Last summer, the Astros shocked the baseball world by trading their star center fielder Michael Bourn to the Braves in exchange for a bundle of prospects. Before acquiring Bourn, the Braves were desperately looking for a lead off hitter. At the time, Bourn was one of the best, if not the best, lead off hitter in the game. Let's take a look at how this trade has impacted each team this season. Braves acquire:
Michael Bourn- .289 batting average, league-leading 34 stolen bases, 9 homers, 52 RBI, 10 triples
Astros acquire:
Brett Oberholtzer- Triple-A stats: 5.00 ERA, 13 starts, 75.2 innings pitched, 10.8 H/9
Paul Clemens- Triple-A stats: 6.73 ERA, 20 starts, 101.2 innings pitched, 12.8 H/9
Double-A stats: 4.11 ERA, 5 starts, 30.2 innings pitched, 8.2 K/9
Juan Abreu- (In Blue Jays organization)- Triple-A stats: 0.00 ERA, 1 appearance
Jordan Schafer- .216 batting average, 26 stolen bases, 23 RBI
As you can see, its clear that the Braves have probably won this trade. Bourn has been fantastic for Atlanta this year, and is making former Astros GM Ed Wade look like an idiot for trading him away for practically nothing. Bourn is a free agent after the season, and even if he leaves Atlanta, and I still think that the Braves got the better end of this deal. Oberholtzer and Clemens do not look good at all, considering that they are really struggling in the minor leagues. Both of their hits per nine innings really startle me as well. Abreu is in the Blue Jays organization now after being claimed off of waivers by them a few weeks ago. Schafer was supposed to be the center fielder of the future for Atlanta, and many fans were worried when they traded him away. He was looked horrible this year, and has gotten into some trouble off the field.
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