In fact, Gavin.

I mentioned Delgado without giving you more to chew on.

Over at the Braves forum I frequent, I posted a little game called "Three Trades" and basically the rules are simple. Name three separate trades you'd do if you were Frank Wren at the trade deadline. No rules, really...post any darn trade you want. Although, I try to keep it somewhat realistic and work out the actual semantics of it.

Basically...I found three situations the Braves and opposing teams could benefit from. It would bring in Beltran, a reliever and a utility guy. On the package for Beltran, it would be Delgado, Pastornicky (or Simmons...not a big deal to me. Both of them should be serviceable SS's) and a pitcher; I named Perez, but they could opt for Hoover or Oberholtzer. Lots of moving parts elsewhere to make the money work...but that was was I suggested giving up for Beltran in exchange for salary relief and what not. It's "a lot", but yet...it kind of isn't. Not considering we'd still have Teheran, Minor, Vizcaino. Along with the guys we don't trade at the back end of the deal as well as Lipka, Milligan, Spruill, etc.

Beltran, in my eyes, won't break the bank to get...especially in the Braves' specific case. For the Phils...it's another story. Part of me wants to watch them go get Beltran just so they'll suffer 3 years from now when they're completely out of prospects and they have no one to turn to when their folks are getting old and achy.

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