GDT: 4/17 Braves @ Padres: Return to Maximum Effort

[bravesfanforlife88]

Acuna RF
Olson 1B
Riley 3B
Murphy C
Albies 2B
Grissom SS
Pillar LF
Ozuna DH
White CF

Fried P

We are facing a LHP tonight

[bravesfanMatt]

maybe Ozuna makes us all forget how bad he really is.. for one night at least.

[bravesfanforlife88]

maybe Ozuna makes us all forget how bad he really is.. for one night at least.

We face a LHP tonight and Snell who has been really bad tomorrow. So hopefully we can take advantage. My guess is today and tomorrow may be it for White. After Harris comes off the IL he seems to be the odd man out.

[msstate7]

We face a LHP tonight and Snell who has been really bad tomorrow. So hopefully we can take advantage. My guess is today and tomorrow may be it for White. After Harris comes off the IL he seems to be the odd man out.

Maybe, could be 3-way battle between white, ozuna, and pillar.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Maybe, could be 3-way battle between white, ozuna, and pillar.

I feel like Pillar is the Heredia of this team. Everyone seems to like him, and the dude gives it his all on the field. Ozuna is someone everyone collectively hates. And White seems redundant with Hilliard on the team (even though Hillard is a left handed bat.)

I think once Harris comes back, White will be shipped out. Once Arcia comes back, it will be decision time on Ozuna and Pillar.

[CyYoung31]

I feel like Pillar is the Heredia of this team. Everyone seems to like him, and the dude gives it his all on the field. Ozuna is someone everyone collectively hates. And White seems redundant with Hilliard on the team (even though Hillard is a left handed bat.)

I think once Harris comes back, White will be shipped out. Once Arcia comes back, it will be decision time on Ozuna and Pillar.

The Latino group supposedly love Ozuna.

[Hulavol]

Yeah / who the hell hates Ozuna? Where is that coming from? From what I understand is he’s a good dude and the young guys look up to him.

And before you call him a wife beater, yes he decked his drunk wife after she tried to stab him - and he called the cops and thus why he didn’t face any kind of conviction etc. As I was told- the wasn’t there.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Yeah / who the hell hates Ozuna? Where is that coming from? From what I understand is he’s a good dude and the young guys look up to him.

And before you call him a wife beater, yes he decked his drunk wife after she tried to stab him - and he called the cops and thus why he didn’t face any kind of conviction etc. As I was told- the wasn’t there.

Let me rephrase my statement.....the fans all hate him. The boos are getting louder and louder

[chop2chip]

No one makes more professional ground outs on the team then Pillar, so he will be sticking around.

[thewupk]

No one makes more professional ground outs on the team then Pillar, so he will be sticking around.

Is he the new neck?

[Hulavol]

Let me rephrase my statement.....the fans all hate him. The boos are getting louder and louder

I hate seeing his terrible at bats …. That’s for damn certain 😂😂😂😂😂

[chop2chip]

I hate seeing his terrible at bats …. That’s for damn certain 😂😂😂😂😂

Are his at bats bad?

13% walk rate is great and is out of zone swing % is a career low.

[chop2chip]

As someone who wouldn’t shed a single tear if we cut Ozuna, it’s good to ask yourself.

If Player A was available for the league minimum, would you want the Braves to give him a shot

90.2 average EV (64th percentile)
48% Hard hit rate (79th percentile)
13% BB rate (76th percentile)
.333 xWOBA (56th percentile)

At this point the Braves missed the boat on taking a stand with the off the field character concerns, so I don’t even factor that in.

Until a realistic improvement is on the roster, I don’t see why AA would force the issue. Are we really that excited to watch Pillar collect an extra few hundred at bats?

[Five]

maybe Ozuna makes us all forget how bad he really is.. for one night at least.

What’s higher, his BA or his BAC?

[CJ9]

McHugh rehabbing at Rome tomorrow. He’s eligible to come off the IL Friday, would imagine that puts him on track to do so.

[UNCBlue012]

McHugh rehabbing at Rome tomorrow. He’s eligible to come off the IL Friday, would imagine that puts him on track to do so.

LFG! We’re slowly but surely getting healthy

[bravesfanMatt]

As someone who wouldn’t shed a single tear if we cut Ozuna, it’s good to ask yourself.

If Player A was available for the league minimum, would you want the Braves to give him a shot

90.2 average EV (64th percentile)
48% Hard hit rate (79th percentile)
13% BB rate (76th percentile)
.333 xWOBA (56th percentile)

At this point the Braves missed the boat on taking a stand with the off the field character concerns, so I don’t even factor that in.

Until a realistic improvement is on the roster, I don’t see why AA would force the issue. Are we really that excited to watch Pillar collect an extra few hundred at bats?

man oh man.. none of that represents who he is.. you left out the career high in K rate. and career high in GB rate... all that and we are talking about 27 events for all of that.. so 1 line drive is going to skew the numbers just like 1 pop up will.. But what we do know is he sucks and has sucked for 2 years... some cherry picked saber stats based on 27 events isn't going to fool anyone.

[Hulavol]

You, know, it’s about time for Ozuna to have a big night - may as well be tonight !

[Enscheff]

man oh man.. none of that represents who he is.. you left out the career high in K rate. and career high in GB rate... all that and we are talking about 27 events for all of that.. so 1 line drive is going to skew the numbers just like 1 pop up will.. But what we do know is he sucks and has sucked for 2 years... some cherry picked saber stats based on 27 events isn't going to fool anyone.

Talking about GB and K rates as if they have stabilized while claiming the “cherry picked” batted ball stats are meaningless because they haven’t yet stabilized is perhaps the most comical bit of analysis hypocrisy I’ve seen in quite some time.

Again, he is running a BABIP of .040. No offensive player currently on the roster is better and being blocked by him, and that won’t change until all of TDA, Harris and Arcia are back. At that point the argument becomes Rosario vs Ozuna.

Is Ozuna Derangement Syndrome a thing?

[Hulavol]

Man - you guys need to focus on what’s actually important around here…..

Like Heyward and Freddie both helping out tonight by hitting about six tanks between them.