GDT 6/8/16 @ SD -- eff you West Coast, we outta here!

[DaneHill]

My first game day thread! Yay me! Will we ever win again at Petco Park? Make it happen, Teheran!

Teheran vs. Pomeranz

1. Disappointing Inciarte CF
2. So hot d'Arnaud 2B
3. Post-vomiting Freeman 1B
4. Frenchy LF
5. Mookaki RF
6. 1st String Flowers C
7. Swing at Everything Garcia 3B
8. The Castro SS
9. Ace Teheran P

[UNCBlue012]

Markakis has been much better lately and Frenchy has quietly been really good this year.

[thewupk]

Markakis has been much better lately and Frenchy has quietly been really good this year.

Build up that trade value!

[UNCBlue012]

Adonis' defense has been really good since he was caked up.

[Julio3000]

Adonis' defense has been really good since he was coked up.

FIFY

/CC

[UNCBlue012]

Lmaooo. BROUGHT UP. Stupid phone

[GovClintonTyree]

I'm adding my thoughts from last night to this thread, since that one might fall off the front page quickly.

Eyewitness account from section 103 (close enough to heckle AJ - yeah, that was me):

Blair doesn't trust his stuff. He's a nibbler. Maybe the curveball just off the plate works at the other levels, but even the lowly Padres don't offer at it. The fastball is 91 and either in the dirt or belt high, depending upon whether it's a three-ball count. The change was by far his best pitch, but alone was not nearly enough to get big league hitters out.

Casey Kelly and Withrow looked very good. Johnson was better than OK. Some nights you watch the guy and wonder why he struggles - imposing, downhill plane, hard sinker. Vizcaino's velocity was fine...the fastball to Norris bled back over the middle - that ball made it out in two seconds, wonder what the exit velocity was? - and then he left the pitches to Jay and Myers up. Why the **** didn't Snitker walk Myers to get to Kemp? He runs like **** and hits the ball hard, perfect double play candidate. No matter. Padres were excited to win.

Castro is overmatched at the plate. d'Arnaud looked okay, which surprised me. Garcia had all the discipline of Panda at an all-night buffet. Not much to say about Kelly, except good bye and good luck. AJ's blocking skills were tested and are ****. However, I think he'll still be able to square up a baseball and hit a line drive when he's 70. He has a gift.

On this night, at least, Freddie was engaged. Nimble defensively. I don't know that he ever reaches his power potential because I can't see from the very good angle I had how he will ever pull the ball. His strength is to let the ball get deep and then hit it hard away, but his power comes from his torque and size, because he's simply not ever in an ideal power position to use his legs and ass. The triple/homer ball should have been eight rows deep.

Markakis can help a team. He hit, made a terrific play and throw from the corner. He could hit two or seven on a contender but is assured to disappoint hitting fourth on this club. If the expectations were sized properly, Markakis is a nice player.

Which leaves Inciarte and Mallex. I was eager to see Ender, but he didn't show much this night. He stroked a solid single that hopefully marks the beginning of a turnaround.

As for Mallex - oh, Mallex, you friggin' knucklehead. He took a fantastic defensive swing on 0-2 for an infield hit, made a nice running catch, hosed a runner (the pitcher, but still) at the plate, stole a bag against the best throwing catcher in the league....and cost the Braves a big inning with his over-aggressive, reckless Little League base running. It's taken him time to adjust at every level, and I'm hopeful it's the same here. But there's a lot to like about the guy. He was the most electric player on the field.

[bravesfanMatt]

Man JT is good!!! I am in for trading him.. but I will NOT be upset if we don't..

[UNCBlue012]

Julio and the freaking home run ball. Chill,

[thewupk]

Man JT is good!!! I am in for trading him.. but I will NOT be upset if we don't..

I'm in the camp that we only trade him if someone overpays.

[UNCBlue012]

But yes, he's such a good pitcher.

[DaneHill]

Eff you, BJ

[bravesfanMatt]

But yes, he's such a good pitcher.

competitor.. he has a bull dog way about him.

[UNCBlue012]

Another hit for Kake. He's back and the values' only going up!

[Preacher]

I love JT.

But he needs to be traded.

If he's not; in two years every thread on this board is going to be like "I can't believe we didn't trade Julio when his value was skyhigh".

I know this part is just my opinion; but WE AREN'T COMPETING NEXT YEAR. And keeping JT just wastes at a minimum another year and a half of his value.

[yeezus]

I love JT.

But he needs to be traded.

If he's not; in two years every thread on this board is going to be like "I can't believe we didn't trade Julio when his value was skyhigh".

I know this part is just my opinion; but WE AREN'T COMPETING NEXT YEAR. And keeping JT just wastes at a minimum another year and a half of his value.

And who are our pitchers when we're not terrible?
Trading Julio waves the white flag, again, on next year. the team will look drastically different next year.
you need a very serious overpay. he has plenty of value to this franchise moving forward.

[UNCBlue012]

Does Julio want to actually stop giving up homers or nah?

[UNCBlue012]

It could be fools gold but D'Arnaud is a really solid hitter from what I can see

[bravos4evr]

It could be fools gold but D'Arnaud is a really solid hitter from what I can see

nothing in his history said he should be doing this, but yet he keeps on doing it.

[bravos4evr]

Padres gotta be getting a rhp now right? no way you let frenchy hit against a lefty with em juiced

[DirkPiggler]

nothing in his history said he should be doing this, but yet he keeps on doing it.

Hell, if he can keep this up for a few more weeks we might be able to ship him off for something useful.

[bravos4evr]

I sometimes think I could strike Francoeur out with my foot, if i was throwing with my right foot that is.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Angel Hernandez strikes again

[CrimsonCowboy]

http://i.imgur.com/P6x0U.gif

[Dunit24]

I love JT.

But he needs to be traded.

If he's not; in two years every thread on this board is going to be like "I can't believe we didn't trade Julio when his value was skyhigh".

I know this part is just my opinion; but WE AREN'T COMPETING NEXT YEAR. And keeping JT just wastes at a minimum another year and a half of his value.

Let's trade him. Lets trade FF. Let's trade everyone. SMH. Nah we need to keep Julio. Cheap contract signed through 2020. No brainier IMO. UNLESS we get MLB ready studs in return.

[Julio3000]

Nice work, DaneHill

[50PoundHead]

Last five runs given up by Teheran have all been solo HRs.

[yeezus]

Last five runs given up by Teheran have all been solo HRs.

As well as he's pitching overall, this is obviously still a concern. lots of solo shots means he's not letting other runners on, but also means he's prone to a shelling if he walks a guy before allowing these blasts. That's a poor lineup and only one of their better hitters got to him, but he's gotta find a way to keep the ball in the yard.