Reply With QuoteWow. Big signing for the Braves.
{ Signing } B.J. Upton
Upton agreed to terms with the Atlanta Braves.
Ken Rosenthal on Twitter: "B.J. Upton and #Braves are in agreement, pending physical. Terms of contract not yet known."
Bob Nightengale of USA Today says its a five-year deal: "The #Braves accelerated the negotiations this morning to get deal done with Upton, believed to be for five years. Great fit."
Nightengale reports a five-year deal, worth $70-75MM.
Last edited by dmvincent; November 28, 2012 at 5:27 PM.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Wow. Big signing for the Braves.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Jon Heyman: "BJ Upton deal with braves is believed to be for about $70M over 5 yrs."
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
I think that's a pretty solid contract for the Braves. Not strapping themselves too long term and the $ per season doesn't seem that outrageous.
Good deal for a potential 30/30 guy. Replace Bourn's SB ability and gain power. I think the change of scenery will help Upton as well.
I disagree, Upton will be a miniature version of Carl Crawford. He had no pressure in TB, virtually as little as you could have at the big league level, and now will be under a microscope. Moreover, his first half of the 2012 season was piss poor. He was dreadful without Longoria in the line up and his "hot second half" brought his batting average up to a whopping .246 on the season.
5/$75m is a bit of a reach. He's usually solid on D but is known for lapses of mental focus and not really hustling. When you mix that with a .255 career clip, the result is not a franchise player.
12 team Full Dynasty w cap. 13F, 7D, 2G, 5B.
G 4.25, A 2.75, PPP 1.5, SHP 3, Hits 0.4, Blocks 0.5, PIM 0.25, DFP 1
W 5 OTL 1 SO 6 SV 0.25 L-1 GS 1
F:Stamkos, C Stew, R Johansen, B Dubinsky, Max Pac, Umberger, B Ryan, D Backes, T Ruutu, Lucic, Ott, MSL, Heatley, C Kunitz, J Benn, L Adam
D: C Fowler, Kronwall, A Goligoski, JM Liles, M Giordano, K Letang, N Nikitin, R Josi
G: J Quick, A Niemi, C Anderson, Rinne
Final figure on the contract is that's its a five-year deal, worth $75.25 million.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
If anything, it pretty much ends Bourn's time in Atl. It will be intersting to see where he signs.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
I've got him signing with Washington, so they can move Bryce Harper to right field, which is his natural position.Originally Posted by Axeman33
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Damn, going back and looking at the contest, I had both Bourn and Upton staying put. Ugh. I suck.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Is there a microscope in Atlanta? I thought they had mostly apathetic fans that struggle to fill up their stadium even during the playoffs.
10 Team, 60 Player Roster
G, A, PTS, PPP, PIM, BLKs, Hits, +/-, Shots, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
C- JHughes, Trocheck, RThomas, Zegras, Norris, Bennett, PLD, Stephenson, Danualt
RW- Raymond, Stone, TWilson, Toffoli, KJohnson, Nyqvist, Zary
LW- Keller, Schmaltz, Bunting, Skinner, Barbashev, Duclair
D- QHughes, McAvoy, Doughty, Heiskanen, LHughes, Mintyukov
G- Shesterkin, Demko, Andersen, Kahkonen, Levi, Tarasov, Annunen
Notable Prospects- Nikishin, Kulich, Leonard, Wood, Perreault, Lekkermaki, Ostlund, Othmman, REvans, L-Heureux, Ivanov, Murashov
There's a microscope here.
Atlanta is a baseball city first & foremost... football next.
I'm not a huge fan of the Upton signing.
It's got to signal that Bourn has indicated he's going elsewhere.
The Braves always seem to make "best that we can get" moves... not necessarily a great signing, but they don't seem to have much in their system and obviously wanted to plug the hole.
Summary: Imagine me with a "$75million meh face".
The $75m contract creates a microscope, don't you think?
12 team Full Dynasty w cap. 13F, 7D, 2G, 5B.
G 4.25, A 2.75, PPP 1.5, SHP 3, Hits 0.4, Blocks 0.5, PIM 0.25, DFP 1
W 5 OTL 1 SO 6 SV 0.25 L-1 GS 1
F:Stamkos, C Stew, R Johansen, B Dubinsky, Max Pac, Umberger, B Ryan, D Backes, T Ruutu, Lucic, Ott, MSL, Heatley, C Kunitz, J Benn, L Adam
D: C Fowler, Kronwall, A Goligoski, JM Liles, M Giordano, K Letang, N Nikitin, R Josi
G: J Quick, A Niemi, C Anderson, Rinne
Atlanta is actually considering sending BJ TO THE MINORS, http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/93...j-upton-minors. Maybe that guy above me is pretty smooth sometimes...
Last edited by dongjohnson; May 31, 2013 at 10:44 PM.
12 team Full Dynasty w cap. 13F, 7D, 2G, 5B.
G 4.25, A 2.75, PPP 1.5, SHP 3, Hits 0.4, Blocks 0.5, PIM 0.25, DFP 1
W 5 OTL 1 SO 6 SV 0.25 L-1 GS 1
F:Stamkos, C Stew, R Johansen, B Dubinsky, Max Pac, Umberger, B Ryan, D Backes, T Ruutu, Lucic, Ott, MSL, Heatley, C Kunitz, J Benn, L Adam
D: C Fowler, Kronwall, A Goligoski, JM Liles, M Giordano, K Letang, N Nikitin, R Josi
G: J Quick, A Niemi, C Anderson, Rinne
LOL!
Way off
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