BJ Upton a Brave

[Bcatswin]

Ken Rosenthal <s style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(187, 187, 187);">@</s>Ken_Rosenthal
B.J. Upton and <s style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(102, 181, 210);">#</s>Braves are in agreement, pending physical. Terms of contract not yet known.

[rm18]

what is he playing short or outfield?

[Sam Odom]

3rd base

[zoo youk]

wtf they going to play him? LF I am assuming?


great pick up though.

[vyomguy]

b j upton is overrated...bad move by braves.

but as a giants fan, I am happy braves made this stupid move.

[You mad bro]

Not overrated at all

[zoo youk]

Not overrated at all

agreed. guy has major tools.

haha

[lunchbawks]

Braves need speed. Good move

[vyomguy]

Not overrated at all

his stats have consistently declined every year since rookie season.

[vyomguy]

Bourn is way better than upton. Braves made a big mistake by not re-signing bourn.

Hope bourn goes to phillies and buries braves for the next 5 years.

[You mad bro]

his stats have consistently declined every year since rookie season.

Declining stats doesnt mean ur overrated .. Its not like he was ever a top 10 player anyway to be considered rated

He brings a gold glove mentality OF glove and arm and more speed ..

Can hit HRs

If he has his head on straight he could give u 15-20 hr and 70 rbi and still bat 260-270 which isnt so bad now a days

[vyomguy]

Declining stats doesnt mean ur overrated .. Its not like he was ever a top 10 player anyway to be considered rated

He brings a gold glove mentality OF glove and arm and more speed ..

Can hit HRs

If he has his head on straight he could give u 15-20 hr and 70 rbi and still bat 260-270 which isnt so bad now a days

You are insane if you think he will bat 260-270...he will be around 220-240 range. You cant score run's or rbi's if you cant hit. Paying 15 million per year for this joker is a huge mistake. Bourn is way better than him.

No way upton is worth 15 million per year. Eva longoria makes 13.5 million per year.

[You mad bro]

I didnt say the money was right lol .. If he could get up to 260 itll be fine ..

Then again who knows going to the NL might help him idk

Gets to face that weak nl east in miami and fckn new york for 40 games in the year

[vyomguy]

I didnt say the money was right lol .. If he could get up to 260 itll be fine ..

Then again who knows going to the NL might help him idk

Gets to face that weak nl east in miami and fckn new york for 40 games in the year

He wont bat 260...thats dreaming.

NL pitching is way better than AL pitching. His avg will go down even further.

This is will go down as a terrible contract for braves. A guy who cant hit in AL will never succeed in NL. The other way is true.

upton is worth maybe 5-7 million max....braves were stupid to give this much to him when they could have easily re-signed bourn.

[nosniboR11]

good news, did not want him as a Ranger

[El Nino]

Bourn is way better than upton. Braves made a big mistake by not re-signing bourn.

Bourn was the best leadoff man in the NL last season. Not his fault Heyward and co. sucked balls down the stretch per usual.

[downsouth]

Now we need Justin

[zoo youk]

Bourn was the best leadoff man in the NL last season. Not his fault Heyward and co. sucked balls down the stretch per usual.

oh wow...i didn't know they let Bourn go.

he'll play CF than obviously. wonder where Bourn will end up? no wonder he had a career year last year. contract year.

[dnguyen258]

I woulda loved to see bj upton in a giants uniform! Oh well we'll win the championship with or without upton. But good pick up for the braves tho

[El Nino]

oh wow...i didn't know they let Bourn go.

he'll play CF than obviously. wonder where Bourn will end up? no wonder he had a career year last year. contract year.

Yeah, Bourn was a free agent too. They didn't resign him. Both Upton brothers have yet to live up to their potential. Problem lies with that space between the ears. I just hope the Dbacks get some value for Justin.

[lyon804]

Vyomguy, is right. This is a bad sign. He is another Dan Uggla,albeit at a more premium posistion. Great move for the Braves to have 2 guys that now will be vying for the team lead in strikeouts while representing roughly 1/3 of there overall payroll. Both will hit maybe 50 hr tops yet strikeout 350 times combined. At leasy Uggla would walk and get on base. This cat give up on taking walks. Funny thing is organization was not satisfied with Ugla and benched him some stretches.

[lyon804]

Fukking Frank Wren.. What a reach for a mid tier super star. Last time he had money he reached for Derek Lowe. Braves sucking hind tit.

[NYSportsGuy210]

Justin Upton will be due fora big year in 2013. He alternates between All-Star and mediocre years.

[lunchbawks]

Justin Upton will be due fora big year in 2013. He alternates between All-Star and mediocre years.

Dbags need to trade Upton to NY already

[Sportsbetting123]

Bourn is way better than upton. Braves made a big mistake by not re-signing bourn.

Hope bourn goes to phillies and buries braves for the next 5 years.

Perfectly said...my sentiments exactly. When there was talk of him going to the Phils I said that would be stupid. He can dog it in Atlanta.

[stevenash]

Not overrated at all

With all due respect, yes he is.

He's good for 160 strikeouts a year, mediocre (at best) on base percentage, .255 career hitter, and not a stellar outfielder considering all that speed.

What he can do is hit give or take 25 homers, steal 30 plus bases, but has a high thrown out stealing percentage.

[lyon804]

Upton is worth about $13 million a year if you believe that 1 WAR is =5 million dollars a year on the FA Market. I see this as a total reach by the Braves how ever you slice it.

[Maxmillion]

guy just is not a good hitter, he can slug it a bit, he is poor mans granderson and thats not saying much.

[stevenash]

Not to mention BJ is going to have to face Dickey, Niese, Gee, Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Gio, Stras, and Zimmerman at least 3 times each.

BJ left the division with the big sticks, now is in the division with the big arms.

He couldn't hit better than .260 against lesser AL arms, what do you expect him to hit against the NL East studs.

[nosniboR11]

but will he actually play hard for an entire season

[vyomguy]

this a disaster move for braves....first uggla and now upton...both guys will strike out a million times.

[HotStreak]

A lot of money for a #8 batter.

[HotStreak]

Really though. If Upton is wotrth 15mil a year. A 40 year old Ichiro is worth 20 mil

[GOIRISH]

need more than that to replace chipper. bourn needs to be kept on. Guy is a great lead off batter. Uggla needs to be sent to the cubs, hes good at hitting the occasional homerun or double. But nothing you can count on

[Big Bear]

Braves will always suck. If they make the playoffs they will be out after 1 series again.