GDT: 5/3 Braves @ Marlins : The Wright Stuff

[bravesfanforlife88]

Should have traded him when we had the chance to get a kings ransom for him. Even beyond my thoughts about him it's oretty well established that significantly increasing a starters innings in a season leads to injury. They really need to shut him down for the season. Shoulder injuries lead to altering mechanics which leads to arm injuries. Let him try to outch through it and I bet next year he needs TJ surgery.

So the Ian Anderson treatment?

[Tapate50]

Should have traded him when we had the chance to get a kings ransom for him. Even beyond my thoughts about him it's oretty well established that significantly increasing a starters innings in a season leads to injury. They really need to shut him down for the season. Shoulder injuries lead to altering mechanics which leads to arm injuries. Let him try to outch through it and I bet next year he needs TJ surgery.

When was that?

[cajunrevenge]

When was that?

This previous offseason. Maybe you want to play semantics with Kings Ransom but I think we would have gotten a lot for him as a former top 10 draft pick with 5 years of team control left coming off a very good year.

[thewupk]

This previous offseason. Maybe you want to play semantics with Kings Ransom but I think we would have gotten a lot for him as a former top 10 draft pick with 5 years of team control left coming off a very good year.

Why would the Braves, in the middle of a great contention window, want to try this type of player?

[bravesfanMatt]

this should have traded one of our main starters while trying to win a championship is just rich. No one could predict injury no more than any other pitcher who gets hurt. I would love to see the study where it shows conclusive data that increasing a pitchers work load by x correlates to X increase in injury occurance. If that is the case, we need to shop Strider this break as well.. Wonder why every starter that pitched in 2020 isn't dealing with shoulder injuries... I mean Fried went from ~100 inning in '18 to ~170 in '19 then 56 in '20 to 170 again in '21... dude probably needs to be traded as well before he gets hurt. Heck by the end of the year we can be in full rebuild, but we won't have these stupid pitchers with shoulder problems.. will we.

[cajunrevenge]

I dont know what we would have got in return but I would bet everything it would give us greater production than Wright going forward. Building a good team isnt about what players have done, its about what they will do.

[Tapate50]

I dont know what we would have got in return but I would bet everything it would give us greater production than Wright going forward. Building a good team isnt about what players have done, its about what they will do.

I'm glad that crystal ball didn't read correctly on Fried.

[GovClintonTyree]

Pitchers break.

[cajunrevenge]

Exactly, get what you can from them then sell before they break. If we have to gamble on someone then atleast do it on the ones who are willing to take a discount to stay. Soroka's injury troubles have pretty much evaporated my trust in any pitcher to stay healthy.

[Carp]

I mentioned during the off-season about trading Wright for an established stud SS like Adames or a LF like Bryan Reynolds. Of course I also wanted to replace him with Degrom or Verlander. The 2nd part of that plan looks pretty awful right about now.

Regardless, when you're quite clearly one of the top 3-4 teams in baseball, you don't trade a guy like Wright for prospects.

[bravesfanMatt]

pitchers are going to break.. that is why, no matter what thethe says, you can't have too much of it. You better have at least 7-8 starters that you can realistically count on to produce innings in bulk. If you get to #8, then it has probably gone south and it really doesn't matter who is throwing at that point.

[cajunrevenge]

I mentioned during the off-season about trading Wright for an established stud SS like Adames or a LF like Bryan Reynolds. Of course I also wanted to replace him with Degrom or Verlander. The 2nd part of that plan looks pretty awful right about now.

Regardless, when you're quite clearly one of the top 3-4 teams in baseball, you don't trade a guy like Wright for prospects.

It doesnt have to be for prospects. I like your idea of trading him for a good young position player.

[cajunrevenge]

pitchers are going to break.. that is why, no matter what thethe says, you can't have too much of it. You better have at least 7-8 starters that you can realistically count on to produce innings in bulk. If you get to #8, then it has probably gone south and it really doesn't matter who is throwing at that point.

What number were we on when we won the World Series?

[bravesfanMatt]

What number were we on when we won the World Series?

out fielder #6

[50PoundHead]

Should have traded him when we had the chance to get a kings ransom for him. Even beyond my thoughts about him it's oretty well established that significantly increasing a starters innings in a season leads to injury. They really need to shut him down for the season. Shoulder injuries lead to altering mechanics which leads to arm injuries. Let him try to outch through it and I bet next year he needs TJ surgery.

We were never going to get a king's ransom for Wright unless we would have traded him after last season. He looked like a bust until last year.

[cajunrevenge]

We were never going to get a king's ransom for Wright unless we would have traded him after last season. He looked like a bust until last year.

Which is when I am saying we should have traded him.