Trade: Braves Acquire Paul Janish from Reds

[Cowtipper]

The Braves have acquired shortstop Paul Janish from the Reds in exchange for right-hander Todd Redmond, tweets Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Atlanta has confirmed the deal in a press release.

Janish, 29, has spent 2012 with Triple-A Louisville after playing 114 games for the Reds last season. The shortstop has never been much of a hitter but boasts a very strong glove. Janish owns a .221/.289/.302 slash line in 324 career games and could offer support at shortstop in the absence of Andrelton Simmons.

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[Blue387]

Paul Janish: meh

[Captain Cold Nose]

Fairly minor deal. Janish had his share of fans in Cincinnati. Fine glove, couldn't hit consitently enough. Hope he gets a solid shot, but, at 29, the best days are probably behind him.

[Ben Grimm]

Hindsight's 20/20 of course, but I still wonder what the Braves could have been like the past 3+ years had they never made the Teixeira trade.

[Blue387]

Hindsight's 20/20 of course, but I still wonder what the Braves could have been like the past 3+ years had they never made the Teixeira trade.

If the Braves held onto Andrus, the lineup could be something like:

Andrus
Prado
McCann
Jones
etc.