The Braves Thread

[LotteryPick]

Stuff legit?

also looks like Soroka got hit hard today

Very legit. Throws hard and has secondaries /command that keep improving

 

[LotteryPick]

If the power comes, he’s gonna fly through the system

 

[mr.checkerboards]

This is ****ing stupid.

 

[raw dog]

Brother, why is not already there? Man isn’t even hitting doubles!

Nacho Alvarez is outperforming him in high A and actually has power projection because he just turned 20.

Love you brother but this aged like milk

 

[GAVol]

This is ****ing stupid.

....because it couldn't possibly be as simple as the Home Plate Umpire just using common sense.

 

[raw dog]

Stuff legit?

also looks like Soroka got hit hard today

Prolly bored. It’s time to call him up.

Zero to prove down there and every pitch he throws down there is one less he could throw in the show

 

[C/O]

This is ****ing stupid.

This is Adam Silver level of being reactive instead of proactive.

 

[AV_12]

Prolly bored. It’s time to call him up.

Zero to prove down there and every pitch he throws down there is one less he could throw in the show

Yeah just need him healthy. Will be interesting to see what they do with Elder. Definitely pitching beyond his ability, but hard to justify a change right now

 

[mr.checkerboards]

....because it couldn't possibly be as simple as the Home Plate Umpire just using common sense.

That's my thoughts, just use some common sense. Doing it for Robbie Grossman is overkill, but Dansby maybe.

 

[LotteryPick]

Love you brother but this aged like milk

Everything I said is still true. Gilbert should obliterate the lower minors after playing in the SEC.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[raw dog]

Bad!

 

[AV_12]

Bad!

Dude had Tommy John in November lol ridiculous

 

[Blake25p]

Babe Ruth would s**t himself if he faced this.

 

[TBrown]

Dude had Tommy John in November lol ridiculous

Overused phrase but in all seriousness

Built different

 

[Volfan1000]

Time to trade Derrick

What kind of draft compensation would the Titans likely get for Henry?

 

[raw dog]

Overused phrase but in all seriousness

Built different

Bro ate 97 in the FACE and was up within seconds. Yeah, different.

 

[05_never_again]

Overused phrase but in all seriousness

Built different

I used to hate the guy, and while I can't say I'm a fan it's honestly just because of the team he plays for at this point. Dude is making a pile of money, doesn't have a lot to prove anymore, and is an absolute grinder.

 

[TBrown]

And his contract is so cheap smh

 

[TBrown]

Man has the same AAV as swanny but we had to sign marcell ozuna

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Man has the same AAV as swanny but we had to sign marcell ozuna

If we had Harper, we would still have Freeman imo. Those dudes respect the hell out of each other.

 

[zjcvols]

Man has the same AAV as swanny but we had to sign marcell ozuna

Ozuna/Rosario AAV higher than Bryce this year

 

[zjcvols]

If we had Harper, we would still have Freeman imo. Those dudes respect the hell out of each other.

Idk, but the Braves have two World Series titles. Trade Hamels/Will Smith/Markakis for Harper on the 2020 team

 

[zjcvols]

AA has won five straight division titles, won a World Series and is a consensus top 4-5 GM in the sport. But I’ll never understand why he was so conservative after 2018. No bad contracts, plethora of prospects to trade from, money pouring in from The Battery. He could have grabbed a superstar. Instead he just sat on his hands, gave Donaldson/Kuechel one year deals and gave out $49M to Ozuna/Hamels/Will Smith the next offseason.

 

[05_never_again]

AA has won five straight division titles, won a World Series and is a consensus top 4-5 GM in the sport. But I’ll never understand why he was so conservative after 2018. No bad contracts, plethora of prospects to trade from, money pouring in from The Battery. He could have grabbed a superstar. Instead he just sat on his hands, gave Donaldson/Kuechel one year deals and gave out $49M to Ozuna/Hamels/Will Smith the next offseason.

I don’t disagree really but it’s much easier to see in hindsight. Making the playoffs that year felt way ahead of schedule; I don’t think anybody expected to keep rattling off NL East titles after that, and it was “only” and 90-win season that wouldn’t have gotten it done in any other division. The money didn’t start to really pour in from The Battery until 2021-22; if memory serves not even all of it was open in 2018.