Atlanta Braves GM I’m getting so tired of this

The Braves announced today that John Hart will become President of Baseball Operations Mandatory Credit USA Today Sports

Trust me

When someone says trust me I automatically wonder where he got the idea I didn’t trust him to begin with. The new front office started out with a  trunk load of trust. Since that time however they have said things haven’t gone as expected.

John Hart said . . .

On January 15th, 2015 John Hart said:

"“We have never entertained trading [Kimbrel] and have had zero conversations with any clubs about Craig,” Hart said Thursday morning. “I want him finishing out a World Series win.”"

On April 5th Craig Kimbrel was on his way to the Padres.  There were good reasons for the trade, I felt it was a good deal then and still do.  After the trade we found that Kimbrels name had come up earlier during the Justin Upton trade talks so while it was true they had no specific discussions about Kimbrel it was mentioned.  Hart would have been better off saying what everyone knew, for the right deal anyone can be traded. That’s the truth, the original statement was spin.

January 15th was a bad quote day for Hart. In an interview with the Associated Press contained in part in a story called John Hart Says Braves Will Contend, Hart said this.

"“We may not be the prettiest girl at the dance,” he said in a telephone interview, “but we’re going to be a lot of fun to dance with.”"

On the day he traded Kimbrel Hart said:

"“This is not a club we want to see sink into a morass here for a period of time,” Hart said. “We think we’re doing some exciting things.”"

That was followed by the “We will be competitive” mantra from everyone in leadership. Yet they Braves started the season with a roster comprised of castoff’s and AAAA players who, in spite of a fast start from a few of those players running on adrenalin, were never going to be a 500 ball team. In the end they were barely a good AAA ball team.

In the end even the players wondered what the devil was going on as nothing was done to stop the bleeding. After his trade to the Angels Simmons put it like this.

"“I didn’t expect it,” Simmons, now a cornerstone in Anaheim with Mike Trout, told MLB Network, “but if you see what’s happening in Atlanta … you won’t be surprised when you hear it’s happening.” “I’m happy to be part of an organization that’s trying to win, win right now.”"

That says about everything you need to know about trust.