Atlanta Braves News: The Morning Chop 11/3
By Jeff Schafer
Santana expected to get qualifying offer from Braves
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The Atlanta Braves will be sending starting pitcher Ervin Santana a qualifying offer of $15.3 million for the 2015 season. If he doesn’t accept and signs elsewhere, the Braves will receive a draft pick in return. MLB teams have until 5pm on Monday to determine if they’d like to extend a qualifying offer to any of their players up to be a free agent.
"The Braves have informed right-hander Ervin Santana he will receive a qualifying offer, according to a source familiar with the situation.Given that Santana is expected to reject the one-year, $15.3 million offer and seek a more lucrative multiyear deal on the free-agent market, the Braves can comfortably make the offer, which sets them up to gain a 2015 compensatory Draft pick if Santana signs with another team."
Final 2014 MLB Gold Glove Predictions
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The winners of the 2014 MLB AL and NL Gold Gloves will be announced on Tuesday, November 4 at 7pm ET on ESPN 2. The Atlanta Braves have three potential winners for these awards…Andrelton Simmons, Jason Heyward and Justin Upton. My prediction, Simmons and Heyward win for each of their respected position.
"The Predicted Winner: Andrelton SimmonsWith all due respect to Zack Cozart and Adeiny Hechavarria, there’s no debate here.This Gold Glove belongs to Andrelton Simmons.For the second year in a row, the Atlanta Brave was the unanimous winner of The Fielding Bible Award at shortstop, per John Dewan. The 24-year-old is also set to win his second consecutive Gold Glove thanks to his ridiculous range and his unreal throwing arm."
Happy 40th anniversary: Braves trade Hank Aaron to Brewers
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: About to enter his age-41 season, the Braves traded away the home run king to the Brewers on November 2nd. Aaron went on to have a decent two seasons with the Brewers after the trade, hitting 22 home runs in 222 games as well as hitting the famous number 755.
"For the luminous Hank Aaron, the year 1974 was notably mostly because on April 8 he broke Babe Ruth‘s all-time record by clouting his 715th career home run. Some seven months later, 1974 would become notable for a different reason.On Nov. 2 of that year, the Braves traded Aaron to the Brewers in exchange for outfielder Dave May and minor-league right-hander Roger Alexander. The trade, of course, sent Aaron back to the city of Milwaukee, where he spent the first 12 seasons of his big-league career (the Braves moved to Atlanta before the 1966 season). Here’s a look at his new threads."