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it was an offer by wren to show he isn't dumping salary, and he wants real value if he is going to trade a good player, he was probably getting shitty offers from everyone and he was like im tired of this shit, no i am not going to trade prado for a platoon player in smith and a shit prospect, or for a non tender candidate in delmon young

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Smith + Blackmon is pretty fair. Though I can see why the Braves wouldn't want either. Smith's home/road splits aren't THAT bad, but he can only hit righties. Blackmon is interesting because he hit very well everywhere in the minors (aka not just the PCL), but again, his home/road splits in the majors were ugly:

Home: .382/.404 /.455
Away: .093/.114 /.093

Even though it's a pretty small sample size..

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Wren basically said he would take smith/blackmon or smith/wheeler but the rockies weren't inclined to include either, which to me seems retarded since it would be a great deal for both sides

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"Martin Prado is a solid player and a part of our team for almost five years. We’re not out looking to trade good players," added Wren according to O'Brien (on Twitter). Prado has been a popular name on the trade rumor circuit this offseason.

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Also from Knobler (via Twitter), the Rockies turned down the Braves' offer of Martin Prado in exchange for outfielder Seth Smith and prospect Nolan Arenado.  Given that Arenado is one of Colorado's top prospects, this was a total pie-in-the-sky offer from the Braves.

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Pirates To Sign Nate McLouth
By Luke Adams [December 6, 2011 at 9:42pm CST]
The Pirates have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Nate McLouth, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The deal is pending a physical.

The deal represents a reunion for the Pirates and McLouth, who was drafted by Pittsburgh in 2000 and spent nearly a decade in the organization before being traded to the Braves in 2009. After a disappointing two and a half year stint in Atlanta, the Braves declined McLouth's option for 2012, making him a free agent.

MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch and Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported earlier today that the Pirates were getting close to a deal to bring back McLouth.