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    GDT 8/20 DALLAS BRINGS THE FISH SMOKER

    1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) CF
    2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
    3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
    4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
    5. Brian McCann (L) C
    6. Matt Joyce (L) RF
    7. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
    8. Rafael Ortega (L) LF
    9. Dallas Keuchel (L) P

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    expecting a yuge game from Hechavarria
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    Looks like Snit is finally going to use the correct platoon match ups in the OF, so the FO member who read this board and then chewed out Snit did a good job.

    The question I have is whether or not Hech is really better than Culberson at SS?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Looks like Snit is finally going to use the correct platoon match ups in the OF, so the FO member who read this board and then chewed out Snit did a good job.

    The question I have is whether or not Hech is really better than Culberson at SS?
    Snit said that he doesn’t want to play Culberson everyday because he’s afraid he’ll go into a slump. This is the type of intellect we’re dealing with here.

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    When you realize the Braves OF is...

    vs RHP: Acuna, Joyce, Ortega (hopefully replaced by Inciarte and/or Markakis in September)
    vs LHP: Acuna, Duvall, Culberson (no replacements in sight other than perhaps Pache)

    It really makes you wonder how in the world the Braves let the deadline pass without acquiring a RHH OFer.

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    As a fellow Dallas, I'd totally bring a fish smoker to a party so this headline is $$$.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    When you realize the Braves OF is...

    vs RHP: Acuna, Joyce, Ortega (hopefully replaced by Inciarte and/or Markakis in September)
    vs LHP: Acuna, Duvall, Culberson (no replacements in sight other than perhaps Pache)

    It really makes you wonder how in the world the Braves let the deadline pass without acquiring a RHH OFer.
    I’m guessing Texas wanted too much for Pence (who’s been DHing a lot anyways), and otherwise Anthopoulos didn’t see many other viable options out there. It’s unfortunate it took Demeritte to acquire Greene, as he would’ve been a solid internal option.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    When you realize the Braves OF is...

    vs RHP: Acuna, Joyce, Ortega (hopefully replaced by Inciarte and/or Markakis in September)
    vs LHP: Acuna, Duvall, Culberson (no replacements in sight other than perhaps Pache)

    It really makes you wonder how in the world the Braves let the deadline pass without acquiring a RHH OFer.
    Castellanos would look great in this lineup. Cubs didn't even have to give up much to get him. Wonder if salary was prohibitive

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    Except for Joyce, the group of guys playing the outfield at the moment are all pretty good defenders. I suspect the defensive work of Pence and Castellanos made the FO think twice about those two.
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    Pence has been average or slightly below in the OF for many years except for last year. Castellanos has been Kemp-bad in the OF for several seasons. Lumping those 2 guys together in terms of OF defense is not close to accurate.

    The Braves were fine with running Camargo and Riley in the OF sight unseen. While Riley performed much better in LF than almost anyone could have hoped, Camargo was a disaster. If the Braves were fine with taking a chance on Riley and Camargo in the OF, they should have had no issue using Pence out there as the short side of a platoon.

    Maybe the Rangers were being unreasonable in their ask for Pence, but he fit the needs of this roster almost perfectly. I could see him being a FA target in the off season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Pence has been average or slightly below in the OF for many years except for last year. Castellanos has been Kemp-bad in the OF for several seasons. Lumping those 2 guys together in terms of OF defense is not close to accurate.

    The Braves were fine with running Camargo and Riley in the OF sight unseen. While Riley performed much better in LF than almost anyone could have hoped, Camargo was a disaster. If the Braves were fine with taking a chance on Riley and Camargo in the OF, they should have had no issue using Pence out there as the short side of a platoon.

    Maybe the Rangers were being unreasonable in their ask for Pence, but he fit the needs of this roster almost perfectly. I could see him being a FA target in the off season.
    Pence and Markakis will make great bookends for Ronald.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    Pence and Markakis will make great bookends for Ronald.
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    With Hamilton added it makes sense to let Culberson focus on his natural position SS only now. We cannot do better than Acuna, Hamilton and Duvall defensively late so the need for using him as an OF defensive replacement is gone for now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    Pence and Markakis will make great bookends for Ronald.
    More likely a single platoon in LF.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    I’m guessing Texas wanted too much for Pence (who’s been DHing a lot anyways), and otherwise Anthopoulos didn’t see many other viable options out there. It’s unfortunate it took Demeritte to acquire Greene, as he would’ve been a solid internal option.
    Yeah TD has done well in Detroit so far, though a 32.8% K rate combined with a .419 BABIP doesn't bode well for sustained success.

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    Getting Swanson and Ender and Markakis back in time for them to get 20+ PAs at the MLB level in September would be huge.

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