On 01 Apr 97, David Lentz was hit by a Mark Wohlers fastball, and then said:
 DL> The Braves give up two quality ballplayers and get one quality and a
 DL> warm body in return.  If Braves had kept David Justice and Marquis
 DL> Grissom they could have played them all year, then traded them after
 DL> the season.  This was not smart trade and lessens the Braves chances
 DL> of beating out the Marlins.
If they keep them all year, that leaves AJ on the bench, less of a player 
(especially at leadoff) in CF than Lofton, and one less lefty in the bullpen. 
 It also would prevent them from talking to Glavine and Maddux until they 
probably became free agents (now they can work on extensions, if possible).  
And there's no guarantee they could have gotten anything for Justice (injury 
prone) and Grissom (his career year was LAST year and he's no spring chicken) 
at the end of the season.
Somehow, I just don't see how the Braves are so much worse off.
... Atlanta Braves - 1995 World Series Champions!
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