Mike Minor to Frank Wren: Face Me or Ban Me

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http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/02/23/minor-ahead-of-teheran-delgado-in-no-5-battle/

That will come as good news for Minor, who says if the Braves don’t have room for him in their starting rotation this season, they might as well trade him.

“I’ve been in Triple-A all last year pretty much,” he said, “and the year before I had some time [in the majors]. I’m getting older every year, so there’s no reason for me to be sitting in Triple-A.”

“But after a month or two, somebody’s got to go [when Hudson returns],” Minor said. “Overall, it’s not really – it’s about making the team, but if … I can control my third pitch and have a decent fourth pitch, then there’s no reason I shouldn’t pitch in the big leagues somewhere. If they don’t have room for me here, then there’s no reason they shouldn’t trade me or just do something with me.”

Surprising he'd say this, but it's pretty obvious. If he can't beat out Teheran and Delgado when it's his job to lose and he's had two cups of coffee in the bigs already, well then yeah, he has no place in this organization.

This will be a non-issue I'm sure, since Minor will likely win a job going away and pitch very well this season, but it's quite the ballsy statement.