As usual, fans overreact. What used to be constant homerific drooling over lists of prospects has given way to chicken little doomsday predictions.
Should the Braves have made more additions to augment a play off contending roster? I think the answer is clearly yes.
Are the Braves still a true play off contender despite being overly risk averse this off season? Again, the answer is yes.
CyYoung31 (03-25-2019), jpx7 (03-25-2019), UNCBlue012 (03-26-2019), weso1 (03-26-2019)
Well, I am ready to ready to finish at best 2nd and worse 4th. Feel bad for Freddie. This FO didn't make this group better in any noticeable form unless Donaldson is the MVP or that caliber.
If he has a particular good bounceback year (and not that good, but reasonably productive), it’s going to be exceptionally awesome to read the same posters desperate to jettison Teheran as flotsam suddenly pondering or advocating for the Braves picking up his option or extenting him. Should probably steel myself for that now, just in case.
Last edited by jpx7; 03-25-2019 at 05:04 PM.
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jpx7 (03-25-2019), salmagundy (03-25-2019)
I hate watching our guys out there with it raining like it is
Get off my lawn!
Come on fried
Is TP back in Braves front office?
jpx7 (03-25-2019)
deGrom and the Mets are close to a five-year extension.
Can't wait to see our young guys pitch. Makes the early season that much more exciting.
thank you weso1!
most pitchers just take a while to develop and truly find their groove in the majors. a guy can have a great rookie season but then stumble for 3 years before finding himself. or be bad until 3 years in. we don't know what the team has in any of these guys really, so at least some of them aren't going to be very good. that feels inevitable. i'm excited to see what they've got and think they all have potential, but i'm worried that none of them will be able to step up right away. they're certainly not likely to be efficient and give you 200+ innings. and the braves kind of need at least one of them to.
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