Further Insight into the Estrada Trade

What did Schu know and when did he know it? It seems that the Braves were asking Arizona for Cormier and Villarreal from the start. It had Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes scratching his head a bit. Money quote:

“And Byrnes admitted he wondered whether he was doing the right thing when Atlanta asked for two fairly unsung Diamondbacks relievers to get a proven catcher in the prime of his career.”

I know we wanted to dump him on someone, but like I said earlier, I wish we had gotten more in return. It is interesting that while Byrnes is a young first year GM, he was still a bit perplexed at the two pitchers the Braves wanted in return. With all of these relievers we have acquired, Lance Cormier, Oscar Villarreal, and Wes Obermueller, it will be interesting to watch them through spring training to see what kind of adjustments the Braves will have them make.

Meanwhile, Furcal is already getting questions from the LA press about his checkered past.

And another closer may be off the market.