The Braves Thread

[LotteryPick]

Third pick is Cole Phillips. Coming off TJS — was triple digits prior. Sounds like he could have been a first rounder if healthy.

 

[zjcvols]

 

[SGMVols]

Third pick is Cole Phillips. Coming off TJS — was triple digits prior. Sounds like he could have been a first rounder if healthy.

Takes a kid out of Arkansas’s recruiting class. Works for me.

 

[LotteryPick]

Sounds like all three guys are first round caliber. Was NOT expecting three prep righty’s to start but like all of them

 

[TBrown]

3 HS RHP in the world of TINSTAAPP is interesting

Maybe one day they’ll be as good as Blade Tidwell

 

[TBrown]

Pretty much everybody who steps on a mound in these primo prep tournaments throws 95 with a sharp breaker. They grow on trees.

Draft guys that can HIT it. Not many of them around.

 

[AV_12]

3 HS RHP in the world of TINSTAAPP is interesting

Maybe one day they’ll be as good as Blade Tidwell

I guess they want the volume but damn it’s tough with impact bats on the board. We are like 4 for our last 50 with high level pitching prospects it seems lol

 

[zjcvols]

I guess they want the volume but damn it’s tough with impact bats on the board. We are like 4 for our last 50 with high level pitching prospects it seems lol

The good news? We got long term options at CF, RF, 3B, 2B, 1B and C in terms of bats. And with Grissom you hope he takes care of either LF or SS. So that’s 7 positions the Braves have an answer for through at least 2025.

 

[LotteryPick]

I guess they want the volume but damn it’s tough with impact bats on the board. We are like 4 for our last 50 with high level pitching prospects it seems lol

Well Langeliers and Shewmake are the last hitters picked in the first round.

This group does really after the first pick. We’ll see how it shakes out. They’re definitely trying to fill the lower minors with projectable arms like Smith-Shawver.

 

[zjcvols]

A reliever at 76 that sits 92-95 is certainly a choice

 

[LotteryPick]

Welp. Would have liked a bat there.

 

[LotteryPick]

A reliever at 76 that sits 92-95 is certainly a choice

I trust Dana, but pretty confused after these first four picks.

 

[zjcvols]

I trust Dana, but pretty confused after these first four picks.

I get the first 3. I don’t get this one.

Apparently this is all about saving money

 

[zjcvols]

Apparently velo was up this year

 

[Scott Sciesty]

The good news? We got long term options at CF, RF, 3B, 2B, 1B and C in terms of bats. And with Grissom you hope he takes care of either LF or SS. So that’s 7 positions the Braves have an answer for through at least 2025.

This line of thinking is NOT how you manage a farm system ha

 

[Scott Sciesty]

Gilbert and Beck are going to almost perfect situations. Gilbert is the perfect Astro

 

[AV_12]

Gilbert and Beck are going to almost perfect situations. Gilbert is the perfect Astro

Gilbert gonna be in Houston pretty quickly with their outfield situation outside of Tucker. That one is going to hurt

 

[TBrown]

Gilbert gonna be in Houston pretty quickly with their outfield situation outside of Tucker. That one is going to hurt

I’m willing to give Eddie a little bit more of a leash but I’d probably take Gilbert in the OF as early as next year if not next week ha. The offensive ceiling may be “limited” but the floor is locked and pretty high.

 

[TBrown]

And we would have a new mascot and could cut Heredia

Two one

 

[LotteryPick]

I love Gilbert too, but the Braves were never linked to him. They were going pitcher regardless, and I think they really wanted Lesko.

 

[TBrown]

I love Gilbert too, but the Braves were never linked to him. They were going pitcher regardless, and I think they really wanted Lesko.

I hope they “really wanted” who they drafted because they put some tension in their hamstrings for at least 3 of them.

 

[LotteryPick]

I hope they “really wanted” who they drafted because they put some tension in their hamstrings for at least 3 of them.

Murphy was an underslot but dominated the last summer against top competition, they had Ritchie ranked right behind Murphy and were shocked he fell, Phillips is my least favorite but was considered first round before TJS and they view Burkhalter as a starter.

 

[LotteryPick]

 

[zjcvols]

This line of thinking is NOT how you manage a farm system ha

Oh I’m not saying this should be how it’s managed every year by the way. I’m just saying I can imagine them thinking to reload the farm with pitching first with the long term idea being “hey we are in good shape with the MLB team regarding position players, let’s go a little pitcher heavy this year.”

 

[LotteryPick]

Second pick has some dawg in him tho