WOW!

Apparently all of us who thought that mega 3 player swap for Tex was also for a reliever were wrong! Rosenthal says it's Salty, Harrison, and Elvis for Tex STRAIGHT UP! That's nuts in terms of prospects. The willingness to do this deal (if it isn't a red herring) begs the question, "Is there something the scouts know that we don't?"

First off, i've been saying for a while now that Salty looks over matched at the plate, much like Frenchy did when he first arrived (but Frenchy was such a good hitter he could put a charge into any ball that touched his bat). Second, if you saw the Future's game you saw how slick Elvis was with the glove, but he isn't exactly burning up minor league pitching. Finally, Harrison is kind of a wild card. He was supposed to be the next #2 or #3 guy in our rotation but has stalled in the minors. His major problem is that he's a control/contact pitcher. While he has or is developing 3 plus pitches he has little power (Buddy throws harder) and has a propensity for the long ball. He also give up a lot of hits and doesn't strike out a lot of opponents. Unfortunately, this makes him less than a blue chip prospect.

So, if braves management is thinking that the three I listed above are having the same problems I think they are they might be willing to deal them. If not, I'm betting there's more to this story.