El Oso Blanco is unfortunately the guy most likely to get traded this offseason. Like so many fans, I was on the Evan Gattis bandwagon from day one. There’s just so much to love about this kid, from the story of his rocky road to the majors to his lack of batting gloves to the great nickname — the big guy is a fan favorite.
But the business of baseball can’t always accommodate fan favorites. Gattis is a hard worker, but he’s not a first-division defensive catcher. He did what the team asked in 2013 when he played a lot of outfield, but he’s never been an outfielder before in his baseball career. Gattis is probably best used as a designated hitter, and that is one reason why the Braves will attempt to trade him to an
American League team this offseason.
The other reason is the presence of young catcher Christian Bethancourt. He’s the better defensive catcher, and there is hope that his hitting will eventually arrive.
In return for Gattis, the Braves could get two good prospects or one really good prospect. He could also be swapped for an established mid-rotation major league starter or setup reliever.
Notice I italicized the word "Unexpected." Are these writers and baseball media for real? It's their faults that such talk is circulating around baseball. They are the very proprietors of trying to run Evan Gattis out of town, and then have the nerve to say that such a move will be so "unexpected" that no one saw coming. Baseball media, you are so full of shit! All of you should pay for your crimes against humanity by stirring the pot with such poisonous nonsense of Evan Gattis going away from Atlanta. If he's traded, and the Braves end up sucking because of it, you all will be found by me, and other fans, guilty of the crime of unnecessary exile of one of the best players that has ever happened to the Atlanta Braves. And I will revel in serving as your judge, jury, and executioner! Figuratively speaking, that is.
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