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    I have to admit the performance of Albies thus far plus the non-zero possibility of Acuna being an All Star caliber rookie really does leave some room for dreaming.

    Unfortunately the rotation still has as much chance of cratering as it does being a pleasant surprise.

    You can dream on the whole team though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Horsehide Harry View Post
    Braves will fold like a wet paper sack.

    Acuna opens in the OF on opening day. You heard it here first.

    "He played his way onto the team. Here at the Braves we don't manipulate service time clocks. We play them when they are ready."

    Don't send him down.

    Fix all the financial problems now by putting #34 on his back and start selling the jerseys tomorrow.

    (Noticed you can get balls with his autograph on the Shop section of the website this morning.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    I read Acuña can be called up April 13th to secure the extra year of control? Would line up perfectly for me to see him the 14th at Wrigley.
    I would assume they would wait and let him debut at home.

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    Acuna hitting over .500 since his 0-7 start.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
    I would assume they would wait and let him debut at home.
    I dunno...call him up against the Cubs...let the excitement build for his first home game against the Phillies on the 16th...it will be like a second opening day
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    I dunno...call him up against the Cubs...let the excitement build for his first home game against the Phillies on the 16th...it will be like a second opening day
    The excitement is going to be there no matter what. It will almost certainly have more excitement if they wait until they're home to have him debut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    It's all about the pitching. I think 12-15 WAR is possible out of the starting rotation.

    Hitting is going to be good once Acuna is up. Lots of talent all over the diamond and it's why I believe 86 wins is possible.
    Easily attainable since Newk will be 5+ wins and Fried will emerge as another 4+ win TOR guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freshmaker View Post
    Going to be so much fun watching him win ROY, SS, GG and MVP this year
    I wonder who all has done this? Ichiro is the only one to come to mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    I wonder who all has done this? Ichiro is the only one to come to mind.
    Fred Lynn?
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    So....”if”
    MacCarthy: Stays healthy
    Folty: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Newcomb: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Julio: (follows the bad year with a good year as usual).
    Gohara: Gets healthy and at least matches last year’s out put.

    That’s a good staff

    Add Acuna and Albies doing their thing. Freddie healthy and Swanson (hopefully) playing better than last year.

    We could flirt with a wild card if things went right. Big “if”, but not so far fetched as I would have considered it a month ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Fred Lynn?
    Yeah. No SS award at the time but he'd qualify.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    Don't send him down.

    Fix all the financial problems now by putting #34 on his back and start selling the jerseys tomorrow.

    (Noticed you can get balls with his autograph on the Shop section of the website this morning.)
    If he's as good as you think he's going to be, a few signed baseballs and opening day jersey sales aren't going to match his 27 year salary, which has a non-zero chance of being 30-40 million dollars.

    Come on guys - this is simple and the team knows it. Hold him out two weeks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    So....”if”
    MacCarthy: Stays healthy
    Folty: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Newcomb: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Julio: (follows the bad year with a good year as usual).
    Gohara: Gets healthy and at least matches last year’s out put.

    That’s a good staff

    Add Acuna and Albies doing their thing. Freddie healthy and Swanson (hopefully) playing better than last year.

    We could flirt with a wild card if things went right. Big “if”, but not so far fetched as I would have considered it a month ago.
    The starting staff could be very good. And we have quite a nice spare tire named Soroka in AAA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    So....”if”
    MacCarthy: Stays healthy
    Folty: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Newcomb: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Julio: (follows the bad year with a good year as usual).
    Gohara: Gets healthy and at least matches last year’s out put.

    That’s a good staff

    Add Acuna and Albies doing their thing. Freddie healthy and Swanson (hopefully) playing better than last year.

    We could flirt with a wild card if things went right. Big “if”, but not so far fetched as I would have considered it a month ago.
    The main takeaway is you can at least do this now. The 2015, 2016, and 2017 teams couldn't.

    But to temper expectations, there are 25 other teams that could do this exact same exercise in optimism. Hope springs eternal... especially in spring.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    So....”if”
    MacCarthy: Stays healthy
    Folty: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Newcomb: Improves (as appears this spring)
    Julio: (follows the bad year with a good year as usual).
    Gohara: Gets healthy and at least matches last year’s out put.

    That’s a good staff

    Add Acuna and Albies doing their thing. Freddie healthy and Swanson (hopefully) playing better than last year.

    We could flirt with a wild card if things went right. Big “if”, but not so far fetched as I would have considered it a month ago.
    Under a best case scenario like this, the Braves also have the ammunition to add a long term piece at the deadline.

    It sure would be fun to talk about the Braves as buyers the deadline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Under a best case scenario like this, the Braves also have the ammunition to add a long term piece at the deadline.

    It sure would be fun to talk about the Braves as buyers the deadline.
    God that would be nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    If he's as good as you think he's going to be, a few signed baseballs and opening day jersey sales aren't going to match his 27 year salary, which has a non-zero chance of being 30-40 million dollars.

    Come on guys - this is simple and the team knows it. Hold him out two weeks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Under a best case scenario like this, the Braves also have the ammunition to add a long term piece at the deadline.

    It sure would be fun to talk about the Braves as buyers the deadline.
    Not sure what all of the young guys will do this year (1st half) so that AA can line them up as keep/trade candidates, but I feel the same as in the off season.

    Atlanta is not a likely landing spot for the big time FAs (Manchado, Harper, Kershaw types) so the better way to use their $50+M is to get the players you want that are under contract prior to FA. Some unknown team will become a seller.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    There was only a slight amount of sarcasm in that post.
    Not super easy to tell these days.

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