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    Flowers, Braves agree to one-year extension


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    glad we are holding on to late bloomer...his hitting has not been good this year...but i wonder if his early season injury has had some lingering effects

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    Just as we were talking about the catching situation...

    Even if he is just a slightly below average bat with plus or better framing skills, he is a solid value with that contract.

    I like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    glad we are holding on to late bloomer...his hitting has not been good this year...but i wonder if his early season injury has had some lingering effects
    He's a great pitch-framing catcher, gets on base and is a decent hitter. I'm happy with it.

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    At that price he could still be part of a good tandem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    At that price he could still be part of a good tandem.
    Realmuto and Flowers will be crazy!

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    On a per game basis, here is where Flowers has ranked in framing the last few years (minimum sample of 1000):

    2018: #12 of 78
    2017: #1 of 79
    2016: #7 of 80
    2015: #1 of 72

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    On a per game basis, here is where Flowers has ranked in framing the last few years (minimum sample of 1000):

    2018: #12 of 78
    2017: #1 of 79
    2016: #7 of 80
    2015: #1 of 72
    2018 seems to be an all-around down season for Flowers. Still, very valuable asset!

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    I thought he was amazingly good catching Dickey last year. Too bad we no longer have a knuckleballer to exploit that part of his skill set.
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    I really like Zuk, but this probably signals the end of him as a Brave.
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    Wonder if this signals a similar "take it or leave it" offer is in the works for Zook as well. Signing both to 1+1 deals perfectly bridges the gap to Contreras and keeps you from backing up the truck for Realmuto or spending big money on a Grandal/Ramos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanforlife88 View Post
    I really like Zuk, but this probably signals the end of him as a Brave.
    Keep in mind that Suzuki will be 35 in October. His bat is still a plus even with the dropoff in homers, but Flowers is the younger.

    I wonder if the Braves just put the offer out there and told the catchers that the first man to agree to the terms gets the contract.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rico43 View Post
    Keep in mind that Suzuki will be 35 in October. His bat is still a plus even with the dropoff in homers, but Flowers is the younger.

    I wonder if the Braves just put the offer out there and told the catchers that the first man to agree to the terms gets the contract.
    I suspect they preferred Flowers and prioritized re-signing him.

    Doesn't rule out they will also try to bring back Zuk.
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    I'm hoping this is a sign the Braves are correctly valuing catcher framing now that AA has come over from the Dodgers and pulled the FO into the 21st century.

    I would be surprised to see Suzuki extended with his poor pitch framing metrics. With Flowers in place as a safety net, hopefully they aim higher this off season. Suzuki seems to be in the same boat as Markakis...Plan C or D if other bigger fish can't be caught.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rico43 View Post
    Keep in mind that Suzuki will be 35 in October. His bat is still a plus even with the dropoff in homers, but Flowers is the younger.

    I wonder if the Braves just put the offer out there and told the catchers that the first man to agree to the terms gets the contract.
    I assume that the offer went to Flowers first, being a GA guy, younger, and the pitch framing. Zuk lives on the west coast and will probably get a contract closer to home.
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    Probably Zuk is not coming back because of his number on the back!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by UNCBlue012 View Post
    Realmuto and Flowers will be crazy!
    Watching AA deal with the Archer situation, I doubt we give the steep price for two years or Realmuto.

    Most likely, we make a trade for a guy (like Gausman), that will be very good, but will not be near the cost.

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    Excellent. Now bring in McCann as the other side of the platoon and our pitching staff will be in good hands.
    Go get him!

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    I'd try to bring in a better offensive catcher.

    Already have offensive questions at SS, 3B, CF, and Muk is a FA.

    That's half the damn lineup but good for TFlo, hope he's the backup though.

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