So Long, Andy   13 Responses “So Long, Andy”    1. Frank says:
No trade, the Braves play Marte at 3B, Chipper at 1B, and
Betemit at SS.      With trade, the Braves play Chipper at 3B,
LaRoche at 1B, and Renteria at SS. (And they burn money that
could be spent on acquiring a decent reliever–something they
didn’t do in the Estrada trade.)      So the trade’s effect on
the lineup is Marte and Betemit for LaRoche and Renteria. My
vote–this trade is a stinker. The Estrada trade, though bad, is
likely to have little LR impact on the Braves; the Marte trade
will likely hurt for years.    2. Andrew says:      Hell, why
not include Betemit in the trade? I mean we dont have any faith
in a .300 hitter. He can’t play worse defensive at SS then
Renteria did last yr. I like LaRoche even if he’s slumping, but
why did we let Furcal go if we were willing to pay $10 mil for a
SS not as good as Furcal? JS, the confuses me.    3. Matt says:
This deal has left me sick. I see no reason why Renteria will
produce substanti