This is a great scenario. I'm not sure of his contract numbers but Anderson is getting a little bit older so he should come reasonably cheap(er). I think he is a better fit then all of options listed above by anyone.

I'm not a big fan of Jeff Francouer. Although he has a cannon for an arm, he has absolutely no range in the outfield. I've watched just about every braves game for the majority of his career and a big part of the reason he every hit .300 or right at it was because of broken bat and bloop hits.

If Francouer has a stellar first half of the season I would expect the braves to trade him. Jason Heyward is naturally a right fielder anyway and although he is young, I feel that he is a better option. He was given the "most selective hitter" title in his draft class, plus he steals bases.

I really don't see the braves signing or trading for a left fielder. Matt Diaz will probably platoon with Blanco. If Diaz stays healthy he is definitely an upgrade to an offense that already averaged almost 5 runs a game last year (4.6)

Yes. The Braves averaged almost 5 runs a game last year and have solidified a pitching staff with inning eating work horses. They offered Glavine a $1-2mm deal and if he accepts the team will have around $3-6mm to spend and that money would be more wisely spent on bullpen help. Will Ohman is a nice fit.

I'm pleased with the job that Frank Wren has done, especially after he was trade and sign happy during the offseason following the 2007 season.

We'll see how it all works out.

swisher is in for a rebound. .219 is an anolmoly for him. to think otherwise is quite asinine. with that said, i still don't want him. abreu for 2 years is acceptable. dunn for 2. either way, we need a hitter with some pop in the middle of the order to make us more flexibile on offense.

For only a little more per year, they could sign a free agent and keep their prospects.

Between Dunn and Abreu, I like Dunn. I'm not convinced Dunn wouldn't sign a one year contract. He may want to retest the market next offseason to try to get what he feels he's worth. I'd be shocked if he got 10 mil a year. It was reported recently that one NL exec said he'd be shocked if Dunn got more than 5 mil. Me, I'm guessing around 8 mil. He may not hit for average, and he may strike out a lot, but he also walks a ton, and his OBP is .387. He's also much younger than Abreu, technically right in his prime (he's not even 30 yet), while Abreu is 36. He will give us 40 HR, and we desperately need power. His defense isn't great, but neither is Abreu's.

As far as Andruw is concerned, remember what Chipper said about him after that video surfaced of all of them hitting and working out together (around the time he was to be released by the Dodgers)? Basically he said Andruw hasn't made the necessary adjustments and is still pull-happy. Andruw may play good defense, but so would Anderson or Schafer, only they would also hit for a decent average, which is more than Andruw could dream of at this point.

I would prefer Nady, if it weren't for the fact that he leaves after this year. We'd pay 6 mil, trade prospects, for a 1-year rental.

Buster Onley predicted in his latest blog that he or Griffey Jr. might only get a one year deal at 500,000 to 1 million.
If either would accept that the Braves should jump at the opportunity!

And here is the problem with every braves fan' suggestion for a trade. This is why the team batted close to worst in the league last year. You all think that these prospects you have are sure things. That is by far and large the worst example of sports writing I have seen. Fact: you need somewhat senior players to contrast your young talent. The rays are a phenom. That happens once in 100 yrs. Sorry guys, really you need to get your heads out of your **** and part with one for the other.

Shafer for Swisher and Kennedy.

Oh yeah, what is this suppose to mean?

"both of whom we’d have to trade for (and send people to the Yankees, no less). "
^ If you want to stoop to Boston's level of intelligence, please be ready to be reclassified.

Yes we may lead the world in strikeouts from our bottom 4 spots including pitchers but 1 – 6 could be very solid. If Anderson could get on base a ton that opens up a huge hole on the right side for Kotchman to pull the ball through since he makes solid contact then you would have runners at the corners with no one out. Then Escobar could shoot one to right field and you would have the merry go around effect of 1st to 3rding them to death.

Here is my potential lineup with Chipper in the cleanup spot.

1. Josh Anderson CF
2. Casey Kotchman 1B
3. Yunel Escobar SS
4. Chipper Jones 3B
5. Brian McCann C
6. Kelly Johnson 2B
7. Jeff Francoeur RF
8. Matt Diaz LF