Yes, today is a slow day, but in the quest to stay kinda sort of topical, we'll pull something out to report just so we don't become a Junior Hockey suspension story of the week site (sorry Jon).
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Braves, in their quest to acquire average hitting outfielders have made an offer to free agent Johnny Damon (no relation to Matt). Damon, who priced himself out of New York...mostly because Scott Boras is his agent, is now struggling to find someone who will come even remotely close to what the Yankees offered him.
The story from the most excellent Braves Beat Writer David O'Brien and AJC.com RIGHT HERE.
((Pictured/Do I or don't I???//Courtesy: babble.com))
It is interesting to note that apparently the Braves asked Chipper Jones, their de-facto Captain and team leader to call and talk to Damon. Of course management denied the interest, however O'Brien's source (probably Chipper himself) said that it was true. Allegedly the offer was somewhere in the $5 million dollar for one season mark, though it isn't a stone cold lock.
Signing Damon could in some ways help the Braves, a team that desperately needs some hitting help. However, after trading for Melky Cabrera in an odd trade in the fall, signing Damon would give them a rather large pile of left-handed hitting 280 or so with 15 Home Run outfielders. It would however, allow the Braves to keep future star Jason Heyward at Triple-A to start the season.
Keep an eye on this, the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays are also said to be involved.
That is all....until we can find something better to report on.
Well, there is always this job that Damon can fall back on. Courtesy: You Tube
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