Braves Sign Gerald Laird

[bstrassburg]

He's a solid, dependable, cheap back-up catcher. Nothing terrific, think he'll fall more into that Eddie Perez/Henry Blanco level of back-up than in the David Ross camp, but that's alright.

It's a 2-year deal, no financial terms available, however I'm guessing that it's less than half of what David Ross got from the Red Sox.

[HMFFL]

I'm still going to miss Ross. He was so dependable at the plate and he always seemed to hit a HR when I would watch him play.

I just hope Gerald Laird will be dependable for us considering it's a two year deal.