Braves: Resign or Trade "Tex"

There is only one player on that list I would take over Tex(and it could go either way, but the only one I would consider) is C.C. Pretty young, and an innings eater. Ok, I know I'm going overboard with this, but it could happen. With one of Smoltz or Glavine retiring(or both) and Hampton gone, with a small payroll increase we could sing C.C. and Penny. I know it's unlikely to an extreme, but imagine a rotation that looks like this:

1. C.C. Sabathia
2. Brad Penny
3. Tim Hudson
4. Jair Jurrjens
5. Jo-Jo Reyes or Glavine

Wow. With a lineup like this:

1. Kelly Johnson
2. Yunel Escobar
3. Chipper Jones
4. Jeff Francoeur
5. Brian McCann
6. Mark Kotsay
7. Gregor Blanco
8. decent 1B

Or like this?

1. Jordan Schafer
2. Yunel Escobar
3. Chipper Jones
4. Jeff Francoeur
5. Brian McCann
6. Kelly Johnson
7. Gregor Blanco
8. Decent 1B

and a bullpen like this?

1. Mike Gonzalez
2. Rafael Soriano
3. Peter Moylan
4. Manny Acosta
5. Blaine Boyer
6. Will Ohman
7. Jeff Bennet

I know it's a pipe dream, but fun to think about, isn't it?

100%. I think your numbers are a bit low on both years, and dollars, but the Braves should have a ton of $ coming off the payroll next year.

• Tex: 12.5 million
• Smoltz(maybe) 14 million
• Glavine(maybe) 8 million
• Hampton: 15 million(I think)
• Kotsay: 2 million

That's a maximum of  $51 million coming off the books. Rafael Soriano makes about 4 million more next year, so 41 million left over.

25 for C.C and 15 for Penny? Could happen. Like I said, it would require a payroll increase to account for other moves, but nothing huge. It's still just a pipedream, but that's a big time team right there. If only I was the Braves GM. :(. LOL.