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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Braves release first baseman Craig Wilson

First baseman Craig Wilson was released this morning by the Braves, who decided they couldn’t wait any longer for the slumping veteran to come around.

Manager Bobby Cox said rookie first baseman Scott Thorman will get the bulk of the playing time, but top catching prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia and utility man Chris Woodward would also play some at first base.

Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: May 17, 2007 at 02:54 PM | 20 comment(s)
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1. I Left Tim Raines Down In Africa Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:14 PM (#2367170)

I thought I saw something about his asking for his release, but I can't be sure.

Either way, Craig, if you see a call on your caller ID from Arlington or Oakland, answer with caution.

2. AROM Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:19 PM (#2367176)

Another available player who is better than Hillenbrand?

Imagine that.

3. DCW3 Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:20 PM (#2367177)

Cardinals'll take him. His .563 OPS is still better than what they've gotten from their right fielders this year.

4. Johnny Clash Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:26 PM (#2367183)

Cust should be going down any time now...

5. AROM Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:27 PM (#2367184)

Wow. .563? I didn't realize they even made DH's who hit that well.

Our DH is only at .494.

6. MM1f Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:31 PM (#2367196)

"Wow. .563? I didn't realize they even made DH's who hit that well."

Hes also got about 25 Ks in 55 ABs or something. I was hoping this experiment would work out but oh well

7. Brian White Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:38 PM (#2367201)

Wow. .563? I didn't realize they even made DH's who hit that well.

Yeah, but that .563 was with the platoon advantage in most at-bats.

I wonder how Salty will do at first defensively. Hope its better than Piazza.

8. Trevor Crowe T. Robot (Dan Lee) Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:46 PM (#2367206)

Free Craig Wilson!

9. Cowboy Popup Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:48 PM (#2367210)

I'm thinking there is probably a curse on underrated hitters that the Yanks have acquired. Call it the curse of Kenny Lofton or something.

10. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:58 PM (#2367223)

That .563 would fit right in with the White Sox lineup.

11. Halofan Posted: May 17, 2007 at 03:59 PM (#2367224)

Katrina Hillenbrand couldn't carry Craig Wilson's jockstrap...

12. Corn On Ty Cobb Posted: May 17, 2007 at 04:07 PM (#2367232)

I'll gouge my eyeballs out if Chris Woodhead gets any time at 1B.

13. Pl Msrkwks Posted: May 17, 2007 at 04:15 PM (#2367239)

Free: Craig Wilson!

14. flournoy Posted: May 17, 2007 at 04:24 PM (#2367246)

I didn't see this coming, and I don't approve.

15. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:08 PM (#2367502)

Craig will bounce back. If playing in Pittsburgh didn't break his spirit, nothing will.

16. MM1f Posted: May 17, 2007 at 09:36 PM (#2367834)

"I don't approve"

Why not? He looks like toast

17. Biff uses the power of mental thinking Posted: May 17, 2007 at 09:50 PM (#2367852)

Damn work. More than one person has already made some sort of Free Craig Wilson crack before I had a chance.

18. NTNgod Posted: May 17, 2007 at 11:26 PM (#2367933)

PIT Post-Gazette: A return for Craig Wilson?

The Pirates were not among the handful of teams that contacted Steve Hilliard, Wilson's agent, in the hours after the first baseman was given his unconditional release yesterday.
...
"We'll have to see how that goes first," Hilliard said. "After that, if he's not claimed, he's available to anyone, and we're very confident he'll sign with someone very quickly."

Wilson would welcome a return to Pittsburgh. He repeated his willingness to play for the Pirates during Atlanta's visit to PNC Park last weekend, and Hilliard reiterated that.

"He's always loved it there," Hilliard said.
...
If a team claims Wilson off waivers, they would be responsible for picking up the remainder of his one-year, $2 million contract, or roughly $1.5 million.

19. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: May 17, 2007 at 11:30 PM (#2367936)

The Braves also don't like players who express a willingness to be somewhere else. It really is pretty competetively uncomfortable for a player to tell some town's media that he'd be open to playing fo them while he's employed by the visiting team.

20. Insert clever/punny handle here (oi!) Posted: May 18, 2007 at 10:10 AM (#2368176)

I'll gouge my eyeballs out if Chris Woodhead gets any time at 1B.

Since Pena was almost immediately optioned back to AAA to make room for Mark Redman, I don't expect that Salty will get much time at 1B for now.

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