[Harry Rex Vonner]

I had the pleasure of watching Heyward a number of times at both Rome and at Myrtle Beach. He has great potential. Still, we must remember that he won't be 21 until August.

The trade of Vasquez was a throwaway forced by the fact that the Braves couldn't trade Lowe. The signing of Lowe to an obscene contract was another blunder by the front office. No one else was fool enough to take on that contract. I agree with Truth as to the two most boneheaded trades- Wainwright, Marquis, Andrus, Harrison, Saltalamacchia, Feliz, and Jones were far, far too much to give up to obtain two rental players neither of whom made much difference in their short stays in Atlanta. The negative effects of those trades will be felt for at least a decade. The Braves line was that Teixeira would sign with the Braves and take a "hometown discount". The morons seemed to forget that Teixeira's home area is Baltimore and his agent is Scott Boros. Attending Georgia Tech did not make Atlanta his home. However, no objective person would remotely accuse the front office in Atlanta of being competent.

As for Chipper Jones, it is a shame he is not more like the Braves's greatest third baseman- Eddie Mathews. Mathews played through injuries and Jones should do the same.