A source told John Harper of the NY Daily News that the Braves really like Yankees shortstop Eduardo Nunez and are even willing to deal Jair Jurrjens for a package including him.
“They’re willing to trade him,” the source said, “because they have plenty of young pitching without him, he’s starting to make big money — and he’s a (Scott) Boras guy who’ll be gone (as free agent) in two years.
“They need offense, they need a shortstop because they don’t want to bring (Alex) Gonzalez back, and they like Nunez a lot. They know the jury is out on him defensively, but they think his offense is strong enough that he could move to the outfield if he can’t be their long-term answer at short.”
Nunez alone is obviously not enough to land Jurrjens. Harper brings up Nick Swisher as the Braves are looking for an outfield bat. That’s not a bad idea either, but the Braves are expected to shed money this offseason which could make it cost prohibitive to add Swish. Even if they like him, it wo...
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