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So instead of this morning’s “Dodgers buy Mat Latos and a pick” deal, this actually looks to be Dodgers give up as-yet-unnamed talent for Alex Wood, Mat Latos, and Jim Johnson, thus solving their pitching problems in one fell swoop. And while there’s no question that the Braves are going to get a significant return for the Wood/Johnson package, this will almost certainly be a cheaper alternative to the big-name guys the Dodgers have rumored to be in on; with Wood and Latos joining Brett Anderson at the back of the rotation, you’d have to think this would take the Dodgers out of the running for David Price or Cole Hamels.
I’ll say this for the new front offices in both LA and Atlanta; they certainly aren’t boring.
If more than just the comp isnt goto Atlanta its a little ridiculous. Austin Barnes, I assume would fit the catcher the Braves want.
Hector Olivera as well.
This is not shaping up to be at all good for the Braves. Peraza and Wood for filler, a pick, and Hector Olivera, an injured 30-year-old without a single MLB plate appearance?
Even if Wood’s mechanics scare you, and even if you think Peraza is overhyped, I’m having a hard time seeing the urgency to unload their most effective major-league starters and one of the few legitimate position players in their system for a return like this.
“Wood/Johnson package”
I see what you did there.
I thought compensation picks could only be traded once…?
I guess its a three-way trade, and the Marlins’ pick would just go to Atlanta from the start.
if mi mam braves I take puig for that package