Braves Might Deal Pena?

by Eli Greenspan on Mar 21, 2008 4:32 PM EDT

Brayan Pena, who is out of options, is competing for the back up catching job behind three other catchers. Javy Lopez, although he is a coaches favorite, has not overwhelmed everyone with his stuff. Pena is an excellent fielder and that could win him the job, but he is a poor hitter. Still, a team would pick him up if he was on waivers. Both the Giants and Reds are looking for help behind the plate, and would probably take a chance on him. He would probably make for a decent platoon, mostly because of his solid defense. I expect him to make the team over Lopez and Corky Miller, so maybe the Giants or Reds would take a chance on them.

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Check your analysis on Pena... he's a good hitter, but is not solid defensively. In fact, the Braves have moved him around to 3B, 1B trying to find a a place for his bat, 'cause Cox doesn't trust him behind the plate. I still think he makes the team, though, over aging Javy Lopez.

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