THE MICHAEL BOURN TRADE

 Let me say this- I LOVE THIS TRADE.  for years I have always felt the Braves  have needed a speed guy to get  on base, steal and create oppurtunites to get knocked on. Bourn is exactly this guy. He has an average above .300 and has led the National League the last 2 years in steals. The chance to manufacture runs at the top of the lineup is something I cant stress enough of the fact the Braves need. It would have been nice to get Hunter Pence but he  plays right field- what would you have done with Heyward?  With the emergence of Dan Uggla the need for power has gone done. What the Braves need to happen now more then ever is Heyward to step up. If Bourn gets on base, creates havoc on base- Uggla continues to produce if the braves could get Jason Heyward going this offense would be maybe the toughest one to stop. Jason Heyward has been killing the Braves with his lack of production.

 I was a bit dissappointed the Braves didnt land Pence- Even more disssappointed he went to Philly. But honestly I think this Bourn trade is perfect for the Braves. He is the type player who can change entire set of offense. If he does with the Braves what he did in Houston this offense is going to improve- its going to give Prado better pitches to hit- if you get Bourn on, Prado on then Freeman,Uggla, and Mccann when he gets back healthy will have multiple rbi chances - and Jason Heyward as I mentioned before now becomes the key piece to this offense. I just dont see how any Braves fan can be dissappointed in this deal. Jordan Schafer had potential but face it he wouldnt have carried the Braves down the stretch. Did you really want a rookie whose batting .230  leading off for the Braves down the stretch in late August and September? I didnt. I liked Schafer but Im thrilled with this trade. Bourn is a proven player now heading a Braves lineup that was desperate for speed. It is a perfect match. And to get talent you have to trade talent. The Braves didnt have to trade any of there top 4 pitching prospects- they traded 3 young prospects and Schafer to get Bourn. It is a win win trade. Bourn can help this team win RIGHT NOW. Schafer wouldnt have done that. I really think this move is going to help the Braves so much. I look forward to seeing how the offense changes with the addition of Bourn.