8/6 GDT: Miami Marlins (51-57) vs. Atlanta Braves (51-58); The Battle for 2nd Place

Miami Marlins (51-57) Lineup:
Rojas SS
Stanton RF
Yelich CF
Ozuna LF
Realmuto 1B
Dietrich 3B
Ellis C
Aviles 2B
Urena P

Atlanta Braves (51-58) Lineup:
Inciarte CF
Phillips 3B
Freeman 1B
Markakis RF
Flowers C
Adams LF
Camargo SS
Albies 2B
Sims P

Expecting a yuge game from Markakis.

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Originally Posted by nsacpi

Expecting a yuge game from Markakis.

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I know I am jinxing you, but you have been on a roll..

Free fried

Remember when some of y'all tried to defend Sims' lack of stuff last week. Pepperidge Farms remembers.

4.22 ERA.

"Dominant"

Mute. Immediately.

#BANthepitcherwin

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Originally Posted by Garmel

Remember when some of y'all tried to defend Sims' lack of stuff last week. Pepperidge Farms remembers.

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Remember when some of us gave the same "report" about Sims since rookie league? Sometimes the bulb is on and then it's not. It is what it is.

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Originally Posted by Deester11

Remember when some of us gave the same "report" about Sims since rookie league? Sometimes the bulb is on and then it's not. It is what it is.

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I have a feeling this guy is Wisler 2.0. I could be wrong but this guy doesn't have good stuff.

Dat Dude!!

I wanna see Fried today. And seriously. Second appearance. Ease off Sims right now.

BP a stop gap option for 3B next year? One year deal?

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Originally Posted by steveAKAslick

Dat Dude!!

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He's looked great at third. It seems to be an easy move for a lot of second basemen.

That's the best swing I've seen him have personally from the left early on. And of course...caught.

I'm not liking all the flyballs Albies hits left handed to the opposite field. He may drive one occasionally for an extra base hit that way, but needs to lower that launch a bit to maximize his skill set.

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I'm not liking all the flyballs Albies hits left handed to the opposite field. He may drive one occasionally for an extra base hit that way, but needs to lower that launch a bit to maximize his skill set.

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Have to agree. I don't think it's he has to remove his leg kick but he needs to alter his launch angle from that side just a bit and he should be good to go after that.

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Originally Posted by nsacpi

He's looked great at third. It seems to be an easy move for a lot of second basemen.

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It's the same on the defensive scale. Really it's just about having the arm for it.

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Originally Posted by Tapate50

BP a stop gap option for 3B next year? One year deal?

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Wouldn't be a terrible idea depending on the price. It's good now because he's literally like league minimum. Not sure what he would sign for in the offseason.

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Originally Posted by thewupk

It's the same on the defensive scale. Really it's just about having the arm for it.

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Having played both positions (not well), there is a fair amount of difference between 2B and 3B. You're further away from the ball at 2B and balls generally don't get right on top of you as quickly. Basic footwork is the same, although the pivot and a couple of other things make 2B a bit more complicated in that regard.

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Originally Posted by 50PoundHead

Having played both positions (not well), there is a fair amount of difference between 2B and 3B. You're further away from the ball at 2B and balls generally don't get right on top of you as quickly. Basic footwork is the same, although the pivot and a couple of other things make 2B a bit more complicated in that regard.

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There are some differences yeah. IMO if you can play 2nd at the major league level you should be able to play 3rd about the same. Again the big factor at that level is having the arm.

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Originally Posted by thewupk

There are some differences yeah. IMO if you can play 2nd at the major league level you should be able to play 3rd about the same. Again the big factor at that level is having the arm.

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I am less convinced, but agree with you that the arm will be the big question. I just think the first-step requirement is steeper and more important at 3B. You can't flinch over there and recover.

Considering how it started, not a bad start for sims

Great play neck

Jo-gun with the slow tag IMO.. close.

You never know what NY is gonna call. Never

That's a BS overturn.

Safe after review, right call.

Those type plays are NEVER overturned against us. Crap.

He looked safe to me.

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Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt

He looked safe to me.

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Agreed

Sims with another impressive outing.

Ok...I always remember Lucas Sims as a mid to high 90's guy in rankings. He was always a "great stuff but inconsistant" guy. I do like his attitude. Where is the velocity?? Has he taken a bunch off to gain control? The strike outs have been there.

After giving up 4 in the 1st, sims gave us 5 straight scoreless innings and stranded a leadoff double in the 6th. For a 2nd start, pretty impressive to me

Blair or Wisler would have imploded by the 3rd.

Albies needs to hit the weights or quit hitting the ball in the air

Pleased with what I've seen of Albies and Sims so far.

Sims was a beast after the first inning

Jace last 3 PH chances...
3-3, hr, 2b

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Originally Posted by nsacpi

Pleased with what I've seen of Albies and Sims so far.

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Sample size is incredibly small but one thing I think you can see is that Albies pitch recognition is advanced for someone his age.

Glad fried doesn't get normal work so snit can rest him in Atlanta

Bold prediction - we won't see Fried today