Braves Looking at Winn

Get Matt Cain instead.

Apparently, the Braves have interest in Randy Winn. Why? His line is .298/.359/.447 to Blanco's .263/.375/.323, so the only advantage Winn brings is slugging and some batting average but Blanco gets on more. This is the problem with the Braves right now. They try to bring in older players to fill in where there are younger players just as good. The Braves are 11th in runs scored in the Majors, so they aren't really in desperate need of offense. Winn would not be a significant upgrade to Blanco or Brandon Jones besides experience. He has 2 years and $16 million dollars left on his contract. What are they going to do with him? I thought the whole point of getting Kotsay was to avoid blocking the centerfield prospects. The Braves need pitching. Use the prospects on pitching. Granted, Winn may not cost much in terms of prospects, but he is not worth wasting over $10 million on when they have someone with almost the same production. If they want more production from Blanco, put him at leadoff where his .375 OBP can be used. That way, Yunel Escobar can hit him over as the second-place guy. Then, Kelly Johnson can go to the seventh spot where they could use his power more. Unless Matt Cain is coming along too, I think Winn is a bad idea.