I thought i heard that we picked up Carl Crawford, and that Marcus Giles had left. Crawford will make a difference, but losing Giles can hurt a lot. What is the roster like???
2007-03-21 16:29:28 · 7 answers · asked by Mustangs 6 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Marcus Giles was allowed to leave as a non-tendered free agent. He signed with San Diego.
The Braves did not get Carl Crawford. Never even close.
Their main pickups were Rafael Soriano - a good relief/setup man, and Mike Gonzalez, Pittsburgh's closer. Plus, we re-signed Wickman, so he'll be #1 closer, with Gonzalez to back him up.
Kelly Johnson is being given shot at 2B. Scott Thorman will be the 1st baseman if he can hit at all, with Craig Wilson (another new pickup) as backup/platoon 1B against lefties.
2007-03-21 16:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by ohforfour 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marcus Giles in now a San Diego Padre. They also lost Adam LaRoche (Pittsburgh).
Here's the Active roster
Pitchers
48 Blaine Boyer
40 Lance Cormier
26 Kyle Davies
51 Mike Gonzalez
32 Mike Hampton
15 Tim Hudson
36 Chuck James
46 Jonathan Johnson
49 Macay McBride
58 Peter Moylan
54 Chad Paronto
29 John Smoltz
39 Rafael Soriano
37 Tanyon Sturtze
56 Oscar Villarreal
28 Bob Wickman
33 Tyler Yates
Catchers
16 Brian McCann
8 Brayan Pena
Infielders
14 Willy Aybar
10 Chipper Jones
4 Pete Orr
1 Tony Pena
24 Martin Prado
11 Edgar Renteria
20 Scott Thorman
5 Chris Woodward
Outfielders
27 T.J. Bohn
23 Matt Diaz
7 Jeff Francoeur
2 Kelly Johnson
25 Andruw Jones
18 Ryan Langerhans
38 Craig Wilson
We didn't get Carl Crawford, maybe you were thinking of Craig Wilson or Chris Woodward.
2007-03-22 13:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by senojreppihculi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marcus Giles joined his brother Brian in San Diego. The Braves picked up relief pitcher Mike Gonzalez from the Pirates (for Adam LaRoche).
2007-03-21 16:37:32 · answer #3 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marcus Giles is a Padre and there roster looks like a triple a team.
2007-03-24 18:51:56 · answer #4 · answered by skisram 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giles went to san diego. The Braves have not picked up any name players that i know of. Kelly Johnson, formerly of the outfield, is now on the infield {probably 2nd base}. Laroche went to Pittsburgh. Who`s at 1st?
2007-03-21 17:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by ropar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they did pick up rafeal soriano, the guy who was hit in the head last season w/the mariners. btw marcus giles is w/the padres and no carl crawford
2007-03-21 16:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by vegasbrother98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marcus - gone. His replacement is Kelly Johnson, he is coming back from Tommy John surgery. The bull pen is the big upgrade. And the rest is from the farm system. The core of the team remains but some of the new players are the young up coming Braves and they are good players.
2007-03-21 17:14:53 · answer #7 · answered by EnormusJ69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋