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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.

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1. I Left Tim Raines Down In Africa Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:14 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 07:19 PM (#2367176)

Another available player who is better than Hillenbrand?

Imagine that.

3. DCW3 Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:20 PM (#2367177)

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

4. A triple short of the cycle

Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:26 PM (#2367183)

Cust should be going down any time now...

5. AROM Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:27 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 07:31 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 07:38 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. Not The Real Fausto Carmona (Dan Lee) Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:46 PM (#2367206)

Free Craig Wilson!

9. Cowboy Popup Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:48 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 07:58 PM (#2367223)

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

11. Halofan Posted: May 17, 2007 at 07:59 PM (#2367224)

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

12. Corn On Ty Cobb Posted: May 17, 2007 at 08:07 PM (#2367232)

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

13. Paul The Paranoid Android Posted: May 17, 2007 at 08:15 PM (#2367239)

Free: Craig Wilson!

14. flournoy Posted: May 17, 2007 at 08:24 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 11:08 PM (#2367502)

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

16. MM1f Posted: May 18, 2007 at 01:36 AM (#2367834)

"I don't approve"

Why not? He looks like toast

17. Biff isn't really an apt handle anymore Posted: May 18, 2007 at 01:50 AM (#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 18, 2007 at 03:26 AM (#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.
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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 18, 2007 at 03:30 AM (#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. Gaylord Perry the Platypus (oi!) Posted: May 18, 2007 at 02:10 PM (#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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