most these guys look like #4 or #5 starters .... IF things go well....

how about peavy to the yanks for kei igawa, straight up.....?

"I wouldn't count the Cubs out, especially if Dempster ends up leaving. They'll throw everything they have to get someone good to replace him."

Trouble is, they probably won't know whether they have Dempter or not for at least a few weeks. If they wait around for the dust to settle, Peavy may be off the board.