Talk among scouts that #Braves will listen on Venters. Braves, though, say they love depth in their bullpen, including 3 LHs with Avilan.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 6, 2013
I can't. No. Stop talking about this. Jonny Venters is my favorite Brave and we CAN'T lose him.
(I don't want to hear pragmatic statements about the good of the team. Those comments will be deleted in their entirety.)
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