Oh you Braves.... you

[donhaney]

From the Associated Press:

 

"The Atlanta Braves re-signed catcher Henry Blanco to a $1.3 million, one-year contract Friday, avoiding salary arbitration. Blanco hit .204 with six home runs and 22 RBIs in 81 games last season. He threw out 35 percent of runners attempting to steal (18 of 52). Blanco can make an additional $450,000 in performance bonuses."

 

One Million Dollars Plus on Blanco? This sure shoots my contention that Johnny Estrada would be the backup catcher meaningless! Has John Schuerholtz gone totally mad? I understand cost cutting measures, and have even tried to defend the Millwood fiasco but wouldn't that 1.3million have been better spent on boosting the offer to Glavine, Remlinger, or Hammond? I am beginning to lose hope here... Is it not enough that they decided to waste another year on Vinny Castilla and keep a 46 year old Julio Franco.

 

I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and it looks like it is beginning to flicker badly!

[goldenboy]

Talking about Millwood, my dad told me the Phillies are giving him 13 million for next year. Have they gone mad also. That's pretty crazy giving Blanco over a million, I didn't think he was that good.

[Opperman]

Millwood is getting just under $10 million. And he's going to be good for them.

 

Blanco is a truly awful catcher by MLB standards. I wouldn't sign him for the league minimum.

 

Don, it's moves like this that have me saying the Braves are on the way to the golf courses early this season. They've had just enough and been in a poor division the last several years, and it's disguised Schuerholz's stupidity in some decisions. It *WILL* catch up to them.

[score3]

The Braves have made some very bad decisions that will affect their season this year. Money is one issue, but you have to keep your good players. The Braves will need a leader this coming year if their going to make it to the playoffs (which I hope they do, but I doubt).