Renteria to Braves; Marte to Red Sox

[DirtyKash]

The Braves and Red Sox have agreed on a deal that would ship shortstop Edgar Renteria to Atlanta in exchange for Braves third-base prospect Andy Marte, ESPN's Peter Gammons has learned.

[Halladay_is_God]

trading away money to re-sign Damon?

[Bosox21]

I really dont like this move at all. They gave Rent one season, come one. He has shown he was a solid fielder in the past, yet he had one bad year and he's gone. Now, who is our SS?

[General]

Nooooo!

[love_that_reefer]

The Braves got a guy who can knock in some runs and I expecthis defense to come back to normal in a lower market like Atlanta. I do want to see how the moeny will be worked out.

[Fishercat]

*backflips*

The Sox pocket 6 million bucks per to pay for Damon/Whoever and get a guy who kept nearly a .900 OPS in AA and AAA and was the #1 prospect in baseball (BA) before the 2005 season.

[Kingdom]

Hey, we got a guy who won't choke in the postseason, OH SNAPT!

[Fishercat]

Edgar's post-season batting line: .246 .328 .319

Anyway, Edgar still should be good for Atlanta, maybe a slightly above average overall hitter (don't expect '03).

[Bosox21]

So we have 3 third basemen, no SS, no 1B, and were paying 11 mil to the Braves on top of this. Marte better be freaking great in the majors.

[Fishercat]

I'm willing to believe Youkilis could (and would) play first base, with Lowell at 3rd and Marte in AAA to start off. That just leaves SS, which can be solved a number of ways. I'd be willing to take the hit and leave an automatic Cora out in the 9 hole for the season and then groom Pedroia for SS.

[love_that_reefer]

Nomar!!! JT Snow is available now.

[Fishercat]

I don't think Nomar would ever come back after how the media and some fans treated him. I wouldn't boo him, but I thought he was incredibly overrated. I'd love to see him in the infield though at his new, low price.

[love_that_reefer]

I was kidding about Nomar but was serious about Snow. If you are going to have a guy like Olerud, why not Snow for a very low price to teach Youk a thing a two.

[Fishercat]

Depends on how low the price. Snow wouldn't be a bad guy simply to teach Youkilis how to play first base if that's where they'll keep him for a few years and platoon if the situation is right, although I don't think he's starter-caliber right now.

[love_that_reefer]

That's why you have Snow. Snow is a $1 million guy. He made $2 mil last year and was not offered arbitration.