Game Thread: 4/9

[msstate7]

FF getting hot. Hope kemp is still hot when he returns

[thewupk]

Aaaaaand now Simpson is saying Cutch is a good CFer and former GGer.

one of those is true

[mqt]

[Enscheff]

My ideal lineup if anyone were to care

1. Dansby
2. Markakis
3. Kemp
4. Freeman
5. Phillips
6. Garcia
7. Flowers
8. Pitcher
9. Inciarte

Right now it doesn't really matter. There aren't enough good hitters on the roster to make a decent lineup no matter what.

Given that is the case, I would rather see guys bat where they will be batting 1-2 years from now when the Braves might actually be good.

Swasnon will be bating 2nd, Freeman 3rd, Inciarte in the bottom 3rd. Albies will be batting 1 if this offense is ever going to be good, so just stick someone there to hold the place for now.

Markakis/4th OFer they don't have
Swanson
Freeman
Kemp
Phillips
Garcia
Flowers
Pitcher
Inciarte

[bravesfanMatt]

FF should have asked to stop at 3rd for the cycle

[thewupk]

If only Freeman was this hot for our other 5 games. We might be 6-0.

[sturg33]

OK Freddie I forgive you for the dropped pickoff

[50PoundHead]

Freddie got both of the runs he gave up back. Hoo-rah. Man, this team is so terrible defensively.

[USMA76]

FF getting hot. Hope kemp is still hot when he returns

Kemp hasn't been giving Freddie a lot of protection in this series.

[50PoundHead]

Julio's given 7 better-than-solid innings. Pull or not? I say yes, but I fear Snitker may go the other direction.

[sturg33]

Bored so just looking up some statistics.

We all know Ender is amazing defensively. In his first three years he's averaged 14.6 fangraphs defensive score, with a high of 19 in his rookie year. Very impressive.

I then looked up Kevin Kaiermaier... who has averaged 20.43 fangraphs defensive score, but that may be distorted with a ridiculous 32 in 2015

Ok... so I look up Andruw Jones:

In his first three years, he averages 33.56 fangraphs defensive score, with a high of 38.5 in his third year.

Andruw would continue to go on to be amazing, with never putting up a defensive score lower than Ender's 2016 season until he left Atlanta to go to the Dodgers.

In his Braves playing days, Andruw averaged a year defensive score of 26.4 per season. Simply incredible.

[keithlaw]

Not bad for a guy with average power

[nsacpi]

quality start by Julion...perhaps time to trade him

[thethe]

If only Freeman was this hot for our other 5 games. We might be 6-0.

At least have another win or two thats for sure. Glad Freeman is showing why I said what I said.

Now we just need to get Kemp back int he lineup and all of a sudden the people pumping their chest will be a bit more quiet.

[sturg33]

At least have another win or two thats for sure. Glad Freeman is showing why I said what I said.

Now we just need to get Kemp back int he lineup and all of a sudden the people pumping their chest will be a bit more quiet.

Are you suggesting there are people who don't want the Braves to do well?

[msstate7]

Are you suggesting there are people who don't want the Braves to do well?

Certainly seems that way

[thewupk]

At least have another win or two thats for sure. Glad Freeman is showing why I said what I said.

Now we just need to get Kemp back int he lineup and all of a sudden the people pumping their chest will be a bit more quiet.

Except opening day when he had a great day yet still lost.

[thewupk]

Bored so just looking up some statistics.

We all know Ender is amazing defensively. In his first three years he's averaged 14.6 fangraphs defensive score, with a high of 19 in his rookie year. Very impressive.

I then looked up Kevin Kaiermaier... who has averaged 20.43 fangraphs defensive score, but that may be distorted with a ridiculous 32 in 2015

Ok... so I look up Andruw Jones:

In his first three years, he averages 33.56 fangraphs defensive score, with a high of 38.5 in his third year.

Andruw would continue to go on to be amazing, with never putting up a defensive score lower than Ender's 2016 season until he left Atlanta to go to the Dodgers.

In his Braves playing days, Andruw averaged a year defensive score of 26.4 per season. Simply incredible.

Pretty much. There have been players to do what Andruw did in a given year. But year after year after year? Nobody has or will ever come close imo.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Dang Vizcaino. That looked like it hurt Harrison.

[USMA76]

Defense is just killing us in this series.