Are Braves Making Move For Adrian Gonzalez?

The Atlanta Braves trading Javier Vazquez to the NY Yankees for Melky Cabrera cries of a rip-off, that’s fore sure. But the trade does make one wonder if the Braves and the crafty Frank Wren plan to make a move for Adrian Gonzalez to play first base.

The Braves have alienated Adam LaRoche, who came to the Braves in the second half to add some life to the declining offense. Many who follow baseball thought LaRoche had earned a starting spot. But the Braves haven’t said a word to him, which led him to tell the press, “Maybe I should have batted .400.”

Yeah, I am stumped, too.

But by trading away the fourth-place finisher in the 2009 Cy Young race for a second-rate outfielder certainly has the smell of Frank Wren all over it. The Braves are likely trying to go after one of the top first baseman in the game in Gonzalez.

Even if that is the case, it still does not make sense. The Braves feared the nearly $12 million they had to pay Vazquez and ch0ked. They choked.

The Braves are going to have to still pay big bucks for Gonzalez, at the cost of pitching.

I cannot make heads or tails out of these moves, can you?